Biography
Key (born Kim Ki Bum Hangul: 김기범) also known as Almighty Key is a South Korean idol singer, rapper and dancer. He is most famous as being one of the members of the contemporary R&B and pop quintet boy band, SHINee, under the label of SM Entertainment. He serves as a singer, rapper and dancer in SHINee; he is therefore known as the "triple threat" and gained the title 'Almighty' Key. Key
was born on September 23, 1991, and raised in Daegu. He was a varsity water-skier in Dae Gu Yeong Shin Middle School. He was discovered at the "2005 S.M. National Tour Audition Casting". Prior to his debut, Key appeared in Super Junior's Wonder Boy music video as an extra dancer. On November 18, 2010, Key took his college entrance exam. At that point he had already graduated from high school, and was taking the exam a year late as he had been unable to take it the previous year. Key is also known for his multilingual talents. Since he spent six weeks on an exchange in America, out of his fellow band members, Key has the strongest fluency abilities in English. He also is fluent in Japanese, as SHINee prepares for their Japanese debut. He is known to be the most sociable member with the most celebrity phone numbers. He is known to be close to the 91' Line which he had claimed to be the founder of. The group contains people from popular groups such as 2AM's Jin Woon, FT Island's JaeJin, BEAST's D**g Woon, MBLAQ's Mir and Kara's Nicole. In April 2010, Key and Nicole were spotted walking in pgujeong-dong. It was assumed that Nicole was in the middle of a study session with Key as a textbook was in her hands. It was later revealed by DSP Media that "Nicole is currently studying for the high school exit exam. However, she is not studying for the national Korean exam but is prepping for the AmericAan high school exit exam." While SM Entertainment added “Key and Nicole are so close that they fool around even on camera. To our knowledge, the two meet often to talk and drink tea.”
Key featured in label-mate Xiah's solo performance of "Xiahtic" in TVXQ's concert, 2009: The 3rd Asia Tour Mirotic, in Seoul. In 2010 Key was featured in the song "치유 (Healing)" on TRAX's mini album "Trax Mini Album Volume 1". Later, it was also announced that Key would have a small part in Girls' Generation's song "Hwaseongin Virus (Boys & Girls)" (Korean: "화성인 바이러스 (Boys & Girls)") on their second studio album Oh!. Key has also appeared on television shows such as Idol Maknae Rebellion as a guest star alongside his SHINee group mates Taemin, Jonghyun and Onew in several episodes. Together with other idol group members: D**gho from U-KISS, Shorry J from Mighty Mouth, Jinwoon from 2AM, Yunhwa from T-Max, Seunghyun from F.T. Island and in the later part, Mir from MBLAQ. Key was part of the cast of the show Raising Idol, also known as Keydol by his fans. Key also participated as a DJ alongside labelmate Super Junior member Leeteuk to fill the other members in errand for the group's radio program Super Junior Kiss the Radio (SuKiRa). Key featured in Girls' Generation's first live album The 1st Asia Tour: Into The New World Album in the song "Barbie Girl" with Girls' Generation's Jessica Jung also in Im Yoona's solo in Girls Generation's 1st Asia tour in Shanghai with the song If You Find A Cool Guy, Please Introduce Me. He had performed a duet with solo artist IU for MC Mong's song "Love Letter For You (Neoyege Sseuneun Pyeonji) as a rapper. Description
▶ Real Name: Kim Kibum , 김기범 , 金基范 , キム・キボム
▶ Stage Name: Key , 키 , キー
▶ Key Emoticon: `ㅂ'*
▶ Animal Counterpart: Fox
▶ Nickname: Almighty Key, Key Umma , Keymera, Keyva
▶ Position: Vocals & Rapper
▶ Vocal Position: Tenor 2, Baritone
▶ Date of Birth: September 23rd, 1991 (19 in international, 20 in Korea)
▶ Hometown: Daegu
▶ School: Daegu Youngshin High School (Graduated in March 2010)
▶ Blood Type: B | ▶ Height: 177 cm | ▶ Weight: 59kg
▶ Hobby and Interests: Rap, Dance, Water - skiing, English, Chinese, Japanese
▶ Discovered: 2005 S.M. National Tour Audition Casting
