Kim Kibum changes stage name to ‘Allen’ for Japanese solo promotions

Former U-KISS member Kim Kibum has revealed that he’ll be starting solo promotions in Japan under the new name, ‘Allen‘.

On September 10th, Kibum will be greeting his Japanese fans for the first time at the ‘K-Pop Music Festival 2011 in Kagoshima‘ as an MC for the concert. He’s planning to show off his Japanese language skills, which he’s been honing for some time now.

Kibum stated, “I’m excited and looking forward to meeting my fans in Japan. I have experience MCing in Korea but it’s my first time for a K-Pop festival in Japan, so I’m determined to do well. There’s a bit of pressure since I have to speak Japanese, but I’ll be working hard to make sure I don’t make any mistakes.”

He continued, “My English name was ‘Allen Kim’ so I changed my stage name to simply show who I am. I’m using this name change as an opportunity to start anew.”

Kibum is currently spending busy days traveling back and forth between Korea and Japan for his musical, ‘Kizuna‘.

Source + Photos: TV Report via Naver

Kim Hyung Jun Wants To Do A Project Duet With Brother Ki Bum

The number of brotherhood and sisterhood instances in showbiz has been on the rise. ’2 Days 1 Night’ Uhm Taewoong and his elder sister Uhm Junghwa ; actress Kim Hyesoo and her two younger brothers Kim Donghyun & Kim Donghee all belong in the same industry. While for the two brothers – Kim Hyungjun (25) and his younger brother Kim Kibum (22) – they too belong in the entertainment industry.

Recently, Kim Kibum who was a part of U-KISS has terminated his contract with agency NH Media and has since left the team. Kim Kibum sets up HnB Company with his elder brother and currently holds the status as the company’s CEO where he dwelves into the character business.

As for his elder brother Kim Hyungjun, he has recently made his comeback not as the ‘maknae of SS501′ but as a solo singer with his first solo album. We heard him talk ceaselessly about his younger brother Kibum.

“Our character business is faring alot better than what I had expected it to be. Neck pillows, cushions etc have already been sold out. We even recently liasoned with a new partner. Kibum has strong enterpreneurship skills, which is why we can do this well until now. Each and every time I see my brother, I feel so proud”.

Kim Hyungjun, too, has huge desires for his business as well. In the next 3 years, he hopes to parallel his activities alongside his character business, and he plans to have a resting period of no more than 1 month out of a one full year. “It may be the starting stage now but I hope to develop our company into a solid one that won’t allow me to regret about those investments put in at the start back then. Until I enter the military, I need to achieve that spot as firm as I can. Probably because of the many hardships I faced during my childhood days, my mindset of ‘I must give happiness to my family’ is very strong”.

The extraordinary goals in life and plans that Kim Hyungjun sets, who is already in his mid-20s active as a celebrity, is definite. For the sake of a stable life, he plans to get married in his early 30s. “I have no time to hesitate. It wouldn’t be sufficient even if I don’t rest and just keep sprinting ahead. Although I am sprinting forward all the way, I shouldn’t collapse just yet. Because my tenacity is very strong. I will not stop just as if I’m running a marathon”.

The Hyungjun-Kibum brothers have had experiences of writing lyrics and composing songs, too. Will we be able to see both brothers standing on the same stage together someday? “We’re blood brothers ne, what’s there we can’t do together. I have thoughts of wanting to do a project duet with him too. We’re doing the same job so actually when any of us feel difficult, we become a great strength to each other. Like advices and worries… I feel really blessed that we do the same job”.

Kim Hyungjun’s hobby is to go for driving spins. It is something that helps to relieve his stress as he spends personal time alone in a space that belongs to him only. Kim Hyungjun adds, “It would be great if my fans will feel blessed because of me” and that “I want to find and give happiness to these people’s lives – these people who love me (ie; fans)”.

He also says, “There are many things that I have to do you know, as I plan and assess my life goals in the process. I don’t want to just leave it as thoughts. It’s most important than anything else to turn thoughts into actions, is it not”.

On the other hand, Kim Hyungjun is currently active with the release of his first new mini album. Title song being oH! aH!.

Credits: NewSen + (Eng trans) ss501ode.blogspot.com

SS501's Kim Hyung Jun Shows Off Cute Childhood Photos

Recently, various community boards began circulating childhood photos of SS501’s Kim Hyung Jun and marveling over his ’super genes.’

In a total of four photos, Kim Hyung Jun can be seen with playful facial expressions, cute round eyes, a button nose, and even the much-coveted ‘V-line’ face in his later years. Netizens were in awe over his unchanging looks and commented, “Kim Hyung Jun was such an innocent looking child,” “He looks exactly the same as he does now,” and “How can he be so round and cute?!”

Currently promoting his first solo album, “oH! aH!,” Kim Hyung Jun will begin preparations for his Asian tour in the coming months.

Source: allkpop

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And I'm gonna add a few more childhood photos of Hyung Jun... he is such a cute kid!!!

With brother Ki Bum...

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Hyungjoon Talks About Kibum

Hyungjoon’s Interview with IS PLUS (*Only the parts relating to Kibum):

(Q) Your character business is flourishing.

