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Hyun Bin at Berlinale for High Cut
by | March 2, 2011 | 130 Comments

Now, granted, EVERY magazine and fashion label, car, liquor, home appliance, transmogrifier, [insert Product of the Day here] is going to claim that they’re the last ones to capture Hyun Bin in a photo shoot before he goes to the army. This is just one of many that we’re bound to see before he heads off to the marine base in less than a week’s time. But hey, it’s High Cut, who followed him to Berlinale where he had two films in competition: Love Me, Love Me Not with Im Soo-jung, and Late Autumn with Tang Wei.

I like Binnie best when he’s a little undone and less Kim-Joo-won-esque, so this shoot is right up my alley. Rock it, boyfriend.

Via Chosun

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  1. Ani

    *brain overload…. BOOM!* And now everything I just studied for midterm went flying out that window.

    • 1.1 Santa's little helper

      LOL

      My ovaries just S’ploded D;

      I bet if you bump into him you’d get pregnant :O

      • 1.1.1 asianromance

        hahahaha we definitely need a like button here!!

        • 1.1.1.1 roake

          this is why I come here, you ladies kill me.

        • 1.1.1.2 paula253

          LIKE!

        • 1.1.1.3 mememomo

          So true! Like!

        • 1.1.1.4 kappy

          Oh, more than like..we need a love button!

        • 1.1.1.5 Beng

          super duper like love him =)

      • 1.1.2 kappy

        Love your way with words. LOL. Yes, he IS ALL THAT.

      • 1.1.3 Shin mi rAe

        Like like like super like

      • 1.1.4 giddygirl108

        OMG…Like 1,000,000,000!!

        Mine nearly did when I saw him at the Berlinale (swoons).

      • 1.1.5 missy

        super LIKE!

    • 1.2 Startulle

      lolololol…………he blows my mind all the time!

    • 1.3 Tania

      Hahahah that’s funny, I’m studyng for final exams XD

  2. sleepysnail

    not digging the cig, but otherwise^____^

    • 2.1 Bluefyre

      You’re not alone…that Starbucks shot though. Yummy! :D

      • 2.1.1 wits

        truly!!!! he’s fine looking gentleman indeed!

    • 2.2 hookedonmonix

      Yeah, I think I’ve seen all of two pictures in my life in which I thought the cig added to a man’s sex appeal.

    • 2.3 ilikehim

      Hmm, does that mean he’s a smoker in real life..since its they just follow him around and take pictures of him being himself in Berlin?

      • 2.3.1 ruthie

        yes, he’s a smoker in real life….

        • 2.3.1.1 ilikehim

          can i say turn off?
          I think he just looked 1/3 less good looking cause i found out hes a smoker

          • 2.3.1.1.1 samy

            what’s up with all the smoking-hate??

            i thought most people with high-stress lifestyles did it… it’s just how it is…

            what i really want to know is how all these celebrities smoke like a chimney and still manage to look so young and hot!
            that is so unfair :-(

          • 2.3.1.1.2 Lenita

            i hear you. no fun kissing smoke tainted lips *shuder*

            he still looks mighty FINE though.

  3. jn

    thanks for the pictures girlfriday!
    loving the way he looks here, yummy as always.
    oh hyun bin..

  4. Fasiris Fay

    omggg yummyyy
    binnie looks awesome in these pics!
    also not digging the cigarette but i do love this look on him…especially the dishevelled hair!

  5. Christy

    Alright, I have only one question about DH. I loved the show and enjoyed the every one one of the 16 episodes…except one thing. What´s with the undying love for Sam-dong?!

    I mean, sure, he loves Suzy. But why exactly? He fell in love with her after only, like, 3 seconds. So basically he only noticed her eye-appeal, no inside beauty… He just loves her without thinking – he just does. Even if it´s unrequited. Is this considered romantic now?
    I also fail to see the appeal of his character as whole. It was nice change from ugly duckling to beautiful swan, but… he lacks any manliness. For me, it seems like only thing he does is crying….and confessing from his feelings…and then crying again…and sulking…and lastly, crying. Has he ever done something heroic, something manly, only on his own?

