Kim Kyung-ho explained

Kim Kyung-ho
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Background:solo_singer
Birth Date:June 7, 1971
Origin:Mokpo, South Korea
Instrument:Vocals, guitar, piano
Genre:Hard rock, Heavy Metal, Korean ballad
Occupation:Singer-songwriter, producer
Years Active:1989–present
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Hangul:김경호
Rr:Gim Gyeong-ho
Mr:Kim Kyŏngho

Kim Kyung-ho (; born June 7, 1971) is a South Korean singer who is often referred to as a "legend of rock" for his efforts in bringing rock music to South Korea and his four octave vocal range.[1] [2] He makes frequent appearances on South Korean variety shows.[3]

Biography

Kim was born in Mokpo, South Korea. He is known as the National Rock Star with charismatic presence on stage and later on called as Rock Unnie or National Sister because of his long hair and feminine look.

He made his first appearance on Korea's music scene in 1989 on an annual competition for talented youths hosted by KBS.In 1991, he also joined on MBC's University Music Festival where he got bronze award for his self-composed song Long Goodbye which was also included on his first album.

His debut album released in 1995 entitled Kim Kyung Ho, and while not commercially successful earned him some recognition among Korean rock music fans. His more novel second album, was much better received and the song "People Who Make Me Sorrow" topped on music charts which made him popular. Since then, he rose to mainstream success and released numerous hit songs such as "Forbidden Love", "Heartless", "Until the day we love beautifully", "My Love, Even In The Heavens", "Though I Love You", "Wine", and "Father".

He also collaborated to the soundtrack of the 2002 Korean drama series Empress Myeongseong and 2004 (of which he covered Within Temptation song; "Mother Earth").

After Several years of popularity things took a downturn for him in 2003 when he was diagnosed with cord nodules. In 2007 Kim was diagnosed with Avascular necrosis.[4]

Kim Kyung-ho renewed his popularity through his participation in variety shows, and numerous appearances in televised singing competitions as part of an entourage of industry-veteran vocalists. In September 2011 he joined the hit Show I Am a Singer and with his long hair and dance moves, he gained the title as "Rock Unnie". He was the fifth artist to graduate from the show, doing so in the final round. His popularity continued as he appeared on other variety shows such as Hidden Singer, Happy Together, and Running Man, In 2014, he joined the television music competition , where he won the trophy several times.In May 15 and 22, 2016, he appeared on episodes 59–60 of the singing competition King of Mask Singer.[5]

Kim Kyung-ho married on November 8, 2014, with a Japanese woman working in finances. In August 2018, Kim announced that the couple had been divorced since June 2018.[6]

