Birth name Gil Seong-joon Associated acts Leessang, Honey Family Role Singer Record label Jungle Entertainment | Years active 1997-present Name Gil Seong-joon Genres Hip hop music | |
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Born December 24, 1977 (age 46)
Seoul, South Korea ( 1977-12-24 ) Occupation(s) singer, comedian, music producer, Rapper Labels Jungle Entertainment
Leessang Company Music groups Leessang (Since 2002), Honey Family (Since 1999) Albums Leessang of Honey Family, Asura Balbalta Movies and TV shows The Voice of Korea, Come to Play, Dachimawa Lee, Emergency Escape Number 1 Similar People Noh Hong‑chul, Yoo Jae Suk, Jeong Jun‑ha, Jeong Hyeong‑don, Park Myeong‑su | ||
Gil Seong-joon (Korean: 길성준, Hanja: 吉成俊; born December 24, 1977), better known by his stage name Gill (Korean: 길), is a South Korean singer and television personality. He is the main singer of renowned South Korean hip-hop duo, Leessang.
Contents
- Personal life
- Infinite Challenge 2009 2014
- The Voice Korea 2012 2013
- Hiatus 2014
- Show Me The Money 2016
- EP
- Singles
- References
In 2009, Gil joined Infinity Challenge as a guest and, later on, as a regular co-host. Gil also co-hosted Come To Play. In 2012, Gil joined Voice of Korea as one of the coaches and continued for Season 2. He caught by police for DUI incident in April 2014 and eventually resigned from any public activity including Infinite Challenge and made the comeback in TV program as a producer for Mnet's hip-hop survival program, Show Me The Money 5, in 2016.
Personal life
Gil said that when he was 5 years old, his father fainted, causing him to be disabled. To cure him, they put their house on auction. Gil's father spent around 10 years laying down on bed, before he started to talk and walk again.
It was revealed in August 2009 that Gil had quietly entered a relationship with actress-singer Park Jung-ah. The relationship was kept from both colleagues and their own agencies to avoid publicity and attention.[11]
In February 2011 after two years of dating, their relationship ended owing to busy work schedules on both sides.
Infinite Challenge (2009-2014)
Gil made his first appearance on an episode which featured Korean figure skater Kim Yuna in April 2009, ostensibly substituting for Jeong Jun-ha, who had to leave the episode recording early. He remained a de facto member of Infinite Challenge until he became a full member later that year. During the Boxing episodes in January 2010, Gil showed off his 9-year-long training in the sport. Gil is often called the Unfunny Friend due to his inability to ad-lib as quickly as the other co-hosts.
In 2012, both of Leesang members, Gil and Gary, who worked as the main concert organizer of Infinite Challenge: Super 7 concert announced their departure from their respective variety shows, because of high ticket price protests. The concert itself eventually canceled. On the other hand, they still continued their participation as variety show cast after the controversy calmed down.
In 2014, he was caught drunk driving on April 23 around 12:30 AM KST. The Mapo District police stated on April 23, “Gil Sung Joon was caught drunk driving around 12:30 AM and his driver’s license was canceled. We are planning to summon him for questioning soon.” Policed recorded a 0.109% percent blood alcohol level for Gil when he was stopped for drunk driving. According to the police, Gil was on his way home after drinking with acquaintances.
The Voice Korea (2012-2013)
With his commentaries, Gil has shown that underneath his rugged hip-hop exterior, he is a warm and rather approachable individual. Consistently offering warm words of encouragement and advice to his disciples to help them ease their anxious hearts, and lightening up the atmosphere with his witty sense of humor, he has become an indispensable personality on the program.
Hiatus (2014)
After the DUI incident, he made hiatus from any public activity including TV appearance and concerts.
Show Me The Money (2016)
Gill joined MNET's fifth season of the TV rap competition Show Me the Money in 2016 as one of the producers with Mad Clown as Team Gill & Mad Clown.