Kim Jong-kook

For other people named Kim Jong-kook, see Kim Jong-kook (disambiguation).

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Jong-kook (Korean: 김종국; born April 25, 1976) is a South Korean singer, entertainer, and actor. Kim debuted as a member of South Korean duo Turbo in 1995. The duo was considered to be one of the most popular idols in that time and sold out millions of albums in South Korea and Asia. Following the disbanding of the duo in 2000, Kim released his debut solo album, Renaissance, in December 2001.

Kim Jong-kook
Kim in Running Man Fan Meeting Asian Tour 2014
Born	(1976-04-25) April 25, 1976 (age 46) Yongsan, Seoul, South Korea
Education	Dankook University
Occupations	Singer entertainer actor
Years active	1995–present
Agents	Turbo-JK Entertainment^[1] The Turbo Company
Relatives	Soya (niece)
Musical career
Genres	K-pop Dance
Member of	Running Man Brothers
Formerly of	Turbo
Korean name
Hangul	김종국
Hanja	金鍾國
Revised Romanization	Gim Jong-guk
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Chongguk

As a solo artist, Kim has received several awards, including three Golden Disk Awards, two Seoul Music Awards, two KBS Music Awards, two SBS Music Awards, two MBC Music Awards, one MBC Best 10 Music Award, one Mnet Asian Music Award, and one Melon Music Award.

Apart from his music career, Kim established himself as an entertainer, notably through his participation in variety shows including X-man, Family Outing and gained worldwide popularity following his participation in Running Man.

Biography

Kim was born on April 25, 1976, in Yongsan, South Korea. His family consists of his parents and an older brother, who is a doctor. Kim attended Myeong Hak Elementary School, Shin Seong Middle High School and graduated from Hansei University in BA (music composition). He then obtained a master's degree from the Pop Culture Performing Arts – School of Arts Department of Dankook University.^[2]

Career

1995–2000: Turbo

Kim Jong-kook first entered the Korean music industry in 1995 as a member of the duo, Turbo, which became immensely popular for their catchy music. After the duo disbanded a few years later, he became a solo singer in 2001, mostly concentrating on ballads.^[3]

2001–2005: Solo career and music daesang

Kim Jong-kook had a setback after Turbo as he faced difficulties settling 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 caused his first album as a solo artist to fail. However, he made a successful comeback with his second album Evolution in 2004, which spawned the hit single "One Man". Kim then became a permanent cast member of the popular variety game show, X-Man, which further raised his popularity.

In 2005, Kim released his third album, This Is Me. The album sold over 300,000 copies and became one of the best-selling albums in Korea that year.^[4] The lead single, "Lovable" topped various music charts, and was included in online games such as Pump It Up and Audition Online. Kim swept the Daesang (Artist of the Year) Award from all three major Korean TV stations, SBS, KBS, and MBC, becoming the second artist to accomplish this feat since Cho Yong-pil in the 1980s.

2006–2014: Variety show, music releases, military service and rising popularity

Kim was made the leader of the first series of Shootdori, where kids who are interested in soccer form teams and compete. However, he had to leave the team after receiving an enlistment notice. He wrote and sang a song for his team, titled "Toward a Dream". Kim enlisted in March 2006. Around that time, he released his 4th album, Volume 4 - Kim Jong-kook's Fourth Letter. The music video of the lead single, Saying I Love You, featured Yoon Eun-hye, who was previously involved in a love-line with him in X-Man. Though Kim was unable to directly promote the album as he was in the military, the album sold more than 100,000 copies^[5] and later won "Album of the Year" at the Melon Music Awards.

It was announced in late April 2008 that the singer would end his military service on May 23, 2008. On that day, he was greeted by fans, and during an interview, he said that he was "relieved".^[6] His fifth studio album, Here I Am, was released on October 22, 2008, with songs such as "Today More than Yesterday" and "Thank You".

Kim also returned to television, becoming a permanent member of reality-variety show Family Outing since episode 19, part of SBS's Good Sunday lineup. Family Outing has become one of the top-rated shows in Korea, consistently achieving the highest ratings for the Sunday mid-afternoon time-slot, and has gained online popularity among Hallyu fans.

His sixth album, titled The Eleventh Story was released on January 27, 2010. The album featured the singles "This is the Person" and "Don't Be Good to Me". The music video of the latter single featured fellow Family Outing cast member Park Ye-jin.