    OK, end of my ranting. It would be nice to see your opinions (but please don´t bash). Also sorry for any mistakes in english.

    • 5.1 tamekadenise

      where were you like the whole show lol

      samdong was literally the only one ever saving Hyemi. He saved her when she was being bullied (eggs etc). he spraypainted her as an angel over some bad graffitti. He saved her from jingook;s crazy K group stans. he supported her dreams at all times.

      HE EVEN TOOK A FLOWER POT TO THE HEAD TRYING TO SAVE HYEMI.

      like i said, what show were you watching?

      • 5.1.1 rsotb

        Did you get up on the wrong side of the bed after dream high? This is Binnie’s thread. Not Dream High.

        Hey dude, this is K drama. Anyone can fall an eternal love within 3 mins. It will go on forever till the next life. LOL.

        • 5.1.1.1 Christy

          Sure, but those threads are flooded with comments, so this was the only opportunity to be on first page.. Yeah, that´s it :)

          Of course, Binnie is überhot, anytime. It feels weird to have him so close to me…

    • 5.2 tamekadenise

      oh and he also saved her from almost getting harrased by those two drunks guys on the street.

      • 5.2.1 Bloom

        And he was definitely manly when he turn bad boy! ;P

    • 5.3 x0mi07

      erm…. wrong thread? i mean there were TWO dream high threads prior to this right?=P

      • 5.3.1 riin

        LOL. my thoughts exactly..

        BUT

        BINNIE IN BERLIN! XD

        sorry for the caps. I was just angry the other day that some sort of a movie critic form my country dared to say (when asked about movie stars at the festival) that the stars were away at some other gala shows.. referring, of course, to the Hollywood stars..

        oh I yelled at my radio trying to explain how NOT only Hollywood actors are stars… but would the radio listen?? hmpf

    • 5.4 saraha

      Yeah dude, go to another thread. You just ruined the Hyun Bin flow of thoughts that I was having. Gawd.

  6. Keylye

    HYUN BIN! Definitely loving these photos.

  7. Severine

    Drowning in my own drool. O_o My God, I will miss this man.

  8. Birdie

    What’s up with the cigarette in the fourth photo? Does Hyun Bin actually smoke? Does being in so many magazines and cf sell the products? People can get immune to it. I like him, but nowadays I do not pay much attention because everything about him is reported,even trivial stuff.

    • 8.1 xylophonic

      That’s kinda exactly what I was just thinking…I did a double take when I saw it.

      • 8.1.1 Maddy

        it also just looks oddly placed into his mouth for some supposed effect… which i’m not getting.

        • 8.1.1.1 x0mi07

          trufax. looks strange there…. -___-;;

          • 8.1.1.1.1 queencircles

            I also questioned why it’s there. He definitely doesn’t need it to look cool so….

        • 8.1.1.2 kay

          i read that this shoot was suppose to be more personal, bc it was his “last” before entering the army. so wouldn’t be surprised if that cig is really his. a lot of stars do smoke sadly.

          • 8.1.1.2.1 ck1Oz

            Korean actors who smoke:

            Hyun Bin
            Joo Ji Hoon
            Lee Byung Hoon
            Won Bin
            Bae Yong Joon
            Song Seung Hoon
            Lee Jun Ki
            Kang Dong Won
            So Ji Sub
            Jo In Sung
            Lee Dong Wook
            Lee Dong Gun
            Kangta
            Jang Dong Gun
            Ryu Shi Won
            All the member of Shinhwa
            Eric Mun
            Lee Ji Hoon
            Kim Rae Won
            MC Mong
            Yunho from DBSK
            Micky Yoochun from DBSK
            Jang Woo Hyuk
            Tempo from Big Bang
            Kangin from Super Junior
            Kim Jeong Hoon

            I was just told to add on these 2 JYJ’s Jaejoong and Jang Geunsuk (not sure if he’s quit).