Discography

Studio albums

YearTitleRelease DateTrack List
1995Kim Kyung HoDecember 1, 1995
  1. Last Prayer (마지막 기도)
  2. Long Separation (긴 이별)
  3. Freeman (자유인)
  4. First Separation (첫 이별)
  5. Being A Man (남자라는 건)
  6. Life (목숨)
  7. For the First Time (나 이제서야)
  8. The Worst Day (최악의 날)
  9. A Boy Under the False Accusation (누명쓴 아이)
  10. Fall Asleep on the Raining Road (비가 오는 거리에서 잠든다)
1997Kim:kyungho 1997June 30, 1997
  1. Dracula
  2. Fate
  3. Aria of the Sad Soul (for Elise)
  4. The Lord of All Creation
  5. AID & AIDS
  6. People Who Make Me Sorrow
  7. Our Son
  8. Late Regret
  9. Forbidden Love
  10. Last Prayer
  11. To Pinocchio
  12. Waiting for You
1998Kim Kyung Ho III – 00:00:1998August 31, 1998
  1. Shout
  2. Fly High to Follow Your Dreams
  3. Grief of Farewell
  4. The Name That I'd Call Out with My Last Breath
  5. The Voice of Conscience
  6. Unfullfilled Love
  7. The Castle of Eternity
  8. Exodus
  9. Vesuvius
  10. My Love, Even in the Heavens
  11. Higher to the Top
1999Kim Kyung Ho IV – For 2000 ADApril 30, 1999
  1. For 2000 AD
  2. Through It Away! (버려
)
  1. Inerasable Trace (화인)
  2. Love Sadder than the Separation (이별보다 슬픈 사랑)
  3. 1052
  4. Non-Stop
  5. When My Love Calls You (내 그리움 널 부를 때)
  6. Love That We Can Never Achieve (이룰 수 없는 사랑)
  7. Come To Me (내게로 와)
  8. Heartlessness (비정)
  9. Rock 'N Roll
  10. Till I Beautifully Love You (To You ; Forbidden Love
2000Kim Kyung Ho V – 와인July 1, 2000
  1. escape
  2. Wine (迗 人)
  3. Blood
  4. Delete
  5. Dear Freddie
  6. Asparagus
  7. Masquerade
  8. Always Waiting For You
  9. Shadow of My Passionate Affections
  10. Good-bye to my love
  11. Tragedy
2001Kim Kyung Ho VI – The LifeAugust 13, 2001
  1. Survival Game
  2. Shout
  3. To you precious
  4. The Life
  5. Rock The Night
  6. sacrifice
  7. Yesterday
  8. My All
  9. I loved it but
  10. Sacrifice (Instrumental)
  11. Sacrifice (music video)
2003Kim Kyung Ho 7 – Open Your EyesAugust 11, 2003
  1. OASIS
  2. Father
  3. Now
  4. Wisdom for you
  5. Time Is Up
  6. Open Your Eyes
  7. Break Free
  8. I would rather
  9. To the last one (To You)
  10. Hi
  11. Now (Club Remix Ver 1.0)
2004Kim Kyung Ho 7.5 – 시작 : HowJuly 12, 2004
  1. Man on the Silver Mountain (Remake)
  2. How?
  3. Please Forgive Me
  4. Leave it
  5. I'll give you my love (Remake)
  6. Everybody
  7. I can not talk. (Remake)
  8. Night at night (Remake)
  9. Judgment Day
  10. Come to me (Live)
  11. Oasis (Live)
  12. I love you (Live)
  13. Now (Live) With Park Sang Min
  14. Father (Remix)
  15. Wisdom for you (Remastering)
  16. Remastering
  17. My All (Remastering)
2006Kim Kyung Ho 8 – UnlimitedFebruary 23, 2006
  1. Rock And Light
  2. Warrior
  3. Love, in pain
  4. I believe you loved it.
  5. Guardian Angel
  6. Summer Candles
  7. Party
  8. My farewell
  9. A breathing love
  10. Working for the Weekend
  11. Season of Loss
  12. Road Movie
  13. Summer Candles (Radio Version)
2007Kim Kyung Ho Vol. 9 – InfinityNovember 30, 2007
  1. Poison
  2. As if it were you
  3. Habit
  4. Portrait of a young day
  5. Sad Song
  6. I, Who Cannot Forget You
  7. Insomnia
  8. Rain is Who You Are and Flow
  9. Nanana
  10. Make It Go Away
  11. Tunnel

Mini albums

YearTitleRelease DateTrack List
2008"Another Story (Kim Kyung Ho album)Kim Kyung Ho – Another Story"February 29, 2008
  1. 마치 너인 것처럼
  2. 널 잊지 못하는 내가 (Live)
  3. 독 (毒) (Live)
  4. 마치 너인 것처럼 (Live)
  5. 마치 너인 것처럼
2009"Chapter Zero (Kim Kyung Ho album)Kim Kyung Ho – Chapter Zero"April 10, 2009
  1. Still Wanting You
  2. People Who Make Me Sorrow
  3. Reach for the Sky
  4. Too Hard Too Furious
  5. Come to Me
2009Kim Kyung Ho 9.5 – AliveJune 22, 2009
  1. Face to Face
  2. I want to bring her back (데려오고 싶다)
  3. Promise U
  4. Misty Rain (는개비)
  5. The Story of Rain And You (Featuring Park Wan-kyu) (비와 당신의 이야기)
  6. Rush (질주)
2013Kim Kyung Ho 10 – 공존February 22, 2013
  1. If you can hear love
  2. I wait for you
  3. Promise
  4. Sunset
  5. Tears of the Moon
  6. Get On Your Feet
  7. If you hear love (Inst.)

