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Revision as of 19:14, 30 April 2010
- This article is on the U-KISS member. For other singers of the same name, see Super Junior and Shinee.
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김기범 |
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| Hangul | 기범 |
| Revised Romanization | Ki Bum |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ki Bum |
Kim Ki Bum (Hangul:김기범), known by his stage name Ki Bum (Hangul:기범), is a South Korean singer, one of the seven members of U-KISS positioned as one of the lead vocalists, along with Kevin and Soo Hyun.
Personal life
Ki Bum was born on December 29, 1990. He is the younger brother of SS501's Kim Hyung Joon. He can speak Japanese fluently. He also went to study abroad in Australia. He composes music, plays the piano and is into acting.
Career
Ki Bum, along with Kevin, was one of the original member of XING. They released their debut single, "In Your Hands" on December 14, 2006. Xing's popularity quickly rose and they were dubbed as the teenage SG Wannabe. Ki Bum was the first original member to left the group. He said that he left the group for his better future.
U-KISS
A year after he left XING, he joined U-KISS, along with Kevin. The group gained attention due to Kevin and Ki Bum being former members of XING. They have released three mini albums. On February 2010, they released their first full length album, Only One. It's single, "Round and Round (Bingeul Bingeul)" made their group very popular among Asian countries.
Solo works
Along with Soo Hyun, Dong Ho and Kevin, they appeared on the "Chinhan Chingu Radio Show" hosted by Girls' Generation's leader Taeyeon.