Today we will tell you who John Cook is. His biography will be discussed in detail below. It's about a singer, actor and TV presenter. He was born in Busan in South Korea. It happened in 1976, April 25th.
Quick reference
The full name of our hero is Kim John Cook. According to the zodiac sign he is Taurus. Has several nicknames, including: Trainer Cook, Tiger, Commander. He was a member of the Turbo band. Since 2015, collaborates with the agency Maroo Entertainment. Blood type of our hero A (ะะ). The musician is 178 cm tall and weighs 76 kg. He studied at Dankook University, as well as other universities. The family of our hero consists of a niece, daughter-in-law, older brother and parents. Hobbies of our hero are snowboarding, taekwondo and boxing. His close friends are Hong Kyung Min, Jang Hyuk, Cha Tae Hyun.
Biography
So, our hero today is Kim John Cook. His songs were first actively sounded in 1995. It was then that our hero made his debut in the music industry of Korea. Then he became the vocalist of the duo Turbo. This group was incredibly popular due to the catchy music. After a few years, this group broke up. In 2001, Kim John Cook took up a solo career. He paid special attention to ballads in his work. The incredibly high timbre of our hero has become a subject for jokes. Some musicians do not seriously call him "mosquito".
Fame
Cook John recorded many hits. He is a guest of numerous shows. Among them, it is worth noting the X-Man project. In addition, the muscular body of our hero, which he developed through training, is considered one of the most attractive among representatives of the K-pop direction. Cook John had a slight decline in his career after the breakup of Turbo. However, his second album Evolution allowed this creative person to take a strong position on the musical Olympus. Particular success was brought to the artist who got on this disc, the song Han Nam Ja.
Personal life
Cook John is not too fond of talking about what is happening to him outside the stage. Therefore, rumors about the relationship of our hero with Yoon Eun Hye caused great attention from the public. This information arose because both musicians were regular participants in the famous variety show called X-Man. The hype made the fiction come true, and Yoon Eun Hye and our hero really got closer and began to act as a couple.
By 2005, the musician became one of the most popular artists in South Korea. The third album of our hero was sold in a circulation of 300,000 copies. This record became one of the best-selling in 2005 in Korea. This year for the artist was marked by receiving 3 major Daesang awards from the main television channels. Our hero became the second musician in the history of Korea, who managed to receive such an honor, the first case is associated with the success in 1980 of Jo Yong Phil. The main song of plastic, called Lovable, managed to take first place in many charts. In addition, this composition was used in the games Audition Online and Pump It Up.
Current creativity
Cook John in 2006, along with other musicians, participated in a concert called Paris by Night 81. This event was held in California. Its organizer was the Vietnamese company Thuy Nga. Our hero performed with the composition To Her Man.
In 2006, the musician received a summons to the army. The need for military service fell at the peak of the artist's popularity. During this period, he released his fourth album, entitled Kim Jong Kook's Fourth Letter. However, military service did not allow the musician to engage in direct promotion of the record, so he used unconventional methods.
In accordance with the requirements of Korean law, a video clip was created so that the musicianโs face never appeared in the frame. In addition, to attract additional attention, Yoon Eun Hye was attracted to the filming. She, according to rumors, is a friend of our hero. In the absence of direct forms of promotion, more than 100,000 copies of the album were realized.
In 2008, it was announced that the artist would soon finish military service. On the day he returned from the army, fans greeted him. In an interview, he noted that he was โreleasedโ from now on. The fifth studio album of our hero appeared in 2008. It was called Here I am. The title songs of this disc are the compositions Thank You and Today More than Yesterday.
It was widely believed that the artist would not be able to successfully return to the stage, but he proved the fallacy of such a judgment. Our hero began to work on television. He became a regular contributor to a show called Family Outing. He also actively participated in clothing advertising.
The sixth album of the musician appeared in 2010. It was named The Eleventh Story. The fact is that it was the eleventh record in the artist's musical career. The video for the main song of the album involved Park Ye Jin.
Since 2010, our hero has become a regular participant in the Running Man show. In the same year, was injured intervertebral disc. He was operated on at the Seoul Hospital. The management company of the musician 101 Entertainment emphasized that the artist was involved in everyday activities and did not know that he had an intervertebral disc injury. The musician felt pain, but did not attach any importance to it. He took painkillers while participating in the Running Man project.
In 2015, our hero decides to resume the activities of the Turbo group.