Kim Youngbin

{{Short description|South Korean singer (born 1993)}}{{Notability|date=April 2025}}{{Infobox person

| name = Youngbin

| image = Kim Young-Bin 2019.png

| caption = Youngbin in 2019

| birth_name = Kim Young-bin

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|11|23}}

| birth_place = Anyang, South Korea

| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|rapper|dancer|actor}}

| years_active = 2016–present

| height_cm = 178

| module = {{Infobox musical artist| embed=yes

| genre = K-pop

| label = FNC

| current_member_of = SF9

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| hangul = %김영빈

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Kim Young-bin (Korean: 김영빈; born November 23, 1993),{{Cite web |date=March 21, 2020 |title=[나는 리더다] 영빈 "SF9, 정말 소중…리더 무게 견뎌야죠"(인터뷰①) |url=https://www.news1.kr/entertain/interview/3878064 |access-date=April 7, 2025 |website=뉴스1 |language=ko}} also known mononymously as Youngbin, is a South Korean singer, rapper, dancer and actor. He is the leader of the South Korean boy band SF9.{{Cite web |last=파이낸셜뉴스 |date=March 21, 2020 |title=[나는 리더다] 영빈 "'굿 가이' 1위 후 눈물…지금이 SF9 터닝포인트"(인터뷰②) |url=https://www.fnnews.com/news/202003210535543883 |access-date=April 8, 2025 |website=파이낸셜뉴스 |language=ko-KR}}

As an actor, he began his career as a supporting role in the interactive web drama Click Your Heart (2016),{{Cite web |date=October 10, 2021 |author=Gigi Yia-Misa |title=7 Must-Watch K-Dramas Starring *SF9* Members |url=https://www.cosmo.ph/entertainment/must-watch-kdramas-starring-sf9-members-a2661-20211010?s=sfana28v2khc56r24nkgv65n2c |access-date=April 7, 2025 |website=Cosmopolitan |language=en-ph}} later played a support character in the drama I Need Romance 3 (2014) and Bubble Up (2022).{{Cite web |last=Maulana |first=Audrie Safira |title=Dibintangi Youngbin SF9, Ini Sinopsis Web Drama 'Bubble Up' |url=https://www.idntimes.com/hype/entertainment/audrie-safira-maulana-2/dibintangi-youngbin-sf9-ini-sinopsis-web-drama-bubble-up |access-date=April 7, 2025 |website=IDN Times |language=id}}{{Cite news |last=세계일보 |work=세계일보 |script-title=ko:"백신 안 맞아도 코로나 안 걸린다" SF9 영빈, 발언 논란 일자 '사과' |url=https://www.segye.com/newsView/20210928503812 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928201342/http://www.segye.com/newsView/20210928503812 |archive-date=September 28, 2021 |access-date=April 7, 2025 |script-work=ko:세계일보 |language=ko |url-status=live }}https://www.news33.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=78555

Career

= 2015-2016: Debut with SF9 =

In 2015, he was a part of a pre-debut team, "Neoz School", under FNC Entertainment as a member of the group called Neoz.{{Cite web |last=Herald |first=Korea |date=August 22, 2016 |title=FNC Entertainment unveils first boy dance group |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/article/1060841 |access-date=April 7, 2025 |website=The Korea Herald |language=en}} In May 2016, he participated as a member of "Neoz Dance" in FNC Entertainment's survival show d.o.b : Dance or Band, competing against Neoz Band (later known as Honeyst). "Neoz Dance" won the competition with 51% of the votes and received the opportunity to debut. He debuted with group SF9 on October 5, 2016, with their debut album Feeling Sensation, featuring their first single "Fanfare".{{Cite web |date=October 5, 2016 |title=Check out SF9, the 'next thing' after F.T. Island and CNBLUE |url=https://www.kpopherald.com/article/1106004 |access-date=April 7, 2025 |website=www.kpopherald.com}}[http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1110503843 "FNC 신인 SF9, 첫 완전체 공개..'풋풋vs감성'"]. Naver (in Korean). Naver. Osen. September 28, 2016. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.

= 2016–2021: Continued group activities and solo endeavors =

Following his debut with SF9 in 2016, Youngbin participated actively in the group's music production and performances. He contributed to lyrics and composition for several SF9 tracks, including "Intro" from Breaking Sensation (2017), "Poetry; 0:00" from Knights of the Sun (2017), and others in albums such as Mamma Mia! (2018), Sensuous (2018), Narcissus (2019), and First Collection (2020).

