Kim Ho-kyung (

Hangul The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for the Korean language. The let ...

: 김호경; born April 4, 1983), better known by his stage name Tei (Hangul: 테이), is a South Korean singer. He debuted in 2004 with the album, ''The First Journey''.

Biography

"Tei": the name consists of "Te" and "i"; "Te" is a French character meaning "you". Tei, is meant as a wish for people to get closer through music. Born in South Korea, Tei's performance on stage in his high school was recorded and uploaded to a popular Korean website where he won a prize. He was invited to audition at

JYP Entertainment JYP Entertainment Corporation () is a South Korean multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate founded in 1997 by J. Y. Park. It is one of the largest entertainment companies in South Korea, and operates as a record label, tale ...

Starlight Casting System and joined JYP Entertainment after he graduated from high school. His hobbies include composing, movies, and writing. Before fame intervened, Tei wanted to be an architect, and studied towards that goal at Gyeongnam University. Tei sings and plays the guitar for his underground band. In 2013, Tei finished his military service.

Career

While in high school, he led weekly performances with his

underground band Underground music is music with practices perceived as outside, or somehow opposed to, mainstream popular music culture. Underground music is intimately tied to popular music culture as a whole, so there are important tensions within underground ...

. Due to his singing abilities, he became known as the Mr. Big in school. When he was about to enter university, his composing talent and vocal abilities attracted the attention of

. Tei joined JYP as a trainee and debuted after a three-year training period.

Discography

Studio albums

Charted singles

Radio programs

2007–2008: KBS ''Tei Music Island'' Beginning in 2015: MBC ''Tei's Dreaming Radio''

Korean drama

*2007: ''Love Is Hurt'' (Chinese: ''坏爱情'', Korean: ''못된사랑'') KBS drama *2008: ''Aristocrat'' (Chinese: ''食客'', Korean:''식객'') SBS drama *2009: ''Can Anyone Love?'' (Chinese: ''不是谁都能爱'') *2022: ''

Business Proposal ''Business Proposal'' () is a South Korean romantic comedy television series based on the webtoon of the same title written by HaeHwa and illustrated by Narak. Directed by Park Seon-ho and written by Han Seol-hee and Hong Bo-hee, it stars Ahn H ...

'' (Korean: 사내 맞선) (Cameo)

Theater

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tei 1983 births Living people South Korean male television actors K-pop singers 21st-century South Korean male singers