Kim Chang Wan
| Original name | 김창완 |
| Nick name | Kim C |
| Date of Birth | 1954-Feb-22 |
| Birth Place | 1954-Feb-22 |
| Starsign | Pisces |
| Height,weight | 170cm,65kg |
| Bloodtype | O |
| Wiki | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Chan |
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| Country | Korea |
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Kim Chang Wan Biography
Personal life
He is married and has a daughter, named Kim Yu-ju (김유주, born 2004)[2]. He currently serves as a catcher of entertainment baseball club, Han (한, 恨)[3]. Moreover, he commentates several professional football match as a maniatic perspective, when the national team plays, including 2006 World Cup and 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Career
During his early years as a Chuncheon High School student, he played baseball as an outfielder of the school's semi-professional team[4]. After graduation, with strong suggestion from Korean pop singer, his friend Yoon Do-hyeon (lead singer of YB), and bassist Ko Beum-jun, he started his musical career in 2000, with a creation of a band called 'Hot Potato' (뜨거운 감자)[5].
His popularity has increased, since April 2006, he joined the guest of the Friday-night popular music variety programme, Yoon Do-hyeon'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[6].
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 appears on the KBS2's Happy Sunday: 1 Night 2 Days (1박2일) regularly. In his first episode, while stuck with no money and food, Kim, together with pop 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.
Hot Potato discography
| Album # | Album Information | Track listing |
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| 1st | Volume 1 - NAVI
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| 2nd | Volume 2 - New Turn
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| 3rd | Volume 3 - 年記 (Yearly Diary)
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| 4th | Volume 4 - The Journey Of Cultivating A Potato Field (감자밭을 일구는 여정)
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Media appearances
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Kim Chang Wan External Link
- ^ (Korean) Artist Biography Daeum Entertainment. Retrieved on August 6, 2008.
- ^ (Korean) 강산에 일본인 아내 최고, 윤도현 김C 부러움 사 Newsen. August 3, 2005.
- ^ (Korean) Profile of Kim C Han(Baseball Club). Retrieved August 6, 2008.
- ^ (Korean) “우리 프로그램이 바로 野구인生 체험이죠” Kyunghyang Shinmun. April 2, 2008.
- ^ (Korean) Artist' Biography Daeum Entertainment. Retrieved on August 6, 2008.
- ^ (Korean) 김C: 말리고 싶어요, 김C..., Hankyoreh 21. March 4, 2004.
- (Korean) Daeum Entertainment Official Site (Korean) Kim C Official Infopage(Korean) Kim C Official Fanpage
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