Kim Ryewook
Kim Ryeo-wook (Hangul: 김려욱; Hanja: 金厲旭) was born on 21 June 1987, mononymouly credited as Ryeowook. He is a South Korean singer-songwriter, Radio DJ and occasional actor. He is best known as a member of K-pop boy band Super Junior and its subgroups, Super Junior-M and Super Junior-K.R.Y.
He is one of the three main vocalists of Super Junior. He is also known
as the 'eternal maknae' of Super Junior. Along with four other Super
Junior members, he is one of the first Korean artists to appear on Chinese postage stamps.[1]
Biography
Pre-debut
Ryeowook was discovered through the CMB Youth ChinChin Festival in 2004 and signed a contract with SM Entertainment soon afterwards after impressing judges with his singing talent. Trained in areas of singing, dancing, and acting, Ryeowook placed particular efforts into his vocal training and music composition. He plays piano, and play accompaniment for fellow members during their solo stages at their concerts.
Ryeowook was the last to join Super Junior, before the addition of 13th member Kyuhyun
in 2006, joining the group several weeks before their official debut in
2005. Having undergone only two months of training, Ryeowook's late
addition was rumored to be a replacement of a previous SM trainee that
was supposed to debut as a member of Super Junior 05, the first
generation of Super Junior.
2005: Debut with Super Junior
See also: Super Junior
Ryeowook officially debut as part of 12-member project group Super Junior 05 on 6 November 2005 on SBS's music programme Popular Songs, performing their first single, "Twins (Knock Out)".[2][3] Their debut album SuperJunior05 (Twins) was released a month later on 5 December 2005 and debuted at #3 on the monthly MIAK K-pop album charts.[4]
In March 2006, SM Entertainment began to recruit new members for the
next Super Junior generation. However, plans changed and the company
declared a halt in forming future Super Junior generations. Following
the addition of thirteenth member Kyuhyun, the group dropped the suffix "05" and became officially credited as Super Junior.[5] The re-polished group's first CD single "U" was released on 7 June 2006, which was their most successful single until the release of "Sorry, Sorry" in March 2009.[6] In the fall of 2007, the group released their second official album, Don't Don, which became Super Junior's best-selling album and Korea's second best-selling album of the year.[7]
2006: Sub-group and acting
In late 2006, Ryeowook became a member of Super Junior's first subgroup, Super Junior-K.R.Y. The trio debuted on November 5, 2006 on KBS's Music Bank.[8] Ryeowook made his acting debut in 2007, in the film, Attack on the Pin-Up Boys, a high-school comedy/mystery film, in which he plays the eccentric vice president of the student council. .[9] He was nominated Best Supporting Actor and Best Comedic Performance at the Korean Movie Awards.
In April 2008, he was put into seven-member sub-group Super Junior-M, a Mandopop subgroup of Super Junior
for the Chinese music industry. They debuted in China at the 8th Annual
Music Chart Awards, simultaneously with the release of their first
music video, "U" on 8 April 2008. This was followed by the release of the debut Chinese-language studio album, Me in selected provinces in China on 23 April and 2 May in Tawain.[10]
Ryeowook's first composition to be officially released was "Love U More", in the repackaged Sorry, Sorry Version C. He co-wrote the lyrics with fellow Super Junior member Sungmin. Ryeowook is also credited for musical arrangement in the liner notes of the album.
2009-2011: Musical theatre and Immortal Song 2
Ryeowook is featured in K.Will's
2009 song "Dropping the Tears". He is also the first member of Super
Junior to sing a solo track included in their album, "One Fine Spring
Day" was released in Bonamana.
