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south korean entertainer

Kim. In this korean name, the syndicate identify is Kim Hee-chul ( korean : 김희철 ; born July 10, 1983 ), better known mononymously as Heechul, is a south korean singer, songwriter, presenter and actor. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] He is a member of the south korean boy isthmus Super Junior and has foster participated in its subgroup Super Junior-T arsenic well as project group Universe Cowards with Min Kyung-hoon and Woojoo jjokkomi with Lee Soo-geun. He was besides a member of the disband pop music rock duet Kim Heechul & Kim Jungmo. [ 5 ] prior to his debut in Super Junior, Heechul began his acting career in 2005, starring in the second season of adolescent play Sharp 2. This led him to host radio shows, his first music prove Show! Music Core and appear on advertisements. however, in 2006, just a year after his Super Junior debut, Heechul was involved in a car accident which fractured his left leg. [ 6 ] The accident left him unable to perform Super Junior ‘s strenuous dances and he has since contributed to the group by and large as a singer. [ 7 ] Heechul ventured into the soundtrack singing career in 2009 by releasing his first single “ first star ”, as function of the soundtrack for the drama Loving You a Thousand Times. [ 8 ] He has participated in writing lyrics for not only Super Junior but besides for his project groups and other artists. [ 9 ] Heechul debuted as a alone singer in 2019 with the digital single “ Old Movie ”. [ 10 ] Heechul became a regular cast member on Radio Star in 2010, for which he won “ Best newcomer Award ” at the 11th MBC Entertainment Awards. [ 11 ] Following that, he made a breakthrough in his television host career after appearing on the variety show shows Knowing Bros and Weekly Idol in 2015 and 2016. [ 12 ] He has been a regular vomit 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. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] [ 15 ]

Life and career [edit ]

1983–2005 : early biography and career beginnings [edit ]

Kim Hee-chul was born in Wonju, Gangwon Province, on July 10, 1983. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] His kin consists of his parents and older sister, Kim Hee-jin. [ 16 ] He graduated from Sangji Youngsoe College [ ko ] in 2004 with a knight bachelor ‘s degree in English tourism transformation. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] In addition, he graduated from Sangji University in 2009 with a bachelor ‘s degree in informatics through Bachelor ‘s Degree Examination for Self-Education. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In 2002, after seeing Psy, who was singing “ Champion ” on a television program, he searched the internet for entertainment companies and found out that SM Entertainment was having open auditions. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] He moved to Seoul when he was twenty years erstwhile in October 2002 with his friends in order to take part in the auditions. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] Being unfamiliar with the area, he got lost and missed the overt Starlight Casting System audition. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] however, they inactive allowed him to perform because of his looks. He sang the Korean national anthem and passed. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] He was cast and signed a condense with SM Entertainment in November 2002, becoming an official trainee and being trained in scorch, acting, dancing, and early performing talents such as host and mold. [ 21 ] He was initially placed in a four-member group called Four Seasons along with Jaejoong, Yunho and Kangin. [ 23 ] The project group was dropped when Yunho and Jaejoong joined TVXQ in early 2003. [ 24 ] Heechul was former preparing to debut as the main singer of TraxX, but had frequent clashes and misunderstandings with the person in charge at SM at the fourth dimension. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] Frustrated, he abandoned his debut and returned to his hometown in Gangwon Province. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] Later, with TraxX ‘s Jungmo ‘s, Jay ‘s, Yunho ‘s and Donghae ‘s boost, he returned to SM. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] He joined other trainees under the company to form the group Super Junior 05, the first generation of Super Junior. [ 27 ] His first act function was in the second base season of adolescent drama Sharp in 2005, co-star labelmates Go Ara and Kibum. [ 28 ] His first assortment appearance besides came in 2005, in the display Heroine 6. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] by and by he acted as an extra in the KBS2 TV series Loveholic [ 31 ] and was a regular MC for the cable music show Show! Music Tank [ko]. [ 32 ] He besides featured in his first advertisements for Lotte ‘s Pepero. [ 33 ]

2005–2010 : debut with Super Junior, Super Junior-T and solo activities [edit ]

