Kim Kibum
| Kim Kibum | |
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Kim Ki-Bum (2012)
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| Native name | 김기범 |
| Born |
Kim Ki-bum August 21, 1987 Seoul, South Korea |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | K-pop, dance-pop |
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| Years active | 2005–2009 |
| Labels |
S.M. Entertainment (2004–2015) Y Team Company (2016-present) |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Gibeom |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Kibŏm |
Kim Ki-bum (born August 21, 1987) is a South Korean actor and singer. He was a member of the South Korean boy band Super Junior. After the release of Super Junior's third studio album Sorry, Sorry in 2009, Kim announced his leave from the group to pursue his acting career. In 2015, Kim announced he ended his contract with S.M. Entertainment and departure from the group. Kim made his television debut in the Korean television drama, April Kiss, in 2004.
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 debut as part of 12-member rotational project group Super Junior 05 on 6 November 2005 on SBS's music programme Popular Songs, performing their first single, "TWINS (Knock Out)". Their debut album SuperJunior05 (Twins) was released a month later on 5 December 2005 and debuted at #3 on the monthly MIAK K-pop album charts.
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