Kim Jong Kook

About Kim Jong Kook:  If you have watched Running Man, X-Men (Not the movie X-men but the South Korean variety show which I will introduce later) and Family Outing, you should know Kim Jong Kook. Kim Jong Kook (born April 25, 1976) is a South Korean singer and TV personality. He was initially part of the Korean duo Turbo, later pursuing a successful career as a solo artist.

Kim Jong Kook is a very nice guy as said by his dong-saeng (younger brother like Ha Dong Hoon, Kang Gary, Daesung, Gwang Soo and etc). He takes good care not only to his dong-saeng but also to his hyung (older brother like Yoo Jae Suk, Ji Suk Jin and etc).

Kim Jong Kook had a big slump after Turbo; however, he made a huge comeback with his second album. One of the songs in the second solo album called Han Nam Ja (One Man) was the reason for all his success. Furthermore, a scandal rumor with Yoon Eun Hye grabbed a lot of attention. This rumor started because both of them were permanent members of a famous variety show called X-Man. This rumor actually brought them close and they started to act like a couple in X-Man.


By 2005, Kim Jong Kook became one of Korea's most popular artists; his third album sold in excess of 300,000 copies, making it one of the year's best-selling albums in Korea. He capped off that year by sweeping the 3 Daesang from all 3 major TV stations. In doing so, he became only the second artist ever to accomplish this feat since Jo Yong Phil in the 1980s. The lead single from the album, "Lovable", topped many charts. It was also included in Pump It Up and Audition Online.

These are some of his songs:

One Man


Today More Than Yesterday


Loveable (Sarang Surowo)