Kim Joon-ho (comedian)

Kim Joon-ho
Kim in June 2012
Pseudonym	Charlie Kim
Born	December 25, 1975 Daejeon, South Korea
Medium	Stand-up, television
Nationality	South Korea
Years active	1996–present
Genres	Observational, Sketch, Wit, Parody, Slapstick, Dramatic
Influences	Charlie Chaplin
Spouse	Kim Eun-young (m. 2006)
Relative(s)	Kim Mi Jin (sister)

Korean name
Hangul	김준호
Hanja	金俊鎬
Revised Romanization	Gim Joon Ho
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Joon Ho

Kim Joon-ho (Hangul: 김준호; hanja: 金俊鎬; born December 25, 1975) is a South Korean comedian, singer and television personality. He has starred in Gag Concert since 1999 and has been a member of the variety show 2 Days & 1 Night since 2013.

Considered one of the top comedians in South Korea, Kim has won two Top Excellence awards and a Daesang at the KBS Entertainment Awards in both comedy and variety divisions.

Biography

Kim was born in Daejeon, South Korea. His sister, Kim Mi Jin, is a TV show host.^[1][2] He graduated from Chungnam High School and was majoring in acting at Dankook University before dropping out.^[3]

Kim is greatly influenced by the famous gag-man, Charlie Chaplin. For this reason he chose his English name as "Charlie Kim".^[4]

In May 2006, Kim married musical actress Kim Eun Young.^[2]

Career

Kim originally debuted under SBS's 4th class of comedians. He later joined KBS's Gag Concert in 1999 and is part of its 14th class. He was also a cast member for the first season of The Human Condition. He joined the 2 Days & 1 Night Season 3 lineup with Kim Joohyuk, Defconn and Jung Joon Young at the very end of 2013, gaining popularity as well as earning the nickname of "Mr. Devious" for his tendency to trick the other cast members.^[5] Kim is the chairman and head of the organizing committee for the Busan International Comedy Festival.^[6][7] He is a member of 같기도 (Gatgido), a comedic trio, which released an album with the same name in 2007.^[2]

Kim was the co-CEO and founder of CoKo Entertainment. However, in late 2014, it was discovered that his partner and co-CEO, Kim Woo Jung, had embezzled money from the company and had run away to the United States, causing the company debts to reach over millions of dollars. When it shut down from bankruptcy in January 2015, he and former comedians under CoKo company transferred to JD Bros, a company that is run by his friend, Kim Dae Hui.^[8] The comedians also cited that they will continue to support Kim Junho despite the incident.^[9]

Filmography

Film Enemies In-Law| Kim Jin-young (2015) - MC (cameo) The Gifted Hands | Saikometeuri (2013) - marketing evangelist (cameo) Ice Age 4 | Steve Martino (2012) - Korean dubbed, voice for Flynn[10] Whatcha Wearin'? | Naui P.S. Pateuneo (2012) - restaurant waiter (cameo) Love Clinique | Umchi Keulreonik (2012) - subway man (cameo) TV movie Night Watch | Boolchimbuneul Seora (KBS2 / 2013) - Soo-Ji's ex-husband Television series Late Night Cafeteria | (SBS / 2015) Personal Taste | (MBC / 2010) Night after Night | (MBC / 2008) as Lee Sang-Ho New Heart | (MBC / 2007-2008) as Sul Rae-Hyun Air City | (MBC / 2007) as No Tae-Man [[Sweet Spy]] | (MBC / 2005-2006) as Ka Oh-Ri

Variety show KBS 2 Days and 1 Night Season 3 KBS Human Condition KBS Lunar New Year Special: Game of Thrones KBS Qualifications of Men KBS 퀴즈쇼 사총사 (Quiz 4 Men) KBS Secret KBS The Gag Concert You've Never Seen Before KBS Joy Hug Me tvN Sense King ComedyTV 기막힌외출 (S1-S6)

