Kim Jong Kook is a South Korean singer, entertainer, and actor managed by TURBO.JK COMPANY. In 1995, he debuted as a member of the South Korean duo Turbo. They sold a million albums in South Korea and Asia before disbanding in 2000.

By December 2001, he had released his debut solo album, "Renaissance". As a solo artist, he has earned several awards, including three Golden Disk Awards, two Seoul Music Awards, two KBS Music Awards, two SBS Music Awards, two MBC Music Awards, one MBC Best 10 Music Awards, one Mnet Asian Music Awards, and one Melon Music Awards.

As part of his music career, he established himself as an entertainer, notably with his participation in variety shows including" X-Man" and "Family Outing". He gained worldwide popularity following his participation in "Running Man".

He is the uncle of Soya Kim, and is known to be good friends with Jang Hyuk, Cha Tae Hyun, Hong Kyung Min and Hong Kyung In. The five are known as the "Dragon Brothers" as they were all born in 1976, the year of the dragon.

On August 27, 2010, he had a lumbar microdiscectomy to relieve the pain from a herniated disk.

In 2011, he created controversy over his attendance at the wedding of Yoo Seung Jun (Steven Yoo), who is banned from re-entering South Korea after evading military service.

In January 2015, while a guest on the popular talk show "Healing Camp", he shed light on his choice to work as a public service worker during his mandatory military enlistment, citing his back issues as being partly the reason.

On September 10, 2025, he signed a contract with Galaxy Corporation.

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