Kim Ki-bum
Kim Ki-bum | |
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김기범 | |
Seoul, South Korea | |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2004–present |
Agent | SM Ent (2004-2015)
Clover Company (2015-2022) PA Entertainment (2022) |
Musical career | |
Genres | |
Instrument(s) |
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Years active | 2005 - 2009 by contract: until 2015 |
Labels | SM |
Formerly of | |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김기범 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gim Gi-beom |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Kibŏm |
Kim Ki-bum (born August 21, 1987), known mononymously as Kibum, is a South Korean actor, singer, and rapper. He was a member of
Life and career
1987–2005: Early life and career beginnings
Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea. He has a younger sister, Kim Sae-hee, who lives with his mother. One of his cousin is an actor and model, Shin Dong-wook. At the age of ten, he moved to Los Angeles, California, United States where he attended Santa Monica High School. In 2002, he was discovered by a talent agent from South Korea and was recommended to audition for the Starlight Casting System by SM Entertainment. Kim signed a contract with SM Entertainment and became an official trainee, being trained in areas of singing, acting, dancing, and other performing talents such as hosting and modeling. Although he resided in Seoul at the time, he constantly returned to Los Angeles to visit his family and to attend short school sessions.
Kim debuted as an actor on April 21, 2004 in
2005–09: Debut with Super Junior and solo activities
Kim debut as part of 12-member rotational project group Super Junior 05 on November 6, 2005 on
In 2006, he took on the lead role in the MBC daily sitcom,
He appeared in Attack on the Pin-Up Boys, a 2007 high school Korean film that starred all members of Super Junior except Kyuhyun. He plays the narrator of the story; a student who investigates the mysterious happenings at school.[6]
In April 2008, Kim returned to acting after 16 months, starring in another daily MBC drama,
In 2009 when Super Junior released their third album,
2010–15: Acting career and departure from SM Entertainment
In 2010, Kim starred in his second film Jumunjin, released on the January 21. It is a love story of a ghost man (Kim) and a girl that lives in the country side. From January 26 to March 28, Kim starred in theatrical play A Nap, at Baekam Art Hall in
In October 2011 Kim played Joseon scholar-official Pak Paengnyeon in historical drama Deep Rooted Tree.
In May 2012, Kim will star as the male lead Geum Eun-dong in
Kim will star as Duan Yu in the 2013 Chinese television drama, The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils and the title character in 2014 Chinese television drama, Lucky Tianbao.
On August 18, 2015, Kibum announced via his personal SNS that his contract with SM Entertainment had ended.[11]
2016–present: Return to acting and taking up variety
In 2017 Kibum starred in the Chinese film My Kitchen Lover, released on August 25.[12]
On June 25, 2018, Kibum as an actor signed with Clover Company.[13]
Kibum was confirmed on Nov 8 to be in the new SBS Plus variety show Two Feet Life.[14]
In 2020, Kibum starred in his own YouTube Channel, “Yangban Kim Kibum”. Since his departure from Clover Company, the channel has ceased producing new content.
