Bobby Kim

Bobby Kim
Background information
Origin South Korea
Labels Oscar Entertainment (KT Music sister company)
Website http://www.oscarent.co.kr/xe/?mid=main

Bobby Kim (Kim Do Kyun) was born on 12 January 1973 in Seoul, Korea. His family moved to the United States when he was two years old. He is a well established hip-hop and R&B artist in Korea.[1] He was accused of sexually harassing a flight attendant and creating a disturbance while drunk on a flight from Korea to the United States in January 2015. [2]Bobby Kim has stopped appearing in all television shows, including the TV Art Stage.[3]

Music career

His father, a trumpet player, influenced and exposed him to music. At an early age, he worked as a rapper at night clubs. Since high school, he performed in clubs in the San Francisco underground. That time, he got attracted by hip hop when America was in a golden age of hip hop, but he learned many genres of music as well. Later in 1992, he went to Korea to start his music career. In 1994, He debuted as a member of a group called ‘Dr. Reggae.” However, the group could not achieve much success. Thus, he started doing features as a background rapper, appearing on numerous singles. Also, he worked as a producer, creating singles for artists in Korea. [1]

Bobby Kim is about to release his second special album “OLD & NEW‘ on July 6, 2012. The album is to feature remakes of old songs as well as new tracks for fans to enjoy a total of 11 tracks.[4]

Dr. Reggae and I Am A Singer

After he finished high school, he made a group called Dr. Reggae and introduced Reggae music to Korea for the first time. At that time, only two members were active, so it was known as a duet. However, it was actually seven members at first. Bobby Kim was not as successful when he was a part of Dr. Reggae. After Dr. Reggae disbanded, he became a vocal trainer for hip hop singers and taught singing and rapping techniques. He was nicknamed ‘Reggae hip hop’s godfather.’ He also wrote songs for singers such as Drunken Tiger, Leessang, and Dynamic Duo.[5]

His songs showed a unique rhythm. After his colleagues listened to his music, they suggested he sing his own songs. Therefore, he produced his debut album called ‘Beat Within my Soul.’

On 11 September 2011, he appeared during the sixth session of the show I Am a Singer, but he was voted off at the eleventh session, which was on 1 January 2012.[6]

Albums

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Features and Compilations

Bobby Kim had only 2 concerts of his own. His first one was on 2006 and his second and most recent one in 2010. *Twenty Four Seven 24-7 - Bobby Kim, Bizzy, L.E.O (Smokie J - The Konexion 2)

Awards

Mnet Asian Music Awards

Year Category Work Result
2007 Best R&B Performance "Bluebird"[9] Nominated
2009 Best Ballad/R&B Performance "Today More Than Yesterday"[10] Nominated

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.mtv.co.kr/music/artists/bobby-kim-448/#bio
  2. ↑ Lee, Tae-hoon (9 January 2015). "Bobby Kim accused of sexual harassment and flight disturbance". The Korea Observer. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Lee, Tae-hoon (9 January 2015). "Bobby Kim accused of sexual harassment and flight disturbance". The Korea Observer. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Bobby Kim Will Be Releasing Second Special Album Next Month". soompi.com. June 26, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
  5. ↑ Hiphopplaya. "ëž© í• ì•"ë²"지, 'Bobby Kim'". Hiphopplaya.com. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  6. ↑ "바비킴, '나가수' 출연 최종확정.."소통의 장 마련" : 네이트 뉴스". News.nate.com. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  7. ↑ "2010 바비킴 전국투어 콘서트 My Soul :: 네이버 블로그". Blog.naver.com. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  8. ↑ "[Discography] Bobby Kim - JapKorChi ★ Asian Media Family". Japkorchi.de. 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  9. ↑ "2007 Mnet KM Music Festival Part1". MAMA. Retrieved 2014-12-14.
  10. ↑ "2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards Part1". MAMA. Retrieved 2014-12-18.

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