Kim Sung-kyu
| Kim Sung-kyu | |
|---|---|
 Sung-kyu at Hong Kong Dome Festival 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | April 28, 1989 |
| Origin | Jeollabuk-do, South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, Actor |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Woollim Entertainment |
| Associated acts | Infinite |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김성규 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Gim Seong-gyu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Sŏng-gyu |
Kim Sung-kyu (Hangul: 김성규; born April 28, 1989) is a South Korean idol singer. He is the leader and main vocalist of the Korean boy band Infinite under Woollim Entertainment. He made his debut as a solo artist on November 7, 2012.
Biography
Kim Sung-kyu was born on April 28, 1989[1] in Jeonju, South Korea. He attended Jeonju National University High School and was in the school rock band called "Coma Beat." When Sung-kyu first told his parents about his dream to become a singer, they rejected it because they wanted him to have a normal life and told him they'd rather he leave the house instead. He continued to practice in secret and came to Seoul alone to pursue his dreams after graduating from high school. In 2007, he auditioned for SM Entertainment but failed to make the cut, and auditioned once more in 2008 only to fail again. Due to his admiration for rock band Nell, he initially auditioned at Woollim Entertainment under the recommendation of Nell's manager whom he'd met coincidentally at the cafe where he worked at part-time. With a hurting stomach, Sung-kyu went to his audition and lightly threatened them by saying, "If you don't pick me, I'm going to bother you forever." Afterwards he rushed to the hospital immediately and got an appendectomy. On the day of his release, he received the notification that he had passed his audition. Originally intending to pursue rock music in a band, Sung-kyu instead became a trainee for the dance group Infinite, of which he would later assume the positions of Leader and Main Vocalist. Despite being criticized by his school friends, he believed that it was an opportunity nonetheless and persisted. In 2010, Sung-kyu finally made his debut with Infinite on June 9.
On February 15, 2013 Sung-kyu graduated from Daekyung University's Practical Music program and received along with members L, Sungyeol, Hoya, and Dongwoo, the 'Proud Daekyung University Student award' in hopes that the group would continue to grow and bring prestige to the school. The members had been accepted through a special screened admittance in early 2011.
Sung-kyu is currently a student of Practical Music at Hoseo University.
Career
Infinite
In 2010, Sung-kyu made his debut with Infinite with the single "Come Back Again" as the group's leader and lead vocalist. In 2010 he was playing the guitar in Epik High's music video "Run".
Solo career
2011 - 2012
Sung-kyu along with Infinite members Sungyeol and Sungjong became the special DJs for Super Junior's Kiss the Radio while Super Junior's Leeteuk and Eunhyuk were away. They were in charge of the radio broadcast from October 24 to the 30th.[2]
Sung-kyu made his debut as a musical actor, along with band member Woohyun, in the musical "Gwanghwamun Sonata".[3] Sung-kyu plays the role of Jiyong, the son of the female lead. The musical lasted from January 3 to March 11, 2012.
In May 2012, it was announced that Sung-kyu would join Immortal Songs 2 as a fixed member alongside Super Junior's Ryeowook.[4] His first performance on the show was aired on June 23. In July, it was announced that he would be leaving the show due to Infinite's oversea promotions.[5] His final episode aired on August 25.
On an episode of Weekly Idol, Sung-kyu and Infinite member Hoya became the special MC for a week.
Sung-kyu was the first member out of Infinite to release a solo album, titled Another Me. Nell's Kim Jongwan composed the single "Shine" and was given to Sung-kyu as a gift. The single was pre-released on November 7. On this album, Sung-kyu worked with Sweetune to create the modern rock lead single "60 Seconds". For the MV filming, fellow Infinite member L starred as the main character. Sung-kyu also personally participated in writing the lyrics for his single "41 Days".[6] Despite a short promotion period of three weeks, the album was well received and became the top selling physical album for the month of November with 62,958 copies sold.[7] The album ranked at #22 for Gaon Chart's yearly physical album chart for 2012.[8] The album sales record 70,552 copies until the end of year 2012. In 2013, almost every months, Another Me managed to be in Monthly Top 100 Gaon album sales and at the end of the year 2013 record 13,283 copies. In total since released, until May 2014 the album has been sold 87,047 copies.
2013
In January, Sung-kyu was confirmed to be a fixed cast on JTBC Lee Soo-geun and Kim Byung-man’s High Society 2 along with Super Junior's Shindong.[9] The first episode was aired on February 9. It was revealed that the show broadcast on the 16th managed to achieve double the rating from the previous week. The rating for the broadcast on the 16th was 1.6% when it was only 0.7% the week before.[10] The show aired its final episode on June 15.
