Kim Jun-ho (comedian)

For the singer of the same name, see Juno (singer).

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Jun-ho (born December 27, 1975), also known as Charlie Kim, is a South Korean comedian, singer and television personality. He has starred in Gag Concert since 1999 and was a member of the variety show 2 Days & 1 Night from 2013 to 2019. He has also been the executive chairman of Busan International Comedy Festival since its conception in 2013.

Kim Jun-ho
Kim in June 2012
Pseudonym	Charlie Kim
Born	(1975-12-27) December 27, 1975 (age 49) Daejeon, South Korea
Medium	Stand-up, television
Years active	1996– present
Genres	Observational, Sketch, Wit, Parody, Slapstick, Dramatic
Spouse	Kim Eun-young ​ ​ (m. 2006; div. 2018)​
Partner(s)	Kim Ji-min (2022–present)
Website	instagram.com/charliekimi/
Korean name
Hangul	김준호
Hanja	金俊昊[1]
Revised Romanization	Gim Jun-ho
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Junho

Considered one of the best comedians in South Korea, Kim has won two Top Excellence awards and a Daesang Award at the KBS Entertainment Awards in both comedy and variety divisions. He is signed under JDB Entertainment.^[2]

Early life

Kim was born in Daejeon, South Korea. His sister, Kim Mi-jin, is a TV show host.^[3] He graduated from Chungnam High School^[4] and majored in acting at Dankook University before dropping out.^[5]

Kim is greatly influenced by the famous comedian, Charlie Chaplin. For this reason he chose "Charlie Kim" as his English name.^[6]

Career

Kim originally debuted under SBS's 5th class of comedians. He later joined KBS's Gag Concert in 1999 and is part of its 14th class. He was also a cast member for the first season of The Human Condition. He joined the 2 Days & 1 Night Season 3 lineup with Kim Joohyuk, Defconn and Jung Joon Young at the very end of 2013, gaining popularity as well as earning the nickname of "Mr. Devious" for his tendency to trick the other cast members.^[7] Kim is the chairman and head of the organizing committee for the Busan International Comedy Festival.^[8][9] He is a member of 같기도 (Gatgido), a comedic trio, which released an album with the same name in 2007.

Kim was the co-CEO and founder of CoKo Entertainment. However, in late 2014, it was discovered that his partner and co-CEO, Kim Woo Jung, had embezzled money from the company and had run away to the United States, causing the company debts to reach over millions of dollars. When it shut down from bankruptcy in January 2015, he and former comedians under CoKo company transferred to JD Bros, a company that is run by his friend, Kim Dae Hui.^[10] The comedians also cited that they will continue to support Kim Junho despite the incident.^[11]

Personal life

On March 2, 2006, Kim married musical actress Kim Eun-young.^[12] The couple lived separately since 2007 after Kim Eun-young moved to the Philippines alone to start a business.^[13] On January 22, 2018, the comedian announced his divorce with his wife after 12 years of marriage.^[14]

On April 3, 2022, it was confirmed that Kim is in a relationship with comedian Kim Ji-min.^[15][16]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2012	Love Clinique	Subway man	Cameo
	Whatcha Wearin'?	Restaurant waiter
	Ice Age 4	Flynn	Voice role; Korean dub	[17]
2013	The Gifted Hands	Marketing evangelist	Cameo
2015	Enemies In-Law	MC
2022	Come Back Home	Himself		[18]
2023	Ungnami	Head of the detective team		[19]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2005–2006	Sweet Spy	Ka Oh-Ri
2007	Air City	No Tae-Man
2007–2008	New Heart	Sul Rae-Hyun
2008	Night after Night	Lee Sang-Ho
2010	Personal Taste	Jackpot expert	Cameo
2013	Night Watch	Soo-Ji's ex-husband	TV movie
2015	Late Night Cafeteria
2017	Hit the Top	Passenger / Doctor	Cameo

Television shows

  Off-Air   On-Air

Year	Title	Ref.
2007–2013	Amazing Outing
1999–2019	Gag Concert
2011–2013	Happy Together 3
2012–2013	Qualifications of Men
2012–2014	Quiz 4 Men [ko]
	The Human Condition
2013–2019	2 Days & 1 Night – Season 3
2015	Sense King
2017–2019; 2019	Seoul Mate	[20][21]
2018	Reckless but Happy	[22]
	Living In One House	[23]
2019	Wednesday Music Playlist	[24]
2019; 2020	Salty Tour	[25]
2020	Friendly Variety Show [ko]	[26]
2020–present	My Little Old Boy
2021	With The Famous Person [ko]	[27]
	Genius Golf Club	[28]
2021–present	Dolsing Fourmen	[29]
2021–2022	Winner	[30]
2022	Golf Battle: Birdie Buddies 4	[31]

Web shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2021	Golf Eve	Female golf team leader		[32]
2021–2023	Star Golf Big League	Cast member		[33]
2022	Collaborum Scene 2	Host		[34][35]

