HK
The basics
Quick facts
Intro
South Korean singer, actor and television personality
A.K.A.
Hwang Kwang-hee
Gender:
Male
Places:
Work field:
Birth:
25 August 1988(Paju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea)
Star sign:
The details
Biography
Introduction
Hwang Kwang-hee (Hangul: 황광희; Hanja: 黃光熙; born on August 25, 1988), also known mononymously as Kwanghee, is a member of the nine-member South Korean boyband ZE:A managed by Star Empire Entertainment. They debuted on January 7, 2010 with the single Mazeltov. Kwanghee is a well known variety star, and is a former member of MBC's Infinite Challenge.
Career
On May 28, 2011, Kwanghee attended the "2011 Environment Day" event in Seoul, where he participated in a "clothes layering game" and shocked everyone by putting on 252 layers of t-shirts, earning him a Guinness World Record for the most T-shirts worn. He went on We Got Married with Secret's Sunhwa. The last episode was filmed on April 10, 2013.
In April 2015, Kwanghee joined as a regular cast member of MBC's Infinite Challenge. He was selected through the Sixth Man project which was held to fill the empty position after Noh Hong-chul left the program. Kwanghee left the show in March 2017 as he enlisted in the army to fulfill his military duty.
On Feb 7 2017, Kwanghee officially joined Bonboo Entertainment.
Filmography
Movies
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Marrying The Mafia 5 - Return of the Mafia | Choi Gyu-Chul |
| 2012 | Ronin Pop | Jang |
| 2013 | Gladiators of Rome 3D (2012) | Timo (Korean dubbing) |
Variety/TV Shows
| Year | Network | Variety Show | Episodes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Office Reality - ZE | Ep. 1-6 | ||
| ZE riteonjeu | Ep. 1-12 | |||
| 2010 | SBS | Strong Heart | Ep. 49 - 50 (1st appearance) | Few appearances from 2010 till Strong Heart Ended in 2013 (Ep. 58,74,81-83,87,102,111-112,142-143,155-158) |
| KBS2 | Star Golden Bell | Ep. 297, 311 | Guest | |
| KBS2 | Let's Go! Dream Team S2 | Ep. 30 | Cheerleaders with ZE:A | |
| MBC | MBC Star Dance Battle | Guest appearances between 2010-2012 | ||
| 2011 | MBC Every 1 | Weekly Idol | EP. 6 | Guest with ZE:A |
| KBS2 | Let's Go! Dream Team S2 | Ep. 86, 95 | Participant in Dream Team. Teamed with Min (Miss A) in Ep 86. | |
| 2012 | MBC Every 1 | Weekly Idol | Ep. 65 | Guest with ZE:A |
| KBS2 | Invincible Youth | Ep. 31 | ||
| KBS2 | Let's Go! Dream Team S2 | Ep. 110 | Participant in Dream Team. | |
| Flowers | Guest with ZE:A | |||
| Mnet | Beatles Code | Ep. 120827 | Guest with ZE:A | |
| SBS | Star King | Panel (Left the show in Apr 2015 before joining Infinite Challenge) | ||
| SBS | Inkigayo | MC (16th Dec 2012 to 5 April 2015) | ||
| MBC | Show! Music Core | Ep. 2012.09.22 & 2012.09.29 | MC encyclopedia | |
| MBC | We Got Married S4 | Ep. 133 - 166 | Couple with Han Sunhwa (Secret) | |
| MBC | Come To Play | Ep. 412 (121203) | Guest with Han Sunhwa (Secret) | |
| SBS | Law of the Jungle | Season 1 (Namibia, Papua),
Season 2 (Vanuatu, Siberia) |
Member (returned to Korea earlier due to an injury suffered during S2 in Siberia) | |
| 2013 | SBS | Running Man | Ep. 129 | Guest |
| KBS2 | The Human Condition S1 | Ep. 35 - 37 | Guest Member | |
| KBS2 | Let's Go! Dream Team 2 | ZE:A vs. Gag DreamTeam | ||
| Son Dambi's Beautiful Days S2 | MC (S2, Ep. 7 onwards) | |||
| KBS 2TV | Gag Concert | Ep. 693 (Discoveries in Life) | with ZE:A | |
| KBS World | Hello Counselor | The second summer special | with ZE:A and Lim Kim | |
| Olive TV | Party Mart | MC | ||
| TVN | Friends Treating You To Something | MC co-host with Boom | ||
| TVN | Taxi | Ep. 130923 | Guest with ZE:A Siwan and Hyungsik | |
| 2014 | KBS2 | The Return of Superman | Ep. 8 | with Sarang |
| MBC | 2014 Idol Star Athletics Championships | Caster, Participated with ZE:A under Team C | ||
| Mediacorp | A Date with K-pop Stars | Ep. 2 | Guest | |
| KBS World | Hello Counselor | Ep. 140616 | with ZE:A's Hyungsik & Dongjun | |
| SBS | Fashion King Korea | Season 2 | Participant with Kwak Hyun-joo | |
| KBS World TV | The King of Food | Ep. 3 | Guest | |
| MBC Every 1 | A Celebrity Lives in Our House | Ep. 13 | with ZE:A Heechul | |
| KBS2 | The Human Condition S1 | Women's Special: Living without meat and flour | Guest | |
| O'live TV | Kwanghee's Love Recipe | Ep. 1 - 12 | MC | |