Ryeowook made his musical theatre debut in Temptation of Wolves alongside Park Hyung Sik of ZE:A and Lim Jeong Hee. It ran from 14 July to 30 October 2011 at the COEX Artium.[11]
On 24 February 2012, Ryeowook graduated from Inha University with a major in theater and film studies.[12] On 16 and 23 June, following the footsteps of band mates Yesung and Kyuhyun, Ryeowook joined KBS's Immortal Song 2 with Sunggyu of Infinite, where singers render their own versions of old songs from music legends and winners are selected by voting.[13]
2012-present: Comeback with Super Junior
In June 2012, Ryeowook reunited with his Super Junior band mates for their sixth studio album, Sexy, Free & Single for released on 4 July. On 23 June Ryeowook's teaser photo was released showing him with red hair and feathers.[14]
Discography
See also: Super Junior discography
Soundtrack contributions
| Year | Title | Track | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | H.I.T OST | "Success" | with Sungmin, Donghae, Yesung |
| "H.I.T" (히트) | with Kyuhyun, Sungmin, Yesung, Kangin, Donghae | ||
| 2010 | HARU OST | "Angel" | with Kyuhyun, Donghae, Eunhyuk, Sungmin |
| Home Sweet Home OST (Part 3) | "Smile Again" | solo | |
| The President OST | "Biting my Lips" (입술을 깨물고) | with Kyuhyun, Sungmin | |
| It's Okay, Daddy's Girl OST (Part 3) | "Just Like Now" | with Donghae | |
| 2011 | Spy Myung-wol OST (Part 3) | If You Love More | solo |
| 2012 | Yoon Il Sang 21th Anniversary 'I'm 21' | "Reminiscence" | with Kyuhyun, Yesung[15] |
Filmography
See also: Super Junior filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Attack on the Pin-Up Boys | student body vice president | limited release in South Korea |
| 2010 | Super Show 3 3D | himself | 3-D concert film |
| 2012 | I AM. - SM Town Live World Tour in Madison Square Garden | himself | biographical film of SM Town[16] |
Drama
| Year | Network | Title | Role | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | CCTV | Stage Of Youth (青春舞台) | Li Xu (guest star) | Mandarin Chinese |
Variety shows
| Date | Network | Title | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | KBS | Intimate Note | ep24 and ep25 with Super Junior |
| 28 May 2012 | MBC | Come to Play | King of Cooking special with Sungmin[17] |
| 16 and 23 June 2012 | KBS | Immortal Song 2 | guest competitor |
Musical theatre
| Date | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 July to 3 October 2011 | Temptation of Wolves |
Music videos
| Year | Track | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "S.E.O.U.L." | Super Junior & Girls' Generation |
| 2010 | "When Falling in Love with a Friend" | Him & Beige |
Radio shows
| Date | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 5 December 2011 – present | Super Junior Kiss the Radio (Sukira) | with Sungmin |
Awards
Further information: List of awards and nominations received by Super Junior
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Korean Movie Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Attack on the Pin-Up Boys | Nominated |
| Best Comedic Performance | Nominated | |||
| 2012 | 2011 Golden Ticket Awards[18] | Musical Up and Comer Award | Temptation of the Wolves | Nominated |
References
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- ^ "2005 Super Junior's official debut" Ent.hunantv.com. Retrieved 2011-12-25 (Chinese)
- ^ "SM Unveils 12-Membered Boy Group Named Super Junior" Arirang.co.kr. 27 October 2005. Retrieved 2011-12-25
- ^ "Album Sales of December 2005" (in Korean). Recording Industry Association of Korea: p. 1. Retrieved 2007-10-16.[dead link]
- ^ "Super Junior adds new member, transformed into 13-person super group" Sina.com. 24 May 2006. Retrieved 2011-05-08 (Chinese)
- ^ "SuperJunior releases third studio album" Epaper.jinghua.cn. 14 March 2009. Retrieved 2011-12-25 (Chinese)
- ^ "Super Junior, SG Wananbe first and second place in 2007 album sales" (in Korean). Moneytoday: pp. 1. 12 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
- ^ "Super Junior - K.R.Y. Formed" KBS. 5 November 2006. Retrieved 2007-05-05
- ^ Cathy Rose A. Garcia "Super Junior Hits Big Screen" Korea Times. 8 July 2007. Retrieved 2012-04-03
- ^ "Super Junior-M debuts in China new album sweeps music scene (Super Junior-M出道中国 新碟引爆内地歌坛)" Ent.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2011-12-25 (Chinese)
- ^ "Theater: Temptation of Wolves" Korea Herald. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 2012-03-29
- ^ Lee, Nancy "Super Junior’s Ryeowook Graduates from College" CJ E&M enewsWorld. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-10
- ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (28 May 2012). "Which Member of Super Junior and Infinite Will Join ‘Immortal Song’?". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ Ho, Stewart (23 June 2012). "Super Junior Unveils Teasers for Leeteuk and Ryeowook". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ^ "Yoon Il-sang launches digital singles". Joongang Daily. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ "Documentary Shows Top K-Pop Singers Behind the Scenes". Chosun Ilbo. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ^ Ko, Hong Ju (29 May 2012). "Kim Na Young Says Yoo Jae Suk Isn’t All That Nice". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ http://ticket.interpark.com/goldenticket/2011/2011Goldenticket.asp