Kiss the Radio

Kiss The Radio
Genre Comedy, talk, music
Running time 2 hours, Mondays - Sundays, 10:10pm-12am KST
Country of origin South Korea
Home station KBS Cool FM
Hosted by Lee Hong-gi
Created by KBS Cool FM
Original release April 26, 2004 – present
Website www.kbs.co.kr/radio/coolfm/kiss/

Hongki's Kiss the Radio, popularly known as Hongkira,[1] is a popular radio program broadcast on KBS Cool FM, airing from 22:10 to 00:00 KST every day.

Kiss the Radio began broadcasting in 2004 with singer-rapper Danny Ahn of first-generation boy band g.o.d as its first DJ. As a radio show which mainly focuses on k-pop, the hosts have been singers from popular idol groups. From 2006 to October 2016, various members of second-generation boy band Super Junior have hosted the show, which became known as "Sukira", and are the longest-running hosts.[2] Lee Hongki of F.T. Island has been the host since October 2016.

List of DJ's

Year DJs Notes/Ref
April 26, 2004 - August 20, 2006 Danny Ahn
August 21, 2006-February 2011 Leeteuk and Eunhyuk Leeteuk missed 33 broadcasts in April and May 2007 due to injuries sustained in car accident[3]
February 29, 2011-June 2011 Leeteuk and Yesung [4]
June 2011-December 2011 Leeteuk and Eunhyuk [5]
December 2011-April 2013 Sungmin and Ryeowook [6]
April 2013-April 24, 2016 Ryeowook [7][8]
April 25, 2016 – October 2, 2016 Leeteuk Between October 2 and October 17, guest hosted the show
October 17, 2016- Lee Hong-gi [9]

Awards

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2015 KBS Entertainment Awards Radio DJ Award Kim Ryeowook Won

Controversies

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ryeowook thanks fans as he celebrates his third year on "Kiss The Radio"". 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  2. ↑ "Super Junior Celebrates 10 Years Of “Kiss The Radio” And EXO, GFRIEND, And TWICE Send Congrats Via Video". Soompi. August 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ "leeteuk eunhyuk discuss kiss the radios fifth anniversary" allkpop.com 2011/08
  4. ↑ < "yesung to take eunhyuks place on kiss the radio" allkpop.com 2011/02
  5. ↑ "super juniors leeteuk eunhyuk discuss kiss the radios fifth anniversary" allkpop.com 2011/08
  6. ↑ "sungmin to step down as a dj from super juniors kiss the radio" allkpop.com 2013/04
  7. ↑ orionight (2016-04-09). "Super Junior’s Ryeowook to Step Down From His Radio Show". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  8. ↑ "super juniors ryeowook to step down from his radio show"
  9. ↑ "FTISLAND イ・ホンギ「KISS THE RADIO」のゲストDJに抜擢…SUPER JUNIOR イトゥクの後を受け継ぐ" (in Korean). September 28, 2016.


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