| O'live TV | Olive Show 2014 | MC | ||
| KBS World | The Lord Of The Ratings | MC | ||
| JTBC | In Bed With Boss | Ep 1 - 3 | MC | |
| SBS | Law of the Jungle in Borneo: the Hunger Game S3 | Ep. 100 - 102 | Guest | |
| 2015 | KBS 2TV | Vitamin | MC | |
| MBC | King of Mask Singer | Pilot Episode | Judge | |
| KBS World TV | Beauty Bible 2015 S/S | Ep. 1 - 15 | MC co-host with Kang Hyoni and Jeon Hyosung | |
| KBS World TV | Beauty Bible 2015 F/W | Ep. 1 - 14 | MC co-host with Kang Hyoni and Jeon Hyosung | |
| SBS | Running Man | Ep. 236, 272 | Guest | |
| EBSCulture | The best cooking secrets Season 2015B | Ep. 1 - 131 | MC | |
| EBSCulture | The best cooking secrets Season 2015C | Ep. 1 - 109 | MC | |
| MBC | Radio Star | Guest | ||
| MBC | Infinite Challenge | Ep. 419 - 424, 427 till present | Cast member (joined after being selected as the 6th Man in April 2015, was cast member until March 25, 2017.) | |
| KBS | Joy's Go for Youth | MC | ||
| KBS2 | Happy Together | Ep. 385 | Guest | |
| Ep. 404 (Summer Special) | His 10th guest appearance (ep. 181,193,268,313,323(Obsession),340(Springtime Stamina),363(Blood Siblings) & others) | |||
| MBC | Silver Green Home Is Good | Yellowtail Fishing episode | Guest | |
| The Mickey Mouse Club (Korea) | Ep. 4 & 5 | |||
| MBC | The Capables One | Pilot/Special Episode | ||
| JTBC | Abnormal Submmit | Ep. 53 | Guest Representative | |
| O'live TV | Avatar Chef | Ep. 1 - 12 | MC co-host with Lee Hwi-jae | |
| SBS | Healing Camp, Aren't You Happy | Ep. 205 - 219 | MC co-host with Kim Je-dong and Seo Jang-hoon | |
| 2016 | EBSCulture | The best cooking secrets Season 2016A | Ep. 1 till present | MC |
| KBS2 | The Return of Superman | Ep. 120, 126 -127 | Guest (Ep 120 - With Sarang, Ep 126-127 - With SoDa Siblings, along with Hyung Sik) | |
| MBC | The Capables One | Ep. 18 (160311) | ||
| K-Star Reform Show | Ep. 1 till present | MC | ||
| KBS | Hello Counselor | Ep. 270 (2016.04.25) | Guest | |
| MBC | Idol Cooking King | Paired with labelmate Han Hyeri and won 1st place. | ||
| 2017 | SBS | Inkigayo | EP. 170212 | As Special MC |
| JTBC | Let's Eat Dinner Together | Ep. 21 | Guest |
Dramas
| Year | Network | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | SBS | Prosecutor Princess | Boy in a club | Cameo with ZE:A in ep.2 |
| MBC | Gloria | Trainee | Cameo with ZE:A in ep.11,14 | |
| 2011 | MBN | Vampire Idol | Kwang-Hee | Supporting role |
| KBS2 | Detectives in Trouble | Hyun-soo | Cameo in ep.1 | |
| 2012 | SBS | Salamander Guru and The Shadows | Job seeker | Cameo in ep.3 |
| KBS | My Husband Got a Family | Himself | Cameo with ZE:A in ep.39 | |
| MBC | Standby | Ha Kwang-Hee | Cameo in ep.76-77 | |
| SBS | To the Beautiful You | Song Jong-Min | Supporting role | |
| 2014 | KBS | What Happens to My Family? | Vitamin Salesman | Cameo in ep. 2 |
Music video
| Year | Music video | Length | Official MV on YouTube |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Mazeltov" | 3:34 | CJENMMUSIC |
| "All Day Long" | 4:01 | CJENMUSIC | |
| "My Only Wish" | 3:45 | ZEAJAPAN | |
| "Love Letter" | |||
| 2011 | "Here I Am" | 3:53 | ZEA2011 |
| "Watch Out" | 3:37 | ZEA2011 | |
| "Heart For 2" | |||
| "Why?" | 3:11 | ZEAJAPAN | |
| "Daily Daily" | 3:45 | ZEA2011 | |
| 2012 | "Aftermath" | 3:42 | ZEA2011 |
| "Phoenix" (Korean Version) | 3:22 | ZEA2011 | |
| "Phoenix" (Japanese Version) | 3:13 | ZEAJAPAN | |
| 2014 | "Breathe" | 3:45 | ZEA2014 |
Discography
| Year | Song Title | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "그대만 보여요" (I Can Only See You) | Kim Ye-won (Jewelry) and Hwang KwangHee (ZE:A) | Track 5 from Protect the Boss OST |
| 2015 | "맙소사" (Mapsosa) | HwangTaeJi (Hwang KwangHee (ZE:A), Taeyang and G-Dragon (Big Bang)). | Infinite Challenge's "Yeongdong Highway Music Festival" 2015 |
| 2016 | "Your Night" | Hwang Kwanghee X Gaeko feat. Oh Hyuk (Hyukoh) | Infinite Challenge's Hip Hop Special (Song achieved Perfect Allkill on 2nd Jan 2017 14:00 KST) |
Awards
| Year | Awards show | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 12th MBC Entertainment Awards | Best Newcomer in a Show/Variety | We Got Married and Golden Fishery - Kneedrop Guru |
Won | |
| 2013 | SBS Entertainment Awards | Best Entertainer Award | Star King | Won | |
| 2015 | MBC Entertainment Awards | Achievement award | Infinite Challenge | Won |