Kang Ho-dong

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In this Korean name, the family name is Kang.
Kang Ho-dong
S.M. C&C
GenresComedy
Spouse
Lee Hyo-jin (이효진)
​
(m. 2006)​
Children1
Notable works and roles
Korean name
Hangul
강호동
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGang Ho-dong
McCune–ReischauerKang Hodong

Kang Ho-dong (born June 11, 1970) is a South Korean television host and comedian, who first became known to Koreans as one of the top Korean traditional wrestlers.

In 2008, Kang Ho Dong became the first comedian in history to win the Baeksang Arts Awards Daesang (Grand Prize) for Television category. This made him the first in history to achieve an entertainment awards Daesang grand slam, including KBS, MBC, SBS and Baeksang.[1]

Along with comedian

S.M. C&C
as Kang's new agency.

Personal life

Kang Ho-dong was born in Jinju on June 11, 1970, to a family of one brother and three sisters. Kang Ho-dong first met his wife on arranged double blind date with Yoo Jae-suk and on November 12, 2006, Kang married Lee Hyo-jin.[5] They had their first child, a boy named Kang Si-hoo, on March 13, 2009.

Career

Kang Ho-dong graduated from

Cheonhajangsa Ssireum Championship
five times. He was widely recognized as the youngest ever Cheonhajangsa title holder.

After Kang retired from wrestling, he began his MC and comedian career in 1993, appearing on

Strong Heart
.

In 2008, the 44th Baeksang Arts Awards, Kang Ho Dong became the first in history to win the TV category Daesang (Grand Prize) as a comedian. The Daesang had only been awarded to TV actors/actresses ever since its establishment and Kang is the first one to break this tradition.

On September 9, 2011, Kang held a press conference announcing his retirement from the entertainment industry due to his tax evasion controversy and demand for investigation by the National Tax Service.[7] Kang Ho Dong was investigated for tax evasion. He was initially laid with a fine due to a discrepancy in his numbers, but it seems that there were no formal charges or processes made against the multi-entertainer. On December 17, the Seoul District Prosecutor Office announced, "In the case of the fine being less than $500,000 USD (per year), the National Tax Service must file a charge of tax evasion in order for the subject to be a suspect of tax evasion. However, there has been no such charge up until now, so we have decided to drop the case as of the 16th." Kang Ho Dong's fine amounts to $700,000 USD for a combined three years, significantly less than the required $500,000 USD per year. The National Tax Service added, "Kang Ho Dong's annual fine is less than the required $500,000 USD. Furthermore, he did not commit acts of intentional evasion. It is merely a mistake made on behalf of his accountant, so we will not be charging him with tax evasion.[4]

On August 17, 2012, Kang signed an exclusive contract with

SM C&C. CEO Lee Soo-man convinced Kang personally when he was retired along with fellow MC Shin Dong-yup SM Entertainment
and made a comeback.

Kang had a rough time after his return to the industry. Multiple programs in three main public broadcasts were canceled because of low ratings. However, starting at the end of 2015, Kang hosted a number of new variety shows in cable broadcast including

tvN
. All of these programs have received very good feedback and high ratings. Thanks to the popularity of the program New Journey to the west, a spin-off program called Kang's Kitchen was launched. As a result, Kang slowly regained his popularity and re-established his status of National MC.

He owns a chain of Korean barbecue restaurants called Baek Jeong.[8]

Notable programs

Filmography

Television drama

Year Title Note
1992 Windmills of Love Cameo
1992 Hotel Cameo
1997 Three Guys and Three Girls Cameo
2002 Nonstop 3 Cameo
2005 Old Miss Diary Cameo
2016 Listen to Love Cameo (ep.3)

