Hyun Bin’s school uniform audition

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Hyun Bin, impressive acting at ~21, in an open movie audition.

Thanks to 꽃가마님, you can also view this Naver clip here

Here, he’s auditioning for the lead role in movie, “그놈은 멋있었다 He Was Cool” (2004), but despite gelling up his hair and wearing a school uniform, he lost the role to Song Seung Hun *collective sigh*. However, this audition is believed to have led to his acting debut in drama “Bodyguard” (2003).

Hyun Bin in Nonstop 4, another debut project in 2003

This public audition video was revealed on an internet community message board, following the intense attention on ‘ggadonam‘ (harsh / hard-to-deal-with urban guy) Kim Ju Won, acted by Hyun Bin, in SBS’s weekend drama Secret Garden.

Sources: Reporter Hong Ji Ye @ Arts News, Style Nanda cafe

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Last but not least, 2 videos to refresh our SG memories / anticipation by Korea Spot TV~

The emcee also mentioned Hyun Bin’s Bodyguard drama debut in 2003, and Hyun Bin spoke a little on his ‘ggadonam‘ character (“Right,” nods scriptwriter Kim Eun Sook), but emphasized on the body swapping episodes —

“We really laughed a lot during its filming. (Ha Ji Won smiles) I hope we can make all of you laugh as much too.”