Heechul officially debuted as share of the 12-member project group, Super Junior 05 on November 6, 2005 on SBS ‘ music program Popular Songs, performing their foremost individual, “ Twins ( Knock Out ) “. [ 34 ] [ 35 ] Their debut album SuperJunior05 (Twins) was released a month late on December 5, 2005 and debuted at number three on the monthly MIAK K-pop album charts. [ 36 ] In March 2006, SM Entertainment began to recruit newfangled members for the adjacent Super Junior generation. however, this was met with fans ‘ objections and hard opposition to the rotational dash ( much like popular rotational groups in Japan ‘s pop music industry ) that the group intended to be. Thus, plans changed and the company declared a halt in forming future Super Junior generations. [ 37 ] Following the addition of thirteenth member Kyuhyun, the group dropped the suffix “ 05 ” and formally named as Super Junior. [ 38 ] The re-polished group ‘s foremost candle single “ U “ was released on June 7, 2006, which was their most successful individual until the handout of “ Sorry, Sorry “ in March 2009. [ 39 ] [ 40 ] Heechul faced criticism from Super Junior ‘s fans when his spokesperson cracked while performing “ U ”, which negatively affected him and made him want to quit singe. [ 41 ] [ 42 ] apart from Super Junior ‘s activities, Heechul has acted in several television series. In 2005, he landed his first head function in the television receiver series Rainbow Romance, [ 43 ] followed by a supporting function in the 2006 serial Bad Family [ 44 ] and Golden Bride at the end of 2007. [ 45 ] Golden Bride achieved high ratings and Heechul received wider public realization. [ 45 ] He made his film debut in Attack on the Pin-Up Boys, which was released on July 26, 2007. [ 46 ] The film failed to attract viewers and proved to be a adult loss for SM Pictures. [ 47 ] however, both versions of the film ‘s DVD became best-sellers and were sold-out in both Korea and abroad markets. [ 47 ] Stepping into the field of voice-over, he contributed his voice to the Korean-dubbed version of the American live action/animated film Alvin and the Chipmunks. [ 43 ] Heechul was besides a radio DJ on SBS Power FM ‘s Young Street Radio with Park Hee-von from November 2005 until mid-2006. [ 48 ] [ 49 ] furthermore, he co-hosted SBS ‘s hebdomadally live music show Inkigayo as a alternate for Andy of Shinhwa, late going on to become a permanent server starting April 23, 2006. [ 50 ] [ 51 ] [ 52 ] Heechul left his position on May 4, 2008. [ 53 ] In February 2007, Heechul was placed in Super Junior ‘s trot -singing fractional monetary unit, Super Junior-T. [ 54 ] The fractional monetary unit debuted with the single “ Rokuko “, which promptly reached numeral one in hebdomadally music chart and held the spot for two straight weeks. [ 55 ] [ 56 ] The debut besides marked his comeback performance after recovering from an injury he had gotten in a cable car accident in August 2006. [ 6 ] The subgroup returned in November 2008 with a debut in the japanese music diligence, releasing the japanese version of “ Rokuko ”, now titled “ ROCK & GO “. [ 57 ] Heechul won the “ Flower Boy ” award at the foremost Mnet 20 ‘s Choice Awards held on August 29, 2007. [ 58 ] He played the character of Sonny in the melodious Xanadu, the beginning production of SM Art Company, in rotation with his bandmate Kangin. [ 59 ] [ 60 ] Casting was carried out via a reality television receiver program, and the musical run from September 9 to December 28, 2008 at the Doosan Art Center, Goyang Oulim Nuri Arts Center and Busan Cultural Center in Seoul. [ 61 ] [ 62 ] In the same year, he co-hosted the platform 8 vs 1 [ 63 ] and belated became a roll member on the shows Band of Brothers and Good Daddy. [ 64 ] [ 65 ] On March 19, 2008, he fallen down a escape of stairs and injured his nozzle. He subsequently took a break from all activities during recovery. [ 66 ] Heechul starred in the surrogacy melodrama Loving You a Thousand Times, the first korean drama to be exported to Bulgaria, in 2009. [ 67 ] [ 68 ] His first solo single, “ first star ”, was released on November 6, 2009 as character of the soundtrack for the play. [ 8 ] He hosted SBS Power FM ‘s Kim Heechul’s Youngstreet, from March 29, 2010 until mid-2011, returning to being a radio receiver DJ after a four-year transgress. [ 69 ] He was selected in December to be a master of ceremonies for Radio Star, the chief segment in the talk indicate Golden Fishery. He was chosen to replace Shin Jung-hwan after he left the program following a gambling scandal. [ 70 ] [ 71 ] [ 72 ] He won the “ Best Newcomer Award ” for his effort on the show at the 11th MBC Entertainment Awards. [ 73 ] [ 11 ]

