If you loved Hyun Bin in Crash Landing On You, you’d probably love these other shows he starred in too

The 37-year-old actor first started his career in a 2003 television series Bodyguard, with a minor role as the main character’s stalker. This film later propelled him to act in three films and television shows in 2004, including the romance-drama show Ireland, where he was cast as a bodyguard whose romantic interest is a young porn actress that he eventually opens up to.

Hyun Bin ended up taking home the award for Best New Actor at the 2004 MBC Drama Awards for his role in Ireland, which was when the K-drama community probably started taking note of his talent.

Hyun Bin caught his big break and shot to stardom when he was cast as Hyun Jin-heon in 2005 television series My Lovely Sam Soon. The romantic comedy was so popular that it was touted as the Korean version of Bridget Jones Diary, with fans tuning in from all over Korea to catch the romance unfold between pastry chef Sam Soon and restaurant owner Hyun Jin-heon.

With this series being one of the highest rated Korean drama shows, Hyun Bin soon became a popular figure in the K-drama world and bagged many coveted awards for his role in the show, including the Top Excellence Award at the MBC Drama Awards.

Hyun Bin’s acting career was truly made known outside of Korea in 2010 when fantasy romance television series Secret Garden was aired. Throughout the 20 episodes, viewers were kept on their toes as they followed Ra-im (played by Ha Ji-won) and Joo-won (played by Hyun Bin) through their unconventional love story which gets more complicated when the two start to magically switch bodies.

The official soundtrack of the show also garnered a lot of attention, especially since Hyun Bin contributed to one of the theme songs, “That Man”, which hit the top spot in music portals across the country.

The acting scene was unfortunately not always smooth-sailing for Hyun Bin. After serving in the Korean military for a year, he jumped straight back to acting and found himself in the leading role of historical drama film The Fatal Encounter, which was based on the real-life assassination attempt on King Jeongjo. Critics found that Hyun Bin’s performance in this 2014 film lacked emotions, which subsequently led to the movie’s influx of negative reviews.

Despite the harsh comments, Hyun Bin continued acting and redeemed himself in 2017 through his performances in well-received films such as Confidential Assignment and The Swindlers – both of which are movies that aren’t to be missed.

If you’re wondering how Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin achieved such chemistry in Crash Landing On You, it’s probably because they’ve worked together on set in the past. In 2018, the Crash Landing On You stars acted in crime thriller film The Negotiation, which saw Hyun Bin in his first major role as a villain and Son Ye-jin as a negotiator.

The film was so popular that it surpassed 1 million admissions just after one week of its release. So, if you’re looking to take a break from the typical romantic drama stories, this film is probably one you’d enjoy. Plus, you’ll get to see Son Ye-jin and Hyun Bin together again, which is a definite bonus if you ask us.

If you’re a K-drama fan, you’ve probably heard of Korean star Park Shin-hye – whose most notable works include Stairway to Heaven, Tree of Heaven and most recently, Memories of the Alhambra.

Primarily set in Spain, Memories of Alhambra had both Hyun Bin and Park Shin-hye in the leading roles and the show focused on the two getting entangled in mysterious incidents. The television series turned out to be one of the most well-received shows in Korean drama history, especially due to the many unexpected twists that unfolded during the 16 episodes.

Hyun Bin also starred in Hyde Jekyll, Me, a 2015 television series which gave a comedic spin to the famous literary characters Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. He also appeared in Late Autumn, an English film that follows the life of a prisoner on parole (played by Tang Wei) who meets a Korean man on the run (played by Hyun Bin) in Seattle.

The film later went on to be the highest grossing Korean film released in China, making it a must-watch, especially since Hyun Bin was constantly praised for his performance in the movie.

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