KIM JONG KOOK

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• Born in 25/4/1976
• Entered the music industry in 1995

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• kim jung nam and kim jong kook
• August 1995, launch their first album
• "dance music's scary kids"

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• "Twist King" swept all the charts
• broke up just months later
• half of Turbo returned
• jong kook look for a new partner

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• Mikey- found in California
• 'born again'
• ' december', ' goodbye yesterday'
• Took back the dance music title

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• Kim Jong Kook left the management due to contract expiration
• Mikey took leave to New York City to study music

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• Become a solo singer in 2001
• mostly concentrating on ballads
• "mosquito voice"
• his muscular body is often considered one of the best in K-pop
• his first album as a solo artist is failed

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• 2004, second album- Evolution
• 'One Man'
• became his trademark song

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• 2005 was his tenth year
• one of the year's best-selling albums in Korea
• sweeped the Daesang from all 3 major Korean TV stations
• became the second artist to get all 3 prizes

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• "Lovable" topped many charts, become his another trademark song
• "Walking in One Spot" , "Star, Wind, Sunshine and Love" also topped many charts
• Making 2005 into his career peak
• 2006, start military service

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• 2009, becoming a member of Family Outing
• July 2010, start filming RUNNING MAN
• makes him one of the biggest names
• "Sparta Kook" , "Mr.Capable", etc.

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