In 2010, Kim became a cast member of SBS' variety show Running Man. In 2011, he won the "Best TV Star Award" at the SBS Entertainment Awards.^[7] Kim gained pan-Asia popularity from the show, becoming one of the most searched Korean stars in Singapore, and having his showcase there sold out with more than 1,700 fans in attendance.^[8] He also enjoyed success in China, where he consistently topped polls such as being voted #1 Korean singer on the Chinese streaming website, Tudou, and being ranked second most popular Korean male celebrity on Baidu.^[9]

On November 1, 2012, following a pre-release of selected songs from his new album, Kim made a comeback to the music scene with the release of his seventh studio album, Journey Home, after three years.^[10][11] His fellow Running Man co-stars Haha and Gary participated in the album as well as former Running Man member Song Joong-ki, who starred in the music video for lead single "Men Are All Like That".^[12] The same year, he began to host the documentary program Crisis Escape No. 1, which won him the "Best Entertainer Award" at the 2013 KBS Entertainment Awards.

 

Running Man Brothers, Kim Jong-kook and Haha, in Dallas, December 14, 2014

In 2014, he formed a duo with fellow Running Man cast member Haha, known as Running Man Brothers. The musical duo held a concert tour in the United States in July and December.^[13][14]

2015–present: Acting debut, chinese debut, Turbo reunion and entertainment daesang

In 2015, Kim made his official acting debut with a supporting role in the KBS drama, The Producers, and was praised for his "solid acting chops".^[15]

In September 2015, he left Urban Works ENT after his contract expired.^[16] He later went on to sign an exclusive contract with Maroo Entertainment in October 2015.^[17]

In December 2015, he and fellow Turbo members Kim Jung-nam and Mikey reunited for Turbo's 20th anniversary album. The album titled Again was released on December 21, 2015. The eponymous lead single, 다시 (Again), which features Yoo Jae-suk, topped online music charts upon its release.^[18]

On August 23, 2016, he officially made his singing debut in China with his first single, "Hate That Happiness Came" (恨幸福来过), produced by JJ Lin and lyrics written by Vincent Fang.

On December 19, 2020, Kim made history by becoming the first male celebrity, and 2nd person ever to win a Daesang in both Music and Entertainment. He received the Grand Prize Award (Daesang) at the 14th SBS Entertainment Awards for his participation in Running Man and My Little Old Boy.^[19]

On June 17 , 2021, Kim launches fitness-focused YouTube channel "GYM JONG KOOK" with just under 100,000 subscribers registered in the first five minutes.^[20]

Personal life

Kim Jong-kook is able to speak English^[21] in addition to his native Korean.

Kim is the uncle of singer Soya. Kim is known to be good friends with Jang Hyuk, Cha Tae-hyun, Hong Kyung-min and Hong Kyung-in. The five are known as the "Dragon Brothers" because they were all born in 1976, the year of the dragon.^[22]

On August 27, 2010, Kim received a lumbar microdiscectomy surgery to relieve a herniated disk. Kim's management company, 101 Entertainment stated, “Kim Jong-kook carried on with his daily activities without knowing that he had a ruptured disk. However, he did feel pain, but did not think much of it, and he endured his condition with painkillers while filming SBS Running Man."

In January 2015, he was a guest on the popular talk show, Healing Camp, where he shed light on many personal controversies, including his choice to work as a public service worker instead of an active-duty soldier during his mandatory military enlistment, which was partly due to the aforementioned back issues.^[23]

In December 2019, his hernia surgery was documented on My Little Old Boy.^[24]

