Kim Jong-min


Kim Jong-min is a South Korean dancer, singer, and television personality. He has been a member of the K-pop group Koyote since 2000 and a cast member of the variety show 2 Days & 1 Night since 2007.
Kim has won numerous prizes including the Grand Prize at the 2016 KBS Entertainment Awards for his work on 2 Days & 1 Night.

Career

Pre-debut

Before debuting as a member of Koyote, Kim worked as a backup dancer for Uhm Jung-hwa, Lee Jung Hyun, Kim Wan-sun, R.E.F and many other artists. He was on the dance team "Friends" for five years.

Variety appearances

Kim is known for being a mainstay of many Korean variety shows, as he has become a goofy, naïve on-screen character known for silly comments and actions. He was also an assistant soccer coach on KBS' FC Shoot Dori and has also made appearances on MBC's King Saturday Driving School and Happy Shares Company, SBS' Love Choice, X-Man, and Ya Shim Man Man, and KBS' Star Golden Bell and Happy Together Friends.
In 2007, Kim became a cast member of KBS' Happy Sunday lineup as part of 1 Night 2 Days but briefly left the show for his mandatory military service. He came back on December 18, 2009 after his duties and has been with the program till date, being the only pioneer member who witnessed 1 Night 2 Days from Season 1 till Season 4.
Post-military, he was invited to many programs as a guest and also became a regular guest and permanent member on SBS' Star King and KBS2's Sweet Night.
On 30 December 2013, he won the Best Entertainer Award at the 2013 SBS Entertainment Awards for Star King.
On 26 December 2015, he won the Top Excellence Award at the 2015 KBS Entertainment Awards for 1 Night 2 Days.
On 24 December 2016, he was awarded with the Grand Prize Award for his commitment and loyalty with KBS 1 Night 2 Days at the 2016 KBS Entertainment Awards.
In September 2017, it was confirmed that Kim would be a fixed cast member in Netflix's variety show Busted!.

Solo career

In the first quarter of 2011, he released his very first single entitled "Oppa Find Strength". His promotional clip from the MV depicted the negative comments that he received after his return from military service.
He made his solo comeback on 3 September 2014 as he released his third single, "Sali Go Dali Go", an electronic dance music composed by DanDi. The music video of featured Chun Myung-hoon and comedian Ahn Young-mi. His new track peaked at ranking number eight on China's popular music video sharing site, Yinyuetai.

Discography

Singles

Soundtrack appearances

Filmography

Music Videos

Variety Shows

Present Shows


Former Shows

Other Activities

PR Ambassador

[Baeksang Arts Awards]

[KBS Entertainment Awards]

[SBS Entertainment Awards]

[MBC Entertainment Awards]