(A) It’s truly beyond my expectation. Thanks to my brother Kibum that’s why it’s flourishing. Kibum even did the packaging of products himself, and also stuffed the cottonwool into the toys. The character cushions that were supplied to us and meant to be sold over 1 year has been sold out in only 2~3 months. Response in Japan and China is good too. Not long ago we also recruited 2 employees who are good in foreign language. We’ll start on aggressive overseas sales too. After the character ‘Piro Piro’ that was already released first, will be followed by another character ‘Siro Siro’. Our company is filled with the Festival Atmosphere. Haha.

(Q) How do you distribute the profits raked in from your business.

(A) I give it all to my brother. Because he’s the one working more aggressively his guts out for this.

(Q) Your brother Kibum withdrew from U-KISS. How will his future broadcast activities turn out like?

(A) He’s looking for an agency that will blend in well with him. Should there be any good agency for him, he’ll start his broadcast activities thereafter. It’ll be good if Kibum could succeed at first go, but I hope for him to become a singer who develops better and better over each stage by each step consistently.
Credits: IS PLUS + Ode @ SS501ode.blogspot.com [English Translations] + @fykimfuckingkibum + @fuckyeahukiss + ROCKETBOXX.NET

U-KISS’s Kim Kibum provides further detail on withdrawal on KBS’s “Entertainers”

Following the news of U-KISS’s Kim Kibum and Alexander leaving the group due to the agency desiring member replacements, Kim Kibum recently made an appearance on KBS’s “Entertainers” to explain the current situation in a bit more depth.

You can read the transcription of his interview down below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJDIs6VCSD0
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Hello, this is Kim Kibum.

First of all, I’m very sorry for having to meet everyone for this news.

And I’m immensely sorry for having to reveal my no make-up face… I’ve been having a hard time you see… (Laughs)

Q: What is the current situation?
A: My contract with my former agency has been cancelled. Around February, the agency told me that they would like to do some member replacements, and when I asked if it was me who was to get replaced, they replied yes.

First of all, they said my vocal role in the group was weak. I respected my agency’s opinion and agreed to cancel my contract.

Q: What is the reason behind “Kim Kibum withdrawing” being such a hot topic of discussion?
A: (Laughs) Well, I think there were a lot of areas I lacked in. I think my capability as a singer was lacking.

Q: There is talk that you withdrew to focus on your business?
I don’t know how that rumor came about. Because my activities ended after my contract was cancelled, for about a month I didn’t participate in activities during U-KISS’s promotions.

To be honest, I didn’t say anything in that time because I didn’t want it to affect the other members. I think that caused the misunderstanding. Our fans were misunderstanding the situation, and were saying things like, “Has he stopped U-KISS promotions because of his business?” and “If you’re going to put your focus on your business, then just become an entrepreneur. So I think that misunderstanding came about during that one month.

Q: What is the response from fans?
A: There are a lot of fans who’ve told me to come back, and there are a lot who say it’s not U-KISS without seven members. I’m apologetic towards the fans because of how this situation came out to be. They believed in me, so I’m hurt that Alexander and I had to withdraw from U-KISS. I’m a bit disappointed that I didn’t get to stay on my will.

If U-KISS becomes more successful with member replacements, then I guess I’m fine with that.

Q: What was your brother’s reaction to the situation?
My brother seemed really hurt that we couldn’t go right till the end together, and that I ended up getting off the bus halfway through. He said to me, “I wanted you to do well, I don’t know how the situation came to be like this.”


I was okay with it, but my brother got angry (Laughs). But he said that things like this can happen, and told me to always have strength.


I’m planning to push forward with my personal activities, and I’ll working hard to achieve success with my character business.


I’m very sorry that I had to show myself in a situation like this, but I will do my best to show a better image of myself.

Tip: Yella
Credit: allkpop

U-Kiss Ki Bum dint take shower because..... @90KKB

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U-Kiss Ki Bum share a photo on Twitter a while ago.

He said that he din't take shower this morning,the reason is simple,it is because he wants to sleep 5minutes longer,cute boy,but hope that he will have enough rest ^ ^

U-KISS’ Kibum and SS501’s Hyung Joon to open an online store

Idol brothers Kim Kibum (U-KISS) and Kim Hyung Joon (SS501) recently announced their plans to launch a new online store.

Kibum and Hyung Joon opened an official site for their new company, HnB Company, back in September 2010. They created a toy character named ‘Piro Piro‘, whose merchandise will begin selling soon.

Kibum revealed,

“We’ve always been interested in design, so I got to start a business with my hyung. Since we will be directly creating the designs and selling the merchandise, we’re really nervous. Yet I’m highly anticipative of the outcome. All we need to do now is to officially launch our new online store.

At the moment, we’ve already managed our factory orders, rented a business office, and employed our staff. I showed the sample products to the other members, and they said the character looks like our maknae Dongho. I’m hoping we’re able to do well enough to start getting offline orders too. I’ll be working hard with U-KISS as well, so I hope for everyone’s anticipation and interest.”

If you’re curious to see what ‘Piro Piro’ looks like, take a gander at their official site here.

Source: SportsChosun
Photo: piropiro.co.kr

cr: allkpop