Discography

See also: Turbo (South Korean band) § Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Sales
		KOR RIAK ^[25]	KOR Gaon ^[26]
Renaissance	Released: December 12, 2001 Label: Synnara Music Formats: CD, cassette Track listing Prologue Sad Story Angel 남자니까 (Because I'm a Man) 행복하길 (I Wish You Happiness) 사랑했었다 (I Loved You) Disco 여인의 향기 (Scent of a Woman) Love Story Thriller Night 1434 One My Way 친구에게서 연인으로 (From Friend to Lover)	—	^[A]
Evolution	Released: June 18, 2004 Label: Synnara Music Formats: CD, cassette Track listing 돌아와 (Come Back) 용서해 기억해 (Forgive and Remember) 니가 원한 이별 (The Parting You Want) Feeling 슬픔 바램 (Fading Sadness) 한 남자 (One Man) 중독 (Addiction) 그래요...그래도... (That's Right...But...) Broken Heart 하루만 (Only One Day) 태양 가득히 (The Full Sun) Tonight 용서 (Forgiveness) 그대가 잠든 사이 (While You Were Sleeping)	6		KOR: 113,993^[27]
This Is Me	Released: June 24, 2005 Label: Queen Entertainment Formats: CD, cassette Track listing 제자리 걸음 (Standstill) 그녀의 남자에게 (To Her Man) 슬픈 축하 (Sad Congratulations) 선물 (Gift) Happiness 사랑스러워 (Loveable) 지우개 (Eraser) Dream 토요일 밤 (Saturday Night) 별, 바람, 햇살 그리고 사랑 (Star, Wind, Sunlight and Love) One Night 친구에게 (To My Friend) 바보 같은 나 (I'm a Fool) 연습 (Practice) 여전히 (Still)	1		KOR: 303,049^[28]
Fourth Letter (네 번째 편지)	Released: April 13, 2006 Label: 101 Entertainment Formats: CD, cassette, digital download Track listing 사랑한다는 말 (Saying I Love You) 너만 모르는 이야기 (The Story You Don't Know) 편지 (Letter) 한 사람 (One Person) 사랑이에요 (It's Love) 고백 (Confession) 사랑이 아파도 (Though Love Hurts) 사랑지기 (Failing Love) 그녀를 알아요 (I Know Her) 토박이 (Native) 첫사랑 (First Love) 사랑했나봐 (I Think I Loved) 이별도 고마워 (Thankful Even For The Separation) 꿈을 향해 (Toward A Dream)	21		KOR: 108,609^[29]
Here I Am	Released: October 22, 2008 Label: Maroo Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download Track listing 고맙다 (Thank You) 그리운 날들 (Missing Those Days) 오래 오래 (Long Long Time) (feat. Mikey) 어제보다 오늘 더 (Today More Than Yesterday) Forever (feat. Mighty Mouth) 이보다 더 좋을 순 없다 (Can't Get Better Than This) (feat. Shi Jin) 그 집앞(序曲) (Infront of That House (Prologue)) 그 집앞 (Infront of That House) 사랑에 취해 (Poisoned in Love) (feat. Joosuc) 이별의 정석 (Break-up Formula) 이제는 안녕 (Goodbye For Now) 사랑해 널 사랑해 (I Love You I Love You) (feat. Chang Dda-ee) 어떤 사람 어떤 사랑 (Some Person, Some Love) 우리 둘이서 (You and Me Together)	^[B]
Eleventh Story	Released: January 27, 2010 Label: 101 Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download Track listing 이 사람이다 (This Is The Person) 기다립니다 (Waiting) 못 잊어 (Can't Forget) 잘해 주지 마요 (Don't Be Good to Me) GOOD BYE 내 마음이 사랑입니다 (My Heart is Love) 잊을게 지울게 (I'll Forget, I'll Erase) 다 알면서 (I Know Everything (feat. Soya)) 구인 광고 (Classifieds) (feat. Mighty Mouth) 떠나가지마 (Don't Leave Me) 행복병 (Happy Virus) (feat. Mighty Mouth)		3
Song (노래) (Remake album)	Released: September 9, 2010 Label: 101 Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download Track listing 기억이란 사랑보다 (Memories More Than Love) 슬픈바다 (Sad Ocean) 개여울 (The Neck of the Rapid Waters) 다시 내게로 돌아와 (Come Back to Me Again) (feat. Gary) 편지 (Letter) 사랑하기에 (Because I Love You) 당신도 울고 있네요 (You Are Crying Too) 가을편지 (Autumn Letter) 먼지가 되어 (Becoming Dust) 토요일은 밤이 좋아 (Saturday Night Fever)		15
Journey Home	Released: November 1, 2012 Label: JK Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download Track listing 니가 생각나 (Thinking of You) 천 개의 발자국 (Thousands of Footprints) 좋겠다 (You Should Be Happy) 남자가 다 그렇지 뭐 (Men Are All Like That) 너무 예뻤어 (So Pretty) 너에게 하고 싶은 (Words I Want to Say to You) (feat. Haha & Gary) Nostalgia (feat. Mikey) 지워진다 (Disappearing) 남자도 슬프 (Men Also Feel Sad) (feat. Mighty Mouth) 끝이 아닌 이야기 (Story That Is Not the End)		3	KOR: 10,138^[30]
"—" denotes release did not chart.

