Kim Bum

Kim Bum reads to me as more than a soft-featured heartthrob; he is a performer steadily expanding his range. Boys Over Flowers made him famous as So Yi-jung, but rather than coast, he chose darker, smarter roles, the half-blood gumiho in Tale of the Nine Tailed and the sharp law student in Law School. A Chung-Ang University graduate, he carries a grounded discipline that shows in his choices. I respect actors who treat early fame as a starting line rather than a destination, and I am genuinely curious to see the weightier, more textured work his thirties and forties can bring.

Name (English)

Kim Bum

Name (Japanese)

キム・ボム

Reading

きむ・ぼむ

Born

July 7, 1989 (age 37)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Snake

Origin

Seoul, South Korea

Occupation

model / film actor / actor / singer / television actor

High school

Kyungbock High School

University

Chung-Ang University

• Official sitehttps://www.starship-ent.com/profile/artists/kimbeom.php
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kim_bum/
• Xhttps://x.com/actorkimbeom
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%20Bum
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9C%E3%83%A0
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q496324

Tags

• model
• film actor
• actor

Last updated

2026-06-17

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