2011–2015 : M & D, military enlistment and coming spinal column to work [edit ]

Devil press conference on July 15, 2015 Heechul at the tenth Anniversary Special Albumpress league on July 15, 2015 In February 2011, he acted in a hold role in the chinese drama Melody of Youth, debuting in that industry. [ 74 ] In the lapp year, he formed a visualize group with label checkmate Jungmo of TraxX, called M & D ( “ Midnight and Dawn ” or “ Miari and Dangae-dong ”, after the members ‘ hometowns ). [ 75 ] They released their debut individual “ Close Ur Mouth ” in June 2011. [ 75 ] Heechul wrote the lyrics and directed the music video recording for the song, while Jungmo composed and produced it. [ 75 ] Their first live performance was at Mnet ‘s summer awards ceremony 20 ‘s Choice on July 7. [ 76 ] Kim Hee-chul carried out his mandatary military servicing from September 1, 2011 to August 30, 2013. [ 77 ] He served as a public service actor for 23 months after undergoing four weeks of basic trail at the Nonsan military camp in Chungcheongnam-do. [ 78 ] At the time of his enlistment, he was a server in the assortment read Secret, [ 79 ] [ 80 ] ampere good as one of the hosts of the talk show Radio Star. [ 81 ] His role in Radio Star was taken over by bandmate Kyuhyun. [ 82 ] shortly after he had enlisted, Kim Jang-hoon released the song “ Breakups are So Like Me ”, which is a duet with Heechul. [ 83 ] During live performances of the sung on Music Bank and Show! Music Core, his contribution was performed by bandmates Yesung, Eunhyuk and Shindong. [ 84 ] He was selected to be an internet air radio DJ in January 2012 on Space for a Rest-Visible Radio. The program was aired through Seongdong District ‘s home page, as that ‘s where Heechul was serving his biennial compulsory military service. [ 85 ] He hosted from January 20 to May 18, 2012 and from January 14 to July 26, 2013. [ 86 ] [ 85 ] Heechul chose Ssulzun, a debate program which discussed current issues that affect South Korea, as his comeback appearance after finishing military overhaul in 2013. [ 87 ] He was a regular hurl member from September 2013 until July 2014. [ 88 ] On December 11, 2013, Super Junior released their fifth official japanese individual, “ Blue World “, the group ‘s foremost birdcall involving Heechul after he came back from military service. [ 89 ] He appeared on the second temper of MBC ‘s world television program We Got Married: Global Edition in January 2014 as an on-screen couple with taiwanese girl group member Puff Kuo [ 90 ] and My Tutor Friend with Jeong Jun-ha as well. [ 91 ] [ 92 ] He besides returned to the little screen with illusion drollery play Flower Grandpa Investigation Unit. [ 93 ] [ 94 ] [ 95 ] In 2015, he became an MC and form member on entertainment programs such as Wednesday Food Talk, [ 96 ] [ 97 ] A Style For You, [ 98 ] MAPS, [ 99 ] Knowing Bros [ 100 ] [ 101 ] and Korean-Chinese program With You All The Way, the first chinese variety show show he was in charge of. [ 102 ] He besides won his foremost chinese award at the 12th COSMO Beauty Awards. [ 103 ] That lapp year, M & D released their first EP, Cottage Industry with the lead track “ I Wish ”. [ 104 ] It was released digitally on April 16 and physically on April 20. [ 105 ] The championship track was written and composed by the duet, and peaked at act two on the Gaon album Chart. [ 106 ]

2016–2018 : Knowing Bros, Universe Cowards and career revival [edit ]

