Kim Young-chul (comedian)

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Young-chul (Korean: 김영철; born June 23, 1974) is a South Korean comedian and singer.

Kim Young-chul
Born	(1974-06-23) June 23, 1974 (age 51) Ulsan, South Korea
Medium	Stand-up, television
Alma mater	Dongguk University
Years active	1999–present
Employer	Mystic Entertainment
Genres	Observational, Sketch, Wit, Parody, Slapstick, Drama, Sitcom, Music
Korean name
Hangul	김영철
Hanja	金榮澈
RR	Gim Yeongcheol
MR	Kim Yŏngch'ŏl

Career

He is currently a cast member in JTBC's Knowing Bros.^[1][2]

He is also noted for his appearance on the popular Korean variety show Infinite Challenge: his unique character and English-speaking abilities were displayed, and he was the subject of a viral internet meme due to his pronunciation of the phrase "Cheer up, super power" sounding like "Cheer up, super po-wall".

In February 2022, Kim published a human essay 'Cry and Laughed'.^[3]

Discography

• 2016: "Ring Ring" (with. Hong Jin-young)
• 2017: "An Ordinary Christmas" (with. JeA)
• 2018: "Andenayon" (feat. Wheesung)
• 2019: "Signal Light"
• 2022: "Marc Got It"

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
2021	There is an Alien Here	Captain Alien

Television drama

Year	Title	Role
2004–2005	Precious Family	Shin Shin-chul
2006	End of Love	Kim Il-gu
2011	Real School	Kim Young-chul (Inferior class teacher)
2015	Angry Mom	English teacher - Cameo in episode 8
2018	Gangnam Scandal	Choi Seo Hyung's friend - Cameo in episode 17
2020	Dinner Mate	Jjoda Man

Television shows

Year	Show	Notes
1999	Comedy Everything in the World	Performer
	Show! Lucky Train
	Gag Concert
2006	Hail Quiz
2009–2013	Strong Heart
2010	Sweet Night
2011	Now On My Way to Meet You
2012	Go Show
2014	Star Gazing	Regular Member
2015	King of Mask Singer	Contestant as "Pythagorean Theorem" in episode 23
	Idol Star Athletics Championships
2015–2016	Real Men	Comedian special
2015–present	Knowing Bros
2016	Gibutique
	Madams' Secret Recipe
	Comedy Blue vs. White - Cider
	I Live Alone	Episodes 117–169
2017	Law of the Jungle	Episodes 252–255 at Kota Manado
	With You	Season 2, with Song Eun-i
	We Have Delivery
	King of Comedy
2018	Cafeteria
	Friendly Driver
	Where Are You Going, DdaengChul?	Cast member, with Kim Hee-chul, Noh Hong-chul[4][5]
2018–2019	Grandma's Restaurant in Samcheong-dong
	Eating Out Day	Season 1, cast member[6]
2020	King of Mask Singer	Contestant as "Onion" in episode 239
2022	Rossily in Secret Island	New Year's special entertainment program[7]
2023	Rossily in Secret Ulsan	The second version of the fortified version of Rossily in Secret Island.[8]

Web shows

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2022	Extruded Interview	Host	[9]

Radio shows

Year	Title	Radio Station
2016–present	Kim Young-chul's Power FM	SBS Power FM

Bibliography

Year	Title	Publisher	ISBN
2007	Shameless Young-chul English	Random House Korea	ISBN 9788925514925
2009	The Shameless Young-chul English		ISBN 9788925530918
	Shameless English SET	Dun & Bradstreet	ISBN 9788925532738
2011	FUN FUN Children Young-chul English	Cine21 Books	ISBN 9788984314863

Awards and nominations

Year	Awards	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
2000	7th Korea Entertainment Arts Awards	Male Comedy Award		Won
	Baeksang Arts Awards	Best New Variety Performer	Gag Concert	Won
	TV Entertainment Awards	Male Gagman Rookie Award		Won
2010	SBS Entertainment Awards	All-round Entertainer Award[10]	Strong Heart	Won
2015	MBC Entertainment Awards	Grand Prize (Daesang)	Real Man	Nominated
		Top Excellence Award - Show/Variety		Won
		Best Couple Award with Jung Gyu-woon		Nominated
2016	52nd Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Male Variety Performer		Nominated
2017	Melon Music Awards	Best Trot with Hong Jin-young	"Ring Ring (Composer Version)"	Won
	SBS Entertainment Awards	Radio DJ Award	Kim Young-chul's Power FM	Won
2018	Korea Brand Awards	Radio DJ of the Year		Won