Kim C
| Kim C 김 C |
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|---|---|
| Birth name | Kim Dae Won |
| Born |
November 15, 1971 Chuncheon, Gangwon-do |
| Origin | South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop, indie rock, folk rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, composer, narrator, songwriter, actor, host |
| Instruments | singing, guitar |
| Years active | 1997—present |
| Labels | Daeum Entertainment |
| Associated acts |
Hot Potato (뜨거운감자) Peppermint Club (Project Band) Yoon Do Hyun Band Happy Sunday: 1 Night 2 Days |
| Website | Official Site |
| Kim C | |
| Hangul | |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Dae Won |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Dae Wŏn |
| Stage name | |
| Hangul | 김 C |
| Hanja | 金 C |
| Revised Romanization | Gim C |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim C |
Kim C (Korean: 김C, born November 15, 1971) is a South Korean singer from Hot Potato and an entertainer.
He is divorced and has a daughter, named Kim Yu-ju (김유주, born 2004) and a son. He currently serves as a catcher of entertainment baseball club, Han (한, 恨). Moreover, he commentates several professional football matches as a maniatic perspective, when the national team plays, including 2006 World Cup and 2008 Beijing Olympics.
During his early years as a Chuncheon High School student, he played baseball as an outfielder of the school's semi-professional team. After graduation, with strong suggestion from Korean pop singer, his friend Yoon Do-hyun (lead singer of YB), and bassist Ko Beum-jun, he started his musical career in 1997, with a creation of a band called 'Hot Potato' (뜨거운 감자).
His popularity has increased, since April 2006, he joined the guest of the Friday-night popular music variety programme, Yoon Do-hyun's Love Letter, hosting a segment called Making a gorgeous world with 'slanting' Kim C (삐딱이 김C와 아름다운 세상 만들기, ~ May 2007) on KBS2. Since then, he appeared in a wide range of Korean television programs from variety show to documentaries. Previously, he quoted about his frequent media appearances that, the reason why he acts in such variety shows is to advertise his music.
Although, as a singer, some of his songs reached 1st in the Korean pop charts. Kim plays the guitar and has a deep, classical singing voice. His memorable songs to the public are "Don't Worry Yohey!" (걱정마 Yohey!), "Lady Away Following Spring Blows" (봄바람 따라간 여인), and most recently with "Rain Tears" (비 눈물).
Since October 2007, he appeared on the KBS2's Happy Sunday: 1 Night 2 Days (1박2일) as one of the regular cast members, himself replacing Ji Sang Ryul. In his first episode, while stuck with no money and food, Kim, together with ballad singer Lee Seung-gi with the host Kang Ho-dong sang and played the guitar, earning about ₩8,866. Kim C is also known for his unique style of playing guitars and writing several lyrics.
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