Gag Concert segments

1999-2006 Scream (1999) Morning of Savana (1999) Bongsunga School (2001) The Three Idiots (2002) What If (2002) Zigzag Song (2002) 9시 언저리 뉴스 (2003) Annals of X-Files (2004) 어우야 (2004) Low Life (2005) World News (2005) Home (2006) Zoo (2006) Uncle Jun Ho (2006) 호구와 울봉이 (2006) 고교천왕 (2006)

2007-2012 같기도 (2007) 지누주노 (2007) Gag Warrior 300 (2007) Odd Family (2007) 날아라! 변튜어디스 (2008) 뜬금개그 (2008) 가문이 영~꽝 (2008) Mobilize! Team Leader Kim (2008) Malicious Virus (2008) A Bitter Life (2009) 꽁트의 신 (2010) Bait (2010) Joa Family (2010) Mr. Kim Bong Tu (2010) Castle Gamsu (2011) Emergency Meeting (2011) Talk Show: The Dream (2012) Snap Martial Arts (2012)

2013-present The Animals (2013) Don’t Give In (2013) Zombie Project (2013) Comedians' World (2013) Hidden Characters (2013) BBOOM Entertainment(2013) Rules of the Workplace (2013) Chicken High School (2014) Meditation (2015) Serious Kingdom (2015) Welcome Back Show (2016) Like A Family (2016)

Discography

• 2013 The Zombie (Single)¹
• 2011 Happy Singer Project
• 2007 같기도 (as part of Gatgido)

Awards and Nominations

• 2005 KBS Entertainment Awards: Top Excellence Award (Comedian)

• 2009 36th Korea Broadcasting Grand Comedian Award
• 2010 11th Republic of Korea Entertainment Visual Arts Division: Photogenic Award
• 2011 18th Republic of Korea Entertainment Arts: Comedian Award
• 2011 KBS Entertainment Awards: Top Excellence Award (Comedian)
• 2013 25th Korea PD Awards: Comedian Grand Award
• 2013 Ministry Appreciation Award
• 2013 Cable TV Broadcasting: TV Star Award
• 2013 KBS Entertainment Awards: Daesang Grand Prize Award

Endorsements

Commercials 2014 LG Whisen Dehumidifiers 2013 SK Telecom T World Direct 2013 Nintendo Tomodachi Life 2012 Philips Air Floss

Ambassadorial roles 2012 Korea Forest Service[11] 2012 Tour de Korea[12]

See also

• Gag Concert
• Busan International Comedy Festival

Footnotes

¹The Zombie (single) is a parody of the viral hit song, The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?) by Ylvis

References

1. "2 Days & 1 Night - Season 3 : Going to Your House, Part 1 (2015.07.26)". Youtube. July 26, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
2. "같기도 - Daum 백과사전". 100.daum.net. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
3. "2 Days & 1 Night : Season 3 - Countryside Diary Part 3 (2014.11.23)". Youtube. November 23, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
4. "2 Days & 1 Night - Season 3 : Going to Seoul National University part 1 (2015.06.07)". Youtube. June 7, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
5. "Guerilla Date with Kim Junho (Entertainment Weekly / 2014.08.30) (INTERVIEW)". Youtube. September 2, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
6. "Busan comedy festival brings world together with humor". Korea.net. September 1, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
7. "Comedians announce the 1st Busan International Comedy Festival in Korea". Bnt News. August 30, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
8. "김준호 코코엔터, 결국 폐업결정 "회생 불가능" (공식입장)". Naver TV. January 24, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
9. ""김준호, 기다리겠다"..코코엔터 개그맨들 어떻게 지내나". Naver TV. January 3, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
10. "[Y-STAR] 'Ice age 4' gagman 'kim jun ho' dubbing('꺾기도' 4인방 '아이스에이스4 더빙') (INTERVIEW)". Youtube. July 17, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
11. "사진자료실". Korea Forest Service. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
12. "[2012TDK 보도자료] 투르 드 코리아 홍보대사에 연예인 14명 위촉 [연합뉴스 4/3]". Tourdekorea.kr. April 10, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2015.

External links

• Kim Jun-Ho on Facebook
• Kim Junho Profile on Daum