Singderella press conference in 2016 Heechul at thepress conference in 2016 With Super Junior on a irregular hiatus for much of 2016 due to the enlistment of four other members, he returned to hosting. In March 2016, Heechul was confirmed to become a impermanent host for Weekly Idol until October 5, replacing Jeong Hyeong-don [ 107 ] [ 108 ] [ 109 ] He released a couple with Wheein for SM Station on April 15. The single, “ Narcissus ”, was written by him and produced by Jungmo. [ 110 ] [ 111 ] M & D returned as Kim Heechul & Kim Jungmo with a irregular mini-album titled Goody Bag and the trot-rock lead traverse “ Ulsanbawi ” on July 12. [ 112 ] In June, he appeared in the third season of the chinese dating kind appearance Perhaps Love with chinese actress and singer Li Feier [ zh ], his irregular clock being in a virtual relationship. [ 113 ] In the descent of 2016, Heechul and Buzz member Min Kyung-hoon released a couple titled “ Sweet Dream “. The duet is known as universe Cowards, a list they came up with while recording Knowing Bros. [ 114 ] [ 115 ] [ 116 ] It is a mix of Heechul ‘s nickname “ universe star topology ” and Buzz ‘s song “ Coward ”. The sung proved to be successful, topping the south korean Gaon Digital Chart, an accomplishment known as an “ all-kill ”. “ dulcet Dream ” won the Best rock Song award at the 9th Melon Music Awards in 2017. [ 117 ] Heechul besides participated in the song “ tune ”, a collaboration with the south korean rock band Eve. The pre-release single was released on December 23, a nod to the band ‘s introduction on Christmas Eve in 1997. [ 118 ] [ 119 ] His career as an MC made a breakthrough after he appeared on Knowing Bros and Weekly Idol. [ 12 ] [ 120 ] [ 121 ] He started receiving more megahertz roles from early shows, such as Phantom Singer, [ 122 ] Singderella [ 123 ] and Game Show Yoo Hee Nak Rak. [ 124 ] [ 125 ] He continued participating in entertainment programs in 2017, hosting shows such as Life Bar, [ 126 ] My Daughter’s Men, [ 127 ] and Idol School. [ 128 ] Heechul participated in both seasons of Super Junior ‘s own kind appearance Super TV in 2018. [ 129 ] [ 130 ] He besides joined the vomit of 1 Percent of Friendship [ 131 ] and travel-reality show Where Are You Going, DdaengChul. [ 132 ] [ 133 ] He was cast in his moment game show Begin A Game in October 2018. [ 134 ] Following the success of “ Sweet Dream ”, Universe Cowards returned in February 2018 with “ Falling Blossoms “. [ 135 ] The song is part of the Knowing Bros music television competition. [ 136 ] Min Kyung-hoon wrote the lyrics to “ Falling Blossoms ” with his Buzz bandmates Yoo Woo-hyun and Shin Joon-ki. [ 137 ] The song peaked at numeral 15 on Gaon Digital Chart, and won the couple the “ Best rock Song ” award at the tenth Melon Music Awards held on December 1, 2018, making them the lone artist to win the award two years in a course. [ 138 ] [ 139 ] [ 140 ]

2019–present : solo music and established television receiver personality [edit ]

Heechul ‘s debut solo digital single “ Old Movie ”, was released on April 24, 2019, topping the charts in seven unlike countries [ 141 ] [ 142 ] [ 143 ] He held his inaugural talk show event on May 4 and 5, which sold out in one minute from the start of internet ticket book. [ 144 ] Appearing in more than ten programs over the course of 2019, he besides became a cook shed member on versatile shows such as My Little Old Boy, [ 145 ] [ 146 ] Why Did You Come To My House?, [ 147 ] and Delicious Rendezvous. [ 148 ] He besides starred in the 2019 film Hello, My Cat. [ 149 ] On December 3, 2019, he was awarded the “ Person of the year ” award at 2019 COSMO Glam Night. [ 150 ] Heechul and Lee Soo-geun collaborated as the project group Woojoo Jjokkomi and released a cover of Mr. 2 ‘s song “ White winter ” for SM Station X 4 LOVEs for Winter stick out. [ 151 ] His operation in My Little Old Boy and Delicious Rendezvous earned him Excellence award at the 13th SBS Entertainment Awards. [ 13 ] Heechul continued his television personality career in 2020, appearing in Studio Music Hall, [ 152 ] Love of 7.7 Billion, [ 153 ] and 20th Century Hit Song. [ 154 ] [ 155 ] On May 10, he earned his first gear Baeksang Arts Awards nomination at 56th ceremony in the Best Male Variety Performer class for Knowing Bros. [ 156 ] On December 1, it was announced that Heechul would be filling in as a impermanent MC for KBS2 ‘s Problem Child in House, in place of the program ‘s regular MC Jung Hyung-don until February 16, when he returning to active promotions. [ 157 ] [ 158 ] He won the “ top excellence Award ” at the 14th SBS Entertainment Awards. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] At the end of the year, through the After School Activities of Knowing Bros, Kim Hee-chul and Min Kyung-hoon have released a modern hip hop unmarried “ Hanryang ”, which is produced by DinDin and features BIBI. [ 159 ] In 2021, He became the main host of Friends, [ 160 ] Long Live Independence [ 161 ] and Falling for Korea – Transnational Couples. [ 162 ] He besides appeared in Steel Troops [ 163 ] and as first Protagonist in Duck’s Tour. [ 164 ] His vane play with Moon Ga-young Recipe for Youth which was primitively set to be released in 2016, officially premier on March 14 via BbangyaTV. [ 165 ] [ 166 ] In June, Delicious Rendezvous undergo reorganization and Heechul leave his place as extremity. [ 167 ]

