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Kim Tae-won - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!

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NameKim Tae-won
First NameKim
Last NameTae-won
OccupationGuitarist
BirthdayApril 12
Birth Year1965
Place of BirthJeungsan-dong
Home Town
Birth CountrySouth Korea
Birth SignAries
Full/Birth Name
FatherNot Available
MotherNot Available
SiblingsNot Available
SpouseHyun-Ju Lee
Children(s)Seo-Hyun Kim, Woo-Hyun Kim

Kim Tae-won Biography

Kim Tae-won is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on April 12, 1965 in Jeungsan-dong, South Korea.

Together with Sinawe leader Shin Daechul and Baekdoosan’s Kim Do Kyun, Tae-won worked on the guitar musical project D.O.A. and released the album Dead or Alive in 2003.

In 2011, Kim was diagnosed with stomach cancer. In one of Qualifications of Men episodes the member had to testing for cancer, but unfortunately Kim’s results were positive. Kim Tae Won underwent surgery to remove the tumor on the 16th of January, and underwent another one on the 22nd. All of the tumors have been removed successfully, he is now completely cured.

Kim Tae-won (김태원 , April 12, 1965) is a Korean guitarist with over 30 years of experience in Korean music industry, currently leading one of the most successful rock bands in Korean music history, Boohwal. His life was dramatised in a four episode KBS2 short series Rock, Rock, Rock, where Kim was portrayed by musician-actor No Minwoo.

Kim Tae-won Net Worth

Kim is one of the richest Guitarist from South Korea. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kim Tae-won's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeGuitarist
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Who is Kim Tae-won Dating?

According to our records, Kim Tae-won married to Hyun-Ju Lee . As of January 13, 2024, Kim Tae-won’s is not dating anyone.

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Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Kim Tae-won height 5 ft 9 in Kim weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Height5 ft 9 in
WeightNot Known
Body MeasurementsUnder Review
Eye ColorNot Available
Hair ColorNot Available
Feet/Shoe SizeNot Available

He was a talented billiards player, having achieved the level of 300 points as a highschool senior. His guitar skill was even more outstanding: He is said to have been able to play proficiently the guitar riff in Led Zeppelin’s “Babe I’m Gonna Leave You” in middle school and the guitar solo of (towards the end of the song) Deep Purple’s “Highway Star” at a much faster speed than normal. He slowly rose to fame among fellow students in the Seodaemun area, his home town. He was called “the best guitarist everybody knows”.

Facts & Trivia

Kim Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Korea. Kim Tae-won celebrates birthday on April 12 of every year.

You may read full biography about Kim Tae-won from Wikipedia.