Why did Kim Hyun's name appear in two drama endings?

Action actor Kim Hyun was honored with memorial captions at the end of the first episodes of two dramas. SBS's 'Doctor X: The Era of the White Mafia', which aired on the 9th, showed a caption from the production team calling him a valued colleague who ran alongside them. tvN's '100 Days of Deception', which aired on the 10th, showed a caption saying the team would not forget him.

Who was Kim Hyun?

According to OSEN, Kim Hyun practiced taekwondo from elementary school and performed with the national taekwondo demonstration team, introducing the sport around the world. He later taught taekwondo at a dojang, where he learned about stunts and then moved into acting as an action performer.

His screen credits include the films 'The Black Nuns', 'Fairy Tale but 18+', 'Victory', and 'Escape: Project Silence', as well as the drama 'Penthouse'. In the final episode of 'Shinbyung 4: Sabotage', he appeared as a stand-in for Gong Min-jeong.

Why did fans speculate about his role?

Kim Hyun's name appeared in the martial arts category of the end credits. Viewers speculated that he had worked on action and martial arts, and OSEN later confirmed he was an action actor who took part in both productions. The reports say he died last summer.

For international fans

Both 'Doctor X' and '100 Days of Deception' feature Kim Ji-won and Kim You-jung in leading roles, respectively. Their casts and crews paid tribute to Kim Hyun, which the reports say drew more attention from viewers because it appeared on consecutive days. Kim Hyun's work spans action films and a popular drama, so fans can look up his previous projects to learn more about his career.