            I love Hyun Bin to death but my brain and heart just died learning all these.

            Please tell me it’s not true.And yes I went to multiple sites to confirm it was not one random post.

          • 8.1.1.2.2 citygirllivinginalonelyworld

            aww no. jaejoong AND jgs??
            and (since we kinda got on the topic of DH in this thread) does kim soo hyun smoke? anyone know?
            i dont have too many set-in-stone standards for guys, but smoking is a definite dealbreaker for me (not that i think i have a chance of even MEETING ksh =p)
            i REALLY hope its no cuz id have to love him a little less if it were true and itd break my heart =[

          • 8.1.1.2.3 dom

            it’s easier to list actors who doesn’t smoke, right? (lol)
            anyway… smoker or not, he is still SMOKING HOT! *fans self*

          • 8.1.1.2.4 QD

            Sadly GONG YOO smokes too…

          • 8.1.1.2.5 chong

            i’m not digging the whole smoking thing.

            but loads of men in korea smokes. it’s really something that you’ll see all round the country. prolly something to do with their weather?

            korea is one of the largest market for cigs in the world.

          • 8.1.1.2.6 Gina

            Heh, I love how you put “all the members of Shinhwa” and then Eric Mun as separate. He is a member of Shinhwa you know. Anyway…you’re incorrect about all of Shinhwa smoking – Kim Dong Wan doesn’t smoke.

          • 8.1.1.2.7 Jomo

            The other thing we girls like in our men– the low grovelly voices — that is one side effect of smoking, too.

            And although it is not a “benefit” after 20 years of your vocal chords getting polluted, in the short term it can make you sound “sexier.” Men and women.

          • 8.1.1.2.8 Lenita

            i’ve seen pics of jang hyuk smoking between takes. :(

            i think it’s an asian thing, i.e. smoke = cool

    • 8.2 Sara

      though I love this man I don’t envy his stylist who will be a second hand smoker

      IRL I’ll keep distance of anyone who smokes

    • 8.3 ck1Oz

      Have you left me any actors to love?Goong Yoo too!!!

  9. Jomo

    Whatever it is, he has it.

    I guess that is why actors make the best print models. They can really work the camera.

  10. 10 estel

    I <3 the first three pictures, especially the third. These weren't staged, were they?

    • 10.1 Santa's little helper

      Is he smoking in the third pick?
      I see smoke… or i’m really high & blind ;A;

      • 10.1.1 estel

        No, I think you’re right, I think he’s holding his cigarette. I take it back. Smoking automatically makes anyone unattractive, even Binnie. *is disappointed*

      • 10.1.2 bella luna ;)

        he’s smokin’ in all the pics except in the ones where he’s smoking.

  11. 11 KUDOS

    I agree with girlfriday. I like him alittle undone as well ;)

    • 11.1 hookedonmonix

      or maybe a lot undone….

      • 11.1.1 KUDOS

        Maybe[:

        • 11.1.1.1 Serendipity

          whaddaya mean maybe :-P

          I LOVE him..undone, done, doing, did, does…words arranged in no particular order. My brain just frizzled looking at his hotness.

          It can’t even compete with the heat here in Singapore.

          This noona needs a new addiction when he goes to army. Any suggestion?

      • 11.1.2 maria

        maybe lose the “maybe”. :P

        • 11.1.2.1 bella luna ;)

          replace with “baby”

          as in “Baby, a lot undone…”

          sound good?

  12. 12 katiamon

    binnie boy has my heart, i’ll miss him :(

    • 12.1 katiamon

      but… when he gets back from the military his body is going to be a million times smoking hotter!!!! muahaha :P

      • 12.1.1 Bluefyre

        But….2 years without him? T_T

        though, if that’s what it takes…do it. LOL! :D

  13. 13 Bluefyre

    Hahaha! Thanks for making my day, GF! XD

    I like him a bit undone/raw too ;)

    I see you with that cup o’ Starbucks!

  14. 14 Nana

    He reminds me the time when post-BBF Lee Min Ho, overexposed. He’s still hot, but the steam is kinda gone.

