Kim Hee-chul (born July 10, 1983) is a South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper, actor and television personality, and a member of the K-pop boy band Super Junior. He made his acting debut as Baek Jin-woo in the second season of the teen-drama television series Sharp (2005), and acted in leading roles in Rainbow Romance (2005–2006) and Flower Grandpa Investigation Unit (2014); and in supporting roles in Bad Family (2006), Golden Bride (2007–2008), and Loving You a Thousand Times (2009–2010). He starred in the high-school mystery and comedy film Attack on the Pin-Up Boys (2007) in his film debut, and voiced Simon Seville in the South Korean dub of Alvin and the Chipmunks.
Kim started his career as a host on the weekly music show Show! Music Tank in 2005. He was a recurrent host of Inkigayo between 2005 and 2006, before becoming a regular host from 2007 until 2008. Kim was the host of the talk show Radio Star between 2010 and 2011, for which he won the Best Newcomer Award at the 11th MBC Entertainment Awards. He became a radio DJ through the radio programs Young Street Radio (20052006), and later Kim Heechul's Youngstreet (20102011). In 2011, he enlisted in the military as a public service worker and hosted the Seongdong District's web radio program Space for a Rest – Visible Radio (20122013) as part of his service.
Kim's popularity skyrocketed after he was cast in the variety show Knowing Bros in 2015 alongside veteran host Kang Ho-dong and vocalist Min Kyung-hoon. His role in the show earned him his first Baeksang Arts Awards nomination, in the Best Male Variety Performer category at the 56th ceremony. He also won the Best Entertainer Award, and the Best Couple Award with Min, at the 5th JTBC Awards for his role in the show. The duo have since released the singles "Sweet Dream" (2016), "Falling Blossoms" (2018) and "Hanryang" (2020) through the variety show, the first two of which earned them Best Rock Song Awards at the 9th and 10th Melon Music Awards, respectively. Kim has also been a regular cast member on the reality shows My Little Old Boy and Delicious Rendezvous since 2019, for both of which he received the Excellence Award at the 13th SBS Entertainment Awards and the Top Excellence Award at the 14th SBS Entertainment Awards.
Kim has acted in several music videos, including in TraxX's "Let You Go" and Sistar's "Shady Girl", both released in 2010; directed music videos including M&D's "Close Ur Mouth" (2011; his directorial debut), "I Wish" (2015), "Narcissus" (2016) and "Ulsanbawi" (2016); and wrote the screenplays to "Falling Blossoms" (2018), "Old Movie" (2019) and "White Winter" (2019).
Films +Film performances Title Year Role Notes Attack on the Pin-Up Boys 2007 Kim Hee-chul Alvin and the Chipmunks Simon Seville Voice (Korean dub) Super Show 3 3D 2011 Himself SM Town The Stage 2015 Himself Familyhood 2016 Himself Cameo Hello, My Cat 2019 Sa Rang Yi Voice (Cat)
Television shows