In early February, the drummer that featured in Sung-kyu's music videos for "60 Seconds" and "I Need You" committed suicide after going through a long period of depression. He was a friend of Sung-kyu's and of Infinite.[11]
Sung-kyu made a cameo appearance in KBS's new sitcom A Bit of Love alongside four other idols, MBLAQ's G.O., KARA's Seungyeon, ZE:A's Siwan, and SECRET's Ji Eun. According to representatives, they’ll appear as the younger versions of the five main characters for about three weeks. Sung-kyu will be playing the younger version of Lee Hoon.[12]
Sung-kyu was confirmed for tvN's new reality program, The Genius: Rules of the Game, alongside 12 other representative figures from different fields of work such as TV personalities, politicians, gamblers, and more. The premise of the show is that participants must use their brain power to find a winning formula and win the game through betrayal and the elimination of their competitors. The winner is to receive about 100 million KRW (approximately $90,000 USD). The first episode which earned Sung-kyu the tile of 'Icon of Betrayal' was broadcast on April 26 on tvN. Sung-kyu finished in 4th place in a disappointing elimination as he had been considered the player with the strongest game ability.
In September, Sung-kyu and fellow Infinite member L made a guest appearance on SBS Running Man's Idol Special with twelve other idols from groups such as MBLAQ, Sistar, 2PM, A Pink, Girl's Day, and Beast. In addition, Sung-kyu was also featured in KBS2's new variety show "The Sea I Wanted", which tells the story of six men's travel and experience on the open sea. The show is initially planned for a three episode pilot with the first episode airing on September 11.[13]
In October, he featured in rapper Kanto's debut single "What U Want". It's his first time featuring since debut.
In December, he made another guest appearance on SBS Running Man episode 179 with Rainbow Jaekyung, Lee DongWook and many more.
2015
On January 29 Sung-kyu was confirmed to star in new KBS variety show, Flutering India, along with EXO's Suho, CNBLUE's Jonghyun, Super Junior's Kyuhyun, TVXQ's Changmin, and SHINee's Minho. On February 8 he was confirmed to star in new KBS's web drama, Love Detective Sherlock K, along Girl's Day's Yura as lovers. Sung-kyu is going to release a new solo album "27" In May.
Discography
Soundtracks
| Year | Show | Song Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | MBC What is Mom | "She's a Fantasy" | with Infinite |
| 2014 | Telemonster | Monster Time | with Infinite |
| 2014 | Grow: Infinite's Real Youth Life | 함께 (Together) | with Infinite |
As Featured Artist
| Year | Album | Song | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Single | What You Want | With Kanto |
| 2014 | The Duets (Part 1) | To Me | With Yoon Sang |
Solo Songs
| Year | Album | Song Title | Lyrics | Music | Arranged By | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Over the Top | "Because" | Lee Junghoon | Lee Junghoon | - | 3:52 |
| 2012 | Another Me | "Another Me (Intro)" | - | Han Boram | Han Boram | 1:07 |
| 60 Seconds | Song Sooyoon | Han Jaeho, Kim Seungsoo, & YUE | Yue & Hong Seunghyun | 3:34 | ||
| I Need You | Lee Junghoon | Lee Junghoon | Lee Junghoon | 3:43 | ||
| Only Tears (Acoustic Ver.) | Song Sooyoon | Han Jaeho & Kim Seungsoo | Han Boram | 3:52 | ||
| Shine | Kim Jongwan | Kim Jongwan | Kim Jongwan | 4:36 | ||
| 41 Days | Lee Junghoon & Kim Sung-kyu | Lee Junghoon | Lee Junghoon | 4:11 | ||
| 2014 | Season 2 | "Light" | Kim Sung-kyu | J.Yoon | 3:37 |
Album
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Gaon Sales | ||||||||||
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| KOR | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 (Ongoing) | ||||||||||
| Another Me |
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13,283 [15] | 2,679 [16] | ||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||||||||||
As Songwriter/Composer
| Year | Song | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 41 Days | Another Me | Co-lyricst |
| 2014 | Light | Season 2 |
Filmography
Drama
| Year | Title | Type | Network | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Thousandth Man | Drama | MBC | Himself (Cameo) |