    • 14.1 what is wrong with me?

      I sooooooo agree with you.

  15. 15 sylde



    a day after he went back for korea I realized he had been in my hometown for quite a while. and that I’d been to the cinema where they screened his movies WITH HIM IM PERSON 24 hours after he had been there…. NOT TRUE!

    but he looks quite cool so I guess he had a good time, even though his movies didn’t get such good ratings.

    Darn, I guess that was my only chance of ever seeing one of my fav korean actors. ever. </3

  16. 16 Arhazivory

    Wow. *falls over* Wow…Binnie looks too good.

  17. 17 cille

    i liked all the pictures – BUT there’s just something about binnie in the 3rd picture which i LOVE!

    • 17.1 Katey B

      The 3rd one is my favorite too.

      The street ones made me think wouldn’t it be cool to come across Binnie on a deserted street in Berlin…

  18. 18 matinsoleil

    …gosh…he’s…just…so cute! The pic with sunglass is whouaaaa

  19. 19 what is wrong with me?

    For some reason I don’t like this shoot at all. I must have Binnie overload…

  20. 20 My2Girls

    Hyun Bin is one of those few people I told my husband I would leave him for. But after I saw the third photo with smoke coming out of his mouth my heart stopped. I scrolled down further to see another photos with a cigarette dangling from his mouth and just like that my lust was GONE! There is nothing less sexy that a cigarette smoker – so I guess my husband can rest easy.

    • 20.1 myweithisway

      Right? the smoking just kills all the lust. *sigh*

    • 20.2 gingganggolli

      Same here got to say that smocking is a big nononono to me. I don’t mind people say that he’s hot with it or not but its really sickening when people treat it as normal when it bring a lot of common sense that hey its really a big deal when you’re an idol and a lot of younger generation follow your every move, even if the star doesn’t smoke, this campaign with the cigar brings a lot of responsibility…just saying guys. Just want to rant on that coz I deal with kids here who smoke like hell!

      Okay done with that…oh my man, words is not enough to describe how handsome u are! ….lovelovelove.

      • 20.2.1 Nuts

        Him smoking is a personal choice,although unhealthy choice. I respect that choice, but being a celebrity is a responsibility as a lot of very young kids idolise them. He is so famous now that nothing he does is wrong,. Even more so , he has a responsibility not to show the smoking. so kids do not think it is cool to smoke.

    • 20.3 shin mi rae

      i used to think the same way. but ill take binnie any time of the day, with or without smoke… (although preferably smokeless)

  21. 21 Deeliteful

    i love the pout!!!!

  22. 22 Sawda

    He’s totally shaggable…

    • 22.1 Carinne

      Yes indeed if only he cares enough for my wobbly bits. Kekeke~

  23. 23 cha_maeri

    Oh man, Binnie, the smoking! Your beautiful skin won’t stay beautiful forever!

  24. 24 come2noona

    OH. MY. GAWD.

    I will take Binnie any way I can get him…
    But for this shoot I have to try to convince myself that the cig is just a prop…

    it’s just a prop
    it’s just a prop
    it’s just a prop

    He is so hot…. *melt*

  25. 25 sora

    hot hot hot hottttttttttttttttt….. hottttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!! hehehe

  26. 26 Dele

    I would like to be that cup of coffe in his hand. Drink me up Binnie. Looking even more drool worthy:)

    • 26.1 Shin mi rAe

      Well said. Drink me up binnie….

  27. 27 annieee

    sexyyy…until i saw the cigarette in his hands. : ((
    but it’s a sad truth that a lot of korean actors are smokers. maybe it’s their way of handling the stress?

    • 27.1 Jomo

      And the need to have 0% body fat.
      These guys struggle as much as models to be “ripped” for the camera. The old days of just looking fine are gone.

  28. 28 Shin mi rAe

    Gf, you totally made my day, then killed me, all in less than one minute. Binnie’s pics were heaven’s gift that made my day. Then i read the article and i was so…what the ****?!? he is leaving us for the marine in a week’s time???? i thought he aint due for army until november which is sooo many months away. Oh my, 2 years of no hyun bin is just ……. Words cannot describe.

