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| Birth name | Kim Young-woon |
| Also known as | Kang-in |
| Born | January 17, 1985 Seoul, South Korea |
| Genre(s) | Pop, dance, R&B, trot |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, dancer, actor, television host, MC, radio host |
| Instrument(s) | Singing, piano, guitar, bass guitar |
| Voice type(s) | Baritone |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Label(s) | SM Entertainment |
| Associated acts | SM Town Super Junior Super Junior-T Super Junior-Happy |
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Kim Young-woon (born January 17, 1985), better known by his stage name Kang-in, is a Korean pop singer, actor, MC, presenter, and a member of the large boy band Super Junior. His name 'Kang-in' (Hanja: 強仁), meaning strong benevolence, was given to him to complement his personality.
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[edit] Musical career
- See also: Super Junior's musical career
Kang-in was scouted by a talent agent and was recommended to sign up for SM Entertainment's talent competitions. In 2002, Kang-in won first place on the fourth annual SM Youth Best Contest and won the best outward appearance award and signed a contract with SM Entertainment.
Along with Hero, U-Know and future band mate Heechul, SM Entertainment placed them in a small project music group called Four Seasons, with each of the four members representing the four seasons of the year. The prospective group never came through; both Hero and U-Know were chosen to join another all-male singing group TVXQ, which debuted in December 2003. With two members gone, the idea of Four Seasons dropped. Kang-in and Heechul were then placed in Super Junior along with ten other trainees under the same company. This project group managed through well, and they debuted two years later in November 6, 2005 under the name Super Junior 05, the first generation of Super Junior.
In early 2006, SM Entertainment was beginning to recruit new members for the next Super Junior generation, Super Junior 06, with Kang-in still as an undergraduate member of Super Junior. However, plans changed when the company added in a thirteenth member Kyuhyun, and the company declared a halt in forming future Super Junior generations. The group dropped the suffix "05" and became officially credited as Super Junior. The re-polished group hit it big after they released their first CD single "U" the following summer in 2006, which became Super Junior's most successful single in the music charts until the release of "Sorry, Sorry" in March 2009.
During his career with Super Junior, Kang-in was put into two subgroups, smaller groups that is branched off of the larger Super Junior group. In February 2007, he was placed in the trot-singing Super Junior-T. A year later, he became a member of Super Junior-Happy.
[edit] Hosting career
Active in television appearances and hosting, Kang-in earns the highest salary in Super Junior.[1] Five days after Super Junior 05's debut performance, Kang-in became the MC of Mnet's M!Countdown along with Leeteuk and Shindong. The trio stayed as the hosts throughout the remaining year until Kang-in was replaced by Eunhyuk in mid 2006 due to his busy schedule for hosting Reckless Radio and MBC's music program, Show! Music Core. Kang-in also became the television host for two of MBC's popular entertainment programs, Sunday Sunday Night Dong-An Club and Nothing is Impossible. Holding a strong contract with MBC, Kang-in left Reckless Radio in June 2007 to host MBC's Good Friend Radio with Cho Jungrin. In April 2008, Cho's hosting spot was replaced by Taeyeon. Kang-in's last day of hosting the program was on April 19, 2009.[2] From December 2008 to May 2009, Kang-in and actress Lee Yoon-ji played as a low-income college couple for the popular MBC reality show We Got Married.
