BM (비엠) is a South Korean singer and a member of the K-pop Co-Ed group KARD under DSP Media Entertainment. He debuted solo on June 9, 2021, with the single ‘Broke Me‘.
BM (KARD) Profile
| Stage Name | BM (비엠) |
| Birth Name | Matthew Kim |
| Occupation | Rapper, songwriter, producer |
| Birthday | October 20, 1992 |
| Active Years | 2016–present |
| Age | 31 (in 2024) |
| Zodiac Sign | Libra |
| BM (KARD) Facts: | 186 cm (6’2″) |
| Weight | 82.5 kg (181 lbs) |
| Nationality | Korean-American |
| Blood Type | A |
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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.
Personal Life
– BM’s Korean name is Kim Jinseok.
– His stage name stands for Big Matthew.
– He has two siblings.
– His father was always in Brazil, ever since he was a kid to his college days.
– He speaks English, Spanish, Brazilian and Portuguese fluently.
– His card is King.
– His Suit is Clubs.
– His MBTI type is ESFJ-T.
– 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”.
– BM, Ashley from Ladies Code and BTOB’s Peniel have a podcast series together called “Get Real”.
– In his college days, singing and dancing were just a hobby of his.
– His mom is a clothes designer.
– He is the founder of BTC, a running joke between him and the fans, the full form comes to “Big Tiddies Gang”, it has now turned into his merch which supports breast cancer awareness.
– His ideal type is “someone with a healthy mind and soul, a girl who matches well with him”.
– His legal Korean name “Jinseok” wasn’t liked by his grandma so she used to call him Woojin, even BM himself prefers Woojin.
– He has three tattoos that we know of for now.
– He represents “K” in KARD.
– 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.
– 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.
– He always has his lip balm on him.
– He would like to collaborate with Korean rappers like Monsta X‘s Joo Honey and Jay Park.
– He was inspired by Jay Park.
– He wrote his rap part for “Bomb Bomb” 15 minutes after he listened to the track.
– BM has his own clothing line called “Staydium”.
– 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 has nicknames of Grasshopper and Big Matt.
– His speciality is rap, urban, hip hop dance.
– His introduction line is, “This is KARD’s KING KARD, BM”.
Career
– BM is the Main Dancer, Lead Rapper and Sub-Vocalist of KARD.
– He and J.seph were judges on “Stake K” in the 7th episode.
– 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.
– He has advertised for the 2015 Missha ‘More Powerful Missha Viewer 270 Mascara’ and the 2022 Hugo Boss Global Ambassador Selection.
Philanthropy
– He donated $20,000 to the research association of breast cancer using the profit he received from his merch.
Appearances
– He made his appearance on JTBC’s “Shall We Walk Together”, and MBC’s “Video Star”.
– He has also appeared in Rainbow’s “Sunshine”, Goo Hara’s “Choco Chip Cookies”, KARA’s “Mamma Mi” and Z.SUN who’s also KARD’s choreographer, “I’m On My Way” MV’s.
– He was in “Xtra” of AleXa Mv.
– He was also featured on Jessi’s “Put It on Ya”.
Likes & Dislikes
– He loves listening to MONSTA X.
– He likes Jason Momoa.
– He enjoys exercising.
– He likes taking pictures.
– He loves wearing beanies.
Food Preferences
– His favourite food is French Fries.
– Some of his favourite artists are Jessi, Day6, Super Junior, Monsta X, and CL.
– He dislikes 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.
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 of the Stray Kids.
Major Works
– His major works include, Broken Me, Body Movin, and 13IVI.
SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES
Instagram: bigmatthewww
Twitter: _bigmatthewww
TikTok: bigmatthew
Streaming Platform Links
Genie | Spotify | Sound Cloud | Bugs | Melon | Apple Music
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