- Kim Dong Wan
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Kim Dong Wan Birth name 김동완 (金烔完) Also known as Upright Guy [1]
(바른 생활 사나이)[2]Born 21 November 1979 Origin South Korea Genres K-pop, J-pop, Dance, R&B Occupations singer, actor Years active 1998–present Labels SM Entertainment
(1998-2003)
Good Entertainment
(2004-2007)
H2 Entertainment
Liveworks
(2010-present)
Shinhwa Company
(2011-present)Associated acts Shinhwa Korean name Hangul 김동완 Hanja 金烔完 Revised Romanization Gim Dong-wan McCune–Reischauer Kim Tong-wan Kim Dong Wan (Hangul: 김동완, Hanja: 金烔完) was born on 21 November 1979. He is a South Korean entertainer, known as a member of six-member boy band Shinhwa. He has since 2002 has been making a name for himself as an actor, with roles in television dramas such as A Farewell to Sorrow and Children of Heaven. He has said that given the opportunity he would prefer a career in acting rather than as a singer,[3] although since the release of his debut album he says that now he prefers singing more.[4] From Shinhwa, Kim is the fourth member to go solo, following Lee Min Woo, Shin Hye Sung, and Jun Jin.
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Career
Debut with Shinhwa
Main article: ShinhwaKim made his debut in 1998 as a vocalist in the boy band Shinhwa. Although he is not lead vocalist, he began singing bigger parts on Shinhwa's 7th album, Brand New. One song from the album, "Liar", actually only has Kim as the vocalist, along with Eric Mun as the rapper. He also wrote, composed, and arranged a song on the album, titled "Set Free". Though he had branched out as a solo artist, he is part of Shinhwa and just released Shinhwa's 9th album.[5]
Kim was one of several Korean celebrities praised by the Japanese media for giving generous donations for flood victims in 2006.[6]
On April 16, 2007, Kim appeared as a guest on MC Mong's "Pleasure and Pain" radio show. When asked about an incident early in his career where he injured his nose, he confessed that he in fact had plastic surgery to change its shape.[7][8]
Solo artist
Cover of Kim's debut solo album, Kimdongwan Is.
Kim released his debut solo album, Kimdongwan Is, on July 5, 2007, which featured collaborations with his fellow Shinhwa members, including Lee Andy rapping in the song "Loving Summer", Shin Hye Sung singing a duet with Kim in "The One Left Alone", and Eric rapping in "My Love".[9] The other members have contribute to the album as well, with Lee Min Woo writing, composing and arranging the song "My Love," and with Jun Jin helping him with choreography.[10] Kim expressed gratitude for their contributions, saying, "I’ve been working together with the group Shinhwa, thus there was a lot of pressure working on the solo album, but since the other members showed up and helped me with most of it, it has been a great big help for me". Kim's first single was the ballad, "Handkerchief", a song about a guy who consoles his girlfriend and wipes away her tears. Despite Shinhwa's genre in music like American R&B and bubblegum pop, Kim said he wanted his album to be more J-pop influenced, having redone a song by Glay and Exile in the album.[4]
For the debut album, Kim also lost a lot of weight, saying that "it's not good for a ballad singer to have a muscular image. Someone singing ballads should have a lean, 'hungry-looking' image."[4] His album sold over 25,000 copies in two days, with 41,490 copies sold by the end of 2007, allowing it to rank 19th for the year.[11] In 2008, he released his 2nd solo album, The Secret; Between Us. The album featured collaborations with Tiffany of SNSD, Jade Valerie, Shinhwa bandmate, Eric and Heritage.
Kim enlisted for mandatory military service in November at an army training camp in Gongju, Chungcheongnam-do[12] He was discharged on 17 December 2010, after serving 24 months as an administrative worker at the Seodaemun-gu District Office.[13]
He has since played the lead role of Hedwig in theatrical musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch at Sang Sang Art Hall in Seoul.
