Kim Joon-ho

Kim Jun-ho (; born January 27, 1976), also known as Charlie Kim, is a South Korean comedian, singer and television personality. He has starred in Gag Concert since 1999 and was a member of the variety show 2 Days & 1 Night from 2013 to 2019. He has also been the executive chairman of Busan International Comedy Festival since its conception in 2013.

Considered one of the best comedians in South Korea, Kim has won two Top Excellence awards and a Daesang Award at the KBS Entertainment Awards in both comedy and variety divisions. He is signed under JDB Entertainment.

Early life Kim was born in Daejeon, South Korea. His sister, Kim Mi-jin, is a TV show host. He graduated from Chungnam High School and majored in acting at Dankook University before dropping out.

Kim is greatly influenced by the famous comedian, Charlie Chaplin. For this reason he chose "Charlie Kim" as his English name.

Career Kim originally debuted under SBS's 5th class of comedians. He later joined KBS's Gag Concert in 1999 and is part of its 14th class. He was also a cast member for the first season of The Human Condition. He joined the 2 Days & 1 Night Season 3 lineup with Kim Joohyuk, Defconn and Jung Joon Young at the very end of 2013, gaining popularity as well as earning the nickname of "Mr. Devious" for his tendency to trick the other cast members. Kim is the chairman and head of the organizing committee for the Busan International Comedy Festival. He is a member of 같기도 (Gatgido), a comedic trio, which released an album with the same name in 2007.

Kim was the co-CEO and founder of CoKo Entertainment. However, in late 2014, it was discovered that his partner and co-CEO, Kim Woo Jung, had embezzled money from the company and had run away to the United States, causing the company debts to reach over millions of dollars. When it shut down from bankruptcy in January 2015, he and former comedians under CoKo company transferred to JD Bros, a company that is run by his friend, Kim Dae Hui. The comedians also cited that they will continue to support Kim Junho despite the incident.

Personal life On March 2, 2006, Kim married musical actress Kim Eun-young. The couple lived separately since 2007 after Kim Eun-young moved to the Philippines alone to start a business. On January 22, 2018, the comedian announced his divorce with his wife after 12 years of marriage.

On April 3, 2022, it was confirmed that Kim is in a relationship with comedian Kim Ji-min. The couple married on July 13, 2025, at the Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas Hotel in Gangnam District.

On July 30, 2026, they announced that they were expecting a child on the way, just one year after getting married.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2012 Love Clinique Subway man Cameo Whatcha Wearin'? Restaurant waiter Ice Age 4 Flynn Voice role; Korean dub 2013 The Gifted Hands Marketing evangelist Cameo 2015 Enemies In-Law MC 2022 Come Back Home Himself 2023 Ungnami Head of the detective team

Television series Year Title Role Notes 2005–2006 Sweet Spy Ka Oh-Ri 2007 Air City No Tae-Man 2007–2008 New Heart Sul Rae-Hyun 2008 Night after Night Lee Sang-Ho 2010 Personal Taste Jackpot expert Cameo 2013 Night Watch Soo-Ji's ex-husband TV movie 2015 Late Night Cafeteria 2017 Hit the Top Passenger / Doctor Cameo

Television shows

YearTitle 2007–2013 Amazing Outing 1999–2019 Gag Concert 2011–2013 Happy Together 3 2012–2013 Qualifications of Men 2012–2014 The Human Condition 2013–2019 2 Days & 1 Night – Season 3 2015 Sense King 2017–2019; 2019 Seoul Mate 2018 Reckless but Happy Living In One House 2019 Wednesday Music Playlist 2019; 2020 Salty Tour 2020 2020–present My Little Old Boy 2021 Genius Golf Club 2021–present Dolsing Fourmen 2021–2022 Winner 2022 Golf Battle: Birdie Buddies 4

Web shows Year Title Role Notes 2021 Golf Eve Female golf team leader 2021–2023 Star Golf Big League Cast member 2022 Collaborum Scene 2 Host

