KangTa

KangTa
Real name: Ahn Chil Hyun
Profession: Actor and singer
Birthdate: 1979-Oct-10
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Star sign: Libra
Weight: 65 kg (140 lbs.)
Height: 180 cm (5 ft. 11.5 in.)
Shoe size: 280 mm
Waist size: 29 in.
Blood Type: B
School: Dong Guk University Drama 3rd year (same as Tony)
Family: parents, 1 older brother, 1 older sister
Hobbies: listening to music, making music, watching videos
Talents: Dancing, singing
Motto: Let's be useful people
Favorite color: green
IQ: no comment
Goals: To be Korea's best singer and to write good songs.
Religion: Atheist
Pets: a dog "Yamoo"
Personality: sentimental and cries easily
Complex: his legs are shorter than they look
Habits: creasing his face and sleeping in one position when he sleeps
Values: family, fans
Respects: Yoo Young Jin
Instruments: piano and a little guitar
To relieve stress: sleeps off his stress, eats
Favorite foods: Dweng Jang Jji Gae, Kimchee Jji Gae, Gae Ran Gook, Nakji bokum, Boolgogee
Least favorite foods: carrots
Favorite fruit: apple
Favorite flower: MooGoong Hwa
Favorite music genre: hip-hop, R&B, rock
Favorite subjects: Korean history and World History
Least favorite subjects: math
Favorite actor: Christopher Ranforth
Saddest memory: when 2 chicks died at his house, when his mom was sick
Ideal girl: short, long straight hair with big, puppy eyes, cute, smart, understanding
What he would do if he had a girlfriend: He would write in a diary for the time they are dating and on their 100th day anniversary he would give it to his girlfriend
Favorite style of clothing: black toned hip-hop style
Favorite season: winter
How he joined H.O.T.: he was dancing and singing in Lotte World and they saw him
Favorite perfume/cologne: doesn't wear any
Favorite musicians: Yoo Young Jin, Seo Taji, Babyface, Beethoven, Deux
Favorite songs: "Gi Uhk eh Sup Jak" and "Chun Il Dong Ahn"
Favorite sports: soccer

Talent agency:
SM Entertainment TV Series
Love in the City 2 (CCTV, 2007)
Loveholic (KBS, 2005)
The Magic Touch of Fate (2005)
Others

Music groups:
Former lead singer of pop group H.O.T., former singer of R&B group S, and Vanness & Kangta, a pop group with Taiwanese singer / actor Vanness Wu

Kangta’s rise to stardom was a part of H.O.T. (High-five of Teenagers), which is now a defunct boy band.

At the age of 13 years old, KangTa was discovered at an amusement park. He first debuted as a back-up dancer with fellow HOT member, Moon Hee Jun, for singer Yoo Young Jin. He decided to enter the music industry, and SM Entertainment formed HOT, recruiting him, Jang Woo Hyuk, Lee Jae Won and Tony Ahn.

Although H.O.T. disbanded in 2001 because they were getting older, KangTa debuted as a solo artist only a few months later. His album, "Polaris" turned out to be a big hit in Asia, and he released another album entitled "Pine Tree".