The Ultimate Epic U-Kiss Pimpin Pimp Post!
WHAT THE EFF IS U-KISS?
~*~Ubiquitous Korean International Super Star~*~
L-->R: Alexander, Eli, Kiseop, Dongho, Kibum, Soohyun, Kevin
"Ubiquitous"? Hells yeah. Sounds dodgy, I know. But thank goodness we don't have to call them by the whole name, so everyone's saved with just saying "U-KISS!" when they fangirl. :P
U-Kiss is a Korean Pop idol group which boasts of seven (previously six) fantabulous members. They are mostly recognised with their ability to converse in different languages (one can speak up to seven). They debuted in October 2008 with the album N-Generation and with the lulzy hip-hop title track, Not Young. After that, they decided to promote in Japan, and came back last February 2009 with a second single, Bring It Back 2 Old School, with a 90's concept (also amusing). With their second single they first promoted I Like You, and a month after that they started promoting Talk To Me. Little by little they caught people's interest with the tv programs they were in. They came back in November with their epic and sexy 3rd single, Conti UKiss, creating a surge of attention among the people with their latest hit single, Man Man Ha Ni (Am I That Easy?). And early this year a full-length album will be released! XD
U-KISS is composed of six members from their debut up until their final promotion of the second single. When Conti UKiss was released, a new member was added. The members are: Kibum, Kevin, Alexander, Eli, Soohyun, Dongho (magnae), and Kiseop (new member).
PROFILE || MEMBERS
Name: Kim Kibum
Birth Date: 1990.12.29
Blood Type: O
Height: 180cm
Weight: 53kg
Hobbies: Listening to music, swimming, reading
Talents: Composing music, popping, Japanese, piano, acting
Language(s): Korean, Japanese
Kibum may not be the oldest, but he became the (unofficial) ~Leader~ due to his seme-ness. I kid you not. As one of the main vocalists in the group, it's really surprising that he doesn't get too much singing time. O: Does he remind you of a certain KPop idol group member? Does he look like someone familiar? Yep, he is SS501 Kim Hyungjoon's younger brother. The two have similar features and similar singing voices, actually. (Hyungjoon sings in the higher range 'cause they need someone to do it lol, while Kibum dosn't need to sing that high because he has Soohyun and Kevin to do it.) But moving on. These two Kim brothers have composed a few songs under the name "HnB" for SS501 (Want It, The One, Wasteland, Obsessed, Hey G) and managed to make a store which sells... pop culture stuff, I believe. He is also very responsible and steps up when the need arises, making him an unofficial leader. Alexander once mentioned that he has the ~feel~ of a leader. :>
His favorite pasttime is bullying Kevin, biting Kevin, feeding Kevin, and a lot of whoring around with the boy. The two have shared a long history of... bromance since their Xing days. Heck, they're practically married. One time the whole group was eating and Kibum was holding a vegetable between his chopsticks. Then he proceeded to place the food in his mouth for a second, removed it again, and beckoned Kevin to eat it. Lmfao. Proof that he's the seme in the relationship. ♥ He's also quite possessive of Kevin, because he reprimanded Alex for ~playing around~ with Kevin once, and he said, "he's mine!" or a variety of the sort.
But of course, being the alpha male in this crazy group means he can have others on the side. Thus, he is also U-Kiss' resident certified manwhore. This man is an all-around flirt lmao.
Name: Kevin Woo / Woo Sunghyun
Birth Date: 1991.11.25
Blood Type: O
Height: 178cm
Weight: 50kg
Hobbies: Listening to music, watching movies, reading, composing
Talents: Popping, guitar, piano, English
Language(s): Korean, English
Kevin is U-Kiss' resident cutie boy, and is dubbed as the smiling angel (lmfao wut). But it's true; his smile can light up an entire room. Even if he's already 18 (ahem legal) he can make you fall for his aegyo~ ways. But srsly, according to fan accounts, he only projects his voice so he would sound cute LMFAO. ♥ He sings and speaks with a really young (and also girly) voice. He also looks really... angelic, which is a trap!!1! because Kevin is a slut lol. But of course, his long-time friend Kibum holds a special place in his heart.
Because he likes to act as the magnae with his cuteness, consequently he also gets the top spot for being bullied by Alex and Kibum. Once, Kibum pulled off the top of his PJs with a yank of his hand, and Kevin gasped "OHH~!" in a really girly manner. He also gets bitten and pushed around A LOT (especially with Kibum). He's closest to Kibum since the two have shared a long-time suspicious intimate relationship back from their Xing 1st Generation days. Interestingly, he doesn't mind Kibum's teasing. Many fans pair these two up (really; we're just waiting for them to take their vows lol) and you'd see him clinging to the ultimate seme that is Kibum. (Sometimes though, he uses Alex to make Kibum jealous which resulted to Kibum claiming Kevin as *his*.)
Kevin has a twitter account but he doesn't update that much lol. He is also a host for Pops in Seoul alongside Alex and Isak. His English sounds... really gay girly, and he's the one who takes the position of the girl when they do voice-overs lmao. Sometimes he pretends that he likes 'em girls and that he will become a real manly guy someday, but no one's taking him seriously lol.
Name: Alexander Lee Eusebio
Birth Date: 1988.07.29
Blood Type: O
Height: 181cm
Weight: 63kg
Hobbies: Watching movies, listening to music, photography, pulling pranks
Talents: multilingualism, rap, being fruity
Language(s): Korean, English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, Portugese, Spanish
Alex/Xander/Alexander is the oldest in the group, but has the maturity of a kid. He is like the official prankster in the group (Kibum being the second) and likes to pick on everyone who's easily bullied (like Kevin and Dongho). He's the other rapper alongside Eli, but there's a ~certain~ difference when he does so. He likes to raise his voice when he raps, as opposed to Eli's lower tone usage. Lol. From Not Young he sported this really confusing humongous and lulzy afro, which you will either like or hate.
