Kim Ryeowook

To me Ryeowook is the quiet backbone of a very loud group. Within the sprawling machine of Super Junior, his clear, soaring tenor anchored the ballad-focused K.R.Y. unit, and I find that role far more interesting than chasing the spotlight. An Inha University student who also composes and plays piano, he embodies the kind of craftsmanship that ages well. Becoming one of the first Korean artists on Chinese postage stamps is a strange, lovely footnote to a career built less on flash than on dependable musicality. I have a real soft spot for singers who carry the emotional center rather than the marquee.

Name (English)

Kim Ryeowook

Name (Japanese)

リョウク

Reading

りょうく

Born

June 21, 1987 (age 39)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Rabbit

Origin

Incheon, South Korea

Occupation

singer / composer / actor / film actor / pianist

University

Inha University

• Official sitehttp://superjunior.smtown.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ryeo9ook/
• Xhttps://x.com/ryeong9
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%20Ryeo-wook
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%A7%E3%82%A6%E3%82%AF
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q482855

Tags

• singer
• composer
• actor

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.