+Key Current programs Works that have not yet been aired +Television performances Title Year Role Notes Sharp 2 2005 Baek Jin-woo Season 2, episodes 135 Show! Music Tank Host Loveholic Joo Ho Bit part appearance Super Junior Show 20052006 Cast member With Super Junior 05 Rainbow Romance Kim Hee-chul Inkigayo 20052008; 2010; 20142015; 2017 Host Bad Family2006 Gong Min Mystery 6 Cast member Cameo Princess Diary Cast member With Super Junior Full House Cast member Golden Bride 20072008 Kim Young-soo Explorers of the Human Body Cast member 8 vs 1 2008 Host Episodes 18, 10 To Be Kangin And Heechul Cast member With Kangin and Lee Gun-myung Band of Brothers 20082009 Cast member Good Daddy Cast member Hilarious Housewives 2009 Kim Hee-chul Cameo in episode 116 Loving You a Thousand Times 20092010 Lee Chul Family Outing 2010 Cast member Season 2, episodes 1217 I Am Legend Himself Cameo in episode 15 Radio Star 20102011 Host The Night the Memories Shine Bright 2011 Host Episodes 15, 816, 1821 Melody of Youth Shen Tai Yi Chinese drama Secret Host Episodes 114 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend 2011; 2015 Contestant Special guest for duet with Lee Hong-gi in episode 6, as one-half of the duo M&D with Kim Jung-mo in episode 191* The Heirs 2013 Himself Cameo in episode 4 Ssulzun 20132014 Host Entertainment Judge segment We Got Married Global Edition 2014 Cast member Partnered with Puff Kuo in season 2 Flower Grandpa Investigation Unit Park Jung-woo Make A Wish Host With Kim Sung-joo and Yoo Young-seok in pilot episode My Tutor Friend 20142015 Cast member Partnered with Jeong Jun-ha in episodes 110* Wednesday Food Talk 2015 Panelist Episodes 113 A Style For You Host 4 Things Show – Kim Hee-chul Cast member Season 2, episode 15, documentary about Kim Hee-chul MAPS Cast member With Simon D, Yuri, Choi Kang-hee Duet Song Festival 8+ Panelist Pilot episode National Idol Singing Contest Panelist Chuseok special All the Way with You 20152016 Host Seasons 1 and 2, Chinese reality show Weekly Idol 20152017 Host * Knowing Bros 2015present Cast member Code: Secret Room 2016 Contestant Season 1, eliminated in round 7 National Championship Host Episode 7, standing in for the regular host, Jun Hyun-moo Show Champion in Manila Host Episode 200, with Kim Shin-young Perhaps Love Cast member Partnered with Li Feier in season 3, Chinese reality show Singderella 20162017 Host Seasons 1 and 2 Phantom Singer Host Season 1 Lipstick Prince Host Seasons 1 and 2 Secretly Greatly Host Game Show Yoo Hee Nak Rak 20162018 Host Syndrome Man 2017 Host With Kim Gu-ra, Kim Min-jong, Jung Yong-hwa in pilot episode Bragging Room Guest Host Pilot episodes Pot Stand Host Episodes 1, 3, 6, 13 Living Together in Empty Room Cast member Partnered with GFriend in episodes 811 Idol School Homeroom teacher Fantastic Duo Contestant Season 2, appeared as "Hoengseong Hanwoo Universal Big Star" in episode 33 Perfect on Paper 20172018 Host Life Bar 20172019 Host Season 2 My Daughter's Men Host Seasons 24 Super TV 2018 Cast member Seasons 1 and 2 1 Percent of Friendship Host & Cast member Episodes 19, 13 and 14 Where Are You Going, DdaengChul? Cast member Miracle Project Pick Me Pick Me Host With Shindong in Chuseok special Begin A Game Host Six-Party Talks 2019 Panelist Pilot episodes Channel Rental Cast member Episodes 1 and 2 Studio Vibes Host Paik's Mysterious Kitchen Host Pilot episodes Why Did You Come To My House? Cast member My Sibling's Lovers: Family Is Watching Host* Matching Survival 1+1 Host Game Dolympic 2019: Golden Card Host With Shindong Hon-Life: Satisfaction Project Cast member Episodes 3 and 4 A Man Who Feeds The Dog Cast member Season 4 Player 7 Host Season 1, special host in episode 16 Studio Music Hall 20192020 Host Seasons 1 and 2 Delicious Rendezvous 20192021 Cast member Episodes 178* My Little Old Boy 2019present Cast member The Dreamer 2020 Host King of Mask Singer Contestant Appeared