But aside from his lulzy side, help yourself to his awesomeness: Alex can speak seven languages. Talk about H-A-R-D-C-O-R-E! He can speak English, Korean, Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Portugese, and Spanish. FYI, he also took up (and can speak a little) French but was reluctant to add it in his list of languages because he only studied it for some time and felt that it was not enough. Wow I feel so... tongue-tied lmao. Anyway. He's part Portugese (so that's why...), he hails from Hong Kong and also has a twitter account (he updates more often than Kevin fyi). Once he mispronounced "foreign" as "alien", hence people called him Alien Alexander lol. And he has a lot, and with "a lot" I mean A LOT, of lulzy moments on TV. Right now he is hosting a show, All About You, with Kevin and Isak. He's dubbed as "fun and playful Alexander" innit lmfao. He teases Isak for being old, and she gets back at him by giving him punishments in the show. 8'D
TRUFAX: He's one of Korea's fruitiest KPop idols.
Name: Eli / Kim Kyungjae
Birth Date: 1991.03.13
Blood Type: O
Height: 180cm
Weight: 60kg
Hobbies: Listening to music, watching movies, playing on the computer
Talents: Tae Kwon Do, Kung Fu, English, Chinese, being a pigeon
Languages: Korean, English, Chinese
Eli is one of the more manly AND badass members in U-Kiss. True enough, he also got the badass manly rapper position of the group (Alex? *cough*). But even though he looks real badass and probably a bad boy lol, he's quite gentle with his fellow members unlike the others. He's somewhat close to Dongho as well, which can be seen from their ~skinship~ in their Seven Colours Photoshoot (pictures later). And he is less abusive towards his groupmates. ♥ (k I ship Eli/Dongho on the side, jail here I come.) Also, There was a video which showed U-Kiss talking about their fans, and he was really sad because he only had a few. Time to jump on his good side and pants! Lmao. But he's a fanboy himself: he's got a huge crush on Yoon Eun Hye and even apologized to Gong Yoo for it. So polite lol.
Off-cam, aside from being more... civilised to fellow members, Eli reverts to his other persona from time to time, which is that of a pigeon. Eli can imitate how a pigeon walks and how it rolls his eyes. Lol. Before, he used to have black hair cut short which made him look like Bert from Sesame Street LMAO. However, with Man Man Ha Ni, he became really smoking hot with lots of unf. Damn, he is ~werkin' the platinum blond, I tell you. He oozes sex on that MV lsafj;lasjf. /unf. How BAMF is that? And those biceps are drool-worthy.
He recently created a twitter account after being persuaded by his fans lmao. 8D/
Name: Shin Soohyun
Birth Date: 1989.03.11
Blood Type: A
Height: 181cm
Weight: 67kg
Hobbies: Listening to music, exercise, playing on the computer
Talents: R&B, soccer, dance, piano
Language(s): Korean, Konglish 8D/
Soohyun is one of U-Kiss' main vocalists, but people think he is the main-est main vocalist (Kevin's the first main vocalist lol) because his voice is just too powerful and too awesome to handle. His high notes are sung perfectly and seamlessly, making him a focal point of U-Kiss. Seriously, Shin Soohyun is *not* called the Power Vocals for nothing. His voice is just too epic and fierce, that he can belt out all those high shouting notes in every single live performance. He doesn't sound or look like a newbie when he performs and has LOTS of stage charisma. His voice is instantly recognisable as well. But the awesome doesn't stop there~ he's also one of the best dancers in the group (alongside Kevin, as claimed by U-Kiss members). Have you seen him dance Rainism on a train? His body works it real bad. Oh, and he has unf-worthy, delicious abs.
He gets focused a lot during performances (mainly because he has many singing parts). But what's amazing with Soohyun is that he can captivate the camera and then do these small improvised moves onstage and you realise he really knows how to perform and pwn it. ♥ He takes really good care of his voice and does this by vocal practising two hours a day. And with a stocky build like his he must work out regularly. UNF, I tell you.
But aside from being a fierce performer onstage, he is a totally amusing dork offstage. He speaks two languages: Korean and Konglish. Poor thing can't speak understandable English lmfao. Dongho asked him where he was going and he replied confidently: "I'M RADIO". lasjf;ljasg;lasf I HAVE NO WORDS. (here be the link; I apologise D: may induce cringing) But do not fret; Soohyun can speak proper English if it's from a song LMFAO. He sang Because of You by Ne-Yo and sang it magnificently. /Brb teaching him English, intensively.
Soohyun also likes to play around and just screws up with other people with tamer pranks (compared to veterans Kibum and Alex) lol. Eli was trying to introduce himself to their Japanese audience in a show and he was just dawdling back and forth behind him lol. Also once they were all sleeping together and the camera was focused on someone else and then Soohyun started hogging the camera to himself and sang random songs to show off. He likes the nickname "Power Vocal" too. :P He uses it to introduce himself: "U-Kiss fighting! Power Vocal fighting! Soohyunnie fighting!" dorky fierce amazing love all rolled up in one power vocal. ♥
Name: Lee Kiseop
Birth Date: 1991.01.17
Blood Type: A
Height: 180cm
Weight: 60kg
Hobbies: Listening to music, taking photos, piano, acting
Talents: Tae Kwon Do, dance, acting, being attractive
Language(s): Korean
Kiseop is a ~presh~ face in U-Kiss and is the new member in the group. But as an ulzzang people easily recognise his pretty face. Tbh, there's still a few information I have on him ;; but he likes posting on his Cyworld to give out messages to the fans. He's really considerate of them too, because he anticipated bashing when the news came out that he's going to be added as a member. He even apologised for it, so cute~. You know you can't hate him when he's being so polite about it, hah. (Besides, he was already working with U-Kiss way before--check him out in their Not Young MV.)
He was a guest in a show before which featured some of the SNSD members and he came out IN DRAG lmfao. Then he strutted his cheerleader outfit off~ 8D. In an interview, Kibum commented that his facial features fit in with the new ~bad boy~ concept of Man Man Ha Ni. AND! Everytime they perform, before they do the first strong man dance Kiseop always strokes his chin UNF. Did I mention leather suits him really well? But aside from looking like a Greek god with that big head (ahem) and big manhands of his, Kiseop can also look like a creeper in a fanmeet.
