Kim Hee-chul (김희철)

“I tried living as a very nice person, but there’s no need to be nice, you have to be mean to survive.”

Name: Kim Hee-chul (김희철)

Stage Name: Heechul

Nickname: Heenim, Cinderella, Sachawon, Kim Cherry

English Name: Casey Kim

Date of Birth: July 10, 1983

Position: Vocalist, Rapper

Blood Type: AB

Height: 179cm

Weight: 60kg

Hobby/Specialty: Computer Games, Writing Fairy Tales, Writing Poems

Education: Sangji University

Ideal Girl: Single-eyelided girl with a pretty neck who looks good in miniskirts and/or with her hair tied up.

Sub-Group: Super Junior-T

Heechul was first discovered at the "Starlight Casting System 2002". Before he officially debuted as the member of Super Junior, he was put into a group with, his later fellow member, Kang In and Hero and U-Know called "Four Seasons." They were to represent the four seasons of the year. The prospective group never saw the light when the two members, Hero and U-Know, became members of Dong Bang Shin Ki and debuted in 2003. He still maintains a close friendship with U-Know.

Heechul made his first appearance on TV when he starred in the teen drama Sharp 2. He also appeared on television through modeling, acting, and as VJ. On November 6, 2005, Heechul officially debuted on SBS Inkigayo performing a song from Super Junior's first album, "TWINS (Knock Out)".

Aside from singing, he began to appear on numerous variety shows such as Vitamin, Sponge, Xman and Love Letter, and had one of the leading roles in the sitcom Rainbow Romance. Heechul was a substitute MC for Andy of Shinhwa on SBS Inkigayo on numerous occasions. He can also be seen in advertisements for various Korean brands.

On 10 August 2006, Heechul was involved in a car accident while heading back to Seoul from Mokpo after attending the funeral of fellow Super Junior member Donghae’s father. The tires malfunctioned while his car attempted to switch lanes. Heechul fractured his left leg in five places, including his femur, knee, and ankle, requiring him to be in surgery for six hours. He also sustained other injuries, including a tear in his tongue which required stitches.

Heechul was advised to stop all activities for a period of twelve weeks. He was released from the hospital on 13 September 2006 but he continued to receive out-patient care. He returned to the hospital to have a second surgery to remove some of the iron rods in his leg on October 10 and briefly returned to work in late October to film the final three episodes of an MBC youth sitcom while still in a cast and on a wheelchair. He made his comeback on 25 November of the same year during the Mnet KM Music Festival (MKMF) Awards. In late December Heechul officially returned to individual activities such as variety show appearances and hosting appearances.

In 2007, Heechul started to perform regularly despite still having a few rods that the doctors had attached to his leg. In late April and May 2007, he had recovered enough to be able to take part in Super Junior's strenuous dance routines. The remaining rods in his leg were removed in 2008.

→ Fun Facts ←
• He was searching on the internet for entertainment companies and SM was having open auditions then so he went to Seoul with his friend. He got lost and missed the audition. They told him it was too late but he said they took one glance at his face and changed their minds.
• He debuted as an actor on March 6, 2005 in Banolim 2 as Baek Jinwoo
• He has an older sister, Kim Heejin
• He is friends with The TRAX and use to share an apartment with Jay Kim and Lee Donghae
• He likes to assign Disney Characters name to the other members
• He use to live with Han Geng and Kibum separate from the other members
• He likes to wear his Tom and Jerry shirt/pajama to sleep
• He talks to children formally
• He and DBSK/JYJ’s Jaejoong fought over a burger
• He follows Donghae around and lets him talk to him informally because he thinks Donghae is cute
• His fans are called Petals
• In a car wreck in 2006

Short Discography/Work:

• 2008 •

Don’t Walk Away

• 2009 •

First Star

Filmography:

Film

Attack on the Pin-Up Boys [2007]

Super Show 3 3D [2010]

Drama

Sharp 2 [2005]

Loveholic [2005]

Mystery 6 [2006]

Bad Family [2006]

Rainbow Romance [2005-2007]

Golden Bride [2007-2008]

TaeHee HyeGyo JiHyun [2009]

Loving You a Thousand Times [2009-2010]

I am Legend [2010]

Youth Melody [2011]
Flower Grandpa Investigation Unit [2014]

Variety Shows

Idol World [2007]

Explorers of the Human Body [2008]

Intimate Note [2008]

Because I Like You [2008]

Family Outing 2 [2010]

Running Man [2010]

Radio Star [2011]
We Got Married Global Edition (w/ Puff Guo) [2014]

MC

SBS Inkigayo [2006-2008]

Radio DJ

Young Street Radio (영스트리트) [2005-2006]

HeeChul's Young Street - SBS Power FM [2010-2011]

Voice Acting

Alvin and the Chipmunks [2007]

Commercials

Ottogi [2006]

Lotte Pepero [2006]

Musical

Xanadu [2008]

Music Video Appearance:

Sistar - Shady Girl [2008]

TRAX & Victoria Song - Let You Go [2010]

Kangin & Shindong Flight Girl

MV:

“Close Ur Mouth” [w/ Kim Jang Hoon]