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Album
		KOR ^[31]
Korean
"Because I'm a Man" (남자니까)	2001	^[C]		Renaissance
"I Wish You Happiness" (행복하길)
"Feeling"	2004			Evolution
"One Man" (한 남자)
"Standstill" (제자리 걸음)	2005			This Is Me
"Loveable" (사랑스러워)
"2005 White Love" (스키장에서) (feat. Mikey)				Non-album single
"Letter" (편지)	2006			Fourth Letter
"Saying I Love You" (사랑한다는 말)
"Only Wind Only Wind" (바람만바람만) (with SG Wannabe)				Non-album single
"Today More Than Yesterday" (어제보다 오늘 더)	2008			Here I Am
"Thank You" (고맙다)
"Happy Virus" (행복병) (feat. Mighty Mouth)	2009			Eleventh Story
"Give It to Me" (따줘)				Non-album single
"This Is the Person" (이 사람이다)	2010	7		Eleventh Story
"Come Back to Me Again" (다시 내게로 돌아와) (feat. Gary)		31		Song
"I Love You Everyday" (매일매일 사랑해) (with Soya)		37		Non-album singles
"All for U" (with Mikey)	2011	37	KOR: 270,865^[32]
"Men Are All Like That" (남자가 다 그렇지 뭐)	2012	8	KOR: 587,696^[33]	Journey Home
"Reminisce" (회상) (feat. Joosuc)		28	KOR: 127,823^[34]	Non-album single
"Raise Your Voice" (with Kim Jong-kook, Haha and Gummy)	2019	—	—	Running Man Fan Meeting: Project Running 9
"I Like It" (with Running Man cast members)		—	—
"Forget Me Not" (지우고 아플 사랑은..)	2020	—	—	Non-album single
"Be My Lover" (바다 보러 갈래?) (with Kim Jong-kook X Ateez)	2021	—	—
"I Luv U" (with KCM and Mirani)^[35]	2022	96	—	Non-album single
Mandarin
"Hate That Happiness Came" (恨幸福來過)	2016	—	—	Non-album singles
"Listening to the Sound of Rain" (聽見下雨的聲音)		—	—
"Don't Need to Return My Love" (我的愛不用還)	2017	—	—
"—" denotes release did not chart.

Soundtrack appearances

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Album
		KOR ^[31]
"How Come You Don't Know" (모르나요)	2013	8	KOR: 191,982^[36]	Good Doctor OST
"Trace of Tears" (눈물 자국)	2014	74	KOR: 23,043^[37]	Love in Memory 2 OST
"Fool" (바보야)	2016	89	KOR: 18,861^[38]	Sweet Stranger and Me OST
"Tear Thief" (눈물을 훔친다)	2021	96		The Forbidden Marriage OST
"My Love"	2022	200		Soundtrack #1 OST

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2012	Wonderful Radio	Taxi Passenger	Cameo
2015	Hurry Up Brother Film	Himself		^[39]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2004	Banjun Drama	Himself	Cameo (Episode 17)
	Special TV Story		Cameo
2005	Old Miss Diary		Cameo (Episode 224)
2015	The Girl Who Sees Smells		Cameo (eps 1)
	The Producers	Kim Hong-soon	Supporting role	^[40]
2016	The Sound of Your Heart	Jo Jong-kook / Jo Jong-wook	Cameo (Episode 17–18)

Television shows

  Off-Air   On-Air

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2001–2003	Dream Team	Main Cast
2004–2006	X Man
	Happy Sunday
2005–2006	Real Situation Saturday Love Letter
	Shoot Dori
2008–2010	Family Outing
2010–present	Running Man	Main Cast
2012–2016	Escape Crisis No.1	Host
2014	Everybody
2015	Ding Ge Long Dong Qiang	Main Cast
2016	Talents for Sale	Host
2017	Let's go with Mom	Main Cast
	Dragon Club – Childish Bromance		with Jang Hyuk, Cha Tae-hyun, Hong Kyung-min, Hong Kyung-in
2017–present	I Can See Your Voice	Host	with Yoo Se-yoon and Leeteuk
2018–present	My Little Old Boy	Main Cast		^[41]
2018	The Call	Cast member (1st line-up)	Ep 1–2, 5
2019	In Sync	Host	with Soyou	^[42]
	The Call S2			^[43]
	Kill Bill			^[44]
2019–2020	Rewind	Team Leader		^[45]
2019–2020	Five Cranky Brothers	Cast member		^[46]
2019	Pink Festa	MC		^[47]
2020	Fly Shoot Dori — New Beginning		Episode 1–present	^[48]
	The Voice of Korea (S3)	Coach		^[49]
	Red-Cheeked Ramyun Lab	Cast		^[50]
	Trot God is Here 2 - Last Chance	Special MC	Ep.38-ongoing	^[51]
2021	Crazy Recipe Adventure	Main Cast		^[52]
	Ceremony Club			^[53]
	Wild Idol	Host		^[54]
2022–present	Problem Child in House	Cast Member		^[55]
2022	With the Silk of Dohpo Flying	Cast Member	with Ji Hyun-woo, Noh Sang-hyun, Joo Woo-jae and Hwang Dae-heon	^[56]
	Kick the Number	Host	with Dindin	^[57]
2023	Authorized Personnel Only	Cast Member	with Yang Se-hyung and Lee Yi-kyung	^[58]