And you know this guy has the looks to be an asset to the group. Kiseop looks good with the other members *cough* like Eli and Kibum. Kiseop has charisma and allure it's illegal to be so hot D: He's flirting around with Eli in this picture (but Eli's looking BAMF as well). However, my favorite has to be Kiseop and Kibum's picture straight from the heavens which is really, really gorgeous and... just too ethereal for words.
Name: Shin Dongho
Birth Date: 1994.06.29
Blood Type: B
Height: 175cm
Weight: 65kg
Hobbies: Listening to music, golf, reading
Talents: Chinese, soccer, being a jailbait, attracting noonas
Language(s): Korean, Chinese
Dongho is the youngest/magnae of U-Kiss and also one of the most transformed members in the group imo. In Not Young he donned lulzy cornrows (which was equally amusing as Alexander's afrolicious hair) and acted like he was... well, not young lol. (Trivia! Kevin's mum in the MV was actually his mum.) After that came I Like You, wherein he had a bowlcut which screamed TOO YOUNG!!1 for words lol. Then, with Man Man Ha Ni he finally--thank heavens!--had the most decent one he's ever had: a very fierce and badass red-dyed haircut. What's constant in him is that he always gets a few singing parts B( but you gotta face the reality of a kid undergoing puberty lol. Sometimes he squeaks when he sings. 8D/
But being the magnae has its consequences. He isn't homeschooled or tutored which is an extra effort for him, because after classes he has to directly go to practice. What a hardworking boy 8'). (Through he mentioned he was in the 200th rank out of the 300 or so students in his class lol.) He's constantly bullied in the group and is responsible for doing the cute poses lol (in which Kevin tops him off). He's not that amused with Kevin always outdoing him in stuff, oh no. Also, his aegyo poses are kinda... awkward (unlike Kevin who *is* a pro lmfao). But his smile is really really adorable and sweet. He also crushes on WG's Sunye so hard that his wish is to kiss her when he comes of age. So cute~ *A* And to add in his adorableness factor, he also knits! ♥
He used to be playful but was always corrected by his groupmates so he tried his very best to become mature for their new album. Of course, we can all see it pulled off and now people are heartbroken and/or debating whether to pursue Dongho. I SAY YES! lol. In an interview, five members claimed that Dongho fitted their new gangster Gangnam attitude the best, and he's just like, "well yeah of course duh *shrugs*". Talk about badass.
But careful kids, he's only 15. ;>
DISCOGRAPHY
1st Single - New Generation
o1. Intro (Pump Pump)
o2. Not Young
o3. Give it to Me
o4. Not Young (Instrumental)
[PURCHASE]
[DOWNLOAD LINK]
credit (DL): edenbeams
This is U-Kiss' first single, and tbh I wasn't really attracted to the hip-hop wannabe song (which is ttly not their fault). I like Pump Pump though, it's upbeat and catchy. Not Young is, ofc, lulzy, and you'll hear random Soulja Boy there. Give it to Me is my favorite track here, except that I automatically lol 8D because of Alex and Eli's intro.
2nd Single - Bring it Back 2 Old School
o1. Intro (on Fire)
o2. I Like You
o3. Talk to Me
o4. I Like You (Instrumental)
[PURCHASE]
[DOWNLOAD LINK]
I HAVE NO IDEA WHATSOEVER came into the mind of their producers to make them wear those... extremely lulzy outfits lmfaoooooo. Heck, even Kevin and Soohyun look cracktastic. Kibum got his Leadership rights and was the only one who looked remotely... sane in this promotion of I Like You. On Fire is a good intro, Kevin sang a lot of parts in that. I Like You is a good song in itself, minus the really amusing hairstyles. But my favorite goes again to the third track, Talk to Me, which is an amazing song and isn't really censored lmao. Soohyun gets to wield his powerful voice in this album as well.
3rd Single - Conti UKiss
o1. Intro
o2. Man Man Ha Ni
o3. Ok!
o4. Man Man Ha Ni (MR)
[PURCHASE]
[DOWNLOAD LINK]
This is their best single by far, because Man Man Ha Ni is too powerful of a song to be ignored. Plus, their stylist finally got sense and made them into fine young men lol. Intro is a good intro, Ok! talks about them being single again lmao (with lots of happy in-your-face! attitude mind you), and Man Man Ha Ni (MR) is actually a good party song for me. Of course, best song is Man Man Ha Ni, hands down. There might be loads of autotune in that but it's catchy.
MUSIC VIDEOS, ETC
Not Young MV
It's U-Kiss' "Hot Debut!" lmao. This video is so ironic it's insane. Everyone looks so young (especially Dongho of course) and they're trying to be badass, but how can you do that with Kevin in the group? LMFAO. Their inner cuteness is showing instead of their... gangsta hip-hop chillin attitudes. Everyone looks so skinny in those basketball outfits lol. ♥ (catch Kiseop in the MV!)
Not Young MV ver. 2
There's a few difference here, but they're still getting the message across: we're *not* young! And lol, who'd believe that? 8'D
I Like You MV
This whole... thing was inspired by the 1990's look, if I'm not mistaken. Everything's flashy and they're going to the club and partying. But! They dance the caterpillar dance wherein they all hold each other's waists and moves lol. Funky MV.
Man Man Ha Ni MV
THIS IS THE MV THAT DELIVERS in a sexy pleasurable way. Woot yeah. Kiseop is the new addition to the group and everyone has their own hair colour! Dongho got more screen time (finally) and everyone just looks so badass it's deliciously tempting. You can also see Kevin's change from a cute boy to a very fine young lady lol. Thanks to this MV, more people are turning heads over to U-Kiss.
