My Take
Kangin is one of those guys from the second-generation K-pop era who you remember not just for the music but for the sheer force of his personality — he was never the quietest one in the room, and Super Junior had a lot of rooms. His stage name literally means "strong benevolence," and honestly that tension between those two words kind of sums him up: big energy, big voice, capable of real warmth when he lets it through. Super Junior-T and Super Junior-H showed he could go comedic and trot-style without blinking, and his solo acting work proved he wasn't just along for the group ride. He's had a turbulent road outside the spotlight, but as someone who followed the group from their mid-2000s peak, I think the good-faith version of Kangin — the one belting it out on stage — was genuinely magnetic and irreplaceable in that lineup.
Overview
Kim Young-woon (born January 17, 1985), known professionally as Kangin (lit. meaning: "strong benevolence"), is a South Korean former singer, actor, television host, and radio personality. He is best known as a former member of Super Junior and its subgroups Super Junior-T, Super Junior-H.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kangin
- Name (Japanese)
- カンイン
- Reading
- かんいん
- Born
- January 17, 1985 (age 41)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Ox
- Origin
- Seoul, South Korea
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / film actor / actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Kyung Hee Cyber University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.