Public persona and art [edit ]

Heechul ‘s production discography consists predominately of rock music, proving his love for traditional korean style rock. [ 168 ] He has said that he had a dream about a rock band when he was a adolescent and trainee. [ 169 ] [ 170 ] An active lyricist, he has written several of Super Junior ‘s songs, including “ Show Me Your Love “, “ Oops “, and “ Lo Siento “. [ 9 ] furthermore, he has written lyrics for his project group Kim Heechul & Kim Jungmo ‘s songs “ I Wish ”, “ Narcissus ”, and “ Ulsanbawi ”, american samoa well as “ Sweet Dream “ for Universe Cowards. [ 9 ] [ 171 ] In addition, he wrote the lyrics for Orange Caramel ‘s “ Shanghai Romance “, which peaked at total eight on the Gaon Digital Chart. [ 172 ]

Heechul has been praised for being a celebrity and model paragon group member who rarely has scandals. [ 173 ] He has spoken openly about the malicious comments in South Korea, equally well as mental health. [ 174 ] [ 175 ] [ 176 ] On October 2020, Ko Seung Woo and Jeong Chong Myeong credited Heechul alongside IU and Suga, as part of the effect driving malicious commenters away for good. [ 177 ] [ 178 ] His androgynous appearance has caused rumors regarding his sex since his debut, being known for having a “ pretty boy “ expect. [ 179 ] [ 180 ] [ 181 ] He never denied being gay because he believes that “ It ‘d be natural if I denied it so strongly. ” Heechul has besides openly expressed his support for the LGBT community. [ 182 ] [ 183 ]

“ I ‘m not gay. I like women. But I realized that if I say I ‘m not and vehemently deny it, it ‘s crude and deleterious to people who are actually gay. It ‘s just a matter of preference, and it ‘s equitable that everyone is unlike with unlike values. I decided I do n’t care even if people who have prejudices about me think that means. ” — Kim Heechul in 2017 [ 183 ]

affect and influence [edit ]

In 2006, Cyworld selected Kim Hee-chul ‘s mini home page as the most visit among celebrities. [ 184 ] [ 185 ] He besides ranked first in the Cyworld visitor rankings for the first half of 2007. [ 186 ] He took ninth topographic point in the “ 2010 Twitter Trend Analysis ” in People Category, [ 187 ] and placed 3rd in the “ Best fame on Twitter ” class at the 3rd Shorty Awards on March 28, 2011. [ 188 ] [ 189 ] MTV K conducted a top 10 cross-dress idols poll in 2011 in which Heechul emerged as the supporter. [ 190 ] He made a few appearances as “ lady HeeHee ” throughout Super Show 3, equally well as SM Town in Paris. [ 191 ] Lady Gaga saw his imitation and praised him, saying : “ He looks amazing ! “. [ 192 ] Heechul was one of the “ 10 Most anticipate K-Stars of 2017 ” in an on-line pate organized by the Chinese entertainment magazine People ‘s Daily. [ 193 ] He was included in the “ Forbes Korea Power Celebrity “ number for the first time in 2020, placing tenth in the general absolute. [ 194 ] [ 195 ] He was besides ranked the 4th most potent person in the broadcasting sector and the 5th most powerful person on SNS for having 5.38 million followers. [ 196 ]

early ventures [edit ]

Philanthropy and activism [edit ]

