| Other Names: | Ru.B (Korean: 루비) | ||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 31 March 1989 | ||||||||||
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Kim Bo-hyung (; born March 31, 1989) is a South Korean singer and musical actress. She debuted as a member of Spica in 2012 and made her solo debut with "Crazy Girl" in 2013. In 2016, Kim appeared on King of Mask Singer, where she was a finalist for the 26th Generation Mask King, and JTBC's contest program Girl Spirit, which she won. She later formed the duo Keembo in 2020 with fellow Spica member Kim Bo-a following Spica's disbandment in 2017. Kim made her Broadway debut in the 2022 musical KPOP.
Starting in 2008, Kim was a trainee at YG Entertainment for two years. She trained with the 2NE1 members and was considered for the group, but ultimately did not debut with them.[1] In 2012, she made her debut as a member of Spica under B2M Entertainment, the agency of Lee Hyori, with the single "Doggedly" released on January 10.[2] Kim made her solo debut in October 2013 with "Crazy Girl"; Lee participated in its composition and production.[3] Kim appeared on Mnet's 100 Seconds War in 2014, becoming the second winner of the program following Kim Kyung-ho.[4] She made her debut in the Spica subunit Spica.S (Spica Special) with "Give Your Love" in September.[5] [6] In 2015, Kim featured on "Can't Sleep" by rapper Flowsik.[7]
In 2016, Kim released the main theme song "Our Story" for the series Piped Piper,[8] as well as "Miss You" for the soundtrack of The Royal Gambler.[9] She also appeared on King of Mask Singer as Space Agent Number Seven and competed to become the 26th Generation Mask King; she reached the final.[10] Later that year Kim appeared on JTBC's Girl Spirit, winning the contest program and receiving a new car.[11] The program highlighted twelve female idol vocalists from lesser-known groups. While on the program, she collaborated with Flowsik.[12] In November, she released "Today" for the soundtrack of the series The K2.[13] Later that month she was confirmed to be a cast member of Cross Country, where the cast drives to California and communicates with foreign artists through music. The show began broadcasting in February 2017.[14] She also participated in the soundtrack for the series with cast members Park Ye-eun, Suran, and Kang Han-na.[15] CJ E&M announced Spica's disbandment on February 6, 2017.[16]
In 2018, Kim released two singles: "Flash Me" and "Because of You".[17] [18] On February 27, 2019, she released the single "Howl Howl" as the single album A Bird Flutters Away. "Howl Howl" depicts the journey of a baby bird learning how to fly.[19] In June, she released the song "Stay" for the soundtrack of the series Abyss.[20] "Beautiful" was released as a single in July.[21] In December, she released "In My Shadow" for .[22]
In 2020, Kim and fellow former Spica member Kim Bo-a formed the duo Keembo, named for the two shared syllables of their names. They made their debut under Ara-Line on April 10 with the single "Thank You, Anyway".[23] [24] On June 1, she released "Like the Stars and the Moon" for Born Again.[25]
In 2021, she featured on "Arkanoid" by Kim Jung Woo of the band Toxic. The song is named for the video game Arkanoid, and features 8-bit synth and drums.[26]
Kim made her Broadway debut in the musical KPOP in 2022. Among several K-pop idols in the cast, Kim portrayed Tiny of the fictional K-pop girl group Rtmis.[27] [28] The musical made its Broadway debut at Circle in the Square Theatre, and closed two weeks into its run.[29] Kim, with the stage name Ru.B, joined the hip-hop group Uptown under T Cask as a guest vocalist for their 25th anniversary best-of album Back II Analog in December 2023.[30] [31]
Kim was born on March 31,[32] 1989.[33] She has a bachelor's degree from Dongduk Women's University.[34] In June 2024, she married a non-celebrity at the Hotel Shilla in Seoul. Her wedding was attended by the former Spica members as well as Park Jin-young, who sang a duet with her husband.[35]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | ||||
| "Crazy Girl" (Korean: 내가 미친년이야) | 2013 | — | rowspan="3" | |
| "Flash Me" | 2018 | — | ||
| "Because of You" | — | |||
| "Howl Howl" (Korean: 훨훨) | 2019 | — | A Bird Flutters Away | |
| "Beautiful" (Korean: 아름다워) | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | ||||
| "Can't Sleep" (Flowsik feat. Kim Bo-hyung) | 2015 | — | Yah, Nuh | |
| "Arkanoid" (Kim Jung Woo feat. Kim Bo-hyung) | 2021 | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | ||||
| "Our Story" | 2016 | — | Piped Piper OST | |
| "Miss You" (Korean: 그리워) | — | The Royal Gambler OST | ||
| "Today" (Korean: 오늘도) | — | The K2 OST | ||
| "Cross Country" (with Ha:tfelt and Suran) | 2017 | — | Cross Country OST | |
| "Stay" | 2019 | — | Abyss OST | |
| "In My Shadow" (Korean: 그림자) | — | OST | ||
| "Like the Stars and the Moon" (Korean: 별과 달처럼) | 2020 | — | Born Again OST | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||
All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association unless stated otherwise.[36]
| Year | Artist | Song | Album | Lyrics | Music |
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| Credited | Credited | ||||
| 2012 | Spica | "Diary" | Russian Roulette | ||
| "That Night" | Lonely | ||||
| 2017 | Kim Bo-hyung | "Like a Child" | Cross Country OST Part.2 | ||
| Ha:tfelt, Suran, Kim Bo-hyung | "Cross Country" | Cross Country OST Part.4 | |||
| 2018 | Kim Bo-hyung | "Flash Me" | |||
| "Because of You" | |||||
| 2019 | "Howl Howl" | A Bird Flutters Away | |||
| "Beautiful" | |||||
| 2020 | Keembo | "Thank You Anyway" | Scandalous | ||
| "Scandalous" | |||||
| "99 (Gu Gu)" | 99 (Gu Gu) | ||||
| "Cloud 9" | |||||
| "Scene" | |||||
| 2021 | "Love Me 4 Me" | ||||
| "Inside" | Scandal | ||||
| "Voodoo" | |||||
| "Reflection" | |||||
| "Whatever" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 100 Seconds War | Herself | Second winner | ||
| 2016 | King of Mask Singer | Space Agent Number Seven | Finalist for 26th Generation Mask King | ||
| Girl Spirit | Herself | Winner | |||
| 2017 | Cross Country | Herself |