Kim Chang-wan

• Name — Kim Chang Wan • Born — 22 February 1954 • Birthplace — Heukseok-dong, Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul, South Korea • Occupation — * Singer • actor • writer • Years Active — 1977–present • Education — Seoul National University (Agricultural studies) • Spouse — Kang Gwi Bin • Children — 1 • Website — https: web.archive.org/web/20060808012309/http: www.changwan.com/

Kim along with his younger brothers Kim Chang-hoon and Kim Chang-ik, began composing music during their mid-teens, and formed the band Mui when they were college students. Kim graduated from Seoul National University in 1975 with a bachelor's degree in Agricultural Studies, major in Natural Fiber.

After Kim graduated in 1975, he and his brothers made their professional career debut and changed their band's name to Sanulrim (산울림 meaning "Mountain Echo"). Kim Chang-wan took the role of lead vocalist and guitarist, Kim Chang-hoon played rhythm guitar, bass and keyboards, and Kim Chang-ik played drums. In 1977, Sanulrim released their first album What, Already?, which became a critical and commercial success. The band's psychedelic rock/hard rock sound was music Koreans hadn't heard before, and Sanulrim revitalized the Korean music scene, which was currently devastated after several major musicians were arrested for marijuana possession in the 1970s. From 1977 to 1984, they released more than 10 albums and became one of the most influential and beloved figures in the Korean rock music scene. With the K-pop retrospective boom during the 1990s, all of their albums were reissued and a tribute album was released. They held a 30th anniversary concert in 2007 and made plans to release a 14th album.

His 1990 book I Want to Live Just Until 20 Years Old was adapted into a 1992 film. On January 29, 2008, drummer Kim Chang-ik was killed in a traffic accident in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Sanulrim disbanded after his death. In 2008, Kim founded the eponymous Kim Chang-wan Band, with himself on vocals, keyboardist Lee Sang-hoon, bassist Choi Won-sik, drummer Kang Yoon-gi and guitarist Yeom Min-yeol. They released one album, Bus, and several EPs. Kim also contributes to soundtracks and collaborates with younger artists, such as IU. Having worked as a music director and film score composer in the early 1990s, Kim Chang-wan also began acting onscreen. He has appeared in supporting roles in film and television, notably in dramedy The Happy Funeral Director, omnibus Beating Heart, medical drama Behind the White Tower, and romantic comedies Coffee Prince, Queen of Housewives, and My Love from the Star. In 2013, he played the leading role of a psychopathic plastic surgeon in the slasher film Doctor. The versatile Kim has also starred in a stage play (A Nap in 2010), hosted variety shows and radio programs, and written several books (some containing poetry).

List of studio albums, showing selected details • Title — Details • I'm an Earthling — *Released: November 24, 2023 *Format: Digital download, streaming

List of singles as featured artist, showing year released, selected chart positions, sales figures, and name of the album • Title — Year — Peak chart positions — Sales — Album • KOR — KOR Hot • "The Meaning of You" (너의 의미) (IU featuring Kim Chang-wan; Sanulrim cover) — 2014 — 3 — 2 — * KOR: 2,500,000 — A Flower Bookmark

List of promotional singles, showing year released and name of the album • Title — Year — Album • "8th Grader (Respect Your Dreams)" (Kim Chang-wan and Seo Chang-bin) — 2024

