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Home/People/Key
Key profile photo
Born
Sep 23, 1991
Age 34
Place of Birth
Daegu, South Korea
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

38
Movies
65
TV Shows
Also Known As
Kim Ki-bum
김기범
키
キー
金起範
+1 more
IMDb ProfileOfficial Website

Key

Acting

Biography
Kim Ki-bum (김기범; born September 23, 1991), known professionally as Key (키), is a South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer, actor, fashion designer and television presenter under SM Entertainment. He is a member of the South Korean boy group SHINee. Aside from group activities, as a singer, he has collaborated with various artists, and formed the duo Toheart with Woohyun of Infinite. He made his debut as a soloist in November 2018 with the release of the digital single "Forever Yours", and his first studio album, Face, was released later that month. His second album, Gasoline, was released in 2022. Key has also contributed to songwriting for himself and Shinee. As an actor, he was cast in multiple musicals, such as Bonnie & Clyde (2013), Zorro (2014), and Chess (2015). He has since widened his field as an actor by taking part in several television drama roles, like Drinking Solo (2016) and The Guardians (2017). In 2015, Key became active as a fashion designer and took part in numerous projects. For instance, he collaborated with Bridge Shop House to design Shinee concert outfits, and worked with model Irene Kim and the brand Charm's to design fashion apparel. Due to the success of his works, Key was later appointed as a fashion director for the group. Since 2020, he has gained prominence as a television personality, appearing on the variety shows DoReMi Market and I Live Alone as a cast member. He has received the Excellence Award from the MBC Entertainment Awards in recognition of his variety performances.
SHINee WORLD VI [PERFECT ILLUMINATION] JAPAN FINAL LIVE in TOKYO DOME poster

SHINee WORLD VI [PERFECT ILLUMINATION] JAPAN FINAL LIVE in TOKYO DOME

Cast
2024
2024 KEYLAND ON : AND ON poster

2024 KEYLAND ON : AND ON

as Self
2024
My SHINee World poster

My SHINee World

as Self
2023
SHINee World VI: Perfect Illumination poster

SHINee World VI: Perfect Illumination

as Self
2023
2023 SHINee FANMEETING ‘Everyday is SHINee DAY’ : [Piece of SHINE] poster

2023 SHINee FANMEETING ‘Everyday is SHINee DAY’ : [Piece of SHINE]

as Self
2023
G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All Time) IN THE KEYLAND JAPAN poster

G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All Time) IN THE KEYLAND JAPAN

as Self
2023
SMTOWN LIVE 2023: SMCU Palace at Kwangya poster

SMTOWN LIVE 2023: SMCU Palace at Kwangya

as Self
2023
2022 BEST CHOI’s MINHO – LUCKY CHOI’s poster

2022 BEST CHOI’s MINHO – LUCKY CHOI’s

as Self
2022
G.O.A.T. IN THE KEYLAND poster

G.O.A.T. IN THE KEYLAND

as Self
2022
SMTOWN LIVE | 2022: SMCU EXPRESS @ HUMAN CITY_SUWON poster

SMTOWN LIVE | 2022: SMCU EXPRESS @ HUMAN CITY_SUWON

as Self
2022
SMTOWN Live | 2022: SMCU EXPRESS @ KWANGYA poster

SMTOWN Live | 2022: SMCU EXPRESS @ KWANGYA

as Self
2022
KEY 'BAD LOVE' MV poster

KEY 'BAD LOVE' MV

Cast
2021
Beyond LIVE - KEY : ‘GROKS IN THE KEYLAND’ poster

Beyond LIVE - KEY : ‘GROKS IN THE KEYLAND’

Cast
2021
SHINee WORLD J Presents ~Bistro de SHINee~ poster

SHINee WORLD J Presents ~Bistro de SHINee~

as Self
2021
Beyond LIVE - SHINee: SHINee WORLD poster

Beyond LIVE - SHINee: SHINee WORLD

Cast
2021
SHINee - The Shining poster

SHINee - The Shining

as Key
2019
Hit-and-Run Squad poster

Hit-and-Run Squad

as Han Dong-su
2019
SHINee Special Fan Event in Tokyo Dome poster

SHINee Special Fan Event in Tokyo Dome

Cast
2018
SHINee World V in SEOUL poster

SHINee World V in SEOUL

as Self
2018
SHINee WORLD THE BEST 2018~FROM NOW ON~ poster

SHINee WORLD THE BEST 2018~FROM NOW ON~

Cast
2018