U-Kiss, (Korean: 유키스) an acronym for Ubiquitous Korean International Super Star, is a 7-member South Korean boy band under NH Media. They debuted in 2008 with their single entitled “어리지 않아” (“Not Young”) The group is composed of 7 boys, two of whom were former members of group, Xing.
The group released their first studio album, Only One, on February 3, 2010. U Kiss started promotions on KBS’s Music Bank with their lead single “Bingeul Bingeul” (Korean: 빙글빙글, lit “Round and Round”) on February 5.
Alexander (알렉산더)
* Full Name: Alexander Lee Eusebio
* Date of birth: July 29, 1988 (1988-07-29) (age 21)
Alexander speaks 7 different languages at varying degrees, which he has showcased on many occasions: Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese (Cantonese & Mandarin Chinese), Korean and English. He was born in Hong Kong and was raised in Macau.
Soo Hyun (수현)
* Full Name: Shin Soo Hyun (신수현)
* Date of birth: March 11, 1989 (1989-03-11) (age 21)
Soo Hyun was formerly a member of Good Entertainment and JYP Entertainment.
Kim Ki Bum (김기범)
* Date of birth: December 29, 1990 (1990-12-29) (age 19)
He is the younger brother of SS501’s Kim Hyung Joon, and a former member of Xing.
Lee Ki Seop (이기섭)
* Date of birth: January 17, 1991 (1991-01-17) (age 19)
Lee Ki Seop joined the group in 2009. He is a former ulzzang, and has appeared on the second season of Uljjang Shidae.
Eli (일라이)
* Korean Name: Kim Kyoung Jae (김경재)
* Date of birth: March 13, 1991 (1991-03-13) (age 19)
Eli was born in Los Angeles, and moved to Washington DC at a young age. He also moved to Beijing at the age of 15 to study for 3 years, hence his fluency in both Mandarin & English. He learned Kung Fu and Taekwondo for 12 years.
Kevin (케빈)
* Korean Name: Woo Sung Hyun (우성현)
* Date of birth: November 25, 1991 (1991-11-25) (age 18)
Lived in San Francisco, Danville and is fluent in English. Along with Kibum, he is also a former member of Xing.
Dong Ho (동호)
* Full name: Shin Dong Ho (신동호)
* Date of birth: June 29, 1994 (1994-06-29) (age 15)
Spent most of his childhood in China, and is fluent in Mandarin.