Heechul

Kim Hee-chul
'Mamacita' photoshoot
Native name	김희철
Born	Kim Hee-chul (1983-07-10) 10 July 1983 (age 33) Hoengseong, Gangwondo, South Korea
Occupation	Singer songwriter presenter actor
Musical career
Genres	K-pop Pop rock R&B Trot
Instruments	Vocals Piano Drum
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Label SJ S.M. Entertainment
Associated acts	Super Junior Super Junior-T M&D SM Town
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization	Gim Huicheol
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Hŭich'ŏl

Kim Hee-chul (born July 10, 1983), better known by the mononym Heechul, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, presenter, and actor. He is a member of South Korean boy band Super Junior and has further participated in its subgroup, Super Junior-T as well as project group with TRAX's Jungmo, M&D. Aside from group activities, he participated in various television dramas, appeared as a radio DJ and television presenter. He is a League of Legends Gamer on LoL Champions and Celebrity Event.

Kim Hee-chul was born in Hoengseong County, Gangwon Province, on July 10, 1983. He has one older Sister, Kim Heejin.

Education

In October 2002, he auditioned to become a singer through the Starlight Casting System, and was initially placed in a four-member group called "Four Seasons" along with Jaejoong, Yunho and Kangin. While Jaejoong and Yunho went on to debut as TVXQ in December 2003, Heechul and Kangin joined ten other trainees under S.M. Entertainment to form the group "Super Junior 05", the first generation of Super Junior.

His first acting role was in teen drama Sharp 2 alongside bandmate Kibum on 2005 before the debut of Super Junior. Shortly afterwards, he appeared in an episode of the series Loveholic and was a regular MC for the cable music show Show! Music Bank Tank. He also appeared on entertainment programs such as Heroine 6.