Man Man Ha Ni - Dance version
Basically a dance version of Man Man Ha Ni. Everyone's so coordinated, very impressive. O____O
Not Young (Subtitle parody)
A MUST-WATCH! In the history of all KPop parodies I've watched this comes second to my favorites (first would be the Deja Vu parody). The subtitles show what's really going on with the boys' minds when they were shooting this. Everyone's true colours came out. And you'll know what a "mushy, mushy egg" is. 8D/
LIVE PERFORMANCES
These are just according to my tastes, but feel free to comment with links to your favorite performances :P
☆ 2008.08.28 Not Young debut performance
☆ 2008.09.04 Not Young (live)
2008.08.16 You & I @ Japan Fanmeeting
This song was unreleased and it was so good idekw it didn't make it to a single :'[ Good song.
2008.11.06 Give it to Me (live) @ MCountdown
This is their only Give it to Me performance, and they have dyed their hair in this perf. You'll get to see blond!Eli and cornrows!Alex. Don't be surprised with the first few English lines though ;]
2008.11.15 Warning (SS501) @ MKMF
Soohyun's power vocals and charisma (!) and Kibum singing his brother (SS501 Hyungjoon)'s lines. Very fierce.
☆ 2009.02.08 I Like You @ Inkigayo
☆ 2009.02.19 I Like You @ MCountdown
☆ 2009.02.26 I Like You @ MCountdown
2009.03.05 U (Super Junior) @ MCountdown Heroes
Dongho has singing time here! Soohyun has throat problems so... you'll see. Kevin as Heechul with the fan, plus the trademark rap from Eli and Alexander.
☆ 2009.03.06 Talk to Me @ MBank
☆ 2009.03.08 Talk to Me @ Inkigayo
☆ 2009.04.05 Talk to Me @ Inkigayo
☆ 2009.11.06 Man Man Ha Ni @ MBank
☆ 2009.11.14 Man Man Ha Ni @ MuCore
☆ 2009.11.20 Man Man Ha Ni @ MBank
☆ 2009.11.28 Man Man Ha Ni @ MuCore
☆ 2009.11.29 Man Man Ha Ni @ Inkigayo
☆ 2009.12.05 Man Man Ha Ni @ MuCore
TV SHOWS
All links are English subbed (thanks to Rocketboxx/ukissmusicbox!) unless otherwise stated. You can show your gratitude by helping them sub more U-Kiss videos ;]
Other videos aren't uploaded into YT yet, but there are links if you guys want to watch those. This is indicated by (DL) beside the link--you have to login to Rocketboxx forum before you do so, but downloading the videos is ttly worth it.
All About U-Kiss
This is one of my favorite shows about the boys. They go around the city doing random missions and it's all lulztastic. This was before they got ~popular~ (i.e. Man Man Ha Ni era) so they're trying to make themselves known, being total dorks while doing so. ♥
Ep01 1/3
Ep01 2/3
Ep01 3/3
Ep02 1/3
Ep02 2/3
Ep02 3/3
Ep03 1/3
Ep03 2/3
Ep03 3/3
Ep04 1/3
Ep04 2/3
Ep04 3/3
Ep05 1/3
Ep05 2/3
Ep05 3/3
Golden Moments (lmao):
Rainism dance - Soohyun @ All About U-Kiss
Crazy (Son Dambi) - Kevin Woo version @ All About U-Kiss
U-Kiss - MNet KPop Zone
Ep01
Ep02
Ep03
You Know U-Kiss?
Ep01 1/3
Ep01 2/3
Ep01 3/3
Ep02 Dance Time
Ep03 Broadcast
Ep04 Photoshoot
Ep05 China Part 1
Ep06 China Part 2
Ep07 Fan Event
Ep08 Practice Time~ 1/2
Ep08 Practice Time~ 2/2
Ep09 Soohyun Vocal Practice ♥
Ep10 Scheduled Event 1/2
Ep10 Scheduled Event 2/2
Ep11 Alexander's House 1/2
Ep11 Alexander's House 2/2
Ep13 At the Gym (DL)
Ep14 Time to Ask U-Kiss! 1/2 (DL)
Ep15 Time to Ask U-Kiss! 2/2 (DL)
PICSPAM TIME!
Group photos + indiv shots + photoshoots + anything I can find. Thank you kyujong and chrestos for supplying me with links! :3 (And if you want something added here, add it to your comment and I'll gladly put it up.)
Individual shots:
Alexander: [1] [2] · Dongho: [1] [2] · Eli: [1] [2] · Kevin: [1] [2] · Kibum: [1] [2] · Kiseop: [1] [2] · Soohyun: [1] [2]
Photoshoot:
U-Kiss Seven Colour Kiss Photoshoot (MUST SEE RAWR)
CREDITS + NOTES
Shout-outs to:
kyujong chrestos evil_zucchini saengie momotachi ukiss omonatheydidnt Fuck Yeah U-Kiss Rocketboxx!
for giving me links (aka help) with this epic pimp post~! ♥ (If you see your work here unaccredited, please inform me so I can credit you properly.) I will also edit this post from time to time, so check it out every once in a while 8D
This is my first official epic pimp post and boy those HTML codes were headache-inducing! WHEW I'm glad that was finally over. It took me one week to finish everything lol. But it was worth it y/y? ;~;
I hope people will appreciate the amazing that is U-Kiss ♥ and support them as well! :D They definitely deserve the love. These guys are amazing and dorky and slutty and very very powerful. You might *have* noticed my not-so-subtle(?) Soohyun bias ♥ but I tried to lessen the hero-worshipping, I swear. ;\ He's kinda perfect in my eyes lol /kicked but I know that's not how you guys see it, which is real dandy, 'cause that means more for me! ♥ >D
Kiseop's relatively new so I'm not exactly well-versed on how he's like, but he seems nice and HE BRINGS IN MOAR FANS so yay! ♥ I'm pleased with the love they're receiving. Kiseop contributed to it, so they made a good choice? :3 So please Kiseop fans research about him lmfao. 8D/
And~ comments would be appreciated. Questions/suggestions/random fangirling spazz/CAPSLOCK OF FANGIRLY RAGE!!!1!!1 are welcomed with open arms. PIMP THIS TO EVERYONE! ♥ You know U-Kiss is awesome like that. ;>
I'M RADIO!
