Kim Jong-min

Kim Jong-min (Hangul: 김종민; Hanja: 金鍾旼/金钟民; born September 24, 1979) is a South Korean singer, dancer and television personality. He is a member of the K-pop group Koyote and since 2007, has been a cast member of the variety show 2 Days & 1 Night.
One of the most prolific variety stars in Korean television, Kim has won Top Excellence and Grand Prize (Daesang) awards in his career.

Kim attended Dobong Information and Industrial High School. He then attended Mokwon University's Department of German Language and Literature but left before graduating.

Pre-debut

Before debuting as a member of Koyote, Kim worked as a backup dancer for Uhm Jung-hwa, Lee Jung Hyun, Kim Wan-sun, R.E.F and many other artists. He was on the dance team "Friends" for five years.

Variety appearances

Kim is known for being a mainstay of many Korean variety shows (such as KBS's Heroine 6 and Choi Hong Man Strong Friends and formerly SBS's Real Romance Love Letter), as he has become a goofy, naïve on-screen character known for silly comments and actions. He was also an assistant soccer coach on KBS's FC Shoot Dori and has also made appearances on MBC's King Saturday Driving School and Happy Shares Company, SBS's Love Choice (Selection Couple), X-Man, and Ya Shim Man Man, and KBS's Star Golden Bell and Happy Together Friends.

In 2007, Kim became a cast member of KBS's Happy Sunday lineup as part of 1 Night 2 Days but briefly left the show for his mandatory military service. He came back on December 18, 2009 after his duties and has been with the program till date, being the only pioneer member who witnessed 1 Night 2 Days from Season 1 till Season 3.

Post-military, he was invited to many programs as guest and also became a regular guest and permanent member on SBS's Star King, KBS2's Sweet Night.

On 30 December 2013, he won the Best Entertainer Award at the 2013 SBS Entertainment Awards for Star King.

On 26 December 2015, he won the Top Excellence Award at the 2015 KBS Entertainment Awards for 1 Night 2 Days.

On the eve of Christmas 2016, 24 December 2016, he was finally awarded with the Grand Prize Award (Daesang) for his commitment and loyalty with KBS 1 Night 2 Days at the 2016 KBS Entertainment Awards.

Solo career

In the first quarter of 2011, he released his very first single entitled "Oppa Find Strength". His promotional clip from the MV depicted the negative comments that he received after his return from military service.

He made his solo comeback on 3 September 2014 as he released his third single, "Sali Go Dali Go", an electronic dance music composed by DanDi. The music video of featured Chun Myung-hoon (NRG) and comedian Ahn Young-mi. His new track peaked at ranking No. 8 on China's popular music video sharing site, Yinyuetai.

Singles

Variety shows (Host/Guest)

Hosting

Drama