Kang Ho-dong

Actor

June 11, 1970 (56 years)

Jinju, South Gyeongsang, South Korea

Biography

Kang Ho-dong (강호동) is a South Korean comedian, television host, and former professional in Korean traditional wrestling (씨름, ssireum).

Filmography

7.5

Men on a Mission

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Male celebs play make-believe as high schoolers, welcoming star transfer students every week and engaging in battles of witty humor and slapstick.

7.1

2 Days and 1 Night

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2 Days & 1 Night is a South Korean reality-variety show with the motto "real wild road variety." Its main concept is to recommend various places of interest that viewers can visit in South Korea.

7.2

X-Man

MC/Team Leader

Celebrity guests are split into two teams to compete in various contests. One guest, known only to himself, is designated the "X-Man", and does his best to cause his team to lose the contests. At the end, all guests try to determine the X-Man's identity.

7.0

Let's Eat Dinner Together

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As more and more people are getting used to eating dinner alone, Kang Ho-dong and Lee Kyung-kyu visit ordinary Korean families at dinner time and share their lives as they eat dinner together.

N/A

Ya Shim Man Man

Host/MC

Yashimmanman is a South Korean talk show. Citizens were surveyed about various questions, and celebrity guests had to guess the public's top answers to the questions, sparking much discussion.

8.0

Real Romance Love Letter

Male and female contestants compete for "each other" in romance games. For example guests have to dance in order to impress the person they are after. Contestants are artists, actors, models, comedians, and MCs of the South Korean entertainment industry.

N/A

Blue Dragon Series Awards

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The Blue Dragon Series Awards (BSA) is a new annual awards ceremony for original streaming content in South Korea.

8.8

New Journey to the West

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Each member takes one of the characters from the classic Chinese novel “Journey to the West” as they go to different destination every season

8.9

The Great Escape

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The variety show is a large-scale game show, where the members will try and escape a secret room.

9.0

MBC Entertainment Awards

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A yearly Korean awards ceremony sponsored by MBC with awards given to the best entertainers in the television broadcast industry.

6.5

SBS Entertainment Awards

Host

To celebrate the end of the year, many variety stars, producers and writers have gathered at SBS Entertainment Awards. In many variety programs from SBS received much love and attention from viewers. Starting from the Rookie Award to the Grand Award, join the event to see who will end up receiving the glorious awards of this year.

3.2

Golf Battle: Birdie Buddies

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N/A

Strong Heart

Strong Heart is a South Korean talk show or talk battle broadcast by Seoul Broadcasting System. It airs on Tuesdays from 11:50 to Wednesdays 00:30. It is hosted by Lee Dong-wook and Shin Dong-yeop with Boom, Super Junior's Leeteuk and Eunhyuk as hosts of a special segment and regular guests along with Kim Hyo-jin, Jung Ju-ri and Yang Se-hyung, who are known as six-fixed guests. The program relaunched as a second season with Shin Dong-yeop and new hosts, actress, Kim Hee-sun, and singer, Yoon Jong-shin, in February 2013.

7.9

Kang's Kitchen

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For the first time in history, here comes a restaurant where the owner eats more than customers. In the backdrop of beautiful Jeju Island, amateur chef Ho-dong and members busy themselves with preparing ingredients, cooking, and serving customers. In the middle of the craziness, members learn the incredible satisfaction of seeing the smile on people’s face when they eat your food and make invaluable acquaintances with people from all walks of life.

N/A

Barefooted Friends

Barefooted Friends is a South Korean reality-variety show; a part of SBS's Good Sunday lineup, along with Running Man. It was first aired on April 21, 2013. The show is an "real outdoor hardship variety"; a spin on typical outdoor variety shows. The members experience "real happiness" with others through challenges. The words, Barefooted is supposed to mean essence, sincerity, and real hardships, where as Friends not only represents the cast, but the people that are met as well. It has garnered attention as being the come-back program for Kang Ho-dong, the main MC of the program, after leaving Good Sunday's X-man in April 2007.

9.0

Cool Kiz on the Block

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Cool Kiz on the Block or Our Neighborhood arts and Physical education is a Korean variety program on KBS2 television network, it was first aired on April 9, 2013, it is a program where members face amateur teams of a chosen sport, receiving training by a professionally trained instructor.

10.0

Everyone's Kitchen

A cooking variety show exploring the concept of “social dining” where people meet for the first time and become closer while cooking, eating, and talking together.

8.3

Spring Camp

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The latest spin-off variety of the 'New Journey To The West' universe will head off on a camping trip for the spring season. The format will be a little different from the traditional 'New Journey To The West' model, giving the cast members time to connect with nature and enjoy a break from city life.

N/A

Korean Food War

Self - MC

A cooking contest begins with Korea's most skilled chefs from every region of Korea, with one contestant being dropped every round. The judges, famed as the Korean epicurean, discuss the food they taste and choose the winner of them all.

6.0

All That Pingpong

Korea's first full-fledged table tennis entertainment show in which hidden table tennis masters in the entertainment industry are reborn as the strongest table tennis team through special training and challenge.