    Binnie, we will miss you. Be safe. Come back to us soon.

  29. 29 Celest

    Ah dammit…Binnie smokes. =(

    He’s a little less awesome in my book now.

  30. 30 MJP

    Well, when truth comes to light a lot of people are a little less awesome aren’t they?

    • 30.1 MJP

      We are all people, at the end of the day. We live, we love, we do things others do or don’t like, and we die.

    • 30.2 MJP

      I choose to appreciate the work he does, the gifts he is given that he shares with us and enjoy the happiness he brings to the world. My love for my father and sister never died because they smoke and I don’t.

  31. 31 samgetang

    Love reading all the comments here, hahaha!

    I see the outrage, shock, disgust, at the very least disappointment in the cigarette thing.

    I guess we just need to see that they are not perfect people and that in reality if we get to know them we will find reasons not to like them at all. Our husbands/boyfriend/men in our lives are in fact way above and better than any of them combined. ;-) They deserve more of our time, love and devotion :-)

    But I still like Hyun Bin the actor not for anything else. :-) I love the characters he is able to weave for me in front of my eyes…and inside my head.

  32. 32 Laeah

    Off topic but are you guys going to recap Midas? I think it’s going to be awesome from the 1st ep!

    • 32.1 saraha

      What’s with the people commenting on the wrong thread?

      You can just send an email to JB or GF if you can’t find the appropriate thread. @_@

  33. 33 saraha

    I wonder if we will get a relationship admission (rgdg. Song Hye Gyo) from him before he leaves. Because I remember some celebs who did that, specifically Ji Sung who was still dating Park Sol Mi at that time…

    And so many male kcelebs smoke (that they don’t show onscreen nowadays like they did in the 90s-early 2000s) so I’m not surprised anymore.

  34. 34 Linda

    Whether he is playing at misunderstood elite, bad boy, good boy, fugitive, throwing flour in the restaurant kitchen, boxing in the ring, jerky and lovable, wears handsome like his is just breathing air – we fans will all be waiting for 24 months so we can enjoy more of HB.
    Maybe the Marines will encourage him to quit smoking. ^_^
    It’s difficult to smoke and give your physical best.

  35. 35 Steph

    If I was born a guy, I prolly cried the day I was born cus Hyun Bin exists.

    • 35.1 shin mi rae

      so happy im a girl…

    • 35.2 Jomo

      LOL!

  36. 36 Atsirk

    LOL at #35!!!

    He’s such an eyecandy :D

  37. 37 joo raim

    if i can turn back the time i wish i didn’t see that 3rd pic n didn’t read the list of korean actors who smoke TT_TT .can anyone give me spell-drink so i can forget it

  38. 38 katya

    this sexy smoking kills me on the spot!

  39. 39 nelkk

    OMG TWO WORDS HE’S HOT!!!

  40. 40 zj

    thankyouthankyou!

  41. 41 pohonphee

    Yeah I had a premonition that DRAMABEANS would post this article about Hyun Bin in High Cut. I just never thought that it would include the photo with a cigarette.

    I thought this site would be different than the other. Now, for the 1st time I’m disappointed with DRAMABEANS, I love you GF and JB, love your site very much. But you know No one, either it is website, magazine, drama, or TV CF should promote smoking like it is a cool thing to do. I know you’re not intentionally “promote” that but you know one picture Hyun Bin with a cigarette is really something.

    I’m ok with the article and the other photos, and I don’t really give a shit if Hyun Bin is smoker or not in the real life, he’s a good actor, nuff said. But if i ask you to take down one picture from six picture of gorgeous Hyun Bin, is it too much to ask?

    PS: love you still Dramabeans :)

    • 41.1 kgal

      I’m by no means an advocate of smoking, but are you being serious with this comment? Finger pointing at the ADMINS of this site for posting these pics? Wow….javabeans and girlfriday are not responsible to be some ‘moral example.’ Ridiculous.

