| Kim Young-chul | |||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 23 June 1974 | ||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Ulsan, South Korea | ||||||||||||
| Medium: | Stand-up, television | ||||||||||||
| Nationality: | South Korean | ||||||||||||
| Years Active: | 1999–present | ||||||||||||
| Alma Mater: | Dongguk University | ||||||||||||
| Employer: | Mystic Entertainment | ||||||||||||
| Genre: | Observational, Sketch, Wit, Parody, Slapstick, Drama, Sitcom, Music | ||||||||||||
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Kim Young-chul (; born June 23, 1974), is a South Korean comedian and singer.
He is currently a cast member in JTBC's Knowing Bros.[1] [2]
He is also noted for his appearance on the popular Korean variety show Infinite Challenge: his unique character and English-speaking abilities were displayed, and he was the subject of a viral internet meme due to his pronunciation of the phrase "Cheer up, super power" sounding like "Cheer up, super po-wall".
In February 2022, Kim published a human essay 'Cry and Laughed.[3]
| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20042005 | Precious Family | Shin Shin-chul | |
| 2006 | End of Love | Kim Il-gu | |
| 2011 | Real School | Kim Young-chul (Inferior class teacher) | |
| 2015 | Angry Mom | English teacher - Cameo in episode 8 | |
| 2018 | Gangnam Scandal | Choi Seo Hyung's friend - Cameo in episode 17 | |
| 2020 | Dinner Mate | Jjoda Man |
| Year | Show | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Comedy Everything in the World | Performer | |
| Show! Lucky Train | |||
| Gag Concert | |||
| 2006 | Hail Quiz | ||
| 20092013 | Strong Heart | ||
| 2010 | Sweet Night | ||
| 2011 | Now On My Way to Meet You | ||
| 2012 | Go Show | ||
| 2014 | Star Gazing | Regular Member | |
| 2015 | King of Mask Singer | Contestant as "Pythagorean Theorem" in episode 23 | |
| Idol Star Athletics Championships | |||
| 20152016 | Real Men | Comedian special | |
| 2015present | Knowing Bros | ||
| 2016 | Gibutique | ||
| Madams' Secret Recipe | |||
| Comedy Blue vs. White - Cider | |||
| I Live Alone | Episodes 117169 | ||
| 2017 | Law of the Jungle | Episodes 252255 at Kota Manado | |
| With You | Season 2, with Song Eun-i | ||
| We Have Delivery | |||
| King of Comedy | |||
| 2018 | Cafeteria | ||
| Friendly Driver | |||
| Where Are You Going, DdaengChul? | Cast member, with Kim Hee-chul, Noh Hong-chul[4] [5] | ||
| 20182019 | Grandma's Restaurant in Samcheong-dong | ||
| Eating Out Day | Season 1, cast member[6] | ||
| 2020 | King of Mask Singer | Contestant as "Onion" in episode 239 | |
| 2022 | Rossily in Secret Island | New Year's special entertainment program[7] | |
| 2023 | Rossily in Secret Ulsan | The second version of the fortified version of Rossily in Secret Island.[8] |
| Year | Title | Publisher | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Shameless Young-chul English | Random House Korea | ||
| 2009 | The Shameless Young-chul English | |||
| Shameless English SET | Dun & Bradstreet | |||
| 2011 | FUN FUN Children Young-chul English | Cine21 Books |
| Year | Awards | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7th Korea Entertainment Arts Awards | Male Comedy Award | ||
| Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Variety Performer | Gag Concert | ||
| TV Entertainment Awards | Male Gagman Rookie Award | |||
| 2010 | SBS Entertainment Awards | All-round Entertainer Award[10] | Strong Heart | |
| 2015 | MBC Entertainment Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Real Man | |
| Top Excellence Award - Show/Variety | ||||
| Best Couple Award with Jung Gyu-woon | ||||
| 2016 | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Male Variety Performer | ||
| 2017 | Melon Music Awards | Best Trot with Hong Jin-young | "Ring Ring (Composer Version)" | |
| SBS Entertainment Awards | Radio DJ Award | Kim Young-chul's Power FM | ||
| 2018 | Korea Brand Awards | Radio DJ of the Year |