Single albums

YearTitleRelease DateTrack List
2008Kim Kyung Ho -너를 지켜줄 거야September 19, 2008
  1. 너를 지켜줄 거야 (법무부 캠페인 광고 삽입곡)
2008Kim Kyung Ho -질주October 9, 2008
  1. 질주
2009Kim Kyung Ho -Fly AwayMarch 23, 2009
  1. Fly Away (메리 제트 오프닝 타이틀)
2017Kim Kyung Ho 10 – Part 2 공존May 15, 2017
  1. 시간의 숲
  2. Don't Be Quiet
2018FOURever : Kim Kyung Ho,Kim Jong Seo,Kim Tae Won and Park Wan KyuMarch 22, 2018
  1. Promise

Live albums

YearTitleRelease Date
1997Kim Kyung Ho: LiveLate 1997
2002Kim Kyung Ho – Best & LiveJanuary 2002
2014KIMKYUNGHO 20th ANNIVERSARY ALBUMOctober 2014

Awards

Golden Disk Awards

YearCategoryWorkResult
1997Bonsang AlbumPeople Who Make Me Sorrow
1998Bonsang AlbumMy Love Even in the Heavens
1999Popularity AwardUntil the day we love beautifully

Mnet Asian Music Awards

YearCategoryWorkResult
align=center 2000Best Rock Performancealign=center "Wine" (와인)[7] [8]
align=center 2001align=center "Sacrifice" (희생)[9]

Seoul Music Awards

YearCategoryWorkResult
1997Bonsang AlbumPeople Who Make Me Sorrow
1998Bonsang AlbumMy Love Even in the Heavens

Activities and Shows

Variety Shows

YearTitleNetworkRole
2011 I Am a Singer 1 Contestant, episodes 26–40
2012 Hidden Singer PilotJTBCContestant, episode 2
I Am a Singer 1MBCContestant, episodes 41–47
Top Band 2KBS2Judges
2013 Dancing with the Stars 3 Contestant, episodes 1–12
2014 Immortal SongsKBS2Contestant, episodes:
  1. 162 (Aug.23) -The First Train,
  2. 163–164 (Aug.30 and Sep.06) -Back to You
  3. 167 (Oct.04) -Autumn Love (Won)
2015 Contestant, episodes:
  1. 181 (Jan.10) -As Days Goes By (Won)
  2. 182 (Jan.17) -We
  3. 185 (Feb.07) -The Winter Rose (Won)
King of Mask SingerJSTVContestant as "The Last Samurai", episodes 8,10 and 11
I Am a Singer 3MBCContestant
2016 Duet Song Festival 1Contestant w/ Han Byung Ho, Episodes:
  1. 15 (Jul.15) -Don't Touch Me
  2. 18 (Aug.05) -It's Fortunate
  3. 19 (Aug.19) -Childish Adult
  4. 30 w/ Kwon Hyuk Soo (Nov.25) -Though I Love You (Opening Song)
Fantastic Duo Season 1SBSContestant Episodes 29 and 30
Immortal SongsKBS2Contestant, episodes:
  1. 242–243 (Mar.19 and 26) -Early Rain (Won)
  2. 247 (Apr.16) -Sling (Won)
  3. 258 (Jul.02) -Be Mine Forever
  4. 268 (Sep.10) -Home Town Station
  5. 273 (Oct.15) -Arirang Mokdong (Won)
  6. 283 (Dec.24) -Tomorrow
King of Mask SingerMBCContestant as "The Lamp Genie", episodes 59–60
Duet Song FestivalContestant with Han Byung-ho, episodes 15 and 18–19
Vocal War:Voice of GodSBSContestant, episodes 15 -16
2017 Immortal Songs Contestant, episodes:
  1. 292 (Feb.25) -Run
  2. 293 (Mar.04) -Water Color Painting
  3. 306 (Jun.03) -Mokpo is a Harbor
  4. 319 (Sep.02) -You do not Answer
  5. 325 (Oct.14) -Toward Tomorrow
2018 Hidden Singer 5JTBCComeback Special-Guest (Jun.10) and Ep. 6 Panelist (Jul.22)
Immortal SongsKBS2Contestant, episodes:
  1. 340 (Feb.03) -Amor Fati (Won)
  2. 345 (Mar.10) -Gwanghwamun Love Song
  3. 350 (Apr.21) -Firecracker of Asia (Won-PART1),351 (Apr.28-PART2) and 352 (May05-PART3)
  4. 360 (Jun.30) -Nayana

