Kim Chang-wan

Kim Chang Wan (; born February 22, 1954) is a South Korean singer, actor, and writer.

Early life and education Kim along with his younger brothers Kim Chang-hoon and Kim Chang-ik, began composing music during their mid-teens, and formed the band Mui when they were college students.

Kim graduated from Seoul National University in 1975 with a bachelor's degree in Agricultural Studies, major in Natural Fiber.

Career

1975–1984: Debut Sanulrim and commercial success and disbandment After Kim graduated in 1975, he and his brothers made their professional career debut and changed their band's name to Sanulrim (산울림 meaning "Mountain Echo"). Kim Chang-wan took the role of lead vocalist and guitarist, Kim Chang-hoon played rhythm guitar, bass and keyboards, and Kim Chang-ik played drums.

In 1977, Sanulrim released their first album What, Already?, which became a critical and commercial success. The band's psychedelic rock/hard rock sound was music Koreans hadn't heard before, and Sanulrim revitalized the Korean music scene, which was currently devastated after several major musicians were arrested for marijuana possession in the 1970s.

From 1977 to 1984, they released more than 10 albums and became one of the most influential and beloved figures in the Korean rock music scene. With the K-pop retrospective boom during the 1990s, all of their albums were reissued and a tribute album was released. They held a 30th anniversary concert in 2007 and made plans to release a 14th album.

1982–present: Writing, disbandment of Sanulrim, eponymous band and acting career His 1990 book I Want to Live Just Until 20 Years Old was adapted into a 1992 film.

On January 29, 2008, drummer Kim Chang-ik was killed in a traffic accident in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Sanulrim disbanded after his death.

In 2008, Kim founded the eponymous Kim Chang-wan Band, with himself on vocals, keyboardist Lee Sang-hoon, bassist Choi Won-sik, drummer Kang Yoon-gi and guitarist Yeom Min-yeol. They released one album, Bus, and several EPs. Kim also contributes to soundtracks and collaborates with younger artists, such as IU.

Having worked as a music director and film score composer in the early 1990s, Kim Chang-wan also began acting onscreen. He has appeared in supporting roles in film and television, notably in dramedy The Happy Funeral Director, omnibus Beating Heart, medical drama Behind the White Tower, and romantic comedies Coffee Prince, Queen of Housewives, and My Love from the Star.

In 2013, he played the leading role of a psychopathic plastic surgeon in the slasher film Doctor. The versatile Kim has also starred in a stage play (A Nap in 2010), hosted variety shows and radio programs, and written several books (some containing poetry).

Discography

Studio albums + List of studio albums, showing selected details Title Details I'm an EarthlingReleased: November 24, 2023 Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles + List of singles as featured artist, showing year released, selected chart positions, sales figures, and name of the album Title Year Peak chart positions Sales AlbumKOR KORHot "The Meaning of You" 2014 3 2 KOR: 2,500,000 A Flower Bookmark

Promotional singles + List of promotional singles, showing year released and name of the album Title Year Album "8th Grader (Respect Your Dreams)" 2024

