Kim Dong-wan

Kim Dong-wan is one of those artists you genuinely respect more the longer you follow his career. As a member of Shinhwa — the group that somehow stayed together for over two decades without a single original member dropping out, which is basically unheard of in K-pop — he helped prove that longevity and loyalty are as much a talent as anything else. Beyond the group, he quietly built a solid acting resume starting in the early 2000s, with dramas like A Farewell to Sorrow showing he wasn't just there to look good on stage. He's the kind of entertainer who lets the work speak for itself rather than chasing headlines, which in an industry as noisy as Korean entertainment, is genuinely refreshing.

Name (English)

Kim Dong-wan

Name (Japanese)

キム・ドンワン

Reading

きむ・どんわん

Born

November 21, 1979 (age 46)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Goat

Origin

Seoul, South Korea

Occupation

singer / actor

High school

Whimoon High School

University

Kookmin University

• Official sitehttp://www.shinhwacompany.co.kr/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kimdongwan_official/
• Xhttps://x.com/kdw_official
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%20Dong-wan
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%89%E3%83%B3%E3%83%AF%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q497319

Tags

• singer
• actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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