Kim Jang-hoon

Infobox musical artist
Name = Kim Jang-hoon
김장훈


Born = birth date and age|1967|8|14
Genre = K-pop, Rock-ballard
Occupation = Singer(Vocal)
Years_active = 1997 ? Present
Label = Haneulso Entertainment
URL = [http://www.kimjanghoon.com/]

Kim Jang-hoon (ko-hhrm|hangul=김장훈; born 14 August 1967Fact|date=August 2008), is a South Korean pop-ballad singer.

Biography

As Kim Janghoon was born weak, he spent his time singing. Although he was tone-deaf, singing was his only pleasure of life. He quit school and got a job as a DJ at cafes. After he finished his work, he always practiced singing. Long after keeping in touch with many musicians, finally he released first album [cite article|title= [김장훈 1집 '늘 우리 사이엔'] |date = 1991-11-19|publisher = 인뮤즈닷컴|url =http://www.inmuz.com/bbs/view.php?id=album&no=738&keyword=김장훈&sn=off&ss=on&sc=off] in 1991. Cho Dongik mainly wrote and arranged his music. That album included , written by Yu Heeyul, , written by Cho Dongik, , written by Cho Dongik. His His second album [cite article|title= [김장훈 2집 '이제야'] |date = 1994-12-10|publisher = 인뮤즈닷컴|url =http://www.inmuz.com/bbs/view.php?id=album&no=739&keyword=김장훈&sn=off&ss=on&sc=off&sx=on] , including , was released in 1993. Because popularity was considered more in that album than that of the debut album, many famous musicians took part in his album. Although he was a nameless singer for a long time, he found his own position owing to his live concert. As he showed his own real ability, he gained the title of the concert emperor. After releasing the third album [cite article|title= [김장훈 3집 '노래만 불렀지'] |date = 1997-1-10|publisher = 인뮤즈닷컴|url =http://www.inmuz.com/bbs/view.php?id=album&no=740&keyword=김장훈&sn=off&ss=on&sc=off&sx=on] , he gained a name as a singer. He jumped to stardom thanks to the fourth album 「1998 Ballads For Tears」. Lessons from a series of failure made him a mature musician while a burning desire toward music made him a popular singer. Kim Janghoon not only has sung touching ballads with his appealing voice and vocalism but also has given us pleasure, so he is an icon loved by the public. Also he is famous for his enormous donation. So far he gave back about 4 billion won to society. A few months ago he donated 500 million won. He became an angel of donation because of not only the promise with his mother but also the awareness after many accidents. The awareness is he has to do good deeds for people. Kim Janghoon doesn’t have any credit card and even a car, but he has a warmer mind than any other star.

Discography

Career

*2008, The Publicity Ambassador for VANK(Voluntary Agency Network of Korea )
*2008, The Publicity Ambassador for Olympic Park

Awards

* 2002, The Prize for Good Deed Star in current year
* 2008, 4th The Grand Prize for Contribution to Society-Special Award
* 2008, 6th The Prize for Glorious Civilized People

References

* http://news.khan.co.kr/kh_news/khan_art_view.html?artid=200711261744051&code=210000
* http://music.naver.com/artist.nhn?m=bio&artistid=38
* http://music.naver.com/artist.nhn?m=allalbums&artistid=38
* http://music.naver.com/artist.nhn?m=allalbums&artistid=38&page=2
* http://www.inmuz.com/bbs/search.php?ss=1&sx=1&kw=김장훈
* http://www.inmuz.com/bbs/view.php?id=album&no=738&keyword=김장훈&sn=off&ss=on&sc=off
* http://www.inmuz.com/bbs/view.php?id=album&no=739&keyword=김장훈&sn=off&ss=on&sc=off&sx=on
* http://www.inmuz.com/bbs/view.php?id=album&no=740&keyword=김장훈&sn=off&ss=on&sc=off&sx=on
* http://kin.naver.com/detail/detail.php?d1id=3&dir_id=30402&eid=G152cOZZSymIdDfnbsQONY0Gen+Tn/kv&qb=sejA5cjGvLHH4A=&pid=fbac7loQsDlssv9RKQlsss--288754&sid=5Cc-0neEW0gAACDON08AAAA5

External links

* Kim Janghoon’s Official Site: http://www.kimjanghoon.com/
* Kim Janghoon’s Mini Homepage: http://www.cyworld.com/gyhoon77/