Kim Hee-chul also was known by the mononym Heechul, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and presenter who is a member of the South Korean boy group Super Junior and has further participated in its subgroup, Super Junior-T as well as project group Universe Cowards with Min Kyung-hoon.
Kim Hee-Chul, known professionally as Heechul, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, presenter, and actor who is known for his membership in the boy group Super Junior. Super Junior, which debuted with twelve members, was the best selling K-Pop group for four years in a row and has earned thirteen different music awards from the Mnet Asian Music Awards.
Kim Heechul was born in Hoengseong County, Gangwon Province, on July 10, 1983. Information regarding his parents is not available yet. He has one older sister, Kim Hee-jin. He holds Koren nationality and belongs to Asian descent. His horoscope is Cancer. His religion is not known. In 2004, Heechul graduated from Sangji Youngsoe College with a bachelor’s degree in English tourism translation. Also, in 2009, he graduated from Sangji University with a bachelor’s degree in informatics through Bachelor’s Degree Examination for Self-Education.
On November 2, 2005, “Super Junior 05” made their official debut as a twelve-member group on SBS’ Popular Songs, performing their first single “Twins”. Their debut album was released on December 5 and debuted at number three on the monthly MIAK K-pop album charts. Apart from Super Junior’s activities, Heechul has acted in several television dramas. He landed his first leading role in Rainbow Romance in 2005. He played a supporting role in Bad Family in 2006 and Golden Bride at the end of 2007, the drama achieved a high rating, and Heechul received wider public recognition.
He made his film debut in Attack on the Pin-Up Boys released on July 26. The film’s DVD became a best-selling record and were sold-out in both Korea and overseas markets. In February 2018, Universe Cowards(band of Heechul and Min Kyung-hoon) had success from the song “Sweet Dream”. They also wrote lyrics for the song “Falling Blossoms” with his Buzz band mates Yoo Woo-Hyun and Shin Joon-ki that peaked at number 15 on Gaon Digital Chart. In July 2018, he joined the cast of TV Chosun’s 6-episode travel-reality show Where Are You Going, DdaengChul?. This was his first fixed travel show since MAPS in 2015.
He won the 9th Melon Music Awards for Best Rock Song in 2017 and was nominated for several other awards. The song "Sweet Dream" proved successful, topping the South Korean Gaon Digital Chart, an achievement known as "all-kill".
Heechul's estimated net worth is at $6 million which he has earned mainly from his musical and acting career. Heechul is also a popular endorser of a wide range of brands inside and outside of South Korea including Lotte Corporation’s Pepero, a cookie stick dipped in chocolate.he also worked as a model for G-Market with AOA’s Seolhyun and Mistral. Heechul has a very expensive house in South Korea which price is yet to be revealed.he has also a collection of luxurious cars which also includes, Kia which is worth around $50,000.
Kim Hee-chul is an unmarried man wherever, he was rumored to be a relationship with Yerin, an actress. However, later it confirmed that the duo was just holding each other’s hand during the shoot of the movie and Yerin was playing her role just as co-actress. He is currently rumored to be dating a mystery girl for about two years now. He seems to be a dog-lover and often posts the pictures with his pets on his Instagram account. Well, he lives a very rich lifestyle with his parents in South Korea.
Kim stands at a height of 1.75 m, which is 5 feet 8 inches and weighs 59kg which is 129.8lb. He has dark eyes and hair. His other body measurements are not in public records. He has a straight sexual orientation.
Heechul is active in social media like Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. His Instagram profile that goes by id kimheenim has over 4.6M followers. He has multiple Twitter profiles which altogether has over 1M twitters and his Facebook page Kim Heechul has over 227.3K fans.