Kim Jang-hoon | |
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![]() Kim in April 2012 | |
Background information | |
Born | 14 August 1963 |
Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
Genres | K-pop |
Occupation(s) | Vocalist |
Years active | 1991-present |
Labels | Concert World, LOEN Entertainment |
Website | www.KimJangHoon.com |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김장훈 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gim Jang-hun |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Changhun |
Kim Jang-hoon (Korean: 김장훈; Hanja: 金章勳; born 14 August 1963) is a South Korean singer, known for his rock ballads.
Early life and education
[edit]Kim dropped out of school and worked as a DJ at cafes. In 1991, he released his debut album.[1] Cho Dongik mainly wrote and arranged his music. That album included "On a sunny day", written by You Hee-yeol, "Always between you and I", written by Cho Dongik, "To the tomorrow", written by Cho Dongik. His second album[2] including "Now", was released in 1993. His third album was I just sang my song.[3]
Career
[edit]On 27 September 2011, Kim released the single, "Breakups are So Like Me" which featured Heechul of boy band Super Junior, who also starred in the music video. Since Heechul enlisted for mandatory military service on 1 September, his parts during the performance on Music Bank and Show! Music Core, was filled in by bandmates, Yesung, Eunhyuk and Shindong, who performed with Kim.[4]
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Kim_Jang-hoon_at_LG_Cinema_3D_World_Festival_%284%29.jpg/220px-Kim_Jang-hoon_at_LG_Cinema_3D_World_Festival_%284%29.jpg)
Also, Kim is on many popular T.V. variety programs as an entertainer. Kim is the #1 musician at University Campuses for 10 years and his popularity ranges from people in their teens to their 60s.
Since his debut, Kim has twenty-two (22) albums, including his best remix albums, digital singles, and Original Soundtrack albums. Moreover, throughout his career, Kim performed at over 1,000 different concerts and shows, including fifteen (15) of his own exclusive concerts, in China and South Korea.
In 2012, Kim released his 10th full-length album, the first in six years. He released a music video for the title track "Nothing" featuring Paris Hilton.[5]
In 2014, Kim released, along with the girl group Crayon Pop, a new single titled "HERO".
Charitable work
[edit]In South Korea, Kim is widely known as the "Donation Angel", donating over 10 billion South Korean won over the course of ten years to various causes. He is active in the Liancourt Rocks territorial dispute between Japan and South Korea.[citation needed]
In July 2012, while during his concert at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in California, Kim received a letter signed by U.S. President Barack Obama, notifying him of his winning the President's Volunteer Service Award.[6]
Discography
[edit]Album# | Album Information | Tracklist |
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1st | Vol 1 always between you and I
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2nd | Vol 2 Now
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3rd | Vol 3 I just sang my song
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4th | Vol 4 1998 BALLADS FOR TEARS
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5th | Vol 5 Fool
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6th | Vol 6 INNOCENCE
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7th | Vol 7 Natural
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8th | Novelty Hero Newspaper with Cho PD
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9th | Vol A Piece
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10th | Vol 9 It's me
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11th | Project : Maestro
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12th | A Shower - Digital Single
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13th | Letter to Kim Hyun Sik - tribute album
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14th | Make Me Cry Again (w/ Psy) - Digital Single
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Public service
[edit]- 2008, Publicity Ambassador for Voluntary Agency Network of Korea (VANK)
- 2008, Publicity Ambassador for Olympic Park
- 2022, Ambassadors for the Festival of Culture and Arts with Disabilities with Jung Eun-hye[7]
Awards
[edit]- 2002: The Prize for Good Deed Star in Current Year
- 2008: 4th The Grand Prize for Contribution to Society-Special Award
- 2008: 6th The Prize for Glorious Civilized People
- 2012: President's Volunteer Service Award[8]
References
[edit]- ^ 김장훈 1집 '늘 우리 사이엔' (in Korean). 인뮤즈닷컴. 19 November 1991.
- ^ 김장훈 2집 '이제야' (in Korean). 인뮤즈닷컴. 10 December 1994.
- ^ 김장훈 3집 '노래만 불렀지' (in Korean). 인뮤즈닷컴. 10 January 1997.
- ^ Choe, MinJi "Super Junior Fills in For Heechul for Kim Jang Hoon Duet" CJ E&M enewsWorld. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 2012-03-30
- ^ "Kim Jang Hoon's music video for "Nothing" features Paris Hilton". Asia Pacific Arts. 29 October 2012.
- ^ "Kim Jang-hoon Given U.S. President's Volunteer Award". The Chosun Ilbo. 24 July 2012.
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- ^ Sunwoo, Carla (24 July 2012). "Obama recognizes Kim Jang-hoon". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
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Further reading
[edit]- http://news.khan.co.kr/kh_news/khan_art_view.html?artid=200711261744051&code=210000
- http://music.naver.com/artist.nhn?m=bio&artistid=38[permanent dead link]
- http://music.naver.com/artist.nhn?m=allalbums&artistid=38[permanent dead link]
- http://music.naver.com/artist.nhn?m=allalbums&artistid=38&page=2[permanent dead link]
- http://www.inmuz.com/bbs/search.php?ss=1&sx=1&kw=김장훈
- http://www.inmuz.com/bbs/view.php?id=album&no=738&keyword=김장훈&sn=off&ss=on&sc=off
- http://www.inmuz.com/bbs/view.php?id=album&no=739&keyword=김장훈&sn=off&ss=on&sc=off&sx=on
- http://www.inmuz.com/bbs/view.php?id=album&no=740&keyword=김장훈&sn=off&ss=on&sc=off&sx=on
- http://kin.naver.com/detail/detail.php?d1id=3&dir_id=30402&eid=G152cOZZSymIdDfnbsQONY0Gen+Tn/kv&qb=sejA5cjGvLHH4A==&pid=fbac7loQsDlssv9RKQlsss--288754&sid=5Cc-0neEW0gAACDON08AAAA5
External links
[edit]- Official website
- 김장훈 (Kim Jang-hoon) on Cyworld (gyhoon77) (in Korean)