13 Facts About Kang Ho-dong

Kang Ho-dong was born in Jinju on June 11,1970 to a family of one brother and three sisters.

Kang Ho-dong first met his wife on arranged double blind date with Yoo Jae-suk and on November 12,2006, Kang married Lee Hyo-jin.

However, on July 8,1989, at the 44th national ssireum championships, the unseeded Kang Ho-dong managed to defeat the legendary Lee Mangi and went on to win the tournament, which marked the start of his successful Ssireum career.

Kang Ho-dong was widely recognized as the youngest ever Cheonhajangsa title holder.

Kang Ho-dong was influenced by Lee Kyung-kyu, who is a famous MC and comedian in South Korea.

Kang Ho-dong later became the host of a number of popular variety programs such as X-Man, Love Letter and Ya Shim Man Man.

Kang Ho-dong has won numerous entertainment awards, and is widely recognized as one of the best television hosts in Korean television history.

On September 9,2011, Kang Ho-dong held a press conference announcing his retirement from the entertainment industry due to his tax evasion controversy and demand for investigation by the National Tax Service.

Kang Ho-dong was initially laid with a fine due to a discrepancy in his numbers, but it seems that there were no formal charges or processes made against the multi-entertainer.

Kang Ho-dong had a rough time after his return to the industry.

However, starting at the end of 2015, Kang Ho-dong hosted a number of new variety shows in cable broadcast including Knowing Bros, Let's Eat Dinner Together in JTBC and New Journey to the West series in tvN.

Thanks to the popularity of the program New Journey to the west, a spin-off program called Kang Ho-dong's Kitchen was launched.

Kang Ho-dong owns a chain of Korean barbecue restaurants called Baek Jeong.