• Year — Title — Role • 1983 — MBC Bestseller Theater: "Windmills of My Mind" — Music director • 1985 — Song of the Sea — Kim Chang-soo • 1989 — Sleepless Tree — Chang-min • 1991 — Windmills of Love — Singer • 1995 — MBC Best Theater: "Report on Sex Mosaic" • Drama Game: "Man Baking Yachae Sikppang" — Go Si-bong • Love Formula — Jung Woon-hyun • 1996 — MBC Best Theater: "Woman in the Antechamber" — Section chief Lee • Under the Seoul Sky — Go Geo-bong • Garden with Golden Light — Jae-yong • 1997 — Today's Sou'easter • 1998 — Piano • Memories — Seung-wan • Eun-shil — Kim Byung-gook • MBC Best Theater: "Mr. Gong Choon-taek's Contract Marriage" • 1999 — MBC Best Theater: "The Golden Era of Aenok" • MBC Best Theater: "Goodbye Audrey Hepburn" • MBC Best Theater: "There is Nothing Wrong with the Yeouido Electric Line." • Half • KAIST — Professor Choi • Sweet Bride • 2000 — MBC Best Theater: "A Woman I Want to Hit" • Mr. Duke • 2001 — Sun-hee and Jin-hee — Detective Park Doo-man • Cummi, the Fairy — Oh Myung-tae's father • Well Known Woman — Doctor Joo • 2002 — MBC Best Theater • Sunlight Upon Me — Joo Min-ho • Since We Met — Jo Nam-sik • To Be with You — Lee Deok-soo • 2003 — Long Live Love — Lee Hyun-sik • While You Were Dreaming • Span Drama: "Waiting for Godot" • 2004 — MBC Best Theater: "Your Brother Is Back" • First Love of a Royal Prince — Kim Yu-bin's father • Ireland — Moon Jae-seok • Love Story in Harvard — Jin-chul • 2005 — Beating Heart — Kim Chang-wan • Rainbow Romance — Father of Eun-kyung, Eun-bi, and Jae-kyung • 2006 — Love Truly — Kang San • The Vineyard Man — Lee Hyung-man • 2007 — Behind the White Tower — Woo Yong-gil • Several Questions That Make Us Happy — Byung-ki • Coffee Prince — Hong Gae-shik • Cruel Love — Hwang In-soo • 2008 — Iljimae — King Injo • Worlds Within — Park Hyun-seob • 2009 — Queen of Housewives — Kim Hong-shik • Triple — Kim Bok-man (cameo) • 2010 — Golden House — Kim Sang-chul • Queen of Reversals — Mok Young-chul • 2011 — Miss Ripley — Director Choi • A Thousand Kisses — Jang Byung-shik • What's Up — Park Tae-yi's father • 2012 — Take Care of Us, Captain — Han Gyu-pil • The King's Doctor — Jung Sung-jo • 2013 — The End of the World — Choi Soo-chul • Who Are You? — Choi Moon-shik • Good Doctor — Chairman Jung • My Love from the Star — Jang Young-mok • 2014 — Secret Affair — Min Yong-ki • Secret Door — Kim Taek • 2015 — Great Stories — Narrator • Splendid Politics — Yi Won-ik • 2016–2017 — Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth — Park Yeong-shi • 2017 — Whisper — Lee Ho-beom • Children of the 20th Century — Sa Chang-wan • Jugglers — Vice President Do Tae-geun • 2018 — Something in the Rain — Seo Joon-hee's father • 2019 — One Spring Night — Kwon Gi-seok's father • 2020 — Find Me in Your Memory — Yoo Seong-hyeok • It's Okay to Not Be Okay — Oh Ji-wang • 2020–2021 — Awaken — Gong Il-do • 2021 — One the Woman — Noh Hak-tae • 2021 — Oh My Ladylord — Kim Chang-gyu • 2022 — Why Her — Baek Jin-gi • Bad Prosecutor — Seo Hyun-gyu • 2023 — The Real Has Come! — Jang-ho

• Year — Title — Notes • Memories of Pop Music with Kim Chang-wan — DJ • Turn on the Radio with Kim Chang-wan • 1978 — 7:00 p.m. Date • 1981 — 11 Pop • 1990 — Between Dreams and Music • 1996 — Golden Disk with Kim Chang-wan • 1997 — Beautiful Morning with Shin Eun-kyung and Kim Chang-wan — MC • 1998 — 발명Q 원리를 찾아라 • Three Stories with Kim Chang-wan • 2000–present — This Beautiful Morning, This Is Kim Chang-wan — DJ • 2006 — Science Cafe — MC • 2008–2010 — Music Travel Lalala • 2009 — 목숨걸고 편식하다 — Documentary narrator • 2010–2011 — Global Education Issue — MC • 2013–2014 — Bookmark Culture

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2008 — Van Gogh and the Sunflower Boy — Composer • 2010 — A Nap — Han Young-jin