1. Kim Hee-chul, better known mononymously as Heechul, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, presenter, and actor.
59 Facts About Kim Hee-chul
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Kim Hee-chul is a member of the South Korean boy band Super Junior and has further participated in its subgroup Super Junior-T as well as project group Universe Cowards with Min Kyung-hoon and Woojoo jjokkomi with Lee Soo-geun.
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Kim Hee-chul has participated in writing lyrics for not only Super Junior but for his project groups and other artists.
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Kim Hee-chul has been a regular cast member on the reality shows My Little Old Boy and Delicious Rendezvous since 2019, for both of which he received the Excellence Award at the 13th SBS Entertainment Awards and Top Excellence Award at the 14th SBS Entertainment Awards.
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Kim Hee-chul was born in Ucheon-myeon, Hoengseong County, Gangwon Province, on July 10,1983.
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Kim Hee-chul graduated from Sangji Youngsoe College in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in English tourism translation.
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Kim Hee-chul moved to Seoul when he was nineteen years old in October 2002 with his friends in order to take part in the auditions.
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Kim Hee-chul was cast and signed a contract with SM Entertainment in November 2002, becoming an official trainee and being trained in singing, acting, dancing, and other performing talents such as hosting and modeling.
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Kim Hee-chul was initially placed in a four-member group called Four Seasons along with Jaejoong, Yunho and Kangin.
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Kim Hee-chul joined other trainees under the company to form the group Super Junior 05, the first generation of Super Junior.
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Kim Hee-chul's first acting role was in the second season of teen drama Sharp in 2005, co-starring labelmates Go Ara and Kibum.
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Kim Hee-chul featured in his first advertisements for Lotte's Pepero.
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Kim Hee-chul made his film debut in Attack on the Pin-Up Boys, which was released on July 26,2007.
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Kim Hee-chul played the role of Sonny in the musical Xanadu, the first production of SM Art Company, in rotation with his bandmate Kangin.
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Kim Hee-chul subsequently took a break from all activities during recovery.
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Kim Hee-chul hosted SBS Power FM's Kim Heechul's Youngstreet, from March 29,2010, until mid-2011, returning to being a radio DJ after a four-year break.
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Kim Hee-chul was chosen to replace Shin Jung-hwan after he left the program following a gambling scandal.
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Kim Hee-chul won the "Best Newcomer Award" for his effort on the show at the 11th MBC Entertainment Awards.
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Kim Hee-chul carried out his mandatory military service from September 1,2011, to August 30,2013.
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Kim Hee-chul served as a public service worker for 23 months after undergoing four weeks of basic training at the Nonsan military camp in South Chungcheong Province.
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Shortly after he had enlisted, Kim Jang-hoon released the song "Breakups Are So Like Me", which is a duet with Heechul.
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Kim Hee-chul was selected to be an internet broadcast radio DJ in January 2012 on Space for a Rest-Visible Radio.
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Kim Hee-chul hosted from January 20 to May 18,2012, and from January 14 to July 26,2013.
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Kim Hee-chul was a regular cast member from September 2013 until July 2014.
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Kim Hee-chul appeared on the second season of MBC's reality television program We Got Married: Global Edition in January 2014 as an on-screen couple with Taiwanese girl group member Puff Kuo and My Tutor Friend with Jeong Jun-ha as well.
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Kim Hee-chul returned to the small screen with fantasy comedy drama Flower Grandpa Investigation Unit.
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Kim Hee-chul won his first Chinese award at the 12th COSMO Beauty Awards.
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Kim Hee-chul started receiving more MC roles from other shows, such as Phantom Singer, Singderella and Game Show Yoo Hee Nak Rak.
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Kim Hee-chul continued participating in entertainment programs in 2017, hosting shows such as Life Bar, My Daughter's Men, and Idol School.
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Kim Hee-chul joined the cast of 1 Percent of Friendship and travel-reality show Where Are You Going, DdaengChul.
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Kim Hee-chul was cast in his second game show Begin A Game in October 2018.
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Kim Hee-chul starred in the 2019 film Hello, My Cat.
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Kim Hee-chul won the "Top Excellence Award" at the 14th SBS Entertainment Awards.
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Kim Hee-chul appeared in Steel Troops and as first Protagonist in Duck's Tour.
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On December 18,2021, Kim Hee-chul won the Grand Prize with the My Little Old Boy team at the 2021 SBS Entertainment Awards.
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Kim Hee-chul appeared as a new MC for Boss in the Mirror.
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Kim Hee-chul has said that he had a dream about a rock band when he was a teenager and trainee.
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Kim Hee-chul has spoken openly about the malicious comments in South Korea, as well as mental health.
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Kim Hee-chul ranked first in the Cyworld visitor rankings for the first half of 2007.
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Kim Hee-chul took ninth place in the "2010 Twitter Trend Analysis" in People Category.
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Kim Hee-chul made a few appearances as "Lady HeeHee" throughout Super Show 3, as well as SM Town in Paris.
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Kim Hee-chul was included in the "Forbes Korea Power Celebrity" list for the first time in 2020, placing tenth in the general rank.
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Kim Hee-chul was ranked the 4th most powerful person in the broadcasting sector and the 5th most powerful person on SNS for having 5.38 million followers.
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Kim Hee-chul donated all proceeds from a CF he did in March 2020 as part of the cast of Delicious Rendezvous to COVID-19 relief charities.
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Kim Hee-chul donated the profits from his CF with Kang Ho-dong and Lee Soo-geun to Green Dream Together project of the "Green Umbrella Children's Foundation".
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In July 2023, The Green Tree Foundation announced that Kim Hee-chul, donated 100 million won to operate the School Violence Research Institute ahead of his birthday.
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Kim Hee-chul participated in the EYE PROMISE YOU campaign held in 2017.
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Kim Hee-chul took part in The CELEBe Video Donation Campaign from April 2020 with numerous celebrities and fans.
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Kim Hee-chul joined the emergency disaster donation campaign to overcome COVID-19 in Hoengseong County on June 29,2020.
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Kim Hee-chul got his first solo endorsement deal with Lotte's Pepero in 2005.
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Kim Hee-chul was the ambassador of 1st Seoul Comic-Con 2017 by San Diego Comic-Con.
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Kim Hee-chul competed in a Korea vs China Celebrity Showmatch in commemoration.
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In June 2020, it was reported that Kim Hee-chul would be a part of the first-round investment group that would seek to provide funds for Brion Sports Business Group's stake for a spot in League of Legends Champions Korea.
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Kim Hee-chul held his first live gaming stream on December 5,2018.
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Kim Hee-chul took a break from posting from January 2,2020, until March 5,2020.
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Kim Hee-chul sustained other injuries, including a tear in his tongue which required stitches.
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Kim Hee-chul was released from the hospital on September 14,2006, but continued to receive out-patient care.
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Kim Hee-chul started performing this way after Super Junior's third album Sorry, Sorry was completed.
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Kim Hee-chul still performed regularly until 2017, despite the condition of his legs.