Eddy Kim

Kim Jung-hwan (Korean: 김정환; born November 23, 1990), known professionally as Eddy Kim (Korean: 에디 킴), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He rose to fame as a contestant on the television talent show Superstar K 4 in 2012. He released his first EP, The Manual, in 2014.

For other people named Kim Jung-hwan, see Kim Jung-hwan (disambiguation).

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Eddy Kim
Kim in 2014
Background information
Birth nameKim Jung-hwan
Born (1990-11-23) November 23, 1990
Seoul, South Korea
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • guitarist
Years active2014–present
LabelsMystic Story
Korean name
Hangul
김정환
Revised RomanizationKim Jeong-hwan
McCune–ReischauerKim Chŏnghwan
Stage name
Hangul
에디 킴
Revised RomanizationEdi Kim
McCune–ReischauerEdi K'im

On April 5, 2019, Kim was booked by the police for circulating illegally taken pictures of women in the Jung Joon-young KakaoTalk chatrooms, a mobile chat with fellow celebrities in 2016; a police investigation is ongoing into the Burning Sun scandal. On April 11, 2019, he admitted to spreading hidden camera photos taken without consent which he had downloaded from the internet.

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