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U-KISS (Korean: 유키스) is a seven-member South Korean boy band formed by NH Media in 2008. The members include Kevin Woo, Shin Soohyun, Lee Kiseop, Eli Kim, Shin Dongho, Aj and Hoon. U-KISS stands for Ubiquitous Korean International (Idol) Super Star. They debuted in Japan on August 15, 2008 and in South Korea on August 28, 2008.
The group has released one full-length album and various mini albums and singles. Their first full length album, Only One, was released on February 3, 2010.
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Read more (376 words more)U-KISS (Korean: 유키스) is a seven-member South Korean boy band formed by NH Media in 2008. The members include Kevin Woo, Shin Soohyun, Lee Kiseop, Eli Kim, Shin Dongho, Aj and Hoon. U-KISS stands for Ubiquitous Korean International (Idol) Super Star. They debuted in Japan on August 15, 2008 and in South Korea on August 28, 2008.
The group has released one full-length album and various mini albums and singles. Their first full length album, Only One, was released on February 3, 2010.
The members of the group have had various activities as solo entertainers, such as acting in various dramas and musicals and hosting various reality-variety shows.
U-KISS first was formed as a six-member boy-group. Their original concept was to be a pretty boy-group, as explained by Soohyun in an interview. Kim Kibum and Kevin Woo were former members of the boy band Xing. Kibum left the group in 2007 while Kevin left the group four months before the debut of U-KISS. The pre-debut activities of Kevin and Kibum helped to draw attention to U-KISS among Korean fans. Three of the members, Alexander, Eli and Kevin, came from other countries. Alexander came from Macau, while both Eli and Kevin came from the United States. Eli came from Washington, D.C., while Kevin came from San Francisco.
U-KISS debuted in Japan on August 15, 2008 at the Power of Atamix 08[1]. The group released their first mini album, N-Generation, on September 3, 2008, with the main track, "Not Young". U-KISS later debuted in South Korea on August 28, 2008, with a performance of "Not Young" on Mnet's M! Countdown.
As many of the members either had come from overseas or had studied abroad, they were fluent in other languages. Kibum had studied in Australia for two years and can hold a basic English conversation. Dongho can speak Chinese fluently as he had studied in Beijing, China before. He is currently learning English and Japanese. Both Kevin and Eli were born and raised in the United States, thus both of them are fluent in English. Eli is also fluent in Mandarin as he had lived in China while trying to pursue an acting career. The international members came to South Korea to fulfill their dreams of becoming singers. As a result of the groups' fluency in many languages, they have no problems communicating with their fans from different parts of the world, helping them to gain many international fans.
Kibum and Alexander's contracts have been terminated and have left the band as of the 23rd of February 2011 . They were both kicked out because NH Media claimed they were "lacking" in areas. The new members are Yeo Hoon Min and Kim Jae Seop, also known as AJ, the youngest member of Paran. close
U-KISS
New korean group!!!
I don´t know so much about them but i hope we can talk about them
kisses
byebye
U-KISS
New boy group U-kiss has just released their music video to their debut song, 어리지않아 (Not Young). U-kiss is under NH Media and held their debut performance on Mnet at August,28th.
The music video’s concept is fairly simple, U-kiss wants to tell the world that they are not young anymore. No longer are they little boys, they’re grown men now.
The video starts off with one of the members fighting with his mother. The rest of the video consists of dancing in a gym while it rains indoors. On occassion they are joined with a troupe of six year old dancers.
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G8EhU6dods [/url]
And their official site: [url]http://u-kiss.co.kr/[/url]
i don't know much about U-Kiss. i just know that two of U-Kiss member are ex-member from group named Xing. one of them is Kim Ki Bum. He's Kim Hyung Jun's brother (member of SS501).
U-Kiss
U-Kiss stands for the following things:
U forYOU, K for Korea, I for International (Idol), S for Super, and S and Star.
U-Kiss consists of Alexander, whose father is from Macao,China and mother is from South Korea. He can speak 5 languages. Shin Dong Ho grew up in China and also spent his childhood in China. Kyung Jae, like Kevin, lived in the USA. Shin Su Hyun's cousin is Shin Ki Hyun, Battle's ex-band member.
U-Kiss is meant to be an international band.
[edit]Last edit by shiryukenji on Saturday 20 Dec, 2008 at 09:39 -88%[/edit]
I love their song "I Like You", it ish really catchy :RBheart: I don't have any favorite members. I just like their song. Their entertainment ish pretty good too! 
tsu:
I like their talk to me song..
it's so fun to sing along..
I like eli the most..
he is the rapper with alaxender(don't know the spelling)
he's so cute..
he look a little bit like my love,TOP.. :RBheart: 
i like u-kiss song....
baby talk to me..
