Kim Tae-won
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Kim Tae-won | |
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Seoul, South Korea | |
| Genres | Heavy metal, Hard rock, Rock, Pop |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Years active | 1985–present |
Kim Tae-won (김태원, April 12, 1965) is a
No Minwoo.[2]
Adolescence
He was a talented
billiards player, having achieved the level of 300 points as a highschool senior. His guitar skill was even more outstanding: He is said to have been able to play proficiently the guitar riff in Led Zeppelin’s “Babe I'm Gonna Leave You” in middle school and the guitar solo of (towards the end of the song) Deep Purple's "Highway Star" at a much faster speed than normal. He slowly rose to fame among fellow students in the Seodaemun
area, his home town. He was called “the best guitarist everybody knows”.
Career
At 20, he started a
Lee Seung-Cheol
joined as new lead vocalist and they gained huge success with their first hit number, "Heeya (희야)."
Together with Sinawe leader Shin Daechul and Baekdoosan's Kim Do Kyun, Tae-won worked on the guitar musical project D.O.A. and released the album Dead or Alive in 2003.[3]
Personal life
In 2011, Kim was diagnosed with stomach cancer. In one of Qualifications of Men episodes the member had to testing for cancer, but unfortunately Kim's results were positive. Kim Tae Won underwent surgery to remove the tumor on 16 January, and underwent another one on the 22nd. All of the tumors have been removed successfully, he is now completely cured.[4]
References
- ^ "Boo Hwal: a Charismatic and Familiar Rock Band". The Korea Times. 2 March 2010. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ^ 노민우, `락락락` 실제 주인공 김태원과 만남 화제 (in Korean). JoinsMSN. 2010-12-01. Archived from the original on 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "합동공연 갖는 한국록의 3거인 김태원 김도균 신대철". naver.com (in Korean). 2003-05-22. Retrieved 2015-05-23.
- ^ "Boohwal's Kim Tae Won diagnosed with stomach cancer".
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