Kim Jang-hoon
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Kim at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, in January 2012
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| Background information | |
| Born | 14 August 1967 |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Occupation(s) | Vocalist |
| Years active | 1991-present |
| Labels | Concert World, LOEN Entertainment |
| Website | www |
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| Hangul | |
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| Hanja | 金章勳 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Jang-hun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Changhun |
Kim Jang-hoon (Hangul: 김장훈; Hanja: 金章勳; born 14 August 1967) is a South Korean singer, known for his rock ballads.
Kim dropped out of school and worked as a D.J. at cafes. In 1991, he released his debut album. Cho Dongik mainly wrote and arranged his music. That album included "On a sunny day", written by Yu Heeyul, "Always between you and I", written by Cho Dongik, "To the tomorrow", written by Cho Dongik. His second album, including "Now", was released in 1993. After releasing the third albumI just sang my song, this was followed by the fourth album 1998 Ballads For Tears. Although Kim debuted in 1991, it was his 4th album, Fool that catapulted his popularity.
On 27 September 2011, Kim released the single, "Breakups are So Like Me" which featured Heechul of boy band Super Junior, who also starred in the music video. Since Heechul enlisted for mandatory military service on 1 September, his parts during the performance on Music Bank and Show! Music Core, was filled in by bandmates, Yesung, Eunhyuk and Shindong, who performed with Kim.
Also, Kim is on many popular T.V. variety programs as an entertainer. Kim is the #1 musician at University Campuses for 10 years and his popularity ranges from people in their teens to their 60s.
Since his debut, Kim has twenty-two (22) albums, including his best remix albums, digital singles, and Original Soundtrack albums. Moreover, throughout his career, Kim performed at over 1,000 different concerts and shows, including fifteen (15) of his own exclusive concerts, in China and South Korea.
In 2012, Kim released his 10th full-length album, the first in six years. He released a music video for the title track "Nothing" featuring Paris Hilton.
In 2014, Kim released, along with the girl group Crayon Pop, a new single titled "HERO".
In South Korea, Kim is widely known as the "Donation Angel", donating over 10 billion South Korean won over the course of ten years to various causes. He is active in the Liancourt Rocks territorial dispute between Japan and South Korea.
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