NEVAR FORGET.
~*~Ubiquitous Korean International Super Star~*~
L-->R: Alexander, Eli, Kiseop, Dongho, Kibum, Soohyun, Kevin
"Ubiquitous"? Hells yeah. Sounds dodgy, I know. But thank goodness we don't have to call them by the whole name, so everyone's saved with just saying "U-KISS!" when they fangirl. :P
U-Kiss is a Korean Pop idol group which boasts of seven (previously six) fantabulous members. They are mostly recognised with their ability to converse in different languages (one can speak up to seven). They debuted in October 2008 with the album N-Generation and with the lulzy hip-hop title track, Not Young. After that, they decided to promote in Japan, and came back last February 2009 with a second single, Bring It Back 2 Old School, with a 90's concept (also amusing). With their second single they first promoted I Like You, and a month after that they started promoting Talk To Me. Little by little they caught people's interest with the tv programs they were in. They came back in November with their epic and sexy 3rd single, Conti UKiss, creating a surge of attention among the people with their latest hit single, Man Man Ha Ni (Am I That Easy?). And early this year a full-length album will be released! XD
U-KISS is composed of six members from their debut up until their final promotion of the second single. When Conti UKiss was released, a new member was added. The members are: Kibum, Kevin, Alexander, Eli, Soohyun, Dongho (magnae), and Kiseop (new member).
PROFILE || MEMBERS
Name: Kim Kibum
Birth Date: 1990.12.29
Blood Type: O
Height: 180cm
Weight: 53kg
Hobbies: Listening to music, swimming, reading
Talents: Composing music, popping, Japanese, piano, acting
Language(s): Korean, Japanese
Kibum may not be the oldest, but he became the (unofficial) ~Leader~ due to his seme-ness. I kid you not. As one of the main vocalists in the group, it's really surprising that he doesn't get too much singing time. O: Does he remind you of a certain KPop idol group member? Does he look like someone familiar? Yep, he is SS501 Kim Hyungjoon's younger brother. The two have similar features and similar singing voices, actually. (Hyungjoon sings in the higher range 'cause they need someone to do it lol, while Kibum dosn't need to sing that high because he has Soohyun and Kevin to do it.) But moving on. These two Kim brothers have composed a few songs under the name "HnB" for SS501 (Want It, The One, Wasteland, Obsessed, Hey G) and managed to make a store which sells... pop culture stuff, I believe. He is also very responsible and steps up when the need arises, making him an unofficial leader. Alexander once mentioned that he has the ~feel~ of a leader. :>
His favorite pasttime is bullying Kevin, biting Kevin, feeding Kevin, and a lot of whoring around with the boy. The two have shared a long history of... bromance since their Xing days. Heck, they're practically married. One time the whole group was eating and Kibum was holding a vegetable between his chopsticks. Then he proceeded to place the food in his mouth for a second, removed it again, and beckoned Kevin to eat it. Lmfao. Proof that he's the seme in the relationship. ♥ He's also quite possessive of Kevin, because he reprimanded Alex for ~playing around~ with Kevin once, and he said, "he's mine!" or a variety of the sort.
But of course, being the alpha male in this crazy group means he can have others on the side. Thus, he is also U-Kiss' resident certified manwhore. This man is an all-around flirt lmao.
Name: Kevin Woo / Woo Sunghyun
Birth Date: 1991.11.25
Blood Type: O
Height: 178cm
Weight: 50kg
Hobbies: Listening to music, watching movies, reading, composing
Talents: Popping, guitar, piano, English
Language(s): Korean, English
Kevin is U-Kiss' resident cutie boy, and is dubbed as the smiling angel (lmfao wut). But it's true; his smile can light up an entire room. Even if he's already 18 (ahem legal) he can make you fall for his aegyo~ ways. But srsly, according to fan accounts, he only projects his voice so he would sound cute LMFAO. ♥ He sings and speaks with a really young (and also girly) voice. He also looks really... angelic, which is a trap!!1! because Kevin is a slut lol. But of course, his long-time friend Kibum holds a special place in his heart.
Because he likes to act as the magnae with his cuteness, consequently he also gets the top spot for being bullied by Alex and Kibum. Once, Kibum pulled off the top of his PJs with a yank of his hand, and Kevin gasped "OHH~!" in a really girly manner. He also gets bitten and pushed around A LOT (especially with Kibum). He's closest to Kibum since the two have shared a long-time suspicious intimate relationship back from their Xing 1st Generation days. Interestingly, he doesn't mind Kibum's teasing. Many fans pair these two up (really; we're just waiting for them to take their vows lol) and you'd see him clinging to the ultimate seme that is Kibum. (Sometimes though, he uses Alex to make Kibum jealous which resulted to Kibum claiming Kevin as *his*.)
Kevin has a twitter account but he doesn't update that much lol. He is also a host for Pops in Seoul alongside Alex and Isak. His English sounds... really gay girly, and he's the one who takes the position of the girl when they do voice-overs lmao. Sometimes he pretends that he likes 'em girls and that he will become a real manly guy someday, but no one's taking him seriously lol.
Name: Alexander Lee Eusebio
Birth Date: 1988.07.29
Blood Type: O
Height: 181cm
Weight: 63kg
Hobbies: Watching movies, listening to music, photography, pulling pranks
Talents: multilingualism, rap, being fruity
Language(s): Korean, English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, Portugese, Spanish
Alex/Xander/Alexander is the oldest in the group, but has the maturity of a kid. He is like the official prankster in the group (Kibum being the second) and likes to pick on everyone who's easily bullied (like Kevin and Dongho). He's the other rapper alongside Eli, but there's a ~certain~ difference when he does so. He likes to raise his voice when he raps, as opposed to Eli's lower tone usage. Lol. From Not Young he sported this really confusing humongous and lulzy afro, which you will either like or hate.
