Hwang Kwanghee

Hwang Kwang-hee (Hangul: 황광희; Hanja: 黃光熙;[1] born August 25, 1988),[2] also known mononymously as Kwanghee, is South Korean singer, actor, and TV personality. He debuted in 2010 as a member of the boy band ZE:A. He is also known for his appearances on variety shows and was a cast member on Infinite Challenge from 2015 until he enlisted in the military in 2017.[3][4]

In this Korean name, the family name is Hwang.
Hwang Kwanghee
Hwang in 2015
Background information
Born (1988-08-25) August 25, 1988
Paju, Gyeonggi, South Korea
GenresK-pop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • Actor
  • Entertainer
Years active2010 (2010)–present
Labels
Associated actsZE:A
WebsiteOfficial website
Korean name
Hangul
황광희
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHwang Gwang-hee
McCune–ReischauerHwang Kwanghŭi

Career

On May 28, 2011, Hwang 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.[5] He appeared on We Got Married paired Secret's Sunhwa. The last episode was filmed on April 10, 2013.

In April 2015, Hwang joined MBC's Infinite Challenge as a regular cast member. He was selected through the Sixth Man project which was held to fill the empty position after Noh Hong-chul left the program.[6]

On February 7, 2017, Hwang joined Bonboo Entertainment.[7]

Hwang enlisted in the army on March 13, 2017 to fulfill his military duty.[4] He was discharged on December 7, 2018.[8]

Discography

Singles
List of collaboration singles with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
[9]
"그대만 보여요" (I Can Only See You)
with Kim Ye-won		 2011 — Protect the Boss OST
"맙소사" (Mapsosa)
as HwangTaeJi, with Taeyang and G-Dragon		 2015 2 Yeongdong Highway Music Festival
"Your Night"
with Gaeko feat. Oh Hyuk		 2016 1 Infinite Challenge Great Legacy
List of singles as featured artist with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
[10]
"Would you marry me?(너,나,우리)"
Jung Yong-hwa feat. Lee Joon, Yoon Doo-joon and Hwang Kwanghee		 2020 — Reply Project Vol.1
"여름 안에서"(In Summer)
SSAK3 ft. Kwanghee		 3 non-album single

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Marrying The Mafia 5 - Return of the Mafia Choi Gyu-chul
Ronin Pop Jang
2013 Gladiators of Rome 3D (2012) Time Korean dubbing [11]

Television series
Year Network Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 SBS Prosecutor Princess Boy in a club Cameo (ep.2) [12]
MBC Gloria Trainee Cameo (ep.11,14) [13]
2011 MBN Vampire Idol Kwang-hee [14]
KBS2 Detectives in Trouble Hyun-soo Cameo (Ep.1) [15]
2012 SBS Salamander Guru and The Shadows Job seeker Cameo (Ep.3)
KBS My Husband Got a Family Himself Cameo (Ep.39) [16]
MBC Standby Ha Kwang-hee Cameo (Ep.76-77) [17]
SBS To the Beautiful You Song Jong-min [18]
2014 KBS What Happens to My Family? Vitamin Salesman Cameo (Ep. 2) [19]

Variety/TV Shows
Year Network Variety Show Episodes Notes
2009 Office Reality - ZE Ep. 1-6
ZE riteonjeu Ep. 1-12
2011 KBS2 Let's Go! Dream Team S2 Ep. 86, 95 Participant in Dream Team. Teamed with Min (Miss A) in Ep 86.
SBS Law of the Jungle Ep. 1-28 Season 1 - Namibia
Season 2 - Papua, Indonesia
Season 3 - Vanuatu
Season 4 - Siberia
2012 SBS Star King Panel (Left the show in April 2015 before joining Infinite Challenge)
Inkigayo MC (December 16, 2012 to April, 5 2015)
MBC We Got Married S4 Ep. 133 - 166 Couple with Han Sun-hwa (Secret)
SBS Law of the Jungle Season 1 (Namibia, Papua)
Season 2 (Vanuatu, Siberia)		 Member (returned to Korea early due to an injury suffered during season 2 in Siberia)
2013 Son Dambi's Beautiful Days S2 MC (S2, Ep. 7 onwards)
Olive TV Party Mart MC
Tooniverse Ohlala School 1 MC
tvN Friends Treating You To Something MC co-host with Boom
2014 MBC 2014 Idol Star Athletics Championships Caster, Participated with ZE:A under Team C
SBS Fashion King Korea Season 2 Participant with Kwak Hyun-joo
Olive TV Olive Show 2014 MC
KBS World The Lord Of The Ratings MC
JTBC In Bed With Boss Ep 1 – 3 MC[20]
SBS Law of the Jungle Ep. 100 – 102 Season 12 - Borneo
2015 KBS2 Vitamin MC[21]
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 Hyo-sung
Beauty Bible 2015 F/W Ep. 1 – 14
EBSCulture The Best Cooking Secrets Season 2015B Ep. 1 – 131 MC[22]
The Best Cooking Secrets Season 2015C Ep. 1 – 109
MBC Infinite Challenge Ep. 419 – 424, 427 – 523 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
MBC The Capables One Pilot/Special Episode
Olive TV Avatar Chef Ep. 1 – 12 MC co-host with Lee Hwi-jae[23]
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 – Ep. ? MC (March 23, 2015 – January 27, 2017)[22]
K-Star Reform Show Ep. 1 – Ep. ? MC[24]
MBC Idol Cooking King Paired with labelmate Han Hyeri and won 1st place.[25]
KBS2 Battle Trip Ep. 23 – 24 Traveler with San E
2018 Olive Everyone's Kitchen Pilot episode
2019 MBC Every 1 Weekly Idol Ep. 388–present MC along with Eunhyuk [26]
JTBC Cool Kids Ep. 10 – 22 Co-host[27]
Olive Everyone's Kitchen Ep. 1 – 11 Absent for episodes 5, 9-10[28]
KBS Quiz on Korea 2019 MC[29]
2020 MBC Birds of a Feather Ep. 1–17 Cast member[30]
tvN D STORY Career Counseling Ep. 1–4 MC with Haha[31]
tvN Three Idiots Ep. 1–13 Cast member with Yang Se-chan , Lee Sang-yeob [32]
MBN Long Life and Things Ep. 1–present MC with Han Hye-jin , Jung Joon-ho and Hong Hyun-hee [33]

Awards and nominations
YearAwards showCategoryNominated workResultRef
2012 12th MBC Entertainment Awards Best Newcomer in a Show/Variety We Got Married and Golden Fishery - Kneedrop Guru Won [34][35]
2013 7th SBS Entertainment Awards Best Entertainer Award Star King Won [36]
2015 15th MBC Entertainment Awards Achievement award Infinite Challenge (with Park Myung-su, Jeong Jun-ha, Yoo Jae-suk, Haha) Won [37]
2020 Brand of the Year Awards 2020 Entertainer of the year Hangout with Yoo Won [38]
20th MBC Entertainment Awards Excellence Award in Music/Talk Category (Male) Nominated

References
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  2. Mark Russell (29 April 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
  3. Jeong, Si-jong (13 March 2017). "황광희, 환한 미소로 입대…'저 잊지 마세요'". JTBC News (in Korean). Retrieved 19 August 2018.
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  11. "Kwanghee and Yewon to lend their voices for the animated move 'Gladiator: The Birth of a Lazy Hero' | allkpop.com". www.allkpop.com. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
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