He was in a relationship with "Lovers" co-star Kim Jung Eun that started in January 2007 and broke up on October 29, 2008.
He parted ways with Hook Entertainment after 13 years when his contract expired at the end of September 2023.
On November 1, 2023 it was announced that he has signed an exclusive contract with Antenna.", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/zvDe1c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kim Jong Kook", "alternateName": "김종국, 金鍾國, Kim Jong Gook, Kim Jong Guk, Kim Jong Kuk", "birthDate": "April 25, 1976", "nationality": "Yaro-myeon, Hapcheon-gun, South Korea", "description": "Kim Jong Kook is a South Korean singer, entertainer, and actor. In 1995, he debuted as a member of the South Korean duo Turbo, considered to be one of the most popular groups at the time. They sold a million albums in South Korea and Asia before disbanding in 2000. By December 2001, Jong Kook had released his debut solo album, ‘Renaissance’, As a solo artist, he has earned several awards, including three Golden Disk Awards, two Seoul Music Awards, two KBS Music Awards, two SBS Music Awards, two MBC Music Awards, one MBC Best 10 Music Awards, one Mnet Asian Music Awards, and one Melon Music Awards. A part of his music career, he established himself as an entertainer, notably with his participation in variety shows including X-man and Family Outing. He gained worldwide popularity following his participation in Running Man. He is the uncle of Soya Kim, and is known to be good friends with Jang Hyuk, Cha Tae Hyun, Hong Kyung Min and Hong Kyung In. The five are known as the "Dragon Brothers" as they were all born in 1976, the year of the dragon. On August 27, 2010, Kim had a lumbar microdiscectomy to relieve the pain from a herniated disk. Kim's management company, 101 Entertainment stated, “Kim Jong Kook carried on with his daily activities without knowing that he had a ruptured disk. However, he did feel pain but didn’t think much of it, and he endured his condition with painkillers while filming SBS Running Man." In 2011, Kim created controversy over his attendance at the wedding of Yoo Seung Jun (Steven Yoo) who is banned from re-entering South Korea after evading military service. In January 2015, while a guest on the popular talk show, Healing Camp, he shed light on his choice to work as a public service worker during his mandatory military enlistment, citing his back issues as being partly the reason.", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/kim-jong-kook.png" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Noh Hong Chul", "alternateName": "노홍철", "birthDate": "March 31, 1979", "nationality": "South Korean", "description": "Noh Hong Chul is a South Korean entertainer and entrepreneur. He previously appeared on the television programs "Infinite Challenge" and "I Live Alone". His trademark pelvic-thrusting "jeojil dance" was featured in a famous cameo in the music video "Gangnam Style", which has been viewed over 3 billion times on YouTube. Noh Hong Chul studied mechanical engineering at Hongik University.
After finishing his mandatory two-year military service, he created his online fashion malls, Nohongchul.com and Dream and Adventurous Hongchul-Land Corporation, selling a range of party supplies. He had another business called Hongchul Tour which provided budget trips in China; sometimes, he personally guided his customers during these trips.
On November 8, 2014, Noh Hong Chul was arrested for drunk driving. He later issued an apology and withdrew from the television programs he was participating in, including "Infinite Challenge" and "I Live Alone".", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/0wBPNY_5c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ahn Jung Hwan", "alternateName": "안정환", "birthDate": "January 27, 1976", "nationality": "South Korean", "description": "Ahn Jung Hwan is a South Korean former football player and television personality. A former forward, he made world headlines by scoring the winning golden goal for South Korea against Italy in the 2002 FIFA World Cup second round and earning him dismissal from the Italian club Perugia.
He also played for clubs in Japan, France, Germany and China, as well as being selected for South Korea in two more World Cups, in 2006 and 2010.
After his retirement as a football player, he became a television show host and a football commentator.
He was one of the carriers of the Olympic flame at the opening of the 2018 Winter Olympics.
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