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Biography (Kim Jong Kook)

Birth name:  Kim Jong Kook

Stage name: Kim jong Kook

Born On: April 25, 1976

Born in: Hapcheon, South Korea

His music Genres: kpop, dance, hiphop, ballad, trot

occupations: singer, dancer, entertainer

years active: 1995-present

Under: CJ Music (2001–2006)
Mnet Media(2007–2008)
101 Entertainment (2010–2011)
JK Entertainment (2011–2014)
Urban Works ENT (2014-Present)

Associated: Turbo, Mighty Mouth, SG Wannabe, Soya, Haha, Gary, Running Man Brothers, Mikey
        REAL NAME/STAGE NAME:
Hangul: 김종국
Hanja: 金鐘國
Revised Romanization: Gim Jongguk
English: kim jong kook

Jong kook is a South Korean singer and TV personality. He was initially part of the Korean duo 'Turbo', later pursuing a successful career as a solo artist. Apart from being a 3 Daesang Award Winner Singer, he also participates actively in variety shows in the past such as 'X-man' and 'Family Outing' (since episode 19). Currently, he is present as a cast member in the variety show, 'Running Man'. He is also known for hosting a documentary program called 'Escape Crisis No.1' (also known as Safety First!) as well as co-hosting the show 'Everybody'.

Kim So-ya, a Korean female singer under the mononym Soya, is his niece.

         Education Background:
Elementary : Myeong Hak Elementary School
Secondary : Shin Seong Middle and High School
Tertiary : Han Se University
Postgraduate: Dankook University (Master’s degree from the Pop Culture Performing Arts – School of Arts Department)

1995-2000 (Debut with Turbo)
Kim Jong-kook first entered the Korean music industry in 1995 as a member of the group Turbo, which became immensely popular for their catchy music. After the group disbanded a few years later, he became a solo singer in 2001, mostly concentrating on ballads. Although his unusually high tone of voice is often joked about , he has had many hit singles and has also been a frequent guest on many variety shows, most notably X-Man. In addition, his muscular body is often considered one of the best in K-pop, due to constant weight training.

2001–2005 (Solo artist) [3 Daesang Winner]
Kim Jong-kook had a set back after Turbo which he faced difficulties to settle down as a solo artist. Problems like lack of songs from composers, less support from his respected agency and also a change of taste within the fans cause his first album as a solo artist to failed. However he made a huge comeback with his second album . One of the songs in the second solo album called 'Han Nam Ja' (One Man) was the reason for all his success. This song became his trademark song and left a very deep impression to the listeners. Furthermore, a scandal rumor between him and Yoon Eun Hye grabbed a lot of attention. This rumor started when both of them were permanent members of a famous variety show called X-Man. This rumor actually brought them close and they started to act like a couple in X-Man.

On 2005, which was his tenth year in Korean Entertainment Industry, Kim Jong-kook became one of Korea's most popular artists when his third album sold in excess of 300,000 copies, making it one of the year's best-selling albums in Korea. He capped off that year by sweeping the Daesang (Best Artist of The Year) from all 3 major Korean TV stations; SBS, KBS and MBC. In doing so, he became the second artist ever to accomplish this feat since Cho Yong-Pil in the 1980s. The lead single from the album, "Lovable", topped many charts. It was also included in Pump It Up and Audition Online. Apart from that, other songs like "Walking in One Spot" and "Star, Wind, Sunshine and Love" also topped many other charts as well.