About
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Full Name: Kim Kibum (김기범) Stage Name: Key (키) Nicknames: Almighty Key, KimKey DOB: September 23rd, 1991 Ethnicity: Korean Height: 177 cm Bloodtype: B Member Of: SHINee Interests/Hobbies: Rapping, dancing, water skiing, shopping, photography Languages: Korean, English, Japanese, Mandarin (varying degrees of fluency) |
EXTRA TIDBITS
- Key is known as the "umma" (mother) of the group.
- His stage name is Key because he likes to solve things.
- He has made appearances in Super Junior's Wonder Boy MV, Attack of The Pin-Up Boys (2007 film), and Xiah's (member of Korean group DBSK) solo "Xiatic".
- Sorted by age, he is the middle member.
- His hometown is Daegu in South Korea.
- He is the "triple-threat" in SHINee-- he sings, raps, and dances well.
- He is good at saying honeyed words, but hearing lines like "Are you hurt? I am hurting too." makes him burst out in laughter.
- He enjoys watching dramas and movies.
- He is a dog lover, and has a dog back at home.
- He was discovered at the "2005 S.M. National Tour Audition Casting".
- He studied in Los Angeles, California (USA) when he was younger.
- He is afraid of heights and will feel giddy, disgusted, and off-balance when standing on high grounds.
- He loves cameras and he is good at spotting them. (He has a "camera-radar.")
- He is good at preparing and analyzing. He belongs to the group of people who are able to work out a plan from scratch with just a single detail.
- As long as he is being sincerely asked to do something, he will do it no matter how unwilling he is, even if he does not like to do it.
- He is sentimental and sensitive; even if it is just a piece of paper from someone who he cares about, he will take really good care of it.
- His ideal girl: Honest, straightforward and open minded girls are OK, but girls who are soft on the outside but really fierce on the insides are a NO. Must have an opinion, not be too girly, and must like to freely express what she likes.
- He will go to the CD shop and ask, "Where are the SHINee CDs? Are they selling well?"
QUOTES
- "I... am a clang clang man."
- "To choose our own way is not an easy thing to do, but everybody has their own choice."
- (Talking about New Zealand) "It is not Old Zealand."
- "Onew always walks coolly in front of many people but in the end he trips."
- "I want to try being quiet like Minho but I CAN'T..."
- "I was especially influenced by HOT, SES, BoA, and DBSK sunbaenims."
- (Talking about meeting Jessica of SNSD for the first time) "It was good...*whispers* She was scary."
- "I think I'm the prettiest [out of the SHINee members]."
- "Even though I'm shaking, I'm still trying my best."
- "A lot people have sent me keys as presents. A while ago, someone sent me car keys, but that person wouldn't tell me where the car is!"
- "How could she not pick me? We even did the wave together. :("
- "Whether you do well on stage or not, it's the whole experience that counts."
- "F/W? I thought it was Father & Woman."