:RBheart: :RBheart: :RBheart:
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!! U-KISS!!!!!!!!
i'm totally loving this band... i love their songs!!
my favorite member here is Kevin... when they were in Osaka for a fan meeting, Ki Bum stripped Kevin... xDD cause Kevin was wearing a kimono and he was saying "it's so revealing" xDDDD and Kevin's Japanese is bad which makes it cute!!!!
picture of Kevin:
[edit]Last edit by bluesweater on Sunday 08 Nov, 2009 at 11:26 +9%[/edit]
WAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!! REALLY!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Kim Hyun-Joong and Kim Ki Bum are brothers!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! no wonder my second favorite member is Ki Bum... they're sooooo cool, and related!!!!!!!!!
i love KEVIN!!! :RBheart:
im extremely super duper mega deeply inLove with KEVIN Woo.!! 
))
lol u-kiss are pretty funny with their old school style
and i like them mostly because when they speak english (eli, alexander and kevin) they do it pretty good, since alexander and eli have lived in an english-speaking environment.. i think eli is from america? not so sure
and kevin and ki beom's cuteness is always fun to watch
i also watch them on tv (well mainly alexander and kevin) in arirang tv with isak on sundays hahahah (if you have arirang tv watch it it's pretty lolstastic)
and from their songs i like "i like you" mostly because of the beat and the rap part "she's so cute" hahaah and talk to me cause of the choreography
U-Kiss Stands For:
U- Ubiquitous
K- Korean
I- International (Idol)
S- Super
S- Star
I love U-kiss
they're handsome and cuteeeeeeeeeeeeee
I give my love to Eli alot hehehehehheeee
then Dongho, he's so young ....i call him my little bro....
and Alexander or his full name is Lee Eusebio
incredible!!!! he could speak 7 languages...
u-kiss wonderful!!!
U-KISS
I just got recently addicted but I can't get enough of their song 'Not Old'
Pfft. MY best friends knows them personally. Envy her for that =.=
WAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!! REALLY!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Kim Hyun-Joong and Kim Ki Bum are brothers!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! no wonder my second favorite member is Ki Bum... they're sooooo cool, and related!!!!!!!!!
yup! they won as runner up for polling "the best genetic artis"..
i love kevin& alexander!!
i really love them in arirang pops in seoul radio.. theyre so cute! :RBheart: :RBheart:
I wish I live in korea.
I'd kill to see these guys ;O
U-Kiss (유키스) is a 6-member Korean boy band under NH Media. They debuted in 2008 with a single album entitled “어리지 않아” (Not Young). Their first single is said to be a fusion of the typical kpop as well as a "dirty south" style which was entirely composed by the Brave Brothers.
U-Kiss is composed of 6 boys – two of whom came from or were former members of another group, Xing (Kevin and Kibum). They are a multi-lingual group and this allows them to communicate with fans in Korean, English, French, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish.
U-Kiss Stands For:
U- Ubiquitous
K- Korean
I- International (Idol)
S- Super
S- Star
The band intends to become an international group with multilingual members: Alexander can converse in seven languages (Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean and English); Eli is articulate in English, Korean and Mandarin; DongHo in Korean and Mandarin; Kevin in Korean and English and KiBum in Korean and Japanese.[citation needed]
<font color="red":font size="4">KEVIN LOVE HIM SO!!!
History
[edit] Pre-debut
Before their debut, U-Kiss had already garnered a lot of fans due to Kevin and KiBum being former members of Xing, and also KiBum, being the 'Dongsaeng' or the little brother of the youngest SS501 member, Kim HyungJun. It was rumored then that Yume, another former member of Xing, would join U-Kiss, but it turned out to be just a rumor that created a lot of fuss from their fans.
[edit] The mostly unnoticeable debut: August 15, 2008
The newly formed 6-members boyband “U-Kiss” ( which stands for Ubiquitous Korean Idol or International Super Star) debuted under the label-company NH Media. The boys debuted in Japan on the 15th of August at the POWER OF ATAMIX with SS501 and PARAN. Later on they made their first performance in Korea on M!NET MCOUNTDOWN with their first single ‘Not Young’ on the 28th of August. Noticeable members in the group are Kevin Woo and Kim Kibum who used in Xing. The four other members names are Eli, Alexander, Shin Dong Ho and Shin Soo Hyun.
[edit] Comeback: February 3, 2009
Although U-Kiss went through an unnoticeable debut they made a comeback with their 2nd single album “Bring it back 2 Old School”. They are back with the 90's old school style and they had their comeback stage on SBS Inkigayo on 1st February. ‘I Like You’ the title song off their new single, it is a 80-90's old pop genre and their fashion style of their comeback will be luxury vintage which is popular amongst the young people those days. U-Kiss single album “Bring It Back to Old School” released online on 3rd February.
[edit] Yoshimoto Group Invests U-Kiss
Idol group U-Kiss has been considered for a 150 billion KRW worth collaboration project between Japan and Korea.
It has been revealed that a famous entertainment company in Japan Yoshimoto Group has invested 150 billion KRW to groom U-Kiss. With members proficient in 7 international languages like English and Japanese, the Yoshimoto Group hopes to make U-Kiss into an internationally known group.
U-Kiss‘ company NH Media will work with the visual production group from Yoshimoto on the plans for the group. The last time we saw such a huge collaboration to groom an artist was in 2004 where SM Enteratinment and AVEX worked together to groom BoA.