Filmography Television series Year Title Role 1983 MBC Bestseller Theater: "Windmills of My Mind" Music director 1985 Song of the Sea Kim Chang-soo 1989 Sleepless Tree Chang-min 1991 Windmills of Love Singer 1995 MBC Best Theater: "Report on Sex Mosaic" Drama Game: "Man Baking Yachae Sikppang" Go Si-bong Love Formula Jung Woon-hyun 1996 MBC Best Theater: "Woman in the Antechamber" Section chief Lee Under the Seoul Sky Go Geo-bong Garden with Golden Light Jae-yong 1997 Today's Sou'easter 1998 Piano Memories Seung-wan Eun-shil Kim Byung-gook MBC Best Theater: "Mr. Gong Choon-taek's Contract Marriage" 1999 MBC Best Theater: "The Golden Era of Aenok" MBC Best Theater: "Goodbye Audrey Hepburn" MBC Best Theater: "There is Nothing Wrong with the Yeouido Electric Line." Half KAIST Professor Choi Sweet Bride 2000 MBC Best Theater: "A Woman I Want to Hit" Mr. Duke 2001 Sun-hee and Jin-hee Detective Park Doo-man Cummi, the Fairy Oh Myung-tae's father Well Known Woman Doctor Joo 2002 MBC Best Theater Sunlight Upon Me Joo Min-ho Since We Met Jo Nam-sik To Be with You Lee Deok-soo 2003 Long Live Love Lee Hyun-sik While You Were Dreaming Span Drama: "Waiting for Godot" 2004 MBC Best Theater: "Your Brother Is Back" First Love of a Royal Prince Kim Yu-bin's father Ireland Moon Jae-seok Love Story in Harvard Jin-chul 2005 Beating Heart Kim Chang-wan Rainbow Romance Father of Eun-kyung, Eun-bi, and Jae-kyung 2006 Love Truly Kang San The Vineyard Man Lee Hyung-man 2007 Behind the White Tower Woo Yong-gil Several Questions That Make Us Happy Byung-ki Coffee Prince Hong Gae-shik Cruel Love Hwang In-soo 2008 Iljimae King Injo Worlds Within Park Hyun-seob 2009 Queen of Housewives Kim Hong-shik Triple Kim Bok-man (cameo) 2010 Golden House Kim Sang-chul Queen of Reversals Mok Young-chul 2011 Miss Ripley Director Choi A Thousand Kisses Jang Byung-shik What's Up Park Tae-yi's father 2012 Take Care of Us, Captain Han Gyu-pil The King's Doctor Jung Sung-jo 2013 The End of the World Choi Soo-chul Who Are You? Choi Moon-shik Good Doctor Chairman Jung My Love from the Star Jang Young-mok 2014 Secret Affair Min Yong-ki Secret Door Kim Taek 2015 Great Stories Narrator Splendid Politics Yi Won-ik 2016–2017 Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth Park Yeong-shi 2017 Whisper Lee Ho-beom Children of the 20th Century Sa Chang-wan Jugglers Vice President Do Tae-geun 2018 Something in the Rain Seo Joon-hee's father 2019 One Spring Night Kwon Gi-seok's father 2020 Find Me in Your Memory Yoo Seong-hyeok It's Okay to Not Be Okay Oh Ji-wang 2020–2021 Awaken Gong Il-do 2021 One the Woman Noh Hak-tae 2021 Oh My Ladylord Kim Chang-gyu2022 Why Her Baek Jin-gi Bad Prosecutor Seo Hyun-gyu 2023 The Real Has Come! Jang-ho

Film

Television and radio shows Year Title Notes Memories of Pop Music with Kim Chang-wan DJ Turn on the Radio with Kim Chang-wan 1978 7:00 p.m. Date 1981 11 Pop 1990 Between Dreams and Music 1996 Golden Disk with Kim Chang-wan 1997 Beautiful Morning with Shin Eun-kyung and Kim Chang-wan MC 1998 발명Q 원리를 찾아라 Three Stories with Kim Chang-wan 2000–present This Beautiful Morning, This Is Kim Chang-wan DJ 2006 Science Cafe MC 2008–2010 Music Travel Lalala 2009 목숨걸고 편식하다 Documentary narrator 2010–2011 Global Education Issue MC 2013–2014 Bookmark Culture

Theater Year Title Role Notes 2008 Van Gogh and the Sunflower Boy Composer 2010 A Nap Han Young-jin

Books Year Title 1982 Love Is Too Bitter for Me 1990 I Want to Live Just Until 20 Years Old 1995 The Road Home 2001 Dad's Gift 2004 Brat 2005 이제야 보이네 2008 네가 있어 다행이야 2009 사일런트 머신 길자 2011 Soul Food

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 1978 TBC Music Awards Silver Prize, 중창 category 1981 KBS Music Awards 중창 category 1995 MBC Drama Awards Excellence Award, Radio category 1997 10th 대한민국 동요대상 동요를 사랑하는 가수상 2007 MBC Drama Awards PD Award Behind the White Tower,Coffee Prince 2008 23rd Golden Disk Awards Lifetime Achievement Award 2009 MBC Drama Awards Golden Acting Award, Actor in a Miniseries Queen of Housewives, Triple 2010 The Voice of SBS Awards Recipient This Beautiful Morning, This Is Kim Chang-wan SBS Entertainment Awards Best Radio DJ 2011 23rd Korea PD Awards Best Performer, Radio Host category 2014 3rd APAN Star Awards Best Supporting Actor My Love from the Star SBS Drama Awards Special Award, Actor in a Drama Special 2021 SBS Drama Awards Best Character Award, Actor One the Woman