Kim Sung-joo

Kim Sung-joo (born October 10, 1972) is a South Korean television host and a former announcer. A former sports broadcaster and presenter, he became known to the wider public as a variety show host and for his stint on the reality-variety show Dad! Where Are We Going?.

Early life Born and raised in North Chungcheong Province, Kim is the son of a Presbyterian minister. He attended high school in Cheongju and moved to Seoul, where he graduated from Chung-Ang University.

Career Kim started his broadcasting career in 1995 as a public service announcement reader with the government channel KTV. He went into sports broadcasting, joining Korea TV Sports (now SBS Sports) and then Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC). While with MBC he became popular as a current affairs presenter and notably covered the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups. In 2007 he left MBC to be a freelancer after seven years with the station.

As a freelancer, Kim has hosted various popular variety shows ranging from singing competitions Mnet's Superstar K and MBC's King of Mask Singer to the cooking show Please Take Care of My Refrigerator. He has also returned to the sports broadcasting scene as a guest broadcaster for the 2014 Winter Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2012 he notably returned to MBC to cover the London Olympics at the last minute due to the absence of experienced reporters from the ongoing reporters' union strikes, which earned him both praise and condemnation from viewers and fellow broadcasters alike.

On November 15, 2021, Kim founded the Matched Project (MCP) agency with Kim Young-man, Ahn Jung-hwan, and Jung Hyung-don.

In October 2024, he became an exclusive sports caster for MBC.

Personal life Kim married his university sweetheart in 2002 after a nine-year courtship. The couple have three children, sons Min-guk and Min-yul and daughter Min-joo. Min-guk and Min-yul were cast members on Dad! Where Are We Going? with their father.

Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes 2009 Take Off Broadcaster 2011 Marrying the Mafia IV Announcer 2013 Mr. Go Narration

Television shows Year Title Notes 2009–2016 Superstar K Host, Seasons 2–8 2010 2010 Idol Star Athletics Championships Host2012 Live Talk Show Taxi Special MC Star Couple Show 120202, 120315 2013 Healing Camp, Aren't You Happy 131118, 131125 Ep 117–118 2013–2014 Dad! Where Are We Going? Season 1 With his eldest son, Gim Min-guk2014 Radio Star 140101, 140514 Infinite Challenge Ep 365, 384–385 SNS Angel 140926 2014–2015 Dad! Where Are We Going? Season 2 With his youngest son, Gim Min-yul 2014–2018 The List (명단공개) Host 2014–2019 Please Take Care of My Refrigerator Host2015 Host Happy Together (Season 3) 150312 Ep 389 Healing Camp 150413, 150420 Ep 179–180 Host 2015–2016 만나면 흥하리! 모란봉클럽 Host 2015–present King of Mask Singer Host2016 Host 나를 찾아줘 Host Infinite Challenge 160109 Ep 462 2016–2018 Carefree Travellers Cast 2017 Baek Jong-won's Food Truck Host 2017–2021 Baek Jong-won's Alley Restaurant Host2019 Paik's Mysterious Kitchen Host Miss Trot Host 2019–present Host2019–2020 Cast Rewind Host 2020 Mr Trot Host 2020–2021 Romantic Call Centre Host 2021 Steel Troops Fixed moderator 2021 Tomorrow National Singer Host 2021 Chicken Wars Host 2021 Sound of the Rising Moon Host 2021 The Masked Talent Host / MBC Chuseok's special 2021–2022 Winner(s) Host 2021 My Name is Caddy Main Cast 2022 Operation Time Host 2022 legendfestival Host 2022 Steel Troops Panelist; Season 2 2022 House Big Battle Host 2022 Anafrey Sea Host with Lee Eun-ji 2022 Ah! I'm Free Sea Cast 2022 Hole-in-One Host with Soyou 2022 Neighborhood Billiards Host 2022 Men of the Wind Host with Park Chang-geun 2022 Steel Ball Host; Steel Troops spin-off 2022 Mr Trot (Season 2) Host 2022 Ahn Jung-hwan's Hidden Qatar Regular Member 2023 Rural Police Returns (Season 1–2) Cast Member

Hosting Year Title Notes 2019 2019 MBC Drama Awards with Han Hye-jin 2019 SBS Entertainment Awards with Park Na-rae and Jo Jung-shik 2020 2020 MBC Drama Awards 2021 2021 MBC Drama Awards 2021 KBS Entertainment Awards with Han Sun-hwa and Moon Se-yoon 2022 31st Seoul Music Awards with Kim Seol-hyun and Boom 2022 MBC Drama Awards with Choi Soo-young 2023 2023 MBC Drama Awards with Park Gyu-young 2024 2024 MBC Drama Awards with Chae Soo-bin 2025 2025 MBC Drama Awards with Lee Sun-bin

Web shows Year Title Role 2021 Blue Chip Stars Host

Awards and nominations + Year presented, name of the award ceremony, category, nominated work, and the result of the nomination Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2004 MBC Drama Awards Special Award in TV MC 2005 MBC Drama Awards Excellence Award in Radio 2006 MBC Entertainment Awards Popularity Award 2013 MBC Entertainment Awards PD Award 2015 51st Baeksang Arts Awards Best Male Variety Performer – Male Please Take Care of My Refrigerator, King of Mask Singer 2016 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards King of Mask Singer 2017 17th MBC Entertainment Awards PD Award 2018 12th SBS Entertainment Awards Best MC Award Baek Jong-won's Alley Restaurant 2019 13th SBS Entertainment Awards Top Excellence Award in Show/Variety Category 19th MBC Entertainment Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) Best Couple Award Entertainer of the Year 2020 56th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Male Variety Performer – Male Mr Trot 14th SBS Entertainment Awards Special Awards: Public Interest Variety Award Baek Jong-won's Alley Restaurant 2020 MBC Entertainment Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) 2022 2022 MBC Entertainment Awards Entertainer of the Year Award Kim Sung-joo