But aside from his lulzy side, help yourself to his awesomeness: Alex can speak seven languages. Talk about H-A-R-D-C-O-R-E! He can speak English, Korean, Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Portugese, and Spanish. FYI, he also took up (and can speak a little) French but was reluctant to add it in his list of languages because he only studied it for some time and felt that it was not enough. Wow I feel so... tongue-tied lmao. Anyway. He's part Portugese (so that's why...), he hails from Hong Kong and also has a twitter account (he updates more often than Kevin fyi). Once he mispronounced "foreign" as "alien", hence people called him Alien Alexander lol. And he has a lot, and with "a lot" I mean A LOT, of lulzy moments on TV. Right now he is hosting a show, All About You, with Kevin and Isak. He's dubbed as "fun and playful Alexander" innit lmfao. He teases Isak for being old, and she gets back at him by giving him punishments in the show. 8'D
TRUFAX: He's one of Korea's fruitiest KPop idols.
Name: Eli / Kim Kyungjae
Birth Date: 1991.03.13
Blood Type: O
Height: 180cm
Weight: 60kg
Hobbies: Listening to music, watching movies, playing on the computer
Talents: Tae Kwon Do, Kung Fu, English, Chinese, being a pigeon
Languages: Korean, English, Chinese
Eli is one of the more manly AND badass members in U-Kiss. True enough, he also got the badass manly rapper position of the group (Alex? *cough*). But even though he looks real badass and probably a bad boy lol, he's quite gentle with his fellow members unlike the others. He's somewhat close to Dongho as well, which can be seen from their ~skinship~ in their Seven Colours Photoshoot (pictures later). And he is less abusive towards his groupmates. ♥ (k I ship Eli/Dongho on the side, jail here I come.) Also, There was a video which showed U-Kiss talking about their fans, and he was really sad because he only had a few. Time to jump on his good side and pants! Lmao. But he's a fanboy himself: he's got a huge crush on Yoon Eun Hye and even apologized to Gong Yoo for it. So polite lol.
Off-cam, aside from being more... civilised to fellow members, Eli reverts to his other persona from time to time, which is that of a pigeon. Eli can imitate how a pigeon walks and how it rolls his eyes. Lol. Before, he used to have black hair cut short which made him look like Bert from Sesame Street LMAO. However, with Man Man Ha Ni, he became really smoking hot with lots of unf. Damn, he is ~werkin' the platinum blond, I tell you. He oozes sex on that MV lsafj;lasjf. /unf. How BAMF is that? And those biceps are drool-worthy.
He recently created a twitter account after being persuaded by his fans lmao. 8D/
Name: Shin Soohyun
Birth Date: 1989.03.11
Blood Type: A
Height: 181cm
Weight: 67kg
Hobbies: Listening to music, exercise, playing on the computer
Talents: R&B, soccer, dance, piano
Language(s): Korean, Konglish 8D/
Soohyun is one of U-Kiss' main vocalists, but people think he is the main-est main vocalist (Kevin's the first main vocalist lol) because his voice is just too powerful and too awesome to handle. His high notes are sung perfectly and seamlessly, making him a focal point of U-Kiss. Seriously, Shin Soohyun is *not* called the Power Vocals for nothing. His voice is just too epic and fierce, that he can belt out all those high shouting notes in every single live performance. He doesn't sound or look like a newbie when he performs and has LOTS of stage charisma. His voice is instantly recognisable as well. But the awesome doesn't stop there~ he's also one of the best dancers in the group (alongside Kevin, as claimed by U-Kiss members). Have you seen him dance Rainism on a train? His body works it real bad. Oh, and he has unf-worthy, delicious abs.
He gets focused a lot during performances (mainly because he has many singing parts). But what's amazing with Soohyun is that he can captivate the camera and then do these small improvised moves onstage and you realise he really knows how to perform and pwn it. ♥ He takes really good care of his voice and does this by vocal practising two hours a day. And with a stocky build like his he must work out regularly. UNF, I tell you.
But aside from being a fierce performer onstage, he is a totally amusing dork offstage. He speaks two languages: Korean and Konglish. Poor thing can't speak understandable English lmfao. Dongho asked him where he was going and he replied confidently: "I'M RADIO". lasjf;ljasg;lasf I HAVE NO WORDS. (here be the link; I apologise D: may induce cringing) But do not fret; Soohyun can speak proper English if it's from a song LMFAO. He sang Because of You by Ne-Yo and sang it magnificently. /Brb teaching him English, intensively.
Soohyun also likes to play around and just screws up with other people with tamer pranks (compared to veterans Kibum and Alex) lol. Eli was trying to introduce himself to their Japanese audience in a show and he was just dawdling back and forth behind him lol. Also once they were all sleeping together and the camera was focused on someone else and then Soohyun started hogging the camera to himself and sang random songs to show off. He likes the nickname "Power Vocal" too. :P He uses it to introduce himself: "U-Kiss fighting! Power Vocal fighting! Soohyunnie fighting!" dorky fierce amazing love all rolled up in one power vocal. ♥
Name: Lee Kiseop
Birth Date: 1991.01.17
Blood Type: A
Height: 180cm
Weight: 60kg
Hobbies: Listening to music, taking photos, piano, acting
Talents: Tae Kwon Do, dance, acting, being attractive
Language(s): Korean
Kiseop is a ~presh~ face in U-Kiss and is the new member in the group. But as an ulzzang people easily recognise his pretty face. Tbh, there's still a few information I have on him ;; but he likes posting on his Cyworld to give out messages to the fans. He's really considerate of them too, because he anticipated bashing when the news came out that he's going to be added as a member. He even apologised for it, so cute~. You know you can't hate him when he's being so polite about it, hah. (Besides, he was already working with U-Kiss way before--check him out in their Not Young MV.)
He was a guest in a show before which featured some of the SNSD members and he came out IN DRAG lmfao. Then he strutted his cheerleader outfit off~ 8D. In an interview, Kibum commented that his facial features fit in with the new ~bad boy~ concept of Man Man Ha Ni. AND! Everytime they perform, before they do the first strong man dance Kiseop always strokes his chin UNF. Did I mention leather suits him really well? But aside from looking like a Greek god with that big head (ahem) and big manhands of his, Kiseop can also look like a creeper in a fanmeet.