On April 5, 2019, Heechul donated ₩30,000,000 ( about US $ 26,300 ) to help those who were affected by Goseong Fire of 2019, through the organization “ Fruits of Love ”. [ 197 ] [ 198 ] The MCs of variety display A Style For You Heechul, Hara, Bora and Hani held a flea commercialize in sequence 12 where special items that the MCs had created and bought personally were sold. All the proceeds earned through the flea grocery store were donated to the “ Save the Children ” Relief Group. Heechul ‘s entire contribution amounted to ₩3,912,700 ( about US $ 3,912 ), and went to children in Nepal. [ 199 ] [ 200 ] [ 201 ] He donated all proceeds from a CF he did in March 2020 as part of the hurl of Delicious Rendezvous to COVID-19 relief charities. [ 202 ] He besides 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 initiation ”. [ 203 ] Heechul has been one of the Korean Red Cross grace ambassadors of blood contribution since 2007 as function of Super Junior. [ 204 ] He participated in the EYE PROMISE YOU campaign held in 2017. The campaign aims to improve organ contribution awareness and activate corneal contribution. [ 205 ] Heechul besides took part in The CELEBe Video Donation Campaign from April 2020 with numerous celebrities and fans. [ 206 ] He joined the emergency calamity contribution campaign to overcome COVID-19 in Hoengseong County on June 29, 2020. [ 207 ] He hosted the 13th Non-Smoking Festival Concert on December 20, 2019. [ 208 ]

Endorsements [edit ]

Heechul is an subscriber of a wide roll of brands in and outside South Korea. [ 209 ] [ 210 ] He got his first alone endorsement deal with Lotte ‘s Pepero in 2005. [ 209 ] [ 210 ] [ 33 ] After appearing on Knowing Bros and his celebrated Pick Miwon CF, [ 211 ] [ 212 ] [ 213 ] he started receiving more endorsement offers. Among the brands he has promoted are G-Market, [ 214 ] Mistral, [ 215 ] Pelicana Chicken, [ 216 ] Dr.Groot, [ 217 ] WHIA [ 218 ] and Dyson. [ 219 ] In 2021, Heechul collaboration with SM C & C and SM Entertainment Group artists and launched Eco Friendly Toohbrush and Toothpaste 옳치 옳치 ( Right Toothbrush ). [ 220 ] In 2015, Heechul was announced as the ambassador of Hoengseong County at the 20th Hoengseong County Ambassador date ceremony. [ 221 ] He was besides the ambassador of 1st Seoul Comic-Con 2017 by the San Diego Comic-Con ( SDCC ). [ 222 ] Later that class, he was chosen as the honorary tourism ambassador for Hoengseong gripe in 17th International Exhibition of Food & Drink, Hotel, Restaurant & Foodservice Equipment, Supplies & Services or HOFEX 2017 in Hong Kong. [ 223 ] In 2019, Heechul joined the National Health Insurance Service as the promotional ambassador for anti-smoking. [ 224 ] [ 225 ] In 2020, Heechul appointed as the ambassador for the 16th Online Hoengseong Korean Beef Festival. [ 226 ] In 2021, he has appointed as a public relations ambassador in Wonju. [ 227 ]

league of Legends [edit ]

Heechul is an avid fan of the video game League of Legends, one of the most democratic video recording games in South Korea. [ 228 ] It was mentioned in his show Game Show Yoo Hee Nak Rak that he is a high-level musician with ball field rankings. [ 228 ] On November 27, 2013, he appeared on OGN ’ s Pandora TV LoL Champions as a extra Commentator and Guest player. [ 229 ] In February 2015, the celebrated LoL team SK Telecom T1 sponsored a particular couple titled the Celebrity League of Legends Invitational Event Match. SKT T-LoL invited versatile celebrities to join in a meet against professional LoL gamers. The fame team including Heechul ultimately lost. [ 230 ] In August 2016, he attended the League of Legends Pro League fifth Anniversary in China, which included the Regional Final with four chinese teams competing for a spot in the World Championship. He besides competed in a Korea vs. China Celebrity Showmatch in commemoration. [ 231 ] On October 9, he appeared on OGN as a especial commentator for the LoL World Championship. [ 232 ] In November, Heechul began participating in SM Entertainment ‘s League of Legends tournament 2016 SM Super Idol League, where he and labelmate Baekhyun played the plot with both master players and fans from South Korea and China. [ 233 ] In June 2020, it was reported that Kim Hee-chul would be a region of the first-round investment group that would seek to provide funds for Brion Sports Business Group ‘s bet on for a blot in League of Legends Champions Korea. Heechul was one of four celebrities to join the guess and bring on as E-sports company directors, and given a function to fulfil within the organization. They tasked with sharing their insight on how to build a brand, and a platform from where the constitution can communicate and build a relationship with fans. [ 234 ] [ 235 ]

