Kim Hee-chul
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| Korean spelling | |
|---|---|
| Hangeul | 김희철 |
| Hanja | 金 希 澈 |
|
Revised Romanization |
Gim Hui-cheol |
|
McCune- Reischauer |
Kim Hich'ŏl |
Kim Heechul (born July 10, 1983 in Hoengseong- gun, Gangwon-do ) is a South Korean pop singer , actor , television presenter and a member of the boy group Super Junior , as well as in their subgroup Super Junior-T .
Life
Heechul was signed to SM Entertainment in 2002 and was supposed to debut in the boy band Four Seasons . The band was dissolved before the debut and he and his later bandmate Kangin were brought to the band Super Junior . Even before the debut of Super Junior, Heechul worked as a model and actor and was seen in various series and films. He played in 2005, together with his bandmate Kibum , in the teen drama Sharp 2 .
In November 2005, Heechul made his debut with the band Super Junior . The debut album reached number 3 in the Korean album charts. Super Junior was actually a planned rotation band, which should release band members every year in order to enable younger members to join the band. However, due to the band's success, this procedure was not carried out. After the debut with Super Junior, Heechul was back with Kibum as an actor.
During Heechul of Super Junior still able to celebrate successes, he was assigned by SM Entertainment in 2007 in a new subgroup of Super Junior, dedicated to the music style Trot concerned and therefore Super Junior - T was called. In the same year he also starred in the Korean film Attack on the Pin-Up Boys . He also had several appearances in TV series and moderated various TV programs. In November 2007 Heechul received a radio show which ran until 2008. Heechul also made his debut as a musical singer in 2008, together with his teammate Kangin in the musical Xanadu, which was performed in Seoul until November 2008.
In 2009, Heechul appeared in several TV shows in addition to his activities at Super Junior. In 2010 he also received a new radio show, which he gave to Kyuhyun in 2011 because he moved in. In the same year he released his first solo single with First Star ( 초별 ). In 2011 he released the song 뭘봐 (Close Ur Mouth), which he recorded with Kim Jung-mo from the band TRAX . They called their joint music project M&D .
On September 1, 2011, Heechul was drafted into the South Korean army service and thus had to forcibly pause his activities at Super Junior. After 23 months of service in the army, Heechul was released on August 31, 2013.
After his army service, Heechul worked on his acting career and resumed his activities with Super Junior. In 2015, Heechul made a comeback with his teammates with Super Junior-T and recorded some songs with his bandmates for the album Magic .
On January 1, 2020, SM Entertainment confirmed that Heechul was in a relationship with Hirai Momo , a member of the girl group Twice .
Discography
| year | song | EAST |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "Don't Walk Away" | Xanadu EAST |
| 2009 | "First Star" | Loving You a Thousand Times OST |
Filmography
Movie
| year | Movie title | role |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Attack on the Pin-Up Boys | The Ultra Junior President |
| 2010 | Super show 3 3D | He himself |
TV Shows
| year | title | role | TV channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Sharp 2 | Baek Jin-woo | KBS |
| Loveholic | Young chef | ||
| 2005-07 | Rainbow romance | Heechul | MBC |
| 2006 | Mystery 6 | Himself | Mnet |
| Bad family | Gong min | SBS | |
| 2007-08 | Golden Bride | Kim Young-soo | |
| 2009 | Tae-hee, Hye-kyo, Ji-hyun | Himself | MBC |
| 2009-10 | Loving You a Thousand Times | Lee Chul | SBS |
| 2010 | I am Legend | Himself | |
| 2011 | Youth Melody | Shen Taiyi | CCTV |
| 2013 | The Heirs | Himself | SBS |
| 2014 | Flower Grandpa Investigation Unit | Park Jung-woo | tvN |
Reality shows
| year | title | TV channel |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Love letter | SBS |
| 2007 | Idol World | KM |
| 2007-2008 | Explorers of the Human Body | SBS |
| 2008 | Intimate touch | |
| Because I Like You | ||
| 2010 | Family Outing 2 | |
| Running man | ||
| 2011 | Radio star | MBC |
| 2014 | We Got Married with Puff Guo | |
| Running man | SBS | |
| 2015 | Knowing Brother | JTBC |
Other works
Radio show
| year | title |
|---|---|
| 2005-2006 | Young Street Radio (영 스트리트) |
| 2010-2011 | HeeChul's Young Street - SBS Power FM |
musical
| year | title |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Xanadu |
Web links
- Kim Hee-chul on people.nate.com (Korean)
Individual evidence
- ^ Yong-sung Lee: Young trot music stars bridge generation gap . In: Korea Herald , March 16, 2007. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
- ↑ Super Junior Hits Big Screen . The Korea Times, July 8, 2013.
- ↑ Kim Hee-chul in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ↑ Curriculum Vitae on Nate-People ( Memento from October 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Super Junior member Heechul to release single on OST on asiae.co.kr from October 23, 2009 (English).
- ↑ M&D on Naver -Music. Retrieved November 2, 2013 (Korean).
- ↑ Super Junior singer off to the Army ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Korea JoongAng Daily of September 2, 2011 (English).
- ↑ Military service almost up for Super Junior's Kim Hee-chul . Korea JoongAng Daily, August 7, 2013.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kim, Hee-chul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 김희철 (Korean, Hangeul); 金 希 澈 (Korean, Hanja); Gim, Hui-cheol (Revised Romanization); Kim, Hŭich'ŏl (McCune-Reischauer) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South Korean pop singer and actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 10, 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hoengseong- gun, Gangwon-do , South Korea |