Eli Kim
Eli Kim was born in Los Angeles, California, United States on March 13th, 1991 and is the Rapper. At the age of 33, Eli Kim biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, songs, and networth are available.
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Ellison Kyoung-jae Kim (born March 13, 1991), also known as Eli, is a Korean American singer, songwriter, and actor.
He is a former member of the South Korean boy band U-KISS.
He was a rapper in the group and was one of the group's English-speaking members, as well as former U-KISS member Kevin Woo.
Early life
Eli was born in Los Angeles, California, to Korean parents. He spent the bulk of his life in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Minah, his younger sister, and Hannah, his older sister. In Virginia, he attended Ni River Middle School and Riverbend High School. He went alone to Beijing, China, at 15 years old, pursuing his studies and learning Mandarin. He worked in Taekwondo and Kung Fu for 12 years, giving him the opportunity to appear in a Chinese film as an extra. He is fluent in English, Korean, and Mandarin.
Personal life
Eli was wounded during a rehearsal on April 18, 2011. He fractured his right hand and underwent surgery. Eli was unable to perform, according to the hospital, and he was able to perform with a cast on his right arm.
Eli revealed on instagram on December 4, 2015 that he had been married for more than a year, since June 5, 2014, and he had been dating his wife, who is a model 11 years his senior, for five years. They also announced that they were expecting a baby. Soohyun and Kevin, his coworkers, took to Twitter to inform the fans of Eli's marriage news. A statement from NH Media, a U-KISS company, on December 6, 2015, to answer some concerns. Eli's marriage will not have an effect on his work with U.KISS, according to his manager, who said that his appearances would continue filming his Chinese drama and asked fans to refrain from posting hate remarks as soon as fatherhood. Michael Min-soo Kim, Eli's son, was born on June 8, 2016.
On August 30, 2016, Eli revealed his wife, Ji Yeon-soo, to the public on MBC Every1's Video Star. Eli revealed himself as a husband and father by attending reality show, KBS' Mr. House Husband, with his partner, Ji Yeon-soo, and their son, Michael Min-soo Kim.
Eli announced his divorce from Ji in November 2020, with Michael staying with his mother while remaining in the United States.
Music career
Eli is the fourth member of the Korean boy band U-KISS, which was founded by NH Media Entertainment in 2008. They were first introduced in Atamix, Japan, alongside other Korean boy bands, such as Paran. They also debuted in South Korea days later.
On April 27, 2011, Eli and Kevin enjoyed a special street date with their Hong Kong fans for their show Star Date with U-KISS in Hong Kong's special edition. Binggrae, which aims to bring the fans of all around the world to Hallyu actors in order to foster cultural exchanges, sponsored this event. On May 3, Arirang TV carried the special.
Eli's deal with NH Media had ended on May 16, 2019, and he had decided not to renew it together with fellow U-KISS member Kiseop.
Eli was one of the hosts of Raising Idol, as well as MBLAQ's Thunder and Shinee's Key. On December 24, 2010, he appeared on MBC's We Are Dating, where he displayed his Casanova version of being a man. He and fellow U-KISS members, Alexander and Kevin, also hosted the segment "All About You" on Arirang TV's Pops in Seoul. In addition to acting as an MC in the program Fusion with Park Myung-soo under MBC, which premiered on April 1.
Eli and NS Yoon-G were selected in November 2012 to host a new weekly English show, K-pop Tasty Road on Olive TV (and Mnet in the United States and other countries). Fans of K-pop have a glimpse of where Hallyu celebrities eat, play, study, and shop. On November 10, the first episode was broadcast on television.
Acting career
Eli and fellow actor Kibum began their acting career in a Thai-Korean drama, Autumn Destiny, with Thai actor Mario Maurer in January 2010. Since they could not speak Thai, Eli and Kibum's voices were dismissed.
In 2011, Eli and fellow MBC students Dongho and Kiseop were cast in the MBC sitcom titled Real School. The trio debuted as part of a 40-episode sequence, turning into high school students who live in a "English Village" in an attempt to combat and overcome their fear of speaking English.
In a Chinese translation of The Korean drama Full House, Eli was cast as the male lead in October 2014.