Bumkey

ABOUT

Bumkey 범키, Kwon Ki-bum 권기범 is a male South Korean artist under Brand New Music. Bumkey made his debut in 2010 as part of 2winS and he was the leader of the former R&B group Troy.  On June 3rd, 2013 Bumkey debuted as a solo artist with his song ”Bad Girl”.

PROFILE

• Stage Name: Bumkey (범키)
• Birth Name: Kwon Kibum (권기범)
• Birthday: September 22th, 1984
• Birth Place: Seongbuk-dong, Seoul, South Korea
• Zodiac Sign: Virgo
• Height: 172 cm (5’7′)
• Weight: 63 kg (139 lbs

TRIVIA

– He and his family moved to Los Angeles when he was 15.
– He lived in Los Angeles for 5 years before returning to Korea alone in 2004.
– Early in his career, he featured on songs from artists like Dynamic Duo, Epik High and Verbal Jint.
– He got surgery to treat a chronic sore throat, after 2 years he regained his singing ability.
– His debut song ”Bad Girl” was produced by Primary and featured by E-Sens of Supreme Team.
– He performed in Crayon Pop‘s PopCon concert in Seoul on October 30rd.
– He participated in the special unit Group Of 20.
– He was arrested in October, 2014 with selling and taking illegal substances, Bumkey denied everything. In April 2015, the court found him to be not guilty.
– He is married to former Planet Shiver member Kang Da-hye.