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:: Kim Ryeowook ::

Profile

Name: Kim Ryeowook (김려욱) Birthday: June 21 1987
Origin: Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Height: 173cm
Weight: 53kg
Blood Type: O
Hobbies: singing, composing music
Occupation: Singer, dancer, actor
Instruments: piano
Voice Type: Tenor
Years active: 2005-present
Label: SM Entertainment
Group: Super Junior
Sub Groups:
Super Junior - K.R.Y
Super Junior - M
Casting: CMB Youth ChinChin Festival Popular Reward 2004
First Appearance: June 2004, MBC "Starry Night" Contest 1st Place

Biography
Kim Ryeowook (born June 21, 1987), more commonly credited as Ryeowook, is a Korean singer, dancer, occasional actor, and the third youngest member of Super Junior. He is recognized by his fellow members as the "eternal magnae" (eternal youngest) of the group, as well as one of the three most vocally powerful in the group (Super Junior - K.R.Y). Even before Kyuhyun's addition to the group in May 2006, Ryeowook commonly called himself the youngest despite being a few months older than Kibum. Ryeowook is currently studying at Inha University. He is also one of the first Korean artists to appear on Chinese postage stamps.


Pre-Debut Years

Shin made his first appearance in July 2002 when he was seen dancing on Goyangsi Youth Dance. However, he didn't join SM Entertainment until 2005 when he won first place on the 9th SM Youth Best Selection Best Comedian, surprising the judges with his trained acting and dancing ability. Under SM Entertainment, Shin was trained in many areas of performing talents, specifically improving his dancing versatility and rapping.

Music Career

2005-present: Super Junior

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Ryeowook was the last to join Super Junior before Kyuhyun, and did not join the group until several weeks before the group's official debut in 2005. His 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.

On November 6, 2005, Ryeowook along with eleven other members of Super Junior 05, officially debuted on SBS's Popular Songs performing the first single " TWINS (Knock Out)." The group released their full studio album a month later, and the album debuted as #3 on the monthly MIAK K-pop album charts^. As the group's second single, "Miracle", came to an end, his talent agency was about to recruit new members for the next Super Junior generation, Super Junior 06, with Ryeowook staying as an undergraduate member. However, plans changed when the company added in a thirteenth member, Kyuhyun, and the company declared that future Super Junior generations were rumors. The group dropped the suffix "05" and became officially Super Junior. The new group hit big after they released their first CD SingleU" the following summer in 2006, which became Super Junior's most successful single in the music charts, leading Super Junior to set #1 records in their music career since then. A year later 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.

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. In early 2008, Ryeowook was placed in another Super Junior subgroup, Super Junior-M. The subgroup specializes in singing Mandarin songs, including Mandarin versions of Super Junior's Korean songs, bringing the K-pop influence into the Chinese music industry. Super Junior-M is the first international music group in the Chinese music industry to have members of both Chinese and Korean descent. The seven-member group debuted in China on April 8, 2008 at the 8th Annual Music Chart Awards with the release of their first single music video, "U". The subgroup released their first Chinese-language studio album, Me on May 2, 2008. The album debuted on Taiwan's G-music combo charts as #2 and #1 on many of China's and Thailand's music charts.

Other Works

Acting




Ryeowook made his acting debut 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. Ryeowook's acting gained positive feedback from critics and he was nominated Best Supporting Actor and Best Comedic Performance at the Korean Movie Awards.

TV Shows

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Exploration of the Human Body (2007)

Trivia

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- Ryeowook was the last member to join Super Junior and replaced a former member, he wasn't trained for long.


- He was discovered at a Chin Chin Singing Competition, he was featured in the video of a song entitled "Hello Summer" with other Chin Chin idols.


- He was a member of S.E.S. 5th Official Fanclub.

-On February 2006 Ryeowook lost a shoe on stage while performing but he did not panic, he merely waited for the right time to pick it up. Very professional.


- Ryeowook loves ice cream and free make-up samples

- Rumoured to have replaced Kang Jun Young (SM Trainee) in Super Junior

Definitely a MUST watch




Ryeowook singing Kiss Goodbye

Relay Talk - Ryeowook to Kyuhyun

Ryeowook - Monologue

Kyuhyun and Ryeowook performing The First Impression

Super Junior - K.R.Y; The One I Love MV


Places to Visit

| Ryeowook's AF Gallery | Li Xu's Baidu Bar
| Super Junior - K.R.Y | Super Junior - M



Credits:

Ryeowook's Wikipedia

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This post has been edited by katherinekwokhk: Jan 11 2009 3 46 PM