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Kim Bu-yong

김부용

  • Solo · Male
  • Dance
  • Debuted 1995
  • On hiatus
Debut
1995
Birthday
06.061976
Genre
Dance

Basic info

Kim Bu-yong is a dance singer who debuted in 1995. His signature song is 〈풍요속의 빈곤〉 (1996).

Debut
1995 · Debut song 돌아보면
Birthday
June 6, 1976
Years active
1995–
Meaning of the Name
His real name is Kim Hyun-yong, and Kim Bu-yong is his stage name.
Genre
Dance
Real name
김현용
Debut reference
Listed by debut year rather than idol generation.

걸어온 길

He attended Anyang Arts High School and the Department of Broadcasting and Entertainment at Seoul Institute of the Arts.

He debuted in 1995 with 〈돌아보면〉 from his first album 《Friend and Dream》.

〈풍요속의 빈곤〉, the title track of his second album in 1996, became very popular. In 1998 he released his third album 《A Better Tomorrow》.

He released a digital single in 2010. From 2017 he was a fixed cast member of SBS's 〈Burning Youth〉.

Signature songs

  1. 풍요속의 빈곤 1996 YouTube Spotify

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Key releases

  1. 1995 Friend and Dream1st studio albumIncludes 〈돌아보면〉
  2. 1996 CHANCE2nd studio albumIncludes 〈풍요속의 빈곤〉
  3. 1998 A Better Tomorrow3rd studio albumIncludes 〈그녀의 부모님께〉

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Key records and stories

  • He debuted in 1995 with his first album 《Friend and Dream》.
  • 〈풍요속의 빈곤〉 from his second album 《CHANCE》 was a hit in 1996.
  • On JTBC's 〈Sugar Man〉 in 2015, INFINITE's Sunggyu and Kyungri performed a new version of 〈풍요속의 빈곤〉.
  • From 2017 he was a fixed cast member of SBS's 〈Burning Youth〉.
  • Lee Sun-jung of Mambo Girl performed on stage with him for 〈풍요속의 빈곤〉.
  • On SBS's 〈Burning Youth〉 in 2019 he reunited with Choi Jae-hoon after about 20 years.

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