Web shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2017–2019	Big Picture	Main Cast	with Haha	^[citation needed]
2021	Outrun by running man	Cast Member	Running Man spin-off	^[59]

Hosting

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2018	Gaon Chart Music Awards	With Nancy	^[60]
2018	SBS Entertainment Awards	With Park Soo-hong and Han Go-eun	^[61]
2021	APAN Music Awards	With Jeon So-min	^[62]

Awards and nominations

See also: Turbo (South Korean band) § Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee(s) / Work(s)	Result	Ref.
Asian Model Awards	2008	BBF Popular Singer Award	Kim Jong-kook	Won
Brand of the Year Awards	2022	Celebrity YouTuber of the Year		Nominated	^[63]
Brand Customer Loyalty Award	2021	Multitainer - Male		Won	^[64]
DramaFever Awards	2016	Best Bromance	Kim Jong-kook (with Lee Kwang-soo) Running Man	Won	^[65]
Golden Disk Awards	2004	Popularity Award	Kim Jong-kook	Won
	2005	Bonsang Award		Won
	2006			Won
KBS Entertainment Awards	2005	Best Entertainer Award	Shootdori	Won
	2013		Escape Crisis No. 1	Won	^[66]
KBS Music Awards	2004	Bonsang Award	Kim Jong-kook	Won
	2005	Grand Prize (Daesang) – Best Artist		Won	^[67]
Korean Entertainer Awards	2005	Ballad Award		Won
Korean Broadcasting Awards	2021	Popularity Award	Running Man	Nominated	^[68]
Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards	2015	Prime Minister's Award	Kim Jong-kook	Won	^[69]
KU Music Asian Music Awards	2016	Asia's Most Focused Artist Award		Won	^[70]
MBC Best 10 Music Awards	2004	Bonsang Award		Won
MBC Music Awards	2005	Most Popular Singer	"Lovable"	Won
		Grand Prize (Daesang) – Best Artist		Won	^[67]
Melon Music Awards	2006	Album Of The Year	Volume 4 - Kim Jong Kook's Fourth Letter	Won
Mnet Asian Music Awards	2005	Best Male Artist	"Standstill"	Won	^[71]
		Best Ballad Performance		Nominated
	2009		"Today More Than Yesterday"	Nominated
SBS Entertainment Awards	2010	Best TV Star Award	Running Man	Won	^[72]
	2011	Excellence Award (Variety Category)		Won	^[73]
		Netizen Popularity Award		Nominated	^[74]
	2013	Excellence Award (Male)		Won	^[75]
		Viewers Choice Popularity Award		Won
	2014	High Excellence Award		Won	^[76]
		Sohu China Netizen Popularity Award		Won
	2015			Won
	2018	PD's Award	Running Man and My Little Old Boy	Won	^[77]^[78]
		Best Couple Award	Kim Jong-kook (with Hong Jin-young) Running Man and My Little Old Boy	Won
	2019	Top Excellence Award in Reality Category	Running Man and My Little Old Boy	Won	^[79]
		Grand Prize (Daesang)		Nominated	^[80]
	2020	Golden Content Award	With Running Man members	Won	^[81]
		Grand Prize (Daesang)	Running Man and My Little Old Boy	Won	^[82]
	2021		with My Little Old Boy cast members	Won	^[83]
		Entertainer of the Year Award	Running Man and My Little Old Boy	Won
	2022	Best Couple Award	Kim Jong-kook (with Yoo Jae-suk)	Won	^[84]
		Grand Prize (Daesang)	Running Man and My Little Old Boy	Nominated	^[85]
SBS Music Awards	2004	Bonsang Award	Kim Jong-kook	Won
	2005	Grand Prize (Daesang) – Best Artist	"Loveable"	Won	^[67]
SBS Visual Arts Award	2005	Photogenic Award	Kim Jong-kook	Won
Seoul Music Awards	2004	Bonsang Award		Won
	2008			Won
Yahoo! Asia Buzz Awards	2013	Asia's Most Charismatic Korean Host		Won	^[86]^[unreliable source?]

Notes

1. The Gaon Music Chart was established in 2010.
2. The Recording Industry Association of Korea album chart was discontinued in 2008.
3. The Gaon Music Chart was established in 2010.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Shinhwa	SBS Gayo Daejun Award - Daesang Award 2005	Succeeded by TVXQ
Preceded by Rain	KBS Music Award - Daesang Award 2005	Succeeded by Discontinued
Preceded by Yoo Jae-suk	SBS Entertainment Awards - Daesang Award 2020	Succeeded by