Pre-Tour Concerts 2018

DateTitlePlaceCountry
Mar.03, 2018Sudden ConcertShinhan Card Fan Square Live HallSeoul, South Korea
Apr.21, 2018The Vocalists (Joint Concert)Suseong Artpia Daegu, South Korea
May 19, 2018Combat in BusanBusan Sohyang Theater Busan, South Korea
June 2, 2018Combat in SeoulYonsei University Grand HallSeoul, South Korea
July 7, 2018Harmony ConcertKenton Node Hotel ComplexHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Aug.15, 2018Rock ForeverBlue Square IMarket MallSeoul, South Korea
Aug.25, 2018Combat in GoyangGoyang Oulim Nuri Arts CenterGoyang, South Korea

Events 2018

DateEventsPlace
Mar.14, 2018Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics (Sports Presentation)Jeongson Alpine Centre
Apr.14, 2018Cherry Blossom FestivalRivera Country Club Hwaseung
Apr.29, 2018Wonju MBC Danjong Festival Closing ConcertYeongwol Kangwando
May 11, 2018Korea, China and Japan Cultural Exchange EventBusan, East Asian Cultural City
May 12, 2018Busan Lotus Lantern FestivalBusan Citizens Park
Jun.08, 2018Korean Traditional Music Symphony Orchestra Anseong
Jun.15, 2018'One The Full' Donghae Music FestaDonghae
July 20, 2018A Midsummer Night's Rock Concert with Kim Kyung HoHadong
July 21, 2018MR Live at Sumjin River FestivalSonglim Park, Hadong
Aug.03, 2018Night Pool Party Haeundae Beach, Busan
Aug.18, 2018Summer Cool Concert Ham-an
Sep.01, 2018K-Rock FestivalSoyosan Dongducheon

TV Broadcast 2018

DateNetwork
Mar.18, 2018KBS1 Open ConcertKim Kyung Ho Band with Kwak Dong Hyun
May 26, 2018UBC Dran ConcertKim Kyung Ho Band
Jun.05, 2018KBS1 Open Concert Kim Kyung Ho with FOURever: Kim Tae Won, Kim Jong Seo and Park Wan Kyu
Jun.24, 2018KBS1 Open Concert Kim Kyung Ho with Kwak Dong Hyun
Aug.10, 2018KBS1 Open Concert Kim Kyung Ho with FOURever: Kim Tae Won, Kim Jong Seo and Park Wan Kyu

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 김경호. Daum 100. ko. July 27, 2018. April 7, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220407130958/https://100.daum.net/encyclopedia/view/33XXXXX19424. live.
  2. News: 김경호, '록의 전설'은 지치지 않는다텐아시아. Hyeon. Ji-min. December 2, 2017. Ten Asia. July 27, 2018. ko-KR. July 27, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180727181031/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1377910. live.
  3. News: 김경호, 베트남 호치민서 역사적인 단독 콘서트. Kim. Won-gyeom. July 4, 2018. The Dong-a Ilbo. July 27, 2018. ko. July 27, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180727181319/http://sports.donga.com/3/all/20180704/90902114/1. live.
  4. News: Singer Kim Suffers From Rare Disease . December 9, 2007 . . August 31, 2010 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120929111751/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2010/03/178_15236.html . September 29, 2012 .
  5. News: Jo Yoon-seon. '복면가왕' 음악대장 9연승 신화…램프의 요정은 김경호 (종합). Sports Chosun. May 22, 2016. May 29, 2016. ko. June 2, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160602213721/http://sports.chosun.com/news/ntype.htm?id=201605230100174420012259&servicedate=20160522. live.
  6. Web site: Kim Kyung Ho announces divorce from wife after four years of marriage . October 16, 2018 . October 16, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181016164858/https://www.allkpop.com/article/2018/08/kim-kyung-ho-announces-divorce-from-wife-after-four-years-of-marriage . live .
  7. http://mwave.interest.me/mnettv/videodetail.m?searchVideoDetailVO.clip_id=6484 "2000 MMF part 1"
  8. http://mama.interest.me/history?type=winner&year=2000 "2000 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list"
  9. http://mama.interest.me/history?type=winner&year=2001 "2001 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list"

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