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Kangta (real name: Ahn Chil Hyun, October 10, 1979, Kyungbuk, North Gyeongsang, South Korea) is well known as the lead singer of the former group H.O.T. (High-five of Teenagers). He was the boy-next-door during the H.O.T days. Hangul (hangul: 한글; revised: hangeul; McCune-Reischauer: hangÅl) is the native alphabet used to write the Korean language, as opposed to the Hanja system borrowed from China. ...
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Kangta was discovered at Lotte World, a Korean Disneyland, when he was only 13 yrs. old. He then debuted as a back-up dancer together with Moon Hee Jun (another H.O.T member) for singer Yoo Young Jin. He was then 14 yrs. old. Then he decided to go singing and together with the other 3 members Jang Woo Hyuk, Lee Jae Won and Tony Ahn, H.O.T was formed. Lotte World (롯ë°ì›”ë“œ) is a recreation complex in Seoul, South Korea. ...
He has been a great songwriter and composer, having written several songs for their album as well as for other singers like NRG, Fly to the Sky and BoA. When H.O.T was disbanded on March 2001, a legion of loyal fans were in rage. But he surprised all of them. He was then the first member who debuted solo months after. He released his solo album "Polaris" and became a huge hit! It then followed with his 2nd album "Pinetree" in 2002. On August 24-25, 2003, his first solo concert took place. This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, tone, style, and voice). ...
He worked with his celebrity best friends Lee Ji Hoon and Shin Hye Sung and formed the project group "S" which stands for "Supreme". They released their 1st solo project album called "Fr.In.Cl" or Friends in Classic. They won several awards since then.
Kangta got several offers but he accepted a drama offer in China. In the year 2004, he starred in a drama called "Magician Love" together with other Chinese actors and actresses. He portrayed the role of an evil magician.
Soon after, he came back to Korea and released the much-awaited 3rd album. In 2005, he released "Persona" which includes tracks that are way different from his previous 2 albums. Months after, he surprised the audience when he said he wanted to go acting. A month after, he started to act in a KBS drama called "Loveholic" which is currently airing till now. The drama is about a male student who falls crazy in love with his teacher and even went to jail because of a crime he didn't even commit (and it was the teacher who did it).
Filmography
Drama Magic Touch of Fate 魔術奇緣 is an original Korean screenplay directed by the famous MBC Korean Director, Jang Su Bang, is now filming in Beijing, China. ...
Discography (Solo) - 2001: "Polaris"
- 2002: "Pinetree"
- 2005: "Persona"
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