UKiss's Profile

U-Kiss

(Ubiquitous Korean International Idol Super Stars)'s Profile

Daring Boys

 U-KISS (Korean: 유키스 , Japanese: ユーキス) is a South Korean boy band formed by NH Media in 2008. Their name is an acronym, standing for Ubiquitous Korean International idol Super Star.^[1] The group consists of Soohyun, Kiseop, Eli, Kevin, Dongho, Hoon and AJ (the latter two joining the group in 2011).^[2] Their biggest hit was "Bingeul Bingeul" (2010) from their first full-length album Only One. In September of 2011, U-Kiss released their second full-length album, Neverland. They made their formal debut in Japan in 2011 with the release of the single "Tick Tack".^[3] The second single is entitled Forbidden Love while their first Japanese full-length album is dubbed as A Shared Dream (2012). Since their debut, the group has released three full-length albums, six extended plays and various singles. The group also participated in various TV reality shows and films.

~ Member Profile ~

  

Birth Name: Shin Soo Hyun

Stage Name: Soohyun

Nickname: Power Vocalist

Birthday: March 11, 1989

Position: Main Vocalist, Leader

Weight: 69 kg

Height: 181 cm

Blood Type: A

Twitter: http://twitter.com/ukissSH

  

Birth Name: Lee Ki Seop

Stage Name: Kiseop

Birthday: January 17, 1991

Position: Sub-Vocalist, Main Dancer

Weight: 64 kg

Height: 181 cm

Blood Type: A

Twitter: http://twitter.com/KiSSeop91

 Birth Name: Kim Kyoung Jae

Stage Name: Eli

Birthday: March 13, 1991

Position: Main Rapper

Weight: 68 kg

Height: 180 cm

Blood Type: O

Birth Place: Los Angeles, United States of America

Twitter: http://twitter.com/u_kisseli

 Birth Name: Kim Jae Seop

Stage Name: AJ

Birthday: June 4, 1991

Position: Rapper

Weight: 68 kg

Height: 183 cm

Twitter: http://twitter.com/JaeseopKim91AJ

Birth Name: Yeo Hoon Min

Stage Name: Hoon

Birthday: August 16, 1991

Position: Lead Vocalist

Weight: 67 kg

Height: 181 cm

Twitter: http://twitter.com/HooN91Y

Birth Name: Woo Sung Hyun

Stage Name: Kevin

Birthday: November 25, 1991

Position: Main Vocalist

Weight: 55 kg

Height: 180 cm

Blood Type: O

Birth Place: San Francisco, Danville, California

Twitter: http://twitter.com/kevinwoo91

Birth Name: Shin Dong Ho

Stage Name: Dongho

Birthday: June 29, 1994

Position: Rapper, Sub-Vocalist, Maknae, Face of The Group

Weight: 60 kg

Height: 178 cm

Blood Type: B

Twitter: http://twitter.com/dongho94

~ FORMER MEMBERS ~

Birth Name: Alexander Lee Eusebio

Stage Name: Xander

Birthday: July 29, 1988

Position: Rapper

Weight: 63 kg

Height: 182 cm

Birth Place: Macao, Hong Kong

Twitter: http://twitter.com/alexander_0729

Birth Name: Kim Ki Bum

Stage Name: Kibum

Birthday: December 29, 1990

Position: Vocalist

Weight: 65 kg

Height: 179 cm

Sibling: SS501′s Kim Hyung Joon

Twitter: http://twitter.com/90KKB

Discography

Korean discography Studio albums 2010: Only One 2011: Neverland EPs 2008: New Generation 2009: Bring It Back 2 Old School 2009: ContiUkiss 2010: Break Time 2011: Bran New Kiss 2012: DoraDora

Japanese discography Studio albums 2012: A Shared Dream Extended plays 2011: Bran New Kiss Singles 2011: Tick Tack 2012: Forbidden Love Videography Live albums 2011: U-KISS 1st Kiss Tour in Manila DVD(Philippines only) 2011: U-KISS First Kiss Live in Tokyo and Osaka DVD(Japan only) 2011: Seoul Train with U-KISS(Japan only) DVD Video 2012: U-KISS Days in Japan Volume 1

Filmography

Reality shows

• 2008: You Know U-KISS
• 2009: All About U-KISS
• 2009: U-KISS Vampire
• 2010: Chef Kiss

Dramas

• 2010: Autumn Destiny (Thailand)
• 2011: Real School (Korea)
• 2011: I Am Legend (cameo)(Korea)
• 2012: Holy Land (Korea)
• 2012: The Strongest K-POP Survival (cameo) (Korea)

Films

• 2011: Mr. Idol (cameo)

Concerts

• 2010: U-KISS First Kiss Tour in Manila
• 2010: First Kiss Live
• 2012: U-KISS First Japan Nationwide Tour

Awards

Year	Award
2008	5th Asia Song Festival: Rookie award in Asia[69]
2011	[V] CHINESE TOP Awards Concert: Most Potential Overseas Idol Group 11th Asia Song Festival: Most Influential Artist in Asia[70] 2011 SBS MTV Korea Best of The Best: Best Male Music Video[71] 19th Korean Cultural Entertainment Award: Best Male Idol Group[72] 12th Korean Video Daejun's Award: Most Photogenic of the Year[73] 2011 European K-Pop Awards: So-Loved Special Award[74] GoKPOP Music Awards: Best Use of Social media (Kevin Woo)[75] GoKPOP Music Awards: Most want-to-be Boyfriend (Kevin Woo)[75]