Discography
See also: Shinhwa discographySingle
Single # Single Information Track Listing 1st Title: Promise
- Released: November 7, 2008
- Released Under: H2 Entertainment
- Intro
- 약속 Yaksok (Promise) (Duet with Youn Ha)
- 못잊어 Mosijeo (Can't Forget)
- 약속 Yaksok (Instrumental)
Studio
Album # Album Information Track Listing 1st Title: Kimdongwan Is
- Released: July 5, 2007
- Released Under: H2 Entertainment
- Dongwan Is (Intro)
- 내 잘못이니까 (It's My Fault)
- 손수건 (Handkerchief)
- 삼총사 (Three Musketeers) - Feat. MC Mong, 허인창 (Ho Inchang)
- Scream - Feat. D.Bace, DJ Tukutz Of Epik High
- 사랑이 가여워 (Love... Poor)
- My Love - Feat. Eric <Composed by Lee Minwoo>
- 여름이 좋아 (Loving Summer) - Feat. Andy
- 남은 사람 (The one left alone) - Duet with Shin Hyesung
- 사랑해선 안 될 사람 (Cannot Love You) - Duet with Byul
- 진담 (JinDam) (Truth)
- Scream (Instrumental)
2nd Title: The Secret; Between Us
- Released: May 13, 2008
- Released Under: H2 Entertainment
- 남자의 사랑 (Man's Love)
- 비밀 (Secret) (Narr. Tiffany of Girls' Generation)
- 왜 그래 (What's Wrong?) (feat. Heritage)
- Honey (feat. Eric Mun)
- 사랑하는 사람아 (Person You Love)
- 바람의 노래 (Wind's Love)
- 사이 키스 (Kiss Between Us)
- 떠나도 돼 (You Can Leave)
- 악녀 탈출 (Witch's Escape)
- 좋을 사람 (Good Person)
- 잊어야겠다 (I Need to Forget)
- You Don't Know Me (duet with Jade Valerie)
- 비밀 (Instrumental)
- 왜 그래 (Instrumental)
Compilation
Album # Album Information Track Listing 1st Title: Kim Dongwan Japan Premium Best
- Released: December 15, 2010
- Releaded Under: H2 Entertainment
- Language: Japanese
- 聞いて
- 私の誇りだから
- ハンカチ
- My Love
- 君が好き
- 愛してはいけない人
- to be announced
- なぜ
- 秘密
- サイキス
- 風の歌
- いいひと
- 後愛
- 約束
- 君がいるべき場所 (feat K)
Filmography
TV dramas
- 2001 - New Nonstop
- 2002 - Children of Heaven
- 2005 - "Magic Power Alcohol" - MBC Best Theater (Episode #610)
- 2005 - Beating Heart
- 2005 - A Farewell to Sorrow, aka A Farewell to Tears or Goodbye Sadness
- 2007 - The One I Love, aka The Person That I Love or I Will Not Love
- 2011 - Acme (Life of Lee Youk-Sa, the Poet who Embraced Epoch)
Films
- 2002 - Emergency Act 19 - cameo with Shinhwa
- 2004 - Spin Kick, aka Taekwon Boys
Music videos
- 2005 Shinhwa MV - “Brand New”
- 2005 Shinhwa MV – “Crazy”
- 2006 Shinhwa MV – “Once in a Lifetime”
- 2006 Shinhwa MV – “Throw my fist”
- 2006 Shinhwa MV - “This Is The Sun In Our Hearts”
- 2006 SG Wannabe MV – “Partner for life” and “Slow”
- 2006 Self - “Handkerchief”
- 2008 Shinhwa MV – “RUN”
- 2008 Self - “The Secret”
- 2008 Self - "Can't Forget"
TV Show
- 2003 Yoon Do-Hyun's Love Letter “Lately” - KBS
- 2004 Yoon Do-Hyun's Love Letter “Cigarette Shop Girl” - KBS
- 2005 Public Relations - Officer of JeonJu International Film Festival
- 2005 Love Letter (ep 1 to 14) - SBS
- 2005 X-Man - SBS
- 2006 Heroine 6
- 2006 New X-Man - SBS
- 2008 Family Outing (Guest ep 1 & 2) - SBS
- July 2006 Infinity Challenge - Quiz Challenge with Shinhwa (Season 4 Episode 11 & 12) - MBC
MC
- 2000–2002: DJ for Ten Ten Club
- 2003–2005: Host for SBS Inkigayo
- 2006: Host for SBS I Love My Teacher Day Concert
Awards