YouTube [edit ]

Heechul started his YouTube groove called “ HEEtube 김희철 ” on November 18, 2018. [ 236 ] He held his first base live bet on stream on December 5, 2018. [ 237 ] He revealed during an episode of television receiver testify Six-Party Talks that he received ₩15,000 in the first calendar month of the distribution channel. [ 238 ] Heechul received a silver play clitoris for having more than 100 thousand subscribers on his channel in April 2019. [ 2 ] He took a break from posting from January 2, 2020, [ 239 ] until March 5, 2020. [ 240 ]

personal life [edit ]

cable car accident [edit ]

On August 10, 2006, Heechul was involved in a car accident while heading second to Seoul from Mokpo after attending the funeral of chap Super Junior extremity Donghae ‘s church father. [ 6 ] The tires malfunctioned while his cable car attempted to switch lanes. [ 241 ] Heechul fractured his left stage, requiring him to undergo surgery where seven iron rods were inserted. [ 242 ] [ 243 ] He besides sustained other injuries, including a tear in his tongue which required stitches. [ 244 ] Heechul was advised to stop all activities for a time period of twelve weeks. [ 245 ] He was released from the hospital on September 14, 2006 but continued to receive out-patient care. [ 246 ] He returned to the hospital to have a second surgery to remove some of the iron rods in his peg on October 10, and concisely returned to work in deep October to film the final three episodes of MBC ‘s Rainbow Romance while still in a frame and wheelchair. [ 247 ] [ 248 ] He made his comeback on November 25 during the Mnet KM Music Festival. [ 249 ] Six months after the accident, Heechul officially returned to individual activities such as variety show show and host appearances. [ 250 ] [ 251 ] The remaining rods in his stage were removed in 2008. [ 251 ]

consequence [edit ]

Heechul is still receiving discussion, and can nobelium long dance on live stages, frequently only making sporadic appearances for the latter one-half of the songs. He started performing this way after Super Junior ‘s third base album Sorry, Sorry was completed. [ 252 ] [ 253 ] [ 254 ] He hush performed regularly until 2017, despite the condition of his legs. [ 255 ] In March 2018, it was reported that Heechul would not be participating in music picture performances of Super Junior ‘s repackage album Replay due to health concerns, but would still take separate in other promotions as normal. [ 7 ] [ 256 ] He announced in July that he has decided not to participate at all on the group ‘s foremost mini album One More Time to focus on recovering his health. [ 257 ] [ 258 ] however, after the dismissal of a teaser photograph that featured Heechul, Label SJ announced that he had taken separate in rejoinder preparations minimally. [ 259 ] [ 260 ] Label SJ confirmed in a statement in August 2019 that Heechul decided to sit out of performances for their approaching one-ninth album Time Slip and the Super Show 8 concert, but will be included in the album arsenic well as Super Junior ‘s variety appearances. [ 261 ] The label farther clarified in March 2020 that although he may not be able to perform on stagecoach, he is still participating in Super Junior albums and early content by recording, arsenic well as taking part in activities such as jacket photoshoots and MV film. [ 262 ]

Relationships [edit ]

On January 1, 2020, Label SJ and JYP Entertainment confirmed that Heechul was in a relationship with Momo Hirai, a member of the girl group Twice. [ 263 ] [ 264 ] On October 30, 2020, they topped the Joy News 24 view as one of the biggest issues in the entertainment diligence in 2020 by entertainment companies and broadcasting ship’s company employees, film and broadcast contentedness producers, and entertainment department reporters. [ 265 ] On July 8, 2021, Label SJ and JYP Entertainment confirmed Heechul and Momo had broken up. [ 266 ] [ 267 ]

discography [edit ]

Singles [edit ]

As precede artist [edit ]

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales[a] Album
KOR
Gaon Hot
[b]
“옛날 사람 (Old Movie)”[270] 2019 N/A Non-album single
“—” denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Collaborations [edit ]

promotional singles [edit ]

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR Gaon
[279]
“You Are A Miracle”[c]
( featuring Various Artists )
2013 32
  • KOR: 53,496+[280]
Non-album single
“—” denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

As featured artist [edit ]

soundtrack [edit ]

music credits [edit ]

Filmography [edit ]

list of present programs [edit ]

bibliography [edit ]

Awards and honors [edit ]

See besides [edit ]

Notes [edit ]

References [edit ]

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