Singer Jang Kiha Confesses to Coming from a Unique 'Book-Spoon' Family Background

On the 7th, MBC's 'Radio Star' (planned by Kang Young-sun/directed by Kim Myung-yeop), featuring appearances by Jeong Jae-hyung, Jang Kiha, Car, the Garden, and Bibi, is decorated as a special episode titled 'Introduce Me to Good Music'. 

In a recent recording, Jang Kiha shared a hilarious episode of being tagged as 'King Sejong' after appearing on 'Radio Star' six years ago, which even reduced the comments he received. MC Kim Gura passed on a tip perfectly suited for 'grammar police' Jang Kiha, suggesting, "It would be really fresh if you use proper spacing and the content is scolding," turning the studio into a laughter.

Jang Kiha also revealed his current status as a scarecrow in his agency family Car, the Garden, amidst no special issues, drawing attention by revealing the reason for their joint appearance on 'Radio Star'. Furthermore, he shared that he had received an offer to be the music director for the movie 'Smuggling' from director Ryu Seung-wan while taking a break after concluding his band activities. Despite vowing never to work on movie music again due to the hardships, he humorously confessed to becoming a music slave for Ryu Seung-wan, arousing curiosity.

Despite the difficulties as a music slave, Jang Kiha felt proud due to the actors, boasting, "I was thrilled because senior Kim Hye-soo said she liked me." He anticipated becoming the talk of the day for receiving the 'Music Award' at last year's '44th Blue Dragon Film Awards' with 'Smuggling' music and performing a congratulatory performance, but shared a laugh by revealing his disappointment due to Park Jin-young.

Additionally, Jang Kiha shared a reverse story of his solo debut song 'I'm Not Envious', which became a meme among MZ generations, being ridiculed by fellow musicians before its release. Proudly mentioning the meme lineup including Lee Deok-hwa, Cha Eun-woo, Kim Yong-nam, and Lee Yong-jin, he said, "Car, the Garden thought it was a big deal… but it became a meme."

Meanwhile, Jang Kiha's surprising past ambition to become a drummer instead of a singer-songwriter also attracted attention. He revealed that he had to give up his dream of becoming a drummer due to a rare disease in his left hand while practicing drums to join the military band.

In addition, Jang Kiha's achievements such as dominating the publishing world as a bestselling author while serving as a language soldier in the military, having his essay 'Living Without Much Incident' included in Korean textbooks, and collaborating with a ramen brand due to his love for a specific ramen brand were revealed. Moreover, he amazed everyone by disclosing that his grandfather was the founder of 'Jongro Bookstore', revealing his background not as a 'golden spoon' but a 'book spoon'.

The reasons behind Jang Kiha becoming Ryu Seung-wan's music slave and his disappointment due to Park Jin-young, among other stories, can be checked out on 'Radio Star', airing on the 7th at 10:30 PM KST.