Kim Sung-joo | |
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Born | Cheongju, South Korea | October 10, 1972
Alma mater | Chung Ang University – Graduate School of Journalism and Broadcasting (Master) |
Spouse | Jin Soo-jung (m. 2002) |
Children | 3 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김성주 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Seong-ju |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Sŏngchu |
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? . [1]
Born and raised in North Chungcheong Province, Kim is the son of a Presbyterian minister. [2] He attended high school in Cheongju and moved to Seoul, where he graduated from Chung-Ang University. [3]
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. [4] [5]
On November 15, 2021, Kim founded the Matched Project (MCP) agency with Kim Young-man, Ahn Jung-hwan, and Jung Hyung-don. [6]
Kim married his university sweetheart in 2002 after a nine-year courtship. [7] 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.[ citation needed ]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Take Off | Broadcaster | |
2011 | Marrying the Mafia IV | Announcer | |
2013 | Mr. Go | Narration | |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2009–2016 | Superstar K | Host, Seasons 2–8 |
2010 | 2010 Idol Star Athletics Championships | Host |
2012 | 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-guk |
2014 | 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 | Host |
2015 | Car!Center | Host |
Happy Together (Season 3) | 150312 Ep 389 | |
Healing Camp | 150413, 150420 Ep 179–180 | |
Show Me the Receipt Please | Host | |
2015–2016 | 만나면 흥하리! 모란봉클럽 | Host |
2015–present | King of Mask Singer | Host |
2016 | WE KID | 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 | Host |
2019 | Paik's Mysterious Kitchen | Host |
Miss Trot | Host | |
2019–present | Broadcasting on Your Side | Host |
2019–2020 | Joy of the Struggle | Cast |
Rewind | Host | |
2020 | Mr Trot | Host |
2020–2021 | Romantic Call Centre | Host |
2021 | Steel Troops | Fixed moderator |
2021 | Tomorrow National Singer | Host [8] |
2021 | Chicken Wars | Host [9] |
2021 | Sound of the Rising Moon | Host [10] |
2021 | The Masked Talent | Host / MBC Chuseok's special [11] |
2021–2022 | Winner(s) | Host [12] |
2021 | My Name is Caddy | Main Cast [13] |
2022 | Operation Time | Host [14] |
2022 | legendfestival | Host [15] |
2022 | Steel Troops | Panelist; Season 2 [16] |
2022 | House Big Battle | Host [17] |
2022 | Anafrey Sea | Host with Lee Eun-ji [18] |
2022 | Ah! I'm Free Sea | Cast [19] |
2022 | Hole-in-One | Host with Soyou [20] |
2022 | Neighborhood Billiards | Host [21] |
2022 | Men of the Wind | Host with Park Chang-geun [22] |
2022 | Steel Ball | Host; Steel Troops spin-off [23] |
2022 | Mr Trot (Season 2) | Host [24] |
2022 | Ahn Jung-hwan's Hidden Qatar | Regular Member [25] |
2023 | Rural Police Returns (Season 1–2) | Cast Member [26] |
Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
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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 | [27] [28] | |
2021 KBS Entertainment Awards | with Han Sun-hwa and Moon Se-yoon | [29] | |
2022 | 31st Seoul Music Awards | with Kim Seol-hyun and Boom | [30] |
2022 MBC Drama Awards | with Choi Soo-young | [31] | |
2023 | 2023 MBC Drama Awards | with Park Gyu-young | [32] |
2024 | 2024 MBC Drama Awards | with Chae Soo-bin | [33] |
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2021 | Blue Chip Stars | Host | [34] |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2004 | MBC Drama Awards | Special Award in TV MC | Won | |
2005 | MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award in Radio | Won | |
2006 | MBC Entertainment Awards | Popularity Award | Won | |
2013 | MBC Entertainment Awards | PD Award | Won | |
2015 | 51st Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Male Variety Performer – Male | Please Take Care of My Refrigerator , King of Mask Singer | Nominated |
2016 | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | King of Mask Singer | Nominated | |
2017 | 17th MBC Entertainment Awards | PD Award | Won | |
2018 | 12th SBS Entertainment Awards | Best MC Award | Baek Jong-won's Alley Restaurant | Won |
2019 | 13th SBS Entertainment Awards | Top Excellence Award in Show/Variety Category | Won | |
19th MBC Entertainment Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Nominated | ||
Best Couple Award with Ahn Jung-hwan | Broadcasting on Your Side | Nominated | ||
Entertainer of the Year | Won | |||
2020 | 56th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Male Variety Performer – Male | Mr Trot | Nominated |
14th SBS Entertainment Awards | Special Awards: Public Interest Variety Award [35] | Baek Jong-won's Alley Restaurant | Won | |
2020 MBC Entertainment Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Nominated | ||
2022 | 2022 MBC Entertainment Awards | Entertainer of the Year Award [36] | Kim Sung-joo | Won |
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