On January 13, 2022, it confirmed that Kibum left from Clover Company and signed an exclusive contract with PA Entertainment and plans to accelerate his acting activities in the future, starting with fan meetings in March 2022.[15]
On May 2, 2022, Kim terminated his contract with PA Entertainment.[16]
Discography
- 2006: "Can It Be Love?" – Nonstop OST
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role |
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2007 | Attack on the Pin-Up Boys | Kibum/Narrator |
2010 | Jumunjin | Ghost |
2017 | My Kitchen Lover | |
2022 | Girls in the Cage |
Television drama
Year | Title | Role | Network |
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2004 | April Kiss | Young Han Jung-woo | KBS |
2005–06 | Rainbow Romance
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Kim Ki-bum | MBC |
Marrying a Millionaire | Young Kim Young-hoon | SBS | |
Sharp 2
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Joo Yuh-myoung | KBS | |
2006–07 | Snow Flower | Ha Yeong-chan | SBS |
2008 | Chunja's Happy Events
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Park Jung-woo | MBC |
2011 | Deep Rooted Tree | Pak Paeng-nyeon
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SBS |
2012 | I Love Lee Tae-ri
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Geum Eun-dong | tvN
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2013–14 | The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils | Duan Yu | Hunan STV |
2016 | Lucky Tianbao | Zhu Tian Bao |
Television show
Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes |
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2018–19 | Two Feet Life | SBS Plus | Cast | |
2020-22 | Yangban Kim Kibum | Youtube Channel | Host | |
2021 | King of Mask Singer | MBC | Contestant | as "Kicking Cha" (episode 291)[17] |
Music video
Year | Song Title | Artist(s) |
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2006 | "Passion (My Everything)" | The Grace |
Theater
Year | Title | Notes |
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2010 | A Nap | Baekam Art Hall |
References
- ^ "2005 Super Junior's official debut" Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Ent.hunantv.com. Retrieved 25 December 2011 (in Chinese)
- ^ "SM Unveils 12-Membered Boy Group Named Super Junior" Archived September 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Arirang.co.kr. October 27, 2005. Retrieved 25 December 2011
- ^ "Album Sales of December 2005". Recording Industry Association of Korea (in Korean). p. 1. Archived from the original on February 25, 2006. Retrieved October 16, 2007.
- ^ "Super Junior adds new member, transformed into 13-person super group" Archived August 28, 2006, at the Wayback Machine Sina.com. May 24, 2006. Retrieved 8 May 2011 (in Chinese)
- ^ "SuperJunior releases third studio album" Archived March 18, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Epaper.jinghua.cn. March 14, 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2011 (in Chinese)
- ^ Cathy Rose A. Garcia "Super Junior Hits Big Screen" Archived May 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Korea Times. July 8, 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2012
- ^ "SuJu's Kim Kibum returns to acting after sixteen months" Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Paran.com. April 19, 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2008 (in Korean)
- ^ Jang, Kyung-Jin (February 12, 2010). "Filmmaker Hur Jin-ho tries his hand in directing a play". 10 Asia. Archived from the original on June 19, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
- ^ "Super Junior with only 10 – Kangin in the army and Kibum in acting". Newsen (in Korean). May 4, 2010. p. 1. Archived from the original on June 30, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
- ^ Ho, Stewart "Super Junior’s Kim Ki Bum and Park Ye Jin Cast in ′I ♥ Lee Terry′" CJ E&M enewsWorld. May 5, 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012
- ^ "SM 측 "김기범 전속계약 만료, 응원 부탁드린다". Naver. August 20, 2015. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
- ^ "泡菜爱上小龙虾》定档8.25 元华徐申东传授吃虾秘籍". 凤凰网娱乐. June 25, 2017. Archived from the original on March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
- ^ "Clover Company Official Instagram". instagram. June 25, 2018. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021.
- ^ "'둘째 출산' 유진, '두발라이프'로 방송 복귀..슈주 출신 김기범도 합류". Naver. November 8, 2018. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ^ Kim Bo-young (January 13, 2022). "슈퍼주니어 출신 김기범, PA엔터 전속계약…배우 행보 개시 [공식]" [Kim Ki-beom, a former Super Junior member, signed an exclusive contract with PA Entertainment... Start acting as an actor [Official]] (in Korean). Edaily Star. Archived from the original on January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Hwang Mi-hyun (May 2, 2022). "[단독] '슈주 출신' 배우 김기범, PA엔터테인먼트와 전속계약 해지" [[Exclusive] 'From Suju' actor Kim Ki-beom cancels exclusive contract with PA Entertainment] (in Korean). News1. Retrieved May 2, 2022 – via Naver.
- Herald POP (in Korean). Archivedfrom the original on October 10, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
External links
- Kim Ki-bum on Daum
- Official agency profile (in Korean)