as "X-Generation" in episodes 241 and 242 Love of 7.7 Billion Host Top 10 Student Host Stay-At-Home Chorus Cast member Pilot episode After School Activities: Universe Hipsters 20202021 Cast member Problem Child in House Host Standing in for the regular host Jung Hyung-don in episodes 110, 112117* 20th Century Hit Song 2020present Host Friends2021 Host Long Live Independence Host Super Junior Comeback Show House Party Cast member With Super Junior Falling for Korea - Transnational Couples Host Season 1 Petkage Host Steel Troops 20212023 Panelist Seasons 13* Boss in the Mirror 20222024 Host Super Junior: The Last Man Standing 2023 Cast member Steel Unit W 2024 Panelist Woke Up to SuperTV 2025 Cast member
Web series +Performances in web series Title Year Role Notes Super Junior Devil's Feast 2015 Cast member NCT On Air 2016 Host A reality show starring NCT SJ Returns 20172019 Cast member Seasons 13* High School Style Icon 20192020 Host Seasons 1 and 2 Legend Club: Heechul's Shindong PC Room Host Wannabe Ryan 2020 Head Student Celebrity's Private Life 20202021 Cast member Duck's Tour 2021 Protagonist Recipe For Youth Jeon Seong-ki Web drama Because It's My First Time Cast member Real Marketing Show, "Production Z" Cast member New World Cast Member Street Alcohol Fighter 20212022 Host Seasons 1 and 2 Real Marketing Show, "Production 522" 2022 Cast member Game Addendum Host Seasons 1 and 2* Lineage W Rap Up Host Pink Rye Panelist One Earth: ARTPIA 2023 Host Brain Defiler 20242025 Host Seasons 1 and 2 USPEER RUN UP! 2025 Special MC Episodes 5 and 6 V-REAL 2025present Host Kim Heechul's Chuka Chuka Chu Host
Stage +Stage performances Title Year Role Notes Xanadu 2008 Sonny Performed at Doosan Art Center from September 9November 23, at Goyang Oulim Nuri Arts Center from December 1820, and at Busan Cultural Center from December 2728
Radio shows +Radio broadcasts Title Year Partner(s) Kim Heechul – Park Heevon's Young Street Radio 20052006 Park Hee-vonKim Heechul's Youngstreet Radio 20102011rowspan="4" Space for a Rest – Visible Radio 20122013HeeStory Late Night Radio 2021Chengdong Travel Visual Radio 2022
Events +Event hosting Event Year Partner(s) Welcome to KM World2007Song Ji-hyo8th Sharing Love ConcertYoon Hyeon-jin, Lee Seung-gi14th Dream Concert2008Song Ji-hyo, Park Soo-hong15th Dream Concert2009Song Ji-hyo, MC Mong14th SBS Gayo DaejeonJung Yong-hwa, Park Shin-hye16th Dream Concert2010 Shin Se-kyung, Taecyeon15th SBS Gayo DaejeonJung Yong-hwa, Jo Kwon, Hwang Jung-eum17th Dream Concert2011Goo Hara, Song Joong-ki18th SBS Gayo Daejeon2013Sandara Park, Sung Si-kyungHongKi <FM302> Solo Debut Showcase2015Suwon K-Pop Super Concert2016Zhou Mi, Momo Hirai, Chaeyoung26th Seoul Music Awards2017Tak Jae-hoon, Jeon So-miLovelyz <R U Ready?> ShowcaseYoon Sang17th MBC Entertainment AwardsYang Se-hyung, Han Hye-jin27th Seoul Music Awards2018Shin Dong-yup, Kim So-hyun28th Seoul Music Awards2019Shin Dong-yup, Kim So-hyunItzy <It'z ICY> Showcase 13th Non-Smoking Festival ConcertJo Jeong-sik29th Seoul Music Awards2020Shin Dong-yup, Jo Bo-ahGalaxy Fan Party @HomeSeo Kyung-hwanPUBG Mobile X Blackpink "Fun Match"25th SBS Gayo Daejeon in Daegu "The Wonder Year"Boom, Lee Na-eun30th Seoul Music Awards2021Shin Dong-yup, Choi Soo-youngDyson Product Launch EventTUDUM: A Netflix Global Fan EventKai XR LIVE Aespa Special Event "Party-On"rowspan="3" Aespa FAN MEETING "MY SYNK. aespa" 2022 Star Year-End Night 2023
Music videos