What next for Hallyu (한류) or the Korean Wave? Well… how about the Japanese porn industry?
Meet Kim, Hyeon Su (김현수) aka Shin, Yeong Ung (신영웅).
He used to play in his high school's baseball team and got scouted to the Haitai Tigers (해태 타이거즈) professional baseball team where he played in the minor leagues.
본명: 김현수
출생: 1972년 1월 1일 (서울특별시)
나이: 40세 (만39세)
별자리: 염소자리
띠: 쥐띠
신체: 180cm, 80kg
혈액형: B형
데뷔: 1992년 해태 타이거즈 입단
특기: 웨이크보드, 스노우보드, 서핑
별명: 깜둥이
이상형: 귀여운 스타일
좌우명: 안되면 되게하라
종교: 기독교
좋아하는 색깔: 흰색, 검정색
좋아하는 음식: 씨푸드
좋아하는 동물: 강아지
좋아하는 운동: 야구
He even got selected to play in the major league but unfortunately just before his debut he suffered a serious elbow injury which effectively ended his baseball career.
And then happened one of those 'got scouted as a model while walking down the street" stories and soon he became a popular underwear model.
Subsequently, he also became the youngest VP of an adult entertainment establishment in Korea.