| 2013 | Pure Love | Drama | KBS | Lee Hoon (Young) |
| 2015 | Love Detective Sherlock K | Web Drama | KBS | TBA |
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | INFINITE Concert Second Invasion Evolution The Movie 3D | Himself |
| 2014 | Grow: Infinite's Real Youth Life" | Himself |
Music Videos
| Year | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Run" | Epik High |
| 2013 | "What U Want" | Kanto |
| 2014 | "Goodnight Like Yesterday" | Lovelyz |
Variety Shows
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Children of the Night | MBC | Episode 01 - Episode 04 |
| 2010 | You are my oppa | Mnet | Pre-debut reality show |
| 2010 | Scandal | Mnet | - |
| 2011 | Sesame Player | Mnet | - |
| 2011 | Birth of a Family | KBS | - |
| 2012 | Ranking King | Mnet | - |
| 2011 - 2013 | Weekly Idol | MBC | MC for Infinite's Jeju Island Special and Tasty episode |
| 2012 | Immortal Songs 2 | KBS2 | Appeared for 8 episodes |
| 2013 | Happy Together 3 | KBS2 | "Weak Men" episode |
| 2013 | Lee Soo Geun and Kim Byung Man’s High Society | JTBC | episode 45-47 with Infinite - episode 62-79 with Shindong |
| 2013 | Radio Star | MBC | "Interesting People" episode |
| 2013 | The Genius: Rules of the Game | tvN | Reality Program |
| 2013 | Infinity Challenge | MBC | Summer Variety Camp |
| 2013 | Running Man | SBS | Appearance with Infinite's L |
| 2013 | The Sea I Wanted | KBS2 | Pilot show |
| 2014 | Running Man | SBS | Episode 179, 180 & 201 |
| 2014 | This is INFINITE | Mnet | - |
| 2014 | The Genius 2: Rule Breaker | tvN | Guest (Episode 9) |
| 2014 | Happy Together 3 | KBS2 | Guest |
| 2014 | We Got Married | MBC | Guest |
| 2014 | Crime Scene Season 1 | JTBC | Guest (Episode 7) |
| 2014 | The King of Food | KBS2 | Guest |
| 2015 | Fluttering India | KBS2 | Cast Member with Choi Minho(Shinee), Lee Jong-hyun (CN Blue), Cho Kyuhyun ( Super Junior), Suho (EXO) |
Musical
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Gwanghamun Sonata | Jiyoung (main role) |
| 2014 | Vampire (previously known as Dracula but changed due to other musical with the same title) | Count Dracula (main role) |
Dubbing
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Wara Store | Himself |
References
- ↑ Mark Russell (29 April 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
- ↑ "인피니트, 뉴욕간 슈주 대신해 ‘키스더라디오’ 임시 DJ". Newsen (in Korean). 2011-10-24. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
- ↑ 인피니트 성규 우현+서인국, '광화문연가'로 뮤지컬 배우 데뷔. Nate (in Korean). 2011-12-27. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
- ↑ "슈주 려욱vs인피니트 김성규 ‘불후’ 고정합류, 아이돌 대결 활활". Nate (in Korean). 2012-05-28. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
- ↑ 인피니트 성규 ‘불후2’ 하차 해외스케줄-콘서트 연습 주력. Newsen (in Korean). 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
- ↑ [빌보드가 만난 사람] 인피니트 성규 '여친보다 부모님 집장만이 소원'. Billboard (in Korean). 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
- ↑ "Gaon Chart releases chart rankings for the month of November 2012". Allkpop. 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Gaon Chart releases Yearly Chart Ranking for 2012". Allkpop. 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
- ↑ 슈주 신동-인피니트 성규, ‘상류사회’ 고정 ‘확정’. Daum (in Korean). 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
- ↑ ‘상류사회’ 포맷·출연진 보강…시청률 2배 뛰어’. Daum (in Korean). 2013-02-17. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
- ↑ "DRUMMER FOR INFINITE’S SUNGGYU ’60 SEC’, MIN KI WOO HYUN, PASSES AWAY". Kmusic. February 6, 2013.
- ↑ "G.O, Seungyeon, Siwan, Ji Eun, and Sung-kyu to cameo in upcoming KBS sitcom". Allkpop. 2013-02-06. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
- ↑ "Sung-kyu, Jung Hyung Don, and others to star in new KBS' pilot variety show 'The Sea I Wanted'". Allkpop. 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
- ↑ http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/total/list.gaon
- ↑ "Gaon Chart for 2013". GAON. 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2014-05-22.
- ↑ "Gaon Chart for April 2014". GAON. 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2014-05-22.
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