BM (KARD) Profile, Age, Birthday, Height, & Facts

BM (비엠) is a South Korean singer under DSP Media Entertainment. He is a member of KARD. He debuted solo on June 9, 2021, with the single ‘Broke Me‘.

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BM (KARD) Profile

Stage Name	BM (비엠)
Birth Name	Matthew Kim
Occupation	Rapper, songwriter, producer
Birthday	October 20, 1992
Active Years	2016–present
Age	32 (in 2025)
Zodiac Sign	Libra
Height	186 cm (6’2″)
Weight	82.5 kg (181 lbs)
Nationality	Korean-American
Blood Type	A
MBTI	ESFJ-T

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BM (KARD) Facts:

Early Life

– BM was born in Los Angeles, California, United States.
– He attended Upland High School and graduated.
– His major in college was Psychology.
– His father was always in Brazil, ever since he was a kid to his college days.

Personal Life

– BM’s Korean name is Kim Jinseok.
– If he could be an animal, he’d pick to be a lion. (hello82)
– His stage name stands for Big Matthew.
– He has two siblings.
– If he was an element, he’d choose to be the water element.
– He and J.seph were supposed to debut as a duo.
– His mom and BoA were a big help in getting him into being a K-pop idol.
– His biggest fear is failing in life. (K-pop Insider)
– His legal Korean name “Jinseok” wasn’t liked by his grandma so she used to call him Woojin. He also prefers Woojin.
– He wants to live his life as Captain America. (SoompiTV)
– He has three tattoos.
– He wants a superpower using which he can make outstanding music really fast. (SmingPlay)
– According to Somin, he always brings out the potential of the member through his production skills.
– He wrote his rap part for “Bomb Bomb” 15 minutes after he listened to the track.
– He believes in standing up for what he believes is true and not being afraid if someone disagrees.
– If he wasn’t a singer, he’d be an architect.
– When he is not working he likes to go shopping, bowling, and skateboarding.
– BM’s religion is Christianity.
– He loves watching “celebrities read mean tweets”. In his opinion, he can handle mean tweets really well and has a lot of fun reading them.
– His parents do clothing for business and even did clothing for the brand Forever 21. (DIVE)
– If he could switch credit cards with another member for one day, it would be Jiwoo.
– His interest include cars.
– He would like to collaborate with Korean rappers like Monsta X‘s Joo Honey.
– He was inspired by Jay Park.
– He owns a Camaro car in Korea.
– He doesn’t want any member to style him because he thinks Jiwoo and Somin will put him in funny clothes and accessories.
– BM and J.Seph have been friends for 12 years.
– He feels that his nature is similar to that of a lion. (JREKML)
– In his college days, singing and dancing were just a hobby for him.
– His biggest dream is to perform at the Tokyo Dome.
– He is the founder of BTC, a running joke between him and the fans, the full form is “Big Tiddies Gang”. It has now turned into his merch which supports breast cancer awareness.
– He decided to become a performer at 13.
– His merch BTC has also included many Kpop Idols like Pentagon’s HongSeok, Shownu from Monsta X, Wonho, Jay Park, BaekHo, Bangchan from Stray Kids, Mingyu from Seventeen and many more.
– He once had a lucid dream that he died and God told him in the dream to read Daniel, Chapter 2, of the Bible and his friend told him that the dream meant he would become a king of something or somewhere. He didn’t pay attention to it but later understood it was a sign from God as four or five years later he debuted in KARD and he represents “K” in KARD which stands for “king”.
– Since he didn’t know Korean when he first moved in, J.seph helped him a lot to learn it.
– He wants alpacas as a pet.
– As a trainee, he was very depressed and had anxiety.
– He once ate over 480 chicken breasts as part of his diet.
– He is a fan of Mark from NCT.
– His card meaning as he explains is, “The King is the most dependable and strong card, so he is a solid foundation of the team”.
– If he wasn’t an idol, he would have been a counselor because he is a good listener. (DAEBAK SHOW)
– He has the best reactions among the members. (HallyuSG)
– He speaks English, Spanish, Brazilian and Portuguese fluently.
– He and J.Seph are considered the most different on and off stage.
– He started writing lyrics in his freshman year of high school. (FO Squad Kpop)
– He has his own clothing line called “Staydium”.
– He has nicknames of Grasshopper and Big Matt.
– BM’s ideal type is “someone with a healthy mind and soul, a girl who matches well with him”.
– His speciality is rap, urban, hip hop dance.
– His introduction line is, “This is KARD’s KING KARD, BM”.
– He donated $20,000 to the research association of breast cancer using the profit he received from his merch.

Career

– BM is the Main Dancer, Lead Rapper and Sub-Vocalist of KARD.
– In 2011, he appeared in Kpop Star.
– He and J.seph were judges on “Stake K” in the 7th episode.
– He was a guest on the JTBC variety show Shall We Walk Together.
– He was an MC for “After School’.
– He was ranked 47th, 82nd and 71st on TC Candler’s The 100 Most Handsome Faces.
– He participated in “Law Of Jungle” in 2019.
– He was on the cover of Korea Men’s Health in 2019.
– In 2020, he was in Dive Studios variety program HWAITING! Along with Ladies’ Code, Jae of Day6, Peniel of BTOB, Jamie Park and Amber Liu.
– He has also appeared in Rainbow’s “Sunshine”, Goo Hara “Choco Chip Cookies”, AleXa’s “Xtra” MV, Jessi’s “Put it on ya” MV, KARA “Mamma Mi” and Z.SUN who’s also KARD’s choreographer, “I’m On My Way” MV.

Likes & Dislikes

– He loves listening to MONSTA X songs.
– He is a fan of Jason Momoa.
– He enjoys exercising and photography.
– His favorite emoji is the Bomb (💣).
– Some of his favourite artists are Jessi, Day6, Super Junior, Monsta X, and CL.
– He loves wearing beanies.

Food Preferences

– His favorite foods include french Fries, tteokbokki, burgers, hotdog, pasta, gimbap.
– He loves banana pound cake the most.
– He hates cucumbers and pineapple on pizza.
– He eats chicken breasts on tour.
– His one thing to always drink is a protein shake.
– He likes makchang and sweet desserts.
– He can drink 8 eight bottles of Soju.

Personality & Habits

– BM said as a teen, he was always happy, but now he has also experienced people and situations that taught him to keep his guard up.
– He believes that there is no greater pleasure than to remain optimistic and genuine in nature.
– He always has his lip balm on him.
– According to Somin, he is very hard-working.

Celebrity Friends

– He is close with Jae, a former member of Day6, Ashley from Ladies’ Code, Peniel from BTOB, and The Rose’s Woosung.
– He’s close friends with all members of Stray Kids.