Gag Concert segments

1999–2006 Scream (1999) Morning of Savana (1999) Bongsunga School (2001) The Three Idiots (2002) What If (2002) Zigzag Song (2002) 9시 언저리 뉴스 (2003) Annals of X-Files (2004) 어우야 (2004) Low Life (2005) World News (2005) Home (2006) Zoo (2006) Uncle Jun Ho (2006) 호구와 울봉이 (2006) 고교천왕 (2006)

2007–2012 같기도 (2007) 지누주노 (2007) Gag Warrior 300 (2007) Odd Family (2007) 날아라! 변튜어디스 (2008) 뜬금개그 (2008) 가문이 영~꽝 (2008) Mobilize! Team Leader Kim (2008) Malicious Virus (2008) A Bitter Life (2009) 꽁트의 신 (2010) Bait (2010) Joa Family (2010) Mr. Kim Bong Tu (2010) Castle Gamsu (2011) Emergency Meeting (2011) Talk Show: The Dream (2012) Snap Martial Arts (2012)

2013–present The Animals (2013) Don't Give In (2013) Zombie Project (2013) Comedians' World (2013) Hidden Characters (2013) BBOOM Entertainment(2013) Rules of the Workplace (2013) Chicken High School (2014) Meditation (2015) Serious Kingdom (2015) Welcome Back Show (2016) Like A Family (2016) YOLO Inn (2017) Inner Voices (2017) Eunuchs (2018)

Music video appearances

Year	Title	Artist	Ref.
2016	"Shut Up" (feat. You Hee-yeol)	Unnies	[36]
2017	"Aze Gag"	Mamamoo	[37]

Discography

• 2007 같기도 (as part of Gatgido)
• 2011 Happy Singer Project
• 2013 The Zombie (Single)^[a]
• 2017 Good Zombie

As featuring artist

• Mamamoo — Aze Gag (narration by Kim Joon-ho and Kim Dae-hee [ko])^[38]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
Cable TV Broadcasting Awards	2013	TV Star Award	Kim Jun-ho	Won
KBS Entertainment Awards	2005	Top Excellence Award, Male Comedian	Kim Jun-ho	Won
	2011	Top Excellence Award, Male Comedian	Kim Jun-ho	Won
	2013	Grand Prize (Daesang)	Gag Concert / The Human Condition / 2 Days & 1 Night Season 3	Won	[39]
	2016	Grand Prize (Daesang)	2 Days & 1 Night / Gag Concert	Nominated
	2018	Best Couple Award	Kim Jun-ho (with Kim Jong-min) 2 Days & 1 Night	Won	[40][41]
		Grand Prize (Daesang)	2 Days & 1 Night / Gag Concert	Nominated
Korea Broadcasting Awards	2009	Comedian Award	Gag Concert	Won
Korean Comedy Hot Festival	2016	Shining Comedians in 2016 (Individual Category)	Kim Jun-ho	Won
Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards	2013	Grand Prize (Entertainment Category)	Kim Jun-ho	Won
	2018		Kim Jun-ho	Won
Korea Entertainment Arts Awards	2011	Comedian Award	Kim Jun-ho	Won
Korea Film Festival	2010	Photogenic Award (Entertainment Category)	Kim Jun-ho	Won
Korea PD Awards	2013	Best Performer Award (Comedian Category)	Kim Jun-ho	Won
Korean Wave Culture Awards	2023	Grand Prize	Kim Jun-ho	Won
SBS Entertainment Awards	2021	Excellence Award in Talk/ Variety Category	My Little Old Boy / Dolsing Fourmen	Won	[42]
		Grand Prize (Daesang)	My Little Old Boy[b]	Won
		Best Couple Award	Kim Jun-ho (with Lee Sang-min) My Little Old Boy	Nominated
	2022	2022 SBS's Son	My Little Old Boy / Dolsing Fourmen	Won	[43]
		Top Excellence in Talk and Reality Award		Won
	2023	Golden Solo Award	Dolsing Fourmen[c]	Won
		Scene Stealer Award	My Little Old Boy / Dolsing Fourmen	Nominated
	2024	Honorary Employee Award	Kim Jun-ho	Won

Honors

Name of country or organization, year given, and name of honor or award

Country or organization	Year	Honor / Award	Ref.
South Korea[d]	2013	Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation

Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement

Publisher	Year	List	Rank	Ref.
Forbes	2023	Korea Power Celebrity	21	[44]

Ambassadorial roles

• 2012 Korea Forest Service^[45]
• 2012 Tour de Korea^[46]

Notes

1. The Zombie (single) is a parody of the viral hit song, The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?) by Ylvis
2. Grand Prize was presented to the whole cast of My Little Old Boy and was received alongside Shin Dong-yup, Seo Jang-hoon, Cho Hye-seon, Kim Sun-ja, Park Young-hye, Lee Sang-min, Tak Jae-hoon, Im Won-hee, Kim Jong-kook, Kim Hee-chul, Lee Tae-sung, Oh Min-suk, Park Goon, and Choi Jin-hyuk
3. Received with Tak Jae-hoon, Im Won-hee, and Lee Sang-min
4. Honors are given at the Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards, arranged by the Korea Creative Content Agency and hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.