[edit] Other activities
[edit] H&B
Kim KiBum and his brother HyungJoon both revealed that they both work together to compose songs. Being brothers, both of them have a lot of similarities, not only their looks but also being a composer and a lyricist. KiBum once said “In days where I have no schedules, I will write lyrics and compose songs with hyung, older brother, til break of dawn. Our team name ‘H&B’ is derived from one initial from hyung and my name.” H&B already had worked on 'Want It', a SS501 song. KiBum expressed that he hopes that H&B can get recognition as composer brothers just like how courageous brothers get high popularity. They are still inexperienced and are trying very hard so please look forward to it.
[edit] Kevin and Alexander in Arirang's Pops In Seoul
U-Kiss members, Kevin and Alexander had been chosen as the new VJ for Arirang TV's music program ‘Pops In Seoul’ along with Isak because of their fluency in the English language.
* Note: They only hosts segments with Isak: 'All About You.' Which is a segment on Pops In Seoul, when viewers/listeners send in their personal stories & problems, depending on the week's theme. And then Kevin, Alexander and Isak try to help, giving their advices, experiences and also their personal stories.
* ‘Pops In Seoul’ is a program that introduces Korean singers and their music videos as well as music news. It is being broadcast in 188 countries. The first recording took place on January 30.
[edit] All About U-Kiss
It has been announced that a reality show, titled All About U-Kiss, would be premiering on cable network MNet. The show will last 6 episodes, and is to feature the group in their daily lives, including the interaction between members.
[edit] Eli as MC
The new show Fusion with guest comedian Park Myung-soo and a handsome group of other MC's where selected.
MBC will be broadcasting it. There will be stars appearing on the show. Park Myung-soo the MC said this show will be 'natural' and won't be the usual kind of show.
Yusyeun DJ and MC is supposed to ask the guests awkward questions.
Their first guests were 2AM. And another host for the show is U-Kiss's Eli. He gave a message to the youngest, Dong Ho, to 'Stay in school'.
Other guests that may come on are one of the F4 members from Boys Over Flowers, TVXQ'S Hero, and a member for Big Bang.
It was first broadcast last April 1 at 9:00pm.
[edit] Activities in China
U-KISS recently went to China in June, and appeared on Hunan T.V.'s talk show, 'Day Day Up'. They sang Talk To Me and Not Young.
[edit] Members
Soo Hyun (수현)
* Real Name: Shin Soo Hyun (신수현)
* Birth date: March 11, 1989 (1989-03-11) (age 20)
* Family: Parents, Older Sister & Younger Sister
* Specialties: R&B, Dance, Soccer, Singing, Piano
* Facts: He was a trainee under Good Entertainment and JYP Entertainment before. Thus he is close with some 2PM and 2AM artists.
Alexander (알렉산더)
* Real Name: Alexander (알렉산더) Lee Eusebio
* Birth date: July 29, 1988 (1988-07-29) (age 21)
* Family: Parents, Older Sister
* Specialties: English, Chinese, Portuguese, Japanese, French, Spanish, Rap
* Facts: He can speak 7 different languages.
Ki Bum (기범)
* Real Name: Kim Ki Bum (김기범)
* Birth date: December 29, 1990 (1990-12-29) (age 18)
* Family: Parents, Older Brother
* Specialties: Composing Music, Poppin' Dance, Japanese, Piano, Singing, Composing, Acting.
* Facts: He is the younger brother of SS501's Kim Hyung Joon, he's a former member of Xing. He can speak in Japanese.
NOTE: Not to be confused with Super Junior's Kim Kibum, Shinee's Kim KiBum and Boys Over Flowers' actor (Yi Jung) Kim Bum.
Eli (일라이)
* Real Name: Eli (일라이) / Kim Kyoung Jae (김경재)
* Birth date: March 13, 1991 (1991-03-13) (age 18)
* Family: Parents, Older Sister, Younger Sister
* Specialties: Taekwondo, Kung Fu, English, Chinese, Rap
* Facts: He was born in L.A then he moved to Washington D.C. He then went to Beijing to study, so he knows Mandarin. He learned Kung Fu and Taekwondo for 12 years. He can speak English fluently.
Kevin (케빈)
* Real Name: Kevin (케빈) / Woo Sung Hyun (우성현)
* Birth date: November 25, 1991 (1991-11-25) (age 17)
* Family: Parents, Older Sister
* Specialties: Poppin' Dance, Guitar, Piano, English, Singing
* Facts: He lived in California / San Francisco, so he's also fluent in English. Along with KiBum, he is also a former member of Xing.
Dong Ho (동호)
* Real Name: Shin Dong Ho (신동호)
* Birth date: June 29, 1994 (1994-06-29) (age 15)
* Family: Parents, Older Brother
* Specialties: Golf, Drums, Chinese, Soccer
* Facts: He is fluent in Mandarin. He is the Magnae or youngest of the group.
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| Band name | U-KISS |
| Band type | boyband (7 members) |
| Debut | 15 August, 2008 (active) |
| Label | NH Media |
| Official website | http://www.u-kiss.co.kr/ |
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