Kim Dong Wan

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Kim Dong Wan
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Background information
Born November 21, 1979 (1979-11-21) (age 28)
Origin South Korea
Genre(s) K-pop, Pop, R&B
Occupation(s) singer, actor
Years active 1998—present
Label(s) SM Entertainment
Good Entertainment
H2 Entertainment
Associated acts Shinhwa
Korean name
Hangul 김동완
Hanja 金烔完
Revised Romanization Gim Dong-wan
McCune-Reischauer Kim Tong-wan

Kim Dong Wan (born November 21, 1979) is a South Korean singer and actor. He is best known as a member of boy band Shinhwa, but since 2002 has been making a name for himself as an actor, with prominent 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,[1] although since the release of his debut album he says that now he prefers singing more.[2] From Shinhwa, Kim is the fourth member to go solo, following Lee Min Woo, Shin Hye Sung, and Jun Jin.

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[edit] Musical career

[edit] Debut with Shinhwa

Main article: Shinhwa

Kim made his debut in 1998 as a vocalist in the boy band Shinhwa. Although he isn't 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 currently recording Shinhwa's 9th album.

[edit] Going solo

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." 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.[3] 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."[4] 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 Jpop influenced, having redone a song by Glay and Exile in the album.[2]

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."[2] His album sold over 25,000 copies in two days[5] with 41,490 copies sold by the end of 2007[6] allowing it to rank 19th for the year.[6] Kim along with his bandmates Junjin, Minwoo, Eric and Andy will enlist for the military in 2008.[7]

[edit] In the media

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.[8][9]

Kim was one of several Korean celebrities praised by the Japanese media for giving generous donations for flood victims in 2006.[10]

[edit] Awards

Year Group Category Film/TV series/Song Result Ref.
2004 Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Actor Spin Kick Nominated [11]
2005 KBS Drama Awards Best Actor A Farewell to Sorrow Won [11]
Best Couple A Farewell to Sorrow Nominated [11]
2007 SBS ingigayo Mutizen Award Hankerchief Won [12]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Kimdongwan Is

Cover of Kim's debut solo album, Kimdongwan Is.
Cover of Kim's debut solo album, Kimdongwan Is.
  1. Dongwan Is (Intro)
  2. 내 잘못이니까 (It's my fault)
  3. 손수건 (Handkerchief)
  4. 삼총사 (Three Musketeers) - Feat. MC mong, 허인창 (Ho Inchang)
  5. Scream - Feat. D.Bace, DJ Tukutz Of Epik High
  6. 사랑이 가여워 (Love...Poor)
  7. My Love - Feat. Eric <Composed by Minwoo a.k.a M>
  8. 여름이 좋아 (Loving Summer) - Feat. Andy
  9. 남은 사람 (The one left alone) - Duet with Hyesung
  10. 사랑해선 안될 사람 (Can not love u) - Duet with Byul
  11. 진담 (JinDam) (Truth)
  12. Scream (Instrumental)

[edit] Filmography

[edit] TV drama

  • New Nonstop (2001)
  • Children of Heaven (2002)
  • MBC Best Theater, episode #610: "Magic Power Alcohol" (2005)
  • Beating Heart (2005)
  • A Farewell to Sorrow, aka A Farewell to Tears or Goodbye Sadness (2005)
  • The One I Love, aka The Person That I Love or I Will Not Love (2007)

[edit] Film

[edit] Appearances

  • 2003 KBS Yoon Do Hyun Love Letter “Lately”
  • 2004 KBS Yoon Do Hyun Love Letter “Cigarette Shop Girl”
  • 2005 Public Relations Officer of JeonJu International Film Festival

[edit] MC & DJ

  • 2000 – 2002: DJ for "Ten Ten Club"
  • 2003 – 2005: Host for SBS Inkigayo
  • 2006: MC for SBS “I Love My Teacher Day” Concert (2006)

[edit] Music videos

  • 2005 Shinhwa MV - “Brand New”
  • 2005 Shinhwa MV – “Crazy”
  • 2006 SG Wannabe MV – “Partner for life” and “Slow”
  • 2006 Shinhwa MV – “Throw my fist”

[edit] References

  1. ^ Shinhwa’s Kim Dong-wan to Star in KBS Series. KBS Global, June 8, 2005. Retrieved on December 13, 2006.
  2. ^ a b c "Korea: Interview With Shinhwa Member Kim Dong-wan", Aisanbite, 2007-07-11. Retrieved on 2007-07-14. 
  3. ^ Garcia, Cathy Rose A. "Shinhwa Members Go Solo This Summer", The Korea Times, 2006-06-21. Retrieved on 2007-06-21. 
  4. ^ "Shinhwa Together To Support Kim Dongwan’s Solo Album", ShenYue!, 2006-06-21. Retrieved on 2007-06-21. 
  5. ^ "Update on Kim Dongwan's ist Album Sales", The Six Men In My Life Now, 2006-07-18. Retrieved on 2007-07-18. 
  6. ^ a b "2007 Year-end Sales", Recording Industry Association of Korea, 2006-07-18. Retrieved on 2008-03-18. 
  7. ^ "Shinhwa to hold large scale ASIA concert to end 9 years of activities", Shinhwa Biz. Retrieved on 2007-07-27. (English) 
  8. ^ "Kim Dong-wan’s Suprising Plastic Surgery Confession", KBS World, April 16, 2007. Retrieved on May 5, 2007.
  9. ^ "I admit I had a nose job, not a fall", The Electric New Paper, April 24, 2007. Retrieved on May 5, 2007.
  10. ^ Korean Stars Praised for Generosity in Japan. KBS Global, August 14, 2006. Retrieved on December 13, 2006.
  11. ^ a b c The World of Dongwan. eNam-wangJa Family.... Retrieved on May 20, 2007.
  12. ^ You can watch the video clip of Kim winning the award at Youtube.

[edit] External links

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Shinhwa
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Eric Mun · Lee Min Woo · Kim Dong Wan · Shin Hye Sung · Jun Jin · Andy Lee
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
See also
Related articles
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NAME Kim Dong Wan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Singer and actor
DATE OF BIRTH November 21, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH South Korea
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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