Full name: Kang hee gun 강희건 (kang hui geon)
Stage name: (kang) Gary (강)개 리 ([kang] gae ri) , Mr.Gae
Birthday : February 24, 1978
Birth Place: South Korea
Genres: Hip hop
Occupation(s) :Rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur, record producer, television personality
Years active: 1996-present
Labels :Jungle Entertainment
Leessang Company
Associated acts: Leessang, Honey Family
Blood Type: A
Height: 174cm
Weight: 70kg
Twitter : @gally5882
Instagram : @kang_gary8888
Nicknames:
Peaceful Gary (평온개리)
Straight-Going Gary (직진개리)
Monday Boyfriend (월요남친)
Wild Gary (야생개리)
Sudden Commander (뜬금 능력자)
Random Mr. Capable (임의 씨 가능)
Kang Hee-gun (Korean: 강희건, Hanja: 姜熙建; born February 24, 1978), better known by his stage name Gary (Korean: 개리, often spelled as Garie) is a South Korean rapper, songwriter, record producer, dancer, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is member of hip-hop duo, Leessang. He is also currently a cast member of the variety show Running Man.
Early years
Gary was born on February 24, 1978. His nickname in middle school was "Gae" (meaning "dog" in Korean), which he adapted to become his stage name, after deciding between "gaemi" (ant) and "Gary". In his younger years, he was more interested in dancing than rapping.
Gary went to Yong In University and trained as a bodyguard. He was an amateur boxer for 10 years and his qualifications in various martial arts.
Musical career
In 1997, Gary joined X-Teen and helped in releasing two albums in 1998 and 2000, and met Gil, who was also a member in X-Teen. At the time, Gary said that they were not good looking and their music was not great either which made them quit the group.Gary and Gil ended up joining "Honey Family" and released two albums in 1999 and 2000. Gary takes part of the responsibility for the break up of the group stating he "started feeling like a celebrity". Gary, Gil, and Diggity decided to form "Leessam Trio ("sam" means three in Korean)". They released a compilation album called 2000 Korea, in the year 2000. When Diggity left the group, Gary and Gil changed the name to LeeSsang.
In January 2014 he released a mini album, Mr.Gae. Gary's title track "Shower Later" clenched the number 1 spot on 8 real-time music charts!
Other activities
In 2010, Gary joined Running Man as co-host, an urban variety show. He had a cameo on the movie Wonderful Radio, and in February 2014 another cameo, Emergency Couple.
TV Program Related :
2010: Running Man
Movie :
2012: Wonderful Radio - cameo apperance
2008: Dachimawa Lee - cameo apperance
Awards :
2009 MNET Asia Music Awards (Hip-Hop Artist of the Year)
2009 MNET Asia Music Awards (Music Video of the Year - Nominee)
2009 MIAK Golden Disc Awards (Album of the Year - Nominee)
2009 MIAK Golden Disc Awards (Rap/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year - Nominee)
2009 Cyworld Digital Music Awards (Best Collaboration of the Year)
2007 MNET/KM Music Festival (Song of the Year - Nominee)
2007 MNET/KM Music Festival (Music Video of the Year - Nominee)
2007 MNET/KM Music Festival (Hip-Hop Artist of the Year - Nominee)
2005 한국대중음악상 Korean Music Awards (Hip-Hop/Rap Song of the Year - Nominee)
2003 MNET Music Video Festival (Hip-Hop Artist of the Year - Nominee)
2002 MNET Music Video Festival (Hip-Hop Artist of the Year)
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