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KIM DONGWAN
김동완 * 金烔完 * キムドンワン
Actor & singer
November 21, 1979
Scorpio
Blood type : O
Education : Dogok Elementary School, Hwimoon High School, Woosoong Information College, Sangmyeong University, Acting Kookmin University
Physique : 171cm, 68kg
Blood type : O
Family: Park Gwemi [Mother], Kim Youngjin [Father (?)], Kim Inwan [Younger Brother (?)]
Religion : Christianity
Hobbies : Photography, snowboarding, inline skating, movies, reading, health
Talent : Playing piano and guitar
Nicknames : Oppayam, Third Oppa, Wit Guy, Upright Guy, Dance Machine, Shinhwa’s Wing, Double PD/Padak-padak, Donggumong, Erowan, Deng Oppa, Dengwig, Dengtilleul, Dengbyul, Chitchai, Oreo Oppa, Flower Boy/Kkotdeng, Toydeng, Kim Ato/Muscle/Meat, Kim Netizen, Kim Dongsan, Mr. Kim, Singer Kim, Actor Kim, Saojong (?)
For more detailed info & explanation on his nicknames : DENGTIONARY by kimdongwan.tumblr.com
Official flower : Sunflower
Website : YouTube channel / Japan blog
Member of Shinhwa
LABELS
As Shinhwa :
SM Entertainment (1998-2003)
Good Entertainment: (2004-2009)
Shinhwa Company (2011-Present)
as solo :
H2 Entertainment (2008-2010)
Liveworks Company(2010-2013)
TV DRAMAS
1996 - 성장 느낌 18 세 (SBS)
1996 - 스타트 (KBS)
1996 - 산 [Mountain] (MBC)
INFO WATCH
1996 - 마지막 승부 (School Special)
INFO WATCH
1997 - 내안의 천사 (KBS)
INFO WATCH
2001 – Nonstop
2002 – Children of Heaven KBS
2005 – "Magic Power Alcohol" – MBC Best Theater (Episode #610)
2005 – Beating Heart ep. 1&2
2005 – A Farewell to Sorrow, aka A Farewell to Tears or Goodbye Sadness KBS
OFFICIAL SITE THREAD BUY KBSA : vol 1 / 2
2007 – The One I Love, aka The Person That I Love or I Will Not Love
THREAD
2011 – The Peak / Zenith (aka Life of Lee Youk-Sa, the Poet who Embraced Epoch)
PICTURES VIDEOS INTERVIEWS
2012 – Cheer Up, Mr Kim (KBS)
THREAD
MOVIES
2002 – Emergency Act 19 – cameo with Shinhwa
2004 – Spin Kick, aka Taekwon Boys
2012 – Deranged / Yeongasi
PICTURES LW UPDATES VIDEOS/FANCAMS INTERVIEWS/ARTICLES BUY KOREAN VER BLUE RAY LIMITED
MUSICALS
2011 - HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH
PICTURES VIDEOS/FANCAMS INTERVIEWS
2013 - LE PASSE-MURAILLE / THE MAN WHO WALKS THOUGH WALLS
PICTURES VIDEOS/FANCAMS INTERVIEWS
OTHERS
Tough Kim Dongwan / Hey Hey Hey - Younger Husband /
AWARDS
A little background story :
Kim Dongwan’s parents had divorced and he had grown up without his father. Often been made fun of his family background by his school mates when he was young, Kim Dongwan remained strong, stood up against the negative comments and eventually became the support to his mother. Despite his less fortunate family background, Kim Dongwan had never given up on his dream. Kim Dongwan first appeared as an actor before he became part of Shinhwa.He had always been passionate about acting and was not interested in becoming a singer. He was talented scout on the streets by a SM Entertainment manager to join the company. He told SM Entertainment that he was more interested in acting than in singer but this decision changed after he met the rest of the Shinhwa members officially.
Kim Dongwan 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 Dongwan 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 part of Shinhwa and just released Shinhwa’s 9th album.
Dongwan released his debut solo album, ¡°Kimdongwan Is¡±, on July 5, 2007, which featured collaborations with his fellow Shinhwa members, including Andy rapping in the song “Loving Summer,” Shin Hyesung singing a duet with Dongwan in “The One Left Alone,” and Eric rapping in “My Love.” The other members have contributed to the album as well, with Lee Minwoo writing, composing and arranging the song “My Love,” and with Junjin helping him with choreography. Dongwan 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.¡± Dongwan¡¯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, Dongwan said he wanted his album to be more Jpop influenced, having redone a song by Glay and Exile in the album.
For the debut album, Dongwan 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.¡± His album sold over 25,000 copies in two days with 41,490 copies sold by the end of 2007 allowing it to rank 19th for the year. In 2008, he released his 2nd solo album, The Secret; Between Us. The album featured collaborations with Tiffany of SNSD, Jade Valerie, Shinhwa bandmate, Eric and Heritage
Dongwan officially began his military service on November 17, 2008 at an army training camp in Gongju, Chungcheongnam-do. He was discharged on 17 December 2010, after serving 24 months as an administrative worker at the Seodaemun-gu District Office.
He's one of the most generous Korean celebrities he has been donating generously to various cause, often without telling the media.
Major fan clubs :
OREOBOX POLARIS kimdongwan.name baidu bar YOENIN <3 Please respect their rules.
Translations :
Though Dongwan's Good Ent.'s diary (where he started calling himself Oppayam), and his personal blog 'Oreobox' have been closed, fans can read the translations from : shinhwashi , absolut shinhwa. They translated Dongwan's Japanese blog too. With beautiful pictures that he took, books reviews, movies reviews, travelog, restaurant and food recommendations, plus his precious nagging; those personal entries from Dongwan are a MUST READ. :)
We can't thank enough our lovely SHCJs who are so kind to share their translations and goodies with us :
kimdongwan tumblr , malpabo , Shinhwa Stuff skirtwind centaro71 castorpollux.kr OREOPPAYAM 791121 791121 twitter 피톤치드 KDWSP 푸른뇌 Please respect their rules.
credit : Our fellow SHCJs at soompi (special thanks to @linakyon & @achil), wiki, asianwiki, yesasia, Liveworks Company, roshinhwa6 YT, kimdongwan tumblr, carmendove tumblr, tenasia, mtv.com, http://shinhwa_daily.livejournal.com/, jpopasia, http://shinhwa06.wordpress.com/, ForeverDongwan's Channel YT, crystalis0324 YT, 6Dahlia6 YT, D.BACE YT, treekingdom31 YT, na ma YT, Drama A Cafe YT, lian0324 YT, lynnshinhwa26 YT, nanahajiman YT, kishikaede YT, Joan Lin YT, orangieluck YT, Sabrina3608 YT, Cheestoes YT