    • 41.2 LotusW

      Hellllooooo! Be your own moral police ok and dont impose it on others who enjoy this site (whatever the content may be).

    • 41.3 pohonphee

      Yes I’m serious :) and yes JB or GF are not responsible for any “moral example” :)

      I mostly blame High Cut to make the photo shot with cigar from the 1st time I saw this photo shot. I just want to ask JB or GF if they can just not show that only ONE picture with cigar? can I? If they won’t do, OMG it’s their site, I’m just visitor.

      Am I ridiculous to ask this? Emm let me think about it. It is the smallest thing I can do, when there’re so many people out there suffering from lung Ca or COPD who struggle hardly for even take that one precious breath.

      Do you love this site, JB, and GF? Cause I do too.

  42. 42 jelly

    I’m not a fan of smoking and I wish my friends wouldn’t smoke just because it is bad for their health but honestly I don’t get all the shock and disgust around here. So many people smoke and even if an idol I like smokes (All of Shinhwa LOL except Wannie) I don’t find it something that discolours my view of them. They’re not harming anyone else and although it is bad for them, I still would love them regardless of that. People need to take a chill pill and face reality, smoking is part of alot of East Asian culture.

    And man I drool over those Hyun Bin photos. Song Hye Gyo is one lucky girl :)

    • 42.1 Rina

      I agree, while I think it’s dangerous/risky, unhealthy habit – it is their decision to continue or to quit. With all the information available regarding lung cancer and other diseases caused by smoking, if they still want to continue that’s their decision, they need decide if their enjoyment of smoking outweighs all the cons. There are a number of celebrities of all nationalities that smoke.

    • 42.2 pohonphee

      http://www.emro.who.int/Publications/EMHJ/0903/pdf/25%20effects%20of%20passive%20smoking.pdf

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_smoking

      Now, I’m crazy and ridiculous, ha, ha, ha

      Like Gil Ra-im said: I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry

  43. 43 Rina

    Be still my rapidly beating heart! Hyun Bin…why must you tempt me with sexiness.
    I will definitely miss him while he is away fulfilling his military service. I just can’t imagine him with out his nice full hair, I’m not looking forward to seeing his shorn off hair.

  44. 44 pencils

    I third this. He has done enough ad, interviews, song, concert, photo shoots to last 2 years & than some…
    If not the world of noona’s & young girls can always occupy themselves by speculating if he’s still with song hye gyo for the 2 years that he’s gonna be gone :D Gossip’s such a great thing. It makes time pass faster….
    That, should keep the world entertained

  45. 45 Ladymoonstone143

    Looking at the pics…I got the urged to watch Secret Garden again.

    He is one of the two actors that I got the longing to be single and free again (for a millisecond)…..and free to fantasize…lol

    Binnie, I sure will miss you…2 years……:(

  46. 46 Steph

    The fatigue is showing, Hyun Bin looks so worn out!

    As much as I hate the smell of a cigarette on a guy, I say cut him some slack. As tired as he looks the smoking is probably just a way to cope w/ the stress. Not everyone who smokes is a habitual chain smoker.

  47. 47 Lenita

    i read here that he stopped the cigs last year.
    http://thedramascenes.com/2011/02/02/actor-news-hyun-bin-a-to-z-everything-you-should-know-about-him/

    err, let’s just pretend they’re props and that his lips don’t taste of smoke? *swoon*

    • 47.1 Arama

      Not true. :) There were fanaccounts from German fans that he was smoking at one corner in the Berlin Airport before he left.

  48. 48 bella luna ;)

    can he still smoke when in the military?

    Binnie, Baby, when you decide to quit smoking, I’d be happy to be your nicotine patch. I’d cling to you like nobody’s business.

  49. 49 Rainyrain

    ahhhhh my Binnie , just 7 DAYS or less and you’re going to ur MS , gonna miss ur hottyness my cutypie :(

  50. 50 hottestjen

    i did not know he smoked.

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