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Source: Tower Records
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Title: The long-awaited Japan solo debut of Allen Kibum
First press release will come with a poster as a present!

Formerly a member of XING (vocal, rap) and took on the position of former group leader in U-Kiss (vocal, rap), in 2011 he started his solo activities in Japan: variety show, musical, drama appearance, as well as MC. Well-known in South Korea as the younger brother of SS501 Kim Hyungjoon (Maknae), Allen Kibum is making his long-awaited Japan solo debut! The single, which he had worked on the lyrics and song composition, is released.

Track list:
1. Dream
2. Make It
3. Dream (inst.)
4. Make It (inst.)

Profile:
Born: 29 Dec 1990     Birth place: South Korea
On February 23, 2011, it was announced that he had been withdrawn from U-Kiss and had left the agency. On September 10, for his first activity in Japan after going solo, he became the MC at KPOP Festival exhibition held in Sakurajima; without the help of an interpreter, he did the whole emceeing in Japanese, exhibiting his outstanding language ability. He was chosen to be one of the main cast of musical 'Kizuna~ Shounen yo, Daisho wo Idake!~' (Bond~ Boys, be Ambitious!~) held under the sponsorship of TBS from October 20-25 at New National Theatre Tokyo, throughout which, using Japanese in entirety, he acted the role of Allen, a transfer student from South Korea; thus, showing that in addition to singing and dancing, he was also an outstanding performer.There were many news coverage of the musical by '韓Fun' (Kan fun), '韓流ぴあ' (Hanryu pia), 'K-BOOM', 'K-ING', 'SIA' and other major Korean magazines as well as newspapers. On December 29, it was the first time ever for a Hallyu star to hold a premium live at Billboard Live TOKYO in Tokyo Midtown, which holds a global standard of selection of nation-wide and international top-notch artists. In front of many fans, he performed his new song, which he himself had worked on the lyrics and song composition, as well as his well-executed dance. He was basking in the numerous cheers. The live ended with a great success.
On January 5, 2012, he was introduced as a representative of Korean idols and made an appearance as Guest Diet Support in 'Beauty Colloseum: female artists earnest diet SP'  which was broadcast on Fuji TV; he was recognized by many. He appeared  as regular MC every Friday in 'MADE IN BS JAPAN Asia Love' which aired on TV Tokyo. On February 22, he made an appearance with his role as a Korean idol in TV Tokyo late-night drama 'Lonely Gourmet'. As an artist, he has the feel of the new potential .



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