Gag Concert segments

1999–2006 Scream (1999) Morning of Savana (1999) Bongsunga School (2001) The Three Idiots (2002) What If (2002) Zigzag Song (2002) 9시 언저리 뉴스 (2003) Annals of X-Files (2004) 어우야 (2004) Low Life (2005) World News (2005) Home (2006) Zoo (2006) Uncle Jun Ho (2006) 호구와 울봉이 (2006) 고교천왕 (2006)

2007–2012 같기도 (2007) 지누주노 (2007) Gag Warrior 300 (2007) Odd Family (2007) 날아라! 변튜어디스 (2008) 뜬금개그 (2008) 가문이 영~꽝 (2008) Mobilize! Team Leader Kim (2008) Malicious Virus (2008) A Bitter Life (2009) 꽁트의 신 (2010) Bait (2010) Joa Family (2010) Mr. Kim Bong Tu (2010) Castle Gamsu (2011) Emergency Meeting (2011) Talk Show: The Dream (2012) Snap Martial Arts (2012)

2013–present The Animals (2013) Don't Give In (2013) Zombie Project (2013) Comedians' World (2013) Hidden Characters (2013) BBOOM Entertainment(2013) Rules of the Workplace (2013) Chicken High School (2014) Meditation (2015) Serious Kingdom (2015) Welcome Back Show (2016) Like A Family (2016) YOLO Inn (2017) Inner Voices (2017) Eunuchs (2018)

Music video appearances Year Title Artist 2016 "Shut Up" Unnies 2017 "Aze Gag" Mamamoo

Discography 2007 같기도 (as part of Gatgido) 2011 Happy Singer Project 2013 The Zombie (Single) 2017 Good Zombie

As featuring artist Mamamoo — Aze Gag (narration by Kim Joon-ho and )

Awards and nominations

+ Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Cable TV Broadcasting Awards 2013 TV Star Award Kim Jun-ho KBS Entertainment Awards 2005 Top Excellence Award, Male Comedian Kim Jun-ho 2011 Top Excellence Award, Male Comedian Kim Jun-ho 2013 Grand Prize (Daesang) Gag Concert / The Human Condition / 2 Days & 1 Night Season 3 2016 Grand Prize (Daesang) 2 Days & 1 Night / Gag Concert 2018 Best Couple Award Kim Jun-ho 2 Days & 1 Night Grand Prize (Daesang) 2 Days & 1 Night / Gag Concert Korea Broadcasting Awards 2009 Comedian Award Gag Concert Korean Comedy Hot Festival 2016 Shining Comedians in 2016 (Individual Category) Kim Jun-ho Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards 2013 Grand Prize (Entertainment Category) Kim Jun-ho 2018 Kim Jun-ho Korea Entertainment Arts Awards 2011 Comedian Award Kim Jun-ho Korea Film Festival 2010 Photogenic Award (Entertainment Category) Kim Jun-ho Korea PD Awards 2013 Best Performer Award (Comedian Category) Kim Jun-ho Korean Wave Culture Awards 2023 Grand Prize Kim Jun-ho SBS Entertainment Awards 2021 Excellence Award in Talk/ Variety Category My Little Old Boy / Dolsing Fourmen Grand Prize (Daesang) My Little Old Boy Best Couple Award Kim Jun-ho My Little Old Boy 2022 2022 SBS's Son My Little Old Boy / Dolsing Fourmen Top Excellence in Talk and Reality Award 2023 Golden Solo Award Dolsing Fourmen Scene Stealer Award My Little Old Boy / Dolsing Fourmen 2024 Honorary Employee Award Kim Jun-ho

Honors + Name of country or organization, year given, and name of honor or award Country or organization Year Honor / Award South Korea 2013 Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation

Listicles + Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement Publisher Year List Rank Forbes 2023 Korea Power Celebrity 21

Ambassadorial roles 2012 Korea Forest Service 2012 Tour de Korea