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Kim Kyung-ho
Kim at the Busan Sea Festival, August 2018
Background information
Born	(1971-06-07) June 7, 1971 (age 53)
Origin	Mokpo, South Korea
Genres	Hard rock, heavy metal, Korean ballad
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active	1989–present
Website	Official website
Korean name
Hangul	김경호
Revised Romanization	Gim Gyeongho
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Kyŏngho

Kim Kyung-ho (Korean: 김경호; Hanja: 金慶皓; born June 7, 1971) is a South Korean singer who is often referred to as a "legend of rock" for his efforts in bringing rock music to South Korea and his four octave vocal range. He makes frequent appearances on South Korean variety shows.

Biography

Kim was born in Mokpo, South Korea. He is known as the National Rock Star with charismatic presence on stage and later on called as Rock Unnie or National Sister because of his long hair and feminine look.

He made his first appearance on Korea's music scene in 1989 on an annual competition for talented youths hosted by KBS. In 1991, he also joined on MBC's University Music Festival where he got bronze award for his self-composed song Long Goodbye which was also included on his first album.

His debut album released in 1995 entitled Kim Kyung Ho, and while not commercially successful earned him some recognition among Korean rock music fans. His more novel second album, Kim:kyungho 1997 was much better received and the song "People Who Make Me Sorrow" topped on music charts which made him popular. Since then, he rose to mainstream success and released numerous hit songs such as "Forbidden Love", "Heartless", "Until the day we love beautifully", "My Love, Even In The Heavens", "Though I Love You", "Wine", and "Father".

He also collaborated to the soundtrack of the 2002 Korean drama series Empress Myeongseong and 2004 (of which he covered Within Temptation song; "Mother Earth").

After Several years of popularity things took a downturn for him in 2003 when he was diagnosed with cord nodules. In 2007 Kim was diagnosed with Avascular necrosis.

Kim Kyung-ho renewed his popularity through his participation in variety shows, and numerous appearances in televised singing competitions as part of an entourage of industry-veteran vocalists. In September 2011 he joined the hit Show I Am a Singer and with his long hair and dance moves, he gained the title as "Rock Unnie". He was the fifth artist to graduate from the show, doing so in the final round. His popularity continued as he appeared on other variety shows such as Hidden Singer, Happy Together, and Running Man, In 2014, he joined the television music competition Immortal Songs 2: Singing the Legend, where he won the trophy several times.In May 15 and 22, 2016, he appeared on episodes 59–60 of the singing competition King of Mask Singer.

Kim Kyung-ho married on November 8, 2014, with a Japanese woman working in finances. In August 2018, Kim announced that the couple had been divorced since June 2018.

Discography

Studio albums

Mini albums

Single albums

Live albums

Filmography

Television

Awards and nominations

References

1. "김경호". Daum 100 (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
2. Hyeon, Ji-min (December 2, 2017). "김경호, '록의 전설'은 지치지 않는다텐아시아". Ten Asia (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
3. Kim, Won-gyeom (July 4, 2018). "김경호, 베트남 호치민서 역사적인 단독 콘서트". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
4. "Singer Kim Suffers From Rare Disease". Korea Times. December 9, 2007. Archived from the original on September 29, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
5. Jo Yoon-seon (May 22, 2016). "'복면가왕' 음악대장 9연승 신화…램프의 요정은 김경호 (종합)". Sports Chosun (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
6. "Kim Kyung Ho announces divorce from wife after four years of marriage". Archived from the original on October 16, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
7. "'입셋... '팀 MBC대학가요제 대상 차지" ['Ipset...' Team Wins Grand Prize at MBC Campus Song Festival]. Yonhap News (in Korean). December 21, 1991. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Naver.
8. "HOT 서울가요대상 수상" [HOT Wins Grand Prize at Seoul Music Awards]. Yonhap News (in Korean). December 4, 1997. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Naver.

External links

• Official website

• 1971 births
• Living people
• People from Mokpo
• Musicians from South Jeolla Province
• South Korean rock singers
• 21st-century South Korean male singers
• 20th-century South Korean male singers