# Soridata Artist Profile - Key

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> **Key** (키) is a South Korean Male Soloist and Idol who debuted solo in 2018. He  started in group SHINee. 

He have 1 songs among the most popular in Korea.

Driven by an early ambition to become a performer, Key traveled hours by train every weekend from his hometown to attend open agency auditions in Seoul. After several attempts, his distinct style, confidence, and versatility across vocal, rap, and dance earned him a spot in the trainee system. During his three-year training period, he spent time in North America to study English, broadening his global communication skills. His keen eye for fashion, expressive stage presence, and sharp learning speed made him a vital, multifaceted addition to SHINee.

# Personal Information

- Soridata ID: 361
- Gender: Male
- Stage Name: Key (키)
- Full Name: Kim Kibum (김기범)
- Date of Birth: 1991-09-23
- Zodiac: Libra
- Height: ~176 cm
- Country of Birth: South Korea
- Parent Artist: SHINee
- Active Since: 2008
- Debut Day: 2018-11-06
- Current Status: Active

# Metrics and Achievements

- Success Rating: 2.3
*_Success is a star rating that goes from 0 (min) to 5 (max), each star represents one of the following: Sales up to 500000, Streaming score up to 700, Awards up to 5, Youtube Views up to 250 million, Yearly awards up to 7. Example: An artist with 250000 sales (0.5 stars), 900 streaming score (1 star), 8 awards (1 stars), 200 million Youtube views (0.8 stars) and 6 yearly awards (0.85 stars) would be rated ~4.16._*
- Time to Success: 1030 days
*_Time to Success measures the duration from debut until an artist reaches their first major milestone: reaching #1 on the Circle Chart Weekly, achieving cumulative sales of 100000 units, or winning a music show award (whichever occurs first)._*
- Last Release: 2025-08-11
- Perfect All-Kills (PAKs): 0
- Music Show Awards: 4
- Most Awarded Song: [HUNTER](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktCF5D6ECk0)
- End of year Awards: 0
- Streaming Weekly data (from Circle Chart Digital, available since 2010):
    - Score: 579
    - First Places: 0
    - Times Charted: 7
    - Times Charted on top 10: 1
    - Songs charted: 7
    - Songs charted on top 10 (popular songs): 1
- Billboard Global 200 weekly data (available since 2020, counting only Korean acts): Artist never ranked in top 200
- Physical Sales (Circle Chart Album, published since 2010): 846,882+ units
- Total Youtube Views (from official videos): 115,182,889+

# Related Artists

- [SHINee](https://soridata.com/artists/shinee.md)
- [Leeteuk + Key](https://soridata.com/artists/Leeteuk-Key.md)
- [Toheart](https://soridata.com/artists/Toheart.md)
- [Key + Doyoung](https://soridata.com/artists/Key-Doyoung.md)
- [Max + Key](https://soridata.com/artists/Max-Key.md)

# Links and references

- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/bumkeyk/)
- [Melon](https://www.melon.com/artist/timeline.htm?artistId=614026)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_(entertainer))
- [Namu.wiki](https://namu.wiki/w/KEY(SHINee))
- [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/artist/key/837606923)
- [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/6XXKPxRX2WWPPtfodzpc2v)