In 2020, Youngbin made a cameo appearance in the JTBC drama Was It Love? and later took on his first acting lead role in the 2022 web drama Bubble Up, portraying the character Kim Se-woon.{{Cite web |title=SF9's Youngbin to star in web drama 'Bubble Up' |url=https://www.allkpop.com/article/2020/11/sf9s-youngbin-to-make-his-acting-debut-in-web-drama-bubble-up-opposite-kim-so-hee |website=Allkpop |date=November 25, 2020 |access-date=May 30, 2025}}

On December 29, 2020, he launched his personal Instagram account [https://www.instagram.com/yb_dkxh?igsh=MXQ3OGV0NzcxcWgzcA== (@yb_dkxh)], becoming the fifth SF9 member to do so.{{Cite web |title=SF9's Youngbin joins Instagram |url=https://www.allkpop.com/article/2020/12/sf9s-youngbin-is-next-to-join-instagram-with-his-personal-account |website=Allkpop |date=December 29, 2020 |access-date=May 30, 2025}}

= 2022–2023: Military service =

On February 14, 2022, FNC Entertainment announced that Youngbin would enlist for his mandatory military service. He began serving as an active-duty soldier on March 29, 2022, and was assigned to the 27th Infantry Division.{{Cite web |title=FNC announces Youngbin's enlistment date |url=https://www.allkpop.com/article/2022/02/fnc-entertainment-announces-official-enlistment-date-for-sf9s-youngbin |website=Allkpop |date=February 14, 2022 |access-date=May 30, 2025}} He was discharged on September 28, 2023.

= 2024–present: Return and fan events =

After completing his military service, Youngbin resumed group activities with SF9. On January 8, 2024, SF9 released their thirteenth extended play, Sequence, with the title track "Bibora". This comeback marked the group's first album after Rowoon’s departure.{{Cite web |title=SF9 makes first comeback as 8 members with 'Sequence' |url=https://www.allkpop.com/article/2024/01/sf9-makes-first-comeback-since-rowoons-departure-with-8th-member-ep-sequence |website=Allkpop |date=January 8, 2024 |access-date=May 30, 2025}}

To commemorate his birthday, Youngbin held his first solo fan meeting titled Bohemian on November 23, 2024, at the Baekam Art Hall in Seoul. The event sold out within one minute of ticket release, signaling his strong popularity and continued support from fans.{{Cite web |title=SF9’s Youngbin sells out solo fan meeting in one minute |url=https://www.allkpop.com/article/2024/10/youngbin-of-sf9-sells-out-first-solo-fan-meeting-bohemian-in-one-minute |website=Allkpop |date=October 15, 2024 |access-date=May 30, 2025}}

Personal life

On March 29, 2022, Youngbin began his mandatory military service.{{Cite web |date=February 14, 2022 |title=SF9 영빈, 3월 29일 육군 현역 입대 |url=https://www.mk.co.kr/news/musics/10218491 |access-date=April 7, 2025 |website=스타투데이 |language=ko}} He completed his service on September 28, 2023.{{Cite web |title=네이버 엔터 |url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/382/0000961176?cluid=enter_202202141820_00000003 |access-date=April 7, 2025 |website=m.entertain.naver.com}}

Discography

= Singles =

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!Song

!Year

!Album

"On And On"{{Cn|date=April 2025}}
{{Small|(With Inseong)}}

|2021

|Rumination

Filmography

= Television series =

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!Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

!Ref

2020

|Was It Love?

|Youngbin

|SF9 cameo (Ep.6)

|{{Cn|date=April 2025}}

= Web series =

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!Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

!Ref

2016

|Click Your Heart

|Youngbin

|SF9 debut drama

|{{Cite web |date=October 10, 2021 |author=Gigi Yia-Misa |title=7 Must-Watch K-Dramas Starring *SF9* Members |url=https://id.summitmedia.com.ph/?d=https://www.cosmo.ph/entertainment/must-watch-kdramas-starring-sf9-members-a2661-20211010 |access-date=April 7, 2025 |website=Cosmopolitan |language=en-ph}}

2022

|Bubble Up!

|Kim Se-woon

|Main role

|{{Cn|date=April 2025}}