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Kim Yeon-woo, Cyworld Gonggam Festival performance

Kim Yeon-woo

김연우

  • Solo · Male
  • Ballad
  • Debuted 1998
  • Active

Kim Yeon-woo, Cyworld Gonggam Festival performance — Photo: Jinho Jung from Seoul, South Korea · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Debut
199803.01
Birthday
07.221971
Genre
Ballad

Basic info

Kim Yeon-woo is a ballad singer and vocal trainer who made his name as a guest vocalist for Toy. His signature songs include 〈이별택시〉, 〈사랑한다는 흔한 말〉 and 〈행복했다...안녕〉.

Debut
March 1, 1998 · Debut song 그대 곁엔 나밖에...
Birthday
July 22, 1971
Years active
1996–
Meaning of the Name
You Hee-yeol gave him the stage name, taken from 'Yeonwoo Dabang,' a café near the high school he attended.
Genre
Ballad
Real name
김학철
Debut reference
Listed by debut year rather than idol generation.

걸어온 길

After serving in the Air Force band, he won the Gold Prize at the 1995 Yoo Jae-ha Music Contest. In 1996 he took part in Toy's second album as a guest vocalist and sang 〈내가 너의 곁에 잠시 살았다는 걸〉.

He released his first solo album in 1998, his second 《연인》 in 2004, and his third 《사랑을 놓치다》 in 2006. Ballads such as 〈이별택시〉 and 〈사랑한다는 흔한 말〉 were loved.

He became widely known through his appearance on MBC's 《나는 가수다》 in 2011 and earned the nickname "God of Vocals." That year 〈행복했다...안녕〉 from his fourth album 《MR.BIG》 reached No. 13 on the Gaon Chart.

In 2015 he became the reigning champion on 《복면가왕》 with four straight wins. He released his fifth album 《나의 너》 in 2018 and also works as a professor teaching singing at a university.

Signature songs

  1. 그대 곁엔 나밖에... 1998 YouTube Spotify
  2. 연인 2004 YouTube Spotify
  3. 이별택시 2004 YouTube Spotify
  4. 사랑한다는 흔한 말 2006 YouTube Spotify
  5. 행복했다...안녕 2011 YouTube Spotify

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Key releases

  1. 1998.03 그대 곁엔 나밖에...1st studio albumSolo debut album
  2. 2004.01 연인2nd studio albumIncluded on 〈이별택시〉
  3. 2006.01 사랑을 놓치다3rd studio albumIncluded on 〈사랑한다는 흔한 말〉
  4. 2010.01 정(情)Mini album
  5. 2011.11 MR.BIG4th studio albumIncluded on 〈행복했다...안녕〉
  6. 2014.05 MOVEMini album
  7. 2018.05 나의 너5th studio album

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Major awards

  • 1995 7th Yoo Jae-ha Music Contest Gold Prize

Key records and stories

  • He won the Gold Prize at the 7th Yoo Jae-ha Music Contest in 1995.
  • He released his first solo album 《그대 곁엔 나밖에...》 in 1998.
  • On MBC's 《복면가왕》 in 2015, he became the reigning champion with four straight wins as "Cleopatra from the Gas Chamber."
  • Since 2010 he has served as a full-time professor of practical music at Seoul Institute of the Arts.
  • In 2012 he received an honorary graduation from 《나는 가수다 2》.
  • In 2015 on 《나는 가수다 3》, he took first place with 〈하늘을 달리다〉, sung with Yangpa.

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