Kim Bo-hyung

2008–2017: Debut in Spica, solo debut

Starting in 2008, Kim was a trainee at YG Entertainment for two years. She trained with the 2NE1 members and was considered for the group, but ultimately did not debut with them.^[1] In 2012, she made her debut as a member of Spica under B2M Entertainment, the agency of Lee Hyori, with the single "Doggedly" released on January 10.^[2] Kim made her solo debut in October 2013 with "Crazy Girl"; Lee participated in its composition and production.^[3] Kim appeared on Mnet's 100 Seconds War in 2014, becoming the second winner of the program following Kim Kyung-ho.^[4] She made her debut in the Spica subunit Spica.S (Spica Special) with "Give Your Love" in September.^[5][6] In 2015, Kim featured on "Can't Sleep" by rapper Flowsik.^[7]

In 2016, Kim released the main theme song "Our Story" for the series Piped Piper,^[8] as well as "Miss You" for the soundtrack of The Royal Gambler.^[9] She also appeared on King of Mask Singer as Space Agent Number Seven and competed to become the 26th Generation Mask King; she reached the final.^[10] Later that year Kim appeared on JTBC's Girl Spirit, winning the contest program and receiving a new car.^[11] The program highlighted twelve female idol vocalists from lesser-known groups. While on the program, she collaborated with Flowsik.^[12] In November, she released "Today" for the soundtrack of the series The K2.^[13] Later that month she was confirmed to be a cast member of Cross Country, where the cast drives to California and communicates with foreign artists through music. The show began broadcasting in February 2017.^[14] She also participated in the soundtrack for the series with cast members Park Ye-eun, Suran, and Kang Han-na.^[15] CJ E&M announced Spica's disbandment on February 6, 2017.^[16]

2018–present: Debut in Keembo, Broadway debut

In 2018, Kim released two singles: "Flash Me" and "Because of You".^[17][18] On February 27, 2019, she released the single "Howl Howl" as the single album A Bird Flutters Away. "Howl Howl" depicts the journey of a baby bird learning how to fly.^[19] In June, she released the song "Stay" for the soundtrack of the series Abyss.^[20] "Beautiful" was released as a single in July.^[21] In December, she released "In My Shadow" for Black Dog: Being A Teacher.^[22]

In 2020, Kim and fellow former Spica member Kim Bo-a formed the duo Keembo, named for the two shared syllables of their names. They made their debut under Ara-Line on April 10 with the single "Thank You, Anyway".^[23][24] On June 1, she released "Like the Stars and the Moon" for Born Again.^[25]

In 2021, she featured on "Arkanoid" by Kim Jung Woo of the band Toxic