Year Awards Category Work Result Ref 2004 Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Actor Spin Kick Nominated 2005 KBS Drama Awards Best Actor A Farewell to Sorrow Won Best Couple Nominated 2007 SBS Inkigayo Mutizen Award "Handkerchief" Won References
- ^ (Korean) "양아치 태권도부의 도전기 '돌려차기'" News Naver. 15 July 2004. Retrieved 2011-11-08
- ^ (Korean) "콧수염 기른 김동완, 배드보이로 이미지 변신" My Daily. 18 June 2007. Retrieved 2011-11-08
- ^ "Shinhwa’s Kim Dong-wan to Star in KBS Series" KBS Global. 8 June 2005. Retrieved 2006-12-13.
- ^ a b c "Korea: Interview With Shinhwa Member Kim Dong-wan". Aisanbite. 2007-07-11. http://www.asianbite.com/default.asp?display=955. Retrieved 2007-07-14.
- ^ (Korean) "김동완 '노래 있어 연기도 가능했다..가수는 내 고향'" Star News. 4 July 2007. retrieved 2011-11-08
- ^ Korean Stars Praised for Generosity in Japan. KBS Global, August 14, 2006. Retrieved on December 13, 2006.
- ^ "Kim Dong-wan’s Surprising Plastic Surgery Confession", KBS World, April 16, 2007. Retrieved on May 5, 2007.
- ^ "I admit I had a nose job, not a fall", The Electric New Paper, April 24, 2007. Retrieved on May 5, 2007.
- ^ (Korean) "김동완 '솔로 준비에 앤디가 가장 반대'" Star News. 1 July 2007. Retrieved 2011-11-08
- ^ Garcia, Cathy Rose A (2006-06-21). "Shinhwa Members Go Solo This Summer". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2007-06-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20070628221008/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2007/06/201_5426.html. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
- ^ "2007 Year-end Sales". Recording Industry Association of Korea. 2006-07-18. Archived from the original on 2008-05-08. http://web.archive.org/web/20080508152311/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2007_2.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
- ^ "Boot camp beckons for boy band balladeer" Joongang Daily. 19 November 2008. Retrieved 2011-11-08
- ^ "Shinhwa singer discharged" Joongang Daily. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 2011-11-08
External links
- (Korean) Kim Dong-wan - Official website[dead link]
- (Korean) Shinhwa - Official website[dead link]
- Kim Dong-wan at the Internet Movie Database
- Kim Dong-wan at HanCinema
Shinhwa Korean albums Japanese albums Korean singles "How Do I Say" · "Hey, Dude!" · "Summer Story Tropical 2005"Japanese singles "This Is The Sun In Our Hearts"Compilation albums Winter Story 2003–2004 · Winter Story 2004–2005 · Winter Story 2006–2007 · Winter Story 2007–2008 · My ChoiceSM Town Christmas in SMTown · Christmas Winter Vacation in SMTown.com · Christmas Winter Vacation in SMTown.com - Angel Eyes · Summer Vacation in SMTown.com · 2002 Winter Vacation in SMTown.com - My Angel My Light · 2003 Summer Vacation in SMTown.comSee also Shinhwa discography · List of Shinhwa's awardsRelated articles Categories:- 1979 births
- Living people
- People from Seoul
- Shinhwa members
- South Korean film actors
- South Korean male singers
- South Korean television actors
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