And you know this guy has the looks to be an asset to the group. Kiseop looks good with the other members *cough* like Eli and Kibum. Kiseop has charisma and allure it's illegal to be so hot D: He's flirting around with Eli in this picture (but Eli's looking BAMF as well). However, my favorite has to be Kiseop and Kibum's picture straight from the heavens which is really, really gorgeous and... just too ethereal for words.
Name: Shin Dongho
Birth Date: 1994.06.29
Blood Type: B
Height: 175cm
Weight: 65kg
Hobbies: Listening to music, golf, reading
Talents: Chinese, soccer, being a jailbait, attracting noonas
Language(s): Korean, Chinese
Dongho is the youngest/magnae of U-Kiss and also one of the most transformed members in the group imo. In Not Young he donned lulzy cornrows (which was equally amusing as Alexander's afrolicious hair) and acted like he was... well, not young lol. (Trivia! Kevin's mum in the MV was actually his mum.) After that came I Like You, wherein he had a bowlcut which screamed TOO YOUNG!!1 for words lol. Then, with Man Man Ha Ni he finally--thank heavens!--had the most decent one he's ever had: a very fierce and badass red-dyed haircut. What's constant in him is that he always gets a few singing parts B( but you gotta face the reality of a kid undergoing puberty lol. Sometimes he squeaks when he sings. 8D/
But being the magnae has its consequences. He isn't homeschooled or tutored which is an extra effort for him, because after classes he has to directly go to practice. What a hardworking boy 8'). (Through he mentioned he was in the 200th rank out of the 300 or so students in his class lol.) He's constantly bullied in the group and is responsible for doing the cute poses lol (in which Kevin tops him off). He's not that amused with Kevin always outdoing him in stuff, oh no. Also, his aegyo poses are kinda... awkward (unlike Kevin who *is* a pro lmfao). But his smile is really really adorable and sweet. He also crushes on WG's Sunye so hard that his wish is to kiss her when he comes of age. So cute~ *A* And to add in his adorableness factor, he also knits! ♥
He used to be playful but was always corrected by his groupmates so he tried his very best to become mature for their new album. Of course, we can all see it pulled off and now people are heartbroken and/or debating whether to pursue Dongho. I SAY YES! lol. In an interview, five members claimed that Dongho fitted their new gangster Gangnam attitude the best, and he's just like, "well yeah of course duh *shrugs*". Talk about badass.
But careful kids, he's only 15. ;>
DISCOGRAPHY
1st Single - New Generation
o1. Intro (Pump Pump)
o2. Not Young
o3. Give it to Me
o4. Not Young (Instrumental)
[PURCHASE]
[DOWNLOAD LINK]
credit (DL): edenbeams
This is U-Kiss' first single, and tbh I wasn't really attracted to the hip-hop wannabe song (which is ttly not their fault). I like Pump Pump though, it's upbeat and catchy. Not Young is, ofc, lulzy, and you'll hear random Soulja Boy there. Give it to Me is my favorite track here, except that I automatically lol 8D because of Alex and Eli's intro.
2nd Single - Bring it Back 2 Old School
o1. Intro (on Fire)
o2. I Like You
o3. Talk to Me
o4. I Like You (Instrumental)
[PURCHASE]
[DOWNLOAD LINK]
I HAVE NO IDEA WHATSOEVER came into the mind of their producers to make them wear those... extremely lulzy outfits lmfaoooooo. Heck, even Kevin and Soohyun look cracktastic. Kibum got his Leadership rights and was the only one who looked remotely... sane in this promotion of I Like You. On Fire is a good intro, Kevin sang a lot of parts in that. I Like You is a good song in itself, minus the really amusing hairstyles. But my favorite goes again to the third track, Talk to Me, which is an amazing song and isn't really censored lmao. Soohyun gets to wield his powerful voice in this album as well.
3rd Single - Conti UKiss
o1. Intro
o2. Man Man Ha Ni
o3. Ok!
o4. Man Man Ha Ni (MR)
[PURCHASE]
[DOWNLOAD LINK]
This is their best single by far, because Man Man Ha Ni is too powerful of a song to be ignored. Plus, their stylist finally got sense and made them into fine young men lol. Intro is a good intro, Ok! talks about them being single again lmao (with lots of happy in-your-face! attitude mind you), and Man Man Ha Ni (MR) is actually a good party song for me. Of course, best song is Man Man Ha Ni, hands down. There might be loads of autotune in that but it's catchy.
MUSIC VIDEOS, ETC
Not Young MV
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It's U-Kiss' "Hot Debut!" lmao. This video is so ironic it's insane. Everyone looks so young (especially Dongho of course) and they're trying to be badass, but how can you do that with Kevin in the group? LMFAO. Their inner cuteness is showing instead of their... gangsta hip-hop chillin attitudes. Everyone looks so skinny in those basketball outfits lol. ♥ (catch Kiseop in the MV!)
Not Young MV ver. 2
There's a few difference here, but they're still getting the message across: we're *not* young! And lol, who'd believe that? 8'D
I Like You MV
This whole... thing was inspired by the 1990's look, if I'm not mistaken. Everything's flashy and they're going to the club and partying. But! They dance the caterpillar dance wherein they all hold each other's waists and moves lol. Funky MV.
Man Man Ha Ni MV
THIS IS THE MV THAT DELIVERS in a sexy pleasurable way. Woot yeah. Kiseop is the new addition to the group and everyone has their own hair colour! Dongho got more screen time (finally) and everyone just looks so badass it's deliciously tempting. You can also see Kevin's change from a cute boy to a very fine young lady lol. Thanks to this MV, more people are turning heads over to U-Kiss.