[edit] MBC controversy
A time-slot dispute occurred between SM Entertainment and MBC when SM insisted to have Kang-in stay on SBS's Explorers of the Human Body instead of MBC's Sunday Sunday Night Dong-An Club, in which Kang-in was a regular host. MBC decided to temporarily ban Super Junior from appearing in any future performances on MBC.[3] Kang-in was replaced by T.O.P of Big Bang as the MC of Show! Music Core.[4] Kang-in could also no longer host MBC variety shows Nothing is Impossible and Sunday Sunday Night Dong-An Club until the conflict was resolved.[4] MBC also demanded to receive an apology from SM Entertainment if SM artists should continue to perform on shows hosted by the channel. After Kang-in left Nothing is Impossible and Sunday Sunday Night Dong-An Club, both shows cancelled due to low ratings. Kang-in's radio program with MBC, Good Friend Radio, however, continues to air since it was not related to his work conflict.[3] A week later, MBC announced that they invited Super Junior to film an exclusive MBC segment, "Giving Children a New Life" despite their previous decision to ban Super Junior. The entertainment director for MBC claimed that the ban on Super Junior was never official, but just a decision made by the programs' producers.[5]
[edit] Acting career
Kang-in made a brief cameo appearance in the 2002 SBS drama, A Man and a Woman and in the 2006 MBC sitcom, Rainbow Romance as himself. In 2007, he made a guest appearance in the MBC drama Billie Jean, Look At Me. Kang-in's silver-screen debut was in the Super Junior film Attack on the Pin-Up Boys, premiered in summer 2007. In 2008, Kang-in was chosen to take the role of 'Kang Soo' in the Korean language film, Hello Schoolgirl.[6]
From September 9 to November 9, 2008, Kang-in, along with band mate Heechul, debuted as musical actors through the musical, Xanadu. Xanadu was a 1980's musical film starring Gene Kelly and Olivia Newton John. Xanadu has also been reproduced to a Broadway musical. Heechul and Kang-in, along with Choi Sungwon, performed the same character, Sonny, according to their time slot, and auditions and casting picks will be chosen in a process through reality television.[7]
Kang-in was also casted to take the role of 'Hotae' for MBC's cable comedy drama, Romance Zero. With a total of sixteen episodes, the drama ended in late May 2009 with acceptable reviews and ratings.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Film
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
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| 2007 | Attack on the Pin-Up Boys 꽃미남 연쇄 테러 사건 |
himself (Expert Judoist) | limited release in South Korea |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks | Alvin | Korean voice-over | |
| 2008 | Hello Schoolgirl 순정만화 |
Kang Sook 강인 |
[edit] Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Other notes |
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| 2002 | A Man and a Woman 비밀남녀 |
– | SBS | Cameo appearance |
| 2006 | Rainbow Romance 레인보우 로망스 |
himself | MBC | Guest star (Ep. 136) |
| 2007 | Billie Jean, Look At Me 빌리진 날봐요 |
Friend | MBC | Guest star (Ep. 26) |
| 2009 | Romance Zero 하자 전담반 제로 |
Na Ho-tae 나호태 |
MBC |
[edit] Music video appearances
- 2007: "Flight Girl" – Magolpy
[edit] Hosting programs
| Date | Name | Note |
| November 10, 2005–2006 | Mnet M!Countdown | with Leeteuk, Shindong |
| 2006–November 11, 2007 | MBC Sunday Dong-an Club | |
| 2006–November 11, 2007 | MBC Nothing is Impossible | |
| January 7, 2008–April 5, 2008 | ComedyTV Unbelievable Outing Season 3 | with Super Junior-Happy, Donghae |
| July 5, 2007–November 11, 2007 | MBC Show! Music Core | with Brian (FlytotheSky) |
| July 10, 2008–October 9, 2008 | MBC Idol Show Season 1 | with Super Junior-Happy |
[edit] Radio host
| Date | Name | Note |
| March 2, 2006–June 2, 2007 | Reckless Radio (천방지축 라디오) | – |
| April 30, 2007–2008 April 8, 2008–April 19, 2009 |
Good Friend Radio (친한친구 라디오) | with Cho Jungrin with Taeyeon |
[edit] References
- ^ (Korean) [1] August 16, 2007. Retrieved November 3, 2007.
- ^ (Korean) [2] April 7, 2009. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
- ^ a b (Korean)슈주, MBC 예능 퇴출! MBC vs SM 또 감정싸움(?) November 19, 2007. Retrieved November 19, 2007.
- ^ a b (Korean) '일밤' 측 "강인 하차는 상도의 차원...확대해석 경계" November 19, 2007. Retrieved November 19, 2007.
- ^ (Korean) MBC "강인의 행동 상도의 어긋나지만.." November 28, 2007. Retrieved November 28, 2007.
- ^ (Korean) Hankooki.com Chae Jung An, Kang-In Roles Confirmed March 18, 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2008.
- ^ Lee Hyunwoo (2008-05-12). "SuJu Kim Heechul-Kang-in preparing to transform into musical actors in "Xanadu"" (in Korean). Newsen: pp. 1. http://media.paran.com/snews/newsview2.php?dirnews=1155314&year=2008. Retrieved on 2008-06-18.
[edit] External links
- SM Entertainment Official Site
- Super Junior Official Site
- Super Junior Official Avex Site (Chinese)
- Super Junior Official Japanese Site (Japanese)
- Super Junior-T Official Site
- Super Junior-Happy Official Site
- SM Entertainment Artist Arena Official Site
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