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Debut with Shinhwa
Kim made his debut in 1998 as a vocalist in the boy band Shinhwa. Although he isn't lead vocalist, he began singing bigger parts on Shinhwa's 7th album, Brand New. One song from the album, "Liar", actually only has Kim as the vocalist, along with Eric Mun as the rapper. He also wrote, composed, and arranged a song on the album, titled "Set Free". Though he had branched out as a solo artist, he is part of Shinhwa and just released Shinhwa's 9th album.
Going solo
Kim released his debut solo album, Kimdongwan Is, on July 5, 2007, which featured collaborations with his fellow Shinhwa members, including Lee Andy rapping in the song "Loving Summer," Shin Hye Sung singing a duet with Kim in "The One Left Alone," and Eric rapping in "My Love." The other members have contribute to the album as well, with Lee Min Woo writing, composing and arranging the song "My Love," and with Jun Jin helping him with choreography. Kim expressed gratitude for their contributions, saying, "I’ve been working together with the group Shinhwa, thus there was a lot of pressure working on the solo album, but since the other members showed up and helped me with most of it, it has been a great big help for me." Kim's first single was the ballad, "Handkerchief", a song about a guy who consoles his girlfriend and wipes away her tears. Despite Shinhwa's genre in music like American R&B and bubblegum pop, Kim said he wanted his album to be more Jpop influenced, having redone a song by Glay and Exile in the album.
For the debut album, Kim also lost a lot of weight, saying that "it's not good for a ballad singer to have a muscular image. Someone singing ballads should have a lean, 'hungry-looking' image." His album sold over 25,000 copies in two days with 41,490 copies sold by the end of 2007 allowing it to rank 19th for the year. In 2008, he released his 2nd solo album, The Secret; Between Us. The album featured collaborations with Tiffany of SNSD, Jade Valerie, Shinhwa bandmate, Eric and Heritage.
Kim officially began his military service on November 17, 2008.
On April 16, 2007, Kim appeared as a guest on MC Mong's "Pleasure and Pain" radio show. When asked about an incident early in his career where he injured his nose, he confessed that he in fact had plastic surgery to change its shape.
Kim was one of several Korean celebrities praised by the Japanese media for giving generous donations for flood victims in 2006.
2004 - Blue Dragon Film Awards - Best Actor - Spin Kick - Nominated
2005 - KBS Drama Awards - Best Actor - A Farewell to Sorrow - Won
2005 - KBS Drama Awards - Best Couple - A Farewell to Sorrow - Nominated
2007 - SBS Inkigayo - Mutizen Award - Hankerchief - Won
Kimdongwan Is
1. Dongwan Is (Intro)
2. 내 잘못이니까 (It's my fault)
3. 손수건 (Handkerchief)
4. 삼총사 (Three Musketeers) - Feat. MC mong, 허인창 (Ho Inchang)
5. Scream - Feat. D.Bace, DJ Tukutz Of Epik High
6. 사랑이 가여워 (Love...Poor)
7. My Love - Feat. Eric <Composed by Minwoo a.k.a M>
8. 여름이 좋아 (Loving Summer) - Feat. Andy
9. 남은 사람 (The one left alone) - Duet with Hyesung
10. 사랑해선 안될 사람 (Can not love u) - Duet with Byul
11. 진담 (JinDam) (Truth)
12. Scream (Instrumental)
The Secret; Between Us
1. 남자의 사랑
2. 비밀 (Narr. Tiffany of So Nyeo Shi Dae)
3. 왜 그래 (feat. Heritage)
4. Honey (feat. Eric)
5. 사랑하는 사람아
6. 바람의 노래
7. 사이키스
8. 떠나도 돼
9. 악녀탈출
10. 좋을 사람
11. 잊어야겠다
12. You Don't Know Me (duet with Jade Valerie)
13. 비밀 (Instrumental)
14. 왜 그래 (Instrumental)
Promise
1. Intro
2. 약속 Yaksok (Duet with Youn Ha)
3. 못잊어 Mosijeo
4. 약속 Yaksok (Instrumental)
TV Series
2007 - The Person I Love (SBS)
2005 - Sad Goodbye (KBS)
2005 - Beating Heart (MBC)
2005 - MBC Best Theater Ep.610 "Magic Power Alcohol" (MBC)
2002 - Children of Heaven (KBS)
Movies
2004 - Spin Kick
2002 - Emergency 19
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