Man Man Ha Ni - Dance version
Basically a dance version of Man Man Ha Ni. Everyone's so coordinated, very impressive. O____O
Not Young (Subtitle parody)
A MUST-WATCH! In the history of all KPop parodies I've watched this comes second to my favorites (first would be the Deja Vu parody). The subtitles show what's really going on with the boys' minds when they were shooting this. Everyone's true colours came out. And you'll know what a "mushy, mushy egg" is. 8D/
LIVE PERFORMANCES
These are just according to my tastes, but feel free to comment with links to your favorite performances :P
☆ 2008.08.28 Not Young debut performance
☆ 2008.09.04 Not Young (live)
2008.08.16 You & I @ Japan Fanmeeting
This song was unreleased and it was so good idekw it didn't make it to a single :'[ Good song.
2008.11.06 Give it to Me (live) @ MCountdown
This is their only Give it to Me performance, and they have dyed their hair in this perf. You'll get to see blond!Eli and cornrows!Alex. Don't be surprised with the first few English lines though ;]
2008.11.15 Warning (SS501) @ MKMF
Soohyun's power vocals and charisma (!) and Kibum singing his brother (SS501 Hyungjoon)'s lines. Very fierce.
☆ 2009.02.08 I Like You @ Inkigayo
☆ 2009.02.19 I Like You @ MCountdown
☆ 2009.02.26 I Like You @ MCountdown
2009.03.05 U (Super Junior) @ MCountdown Heroes
Dongho has singing time here! Soohyun has throat problems so... you'll see. Kevin as Heechul with the fan, plus the trademark rap from Eli and Alexander.
☆ 2009.03.06 Talk to Me @ MBank
☆ 2009.03.08 Talk to Me @ Inkigayo
☆ 2009.04.05 Talk to Me @ Inkigayo
☆ 2009.11.06 Man Man Ha Ni @ MBank
☆ 2009.11.14 Man Man Ha Ni @ MuCore
☆ 2009.11.20 Man Man Ha Ni @ MBank
☆ 2009.11.28 Man Man Ha Ni @ MuCore
☆ 2009.11.29 Man Man Ha Ni @ Inkigayo
☆ 2009.12.05 Man Man Ha Ni @ MuCore
TV SHOWS
All links are English subbed (thanks to Rocketboxx/ukissmusicbox!) unless otherwise stated. You can show your gratitude by helping them sub more U-Kiss videos ;]
Other videos aren't uploaded into YT yet, but there are links if you guys want to watch those. This is indicated by (DL) beside the link--you have to login to Rocketboxx forum before you do so, but downloading the videos is ttly worth it.
All About U-Kiss
This is one of my favorite shows about the boys. They go around the city doing random missions and it's all lulztastic. This was before they got ~popular~ (i.e. Man Man Ha Ni era) so they're trying to make themselves known, being total dorks while doing so. ♥
Ep01 1/3
Ep01 2/3
Ep01 3/3
Ep02 1/3
Ep02 2/3
Ep02 3/3
Ep03 1/3
Ep03 2/3
Ep03 3/3
Ep04 1/3
Ep04 2/3
Ep04 3/3
Ep05 1/3
Ep05 2/3
Ep05 3/3
Golden Moments (lmao):
Rainism dance - Soohyun @ All About U-Kiss
Crazy (Son Dambi) - Kevin Woo version @ All About U-Kiss
U-Kiss - MNet KPop Zone
Ep01
Ep02
Ep03
You Know U-Kiss?
Ep01 1/3
Ep01 2/3
Ep01 3/3
Ep02 Dance Time
Ep03 Broadcast
Ep04 Photoshoot
Ep05 China Part 1
Ep06 China Part 2
Ep07 Fan Event
Ep08 Practice Time~ 1/2
Ep08 Practice Time~ 2/2
Ep09 Soohyun Vocal Practice ♥
Ep10 Scheduled Event 1/2
Ep10 Scheduled Event 2/2
Ep11 Alexander's House 1/2
Ep11 Alexander's House 2/2
Ep13 At the Gym (DL)
Ep14 Time to Ask U-Kiss! 1/2 (DL)
Ep15 Time to Ask U-Kiss! 2/2 (DL)
PICSPAM TIME!
Group photos + indiv shots + photoshoots + anything I can find. Thank you kyujong and chrestos for supplying me with links! :3 (And if you want something added here, add it to your comment and I'll gladly put it up.)
Individual shots:
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Photoshoot:
U-Kiss Seven Colour Kiss Photoshoot (MUST SEE RAWR)
CREDITS + NOTES
Shout-outs to:
kyujong chrestos evil_zucchini saengie momotachi ukiss omonatheydidnt Fuck Yeah U-Kiss Rocketboxx!
for giving me links (aka help) with this epic pimp post~! ♥ (If you see your work here unaccredited, please inform me so I can credit you properly.) I will also edit this post from time to time, so check it out every once in a while 8D
This is my first official epic pimp post and boy those HTML codes were headache-inducing! WHEW I'm glad that was finally over. It took me one week to finish everything lol. But it was worth it y/y? ;~;
I hope people will appreciate the amazing that is U-Kiss ♥ and support them as well! :D They definitely deserve the love. These guys are amazing and dorky and slutty and very very powerful. You might *have* noticed my not-so-subtle(?) Soohyun bias ♥ but I tried to lessen the hero-worshipping, I swear. ;\ He's kinda perfect in my eyes lol /kicked but I know that's not how you guys see it, which is real dandy, 'cause that means more for me! ♥ >D
Kiseop's relatively new so I'm not exactly well-versed on how he's like, but he seems nice and HE BRINGS IN MOAR FANS so yay! ♥ I'm pleased with the love they're receiving. Kiseop contributed to it, so they made a good choice? :3 So please Kiseop fans research about him lmfao. 8D/
And~ comments would be appreciated. Questions/suggestions/random fangirling spazz/CAPSLOCK OF FANGIRLY RAGE!!!1!!1 are welcomed with open arms. PIMP THIS TO EVERYONE! ♥ You know U-Kiss is awesome like that. ;>
I'M RADIO!
NEVAR FORGET.