Gil Seong-joon

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This is a Korean name; the family name is Gil.
Gil Seong-joon
Background information
Birth name Gil Seong-joon
Born December 24, 1977
Seoul, South Korea
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s) singer, comedian, music producer, Rapper
Years active 1997-2014
Labels Jungle Entertainment
Leessang Company
Associated acts Leessang, Honey Family
Korean name
Hangul 길성준
Hanja
Revised Romanization Gil Seong-jun
McCune–Reischauer Kil Sŏng-jun

Gil Seong-joon (Korean: 길성준, Hanja: 吉成俊; born December 24, 1977), better known by his stage name Gil (Korean: 길) is a South Korean singer and television personality. He is co-founder of Leessang. He has been a member of MBC's Infinite Challenge since April 2009.[1]

In 2009, Gil joined Infinity Challenge as a guest and, later on, as a regular co-host. Gil also co-hosted Come To Play. In 2012, Gil joined Voice of Korea as one of the coaches. He is back for Season 2. On July 15, 2012, Gary and Gil were both featured on Psy's "Seventy Seven 101." Psy, Kim Jin Pyo, and Leessang all worked together on the song. The song and the album were "restricted" because of explicit lyrics in "Seventy Seven 101". Psy jokingly said it's all Gary's fault.

Background

In Infinity Challenge episode 253 Gil said that when he was 5 years old, his father fainted, causing him to be disabled. To cure him, they put their house on auction. Gil's father spent around 10 years laying down on bed, before he started to talk and walk again.

Nicknames in Infinite Challenge

Gil made his first appearance on an episode which featured Korean figure skater Kim Yu-na in April 2009, ostensibly substituting for Jeong Jun-ha, who had to leave the episode recording early. He remained a de facto member of Infinite Challenge until he became a full member later that year. During the Boxing episodes in January 2010, Gil showed off his 9-year-long training in the sport. Gil is often called the Unfunny Friend due to his inability to ad-lib as quickly as the other co-hosts.

Variety shows

Year Title Role Network
2008 Kko Kko Tour (Season 1) KBS2
Kko Kko Tour (Season 2) KBS2
2009-2014 Infinite Challenge Co-MC MBC
2013 Running Man Guest - ep: 177 SBS

Awards

Year Award Category Result
2009 Mnet 20's Choice Hot Variety Star Won
MBC Entertainment Awards Newcomer - Men's Division Won
Best Male Variety Daesang with Infinite Challenge member Won
2010 10th MBC Entertainment Awards Award For Best TV Programme of the Year (TEO PD with entire directing members of Infinite Challenge)Won
22nd Korean Producers Grandprix Award For Best TV Entertainment Programme (Co winner, with entire directing members of Infinite Challenge) Won
2013 13th MBC Entertainment Awards Most Popular Program (with Infinite Challenge members) Won

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