Television shows

  Off-Air   On-Air

Year Title Role
1997 Open Comedy - Mother
1999, 2002 Joyful Super Sunday TV - MC Standby Cue
2002-2003 Kang Ho-dong's Soulmates
2002-2004 Beautiful Sunday
2003 Big Stars, First Looks
Saturday Wishes
2003-2007
X-Man
 Main Host
2003-2009 Ya Shim Man Man (S 1,2) Main Host
2004 Healthy Men and Women
Star Olympiad
Medical Non-Fiction! Last Warning
2004-2005 Experimental Show, Really?! Really!
2004-2006 Love Letter Main Host
2006-2011, 2012-2013 Golden Fishery
2007 Are You Ready
2007-2011 2 Days & 1 Night: Season 1 Regular Member
2007-2011, 2012-2016
Star King
 Main Host
2009-2011
Strong Heart
 Main Host
2013 Moonlight Prince Main Host
Barefooted Friends Main Host
2013-2016 Our Neighborhood Arts and Physical Education Main Host
2014 Star Gazing Main Host
2015 Invisible Man Regular Member
New Journey to the West: Season 1 Main Host
2015-2016 Mari and Me Regular Member
2015–present Knowing Bros Main Host
2016 National Chef Team Main Host
New Journey to the West: Season 2 Main Host
Strong Man Regular Member
Sunshine Art Fitness Regular Member
2016-2020 Let's Eat Dinner Together Main Host
2017 New Journey to The West: Season 2.5 Main Host
New Journey to The West: Season 3 Main Host
Real Class - Elementary School Main Host
Island Trio Main Host
New Journey to The West: Season 4 Main Host
Shadow Singer Main Host
2017-2018 Kang's Kitchen Owner and Main Chef
2018 Talkmon
For The First Time In My Life Main Host
Island Trio : Season 2 Main Host
Great Escape Main Host
A Battle of One Voice: 300 Main Host
New Journey to The West: Season 5 Regular Member
New Journey to The West: Season 6 Regular Member
2018-2019 Eating Out Day Main Host
We Will Channel You Regular Member
Amor Fati MC
2019 Everyone's Kitchen Main Host
The Great Escape: Season 2 Main Host
300 X2 Main Host
Kang's Kitchen 2 Regular Member
Kang's Kitchen 3 Regular Member
V-1 MC
We Play Regular Member
The Ramyeonator Main Host
2019-2020 New Journey to The West: Season 7 Regular Member
2019-2021 Eye Contact Main Host
2020 The Great Escape: Season 3 Cast
Eating Out Day: Season 2 Main Host
Regular Member
New Journey to The West: Season 8 Regular Member
2020-2021 Eat More Before You Leave MC
Do you eat rice - Kang Ho-dong's rice heart Host
2021 Job Estate
Voice King Host
Ho Dong's Camping Zone: Let's Choose Regular Member
The Great Escape: Season 4 Main Host
The Great Home Cooking Research Institute Main Host [11]
2021-2022 Mamma Mian Main Host[12]
2022 One Tree Table Cast Member[13]
Can't Cheat Blood Main Host[14]
All Table Tennis! Main Cast[15]
Daughter Thieves Host[16]
National Science Representative Host [17]
Round Table (Chuseok Special) Host[18]
2023 Hell Court Host[19]
Golf Battle: Birdie Buddies 5 Cast Member[20]
Strong Heart League Host[21]
Brother Ramyeon Cast member[22]

Web shows

Year Title Role Ref.
2020–2021 People Who Buy Time - About Time MC
2021 New Journey To The West Special "Spring Camp" Cast Member
Merseon 129 Host
True Golfer Regular Member [23]
2022 Goblin Stealing Wisdom Host [24]
Gannawa [25]
2022–present Kang Ho-dong Neighborhood Room Main Cast [26]

Music

  • 2005: "Oh! Happy Day" (Christmas carol featuring child actress, Chae Eun)
  • 2009: "Horror Show" (featured in MC Mong's repackaged album, Humanimal, also featured in the music video)
  • 2018: "I kicked my luck off" (SM Station, Kang Ho-dong & Hong Jin-young)

Awards and achievements

Ssireum (wrestling)

Year Competition Division Result
1987 11th Hoejanggijaengtaljeon National Wrestling Championships (장사급) Runner-up
1989 44th National Wrestling Championships 95.1 kg or more Won
1990 47th National Wrestling Championships 95.1 kg or more Won
1990 18th Wrestling Tournament Titans Freeweight Won
1991 54th National Wrestling Championships 95.1 kg or more Won
1991 21st Wrestling Tournament Titans Freeweight Won
1992 24th Wrestling Tournament Titans Freeweight Won

Entertainment

Year Award Category Results
1995 TV Journal Star King Top Excellence Award Won
1998 MBC Entertainment Awards Excellence Award in a Comedy/Sitcom Won
2002 MBC Entertainment Awards Top Excellence Award in a Variety Show Won
2003 SBS Entertainment Awards Special Award, MC category Won
39th Baeksang Arts Awards Best TV Entertainer (Soulmates) Won
SBS Drama Awards Special Award Best Television MC Won
2005 4th KBS Entertainment Awards Special Award, MC category Won
SBS Drama Awards Special Award Best Television MC Won
2007 SBS Entertainment Awards Daesang (Grand Prize) Won[27]
6th KBS Entertainment Awards Top Excellence Idea Corner Award Won
SBS Entertainment Awards Korean Wave Program Award (X-man) Won
2008 44th Baeksang Arts Awards Daesang (Grand Prize) Won
7th KBS Entertainment Awards Won[27]
MBC Entertainment Awards Won[27]
20th Korean Producers' Award of Korea Best Show Host (
1 Night 2 Days
)		 Won
SBS Entertainment Awards Netizen's Choice Program of the Year Excellence Award (
Star King
)		 Won
2008 Famous Creative Entertainment "1 of top 50" Won
9th Korea Visual Arts Awards Photogenic Award, MC category Won
2009 8th KBS Entertainment Awards Daesang (Grand Prize) Won[27]
Viewer's Choice Program (
1 Night 2 Days
)		 Won
SBS Entertainment Awards Best Program Award (
Strong Heart
)		 Won
2010 SBS Entertainment Awards Daesang (Grand Prize) Won[27]
Program of the Year Award (
Star King
)		 Won[27]
SBS 20th Anniversary Entertainment 10 Star Award Won[27]
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Appreciation Plaque (
1 Night 2 Days
)		 Won
Korea Tourism Awards 2010 Merit Division (
1 Night 2 Days
)		 Won
9th KBS Entertainment Awards Viewer's Choice Program (
1 Night 2 Days
)		 Won
2011 SBS Entertainment Awards Excellence Program Award (Talk Show Category) (
Strong Heart
)		 Won
2013 SBS Entertainment Awards Producer MC Award (
Star King
)		 Won
1st Gimcheon International Masters Diving Competition Special Award (Barefooted Friends) Won
SBS Entertainment Awards Producers award (TV sector) Won
12th KBS Entertainment Awards Best Teamwork Award (Cool Kiz on the Block) Won
Kind to Rookie Award (Cool Kiz on the Block) Won
2014 SBS Entertainment Awards Excellence Award for Programs (Talk Shows category) (
Star King
)		 Won
2015 14th KBS Entertainment Awards Best Teamwork Award (Cool Kiz on the Block) Won
2016 tvN10 Awards Best Content Award, Variety (New Journey to the West) Won
2022 1st Blue Dragon Series Awards[28] Best Male Entertainer Won

State honors

Name of country, year given, and name of honor
Country Year Honor Ref.
South Korea[note 1] 2020 Presidential Commendation [32]

Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref.
Forbes 2010
Korea Power Celebrity
 10th [33]
2011 10th [34]
2012 12th [35]
2018 27th [36]

Notes

  1. ^ 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.[29][30] They are awarded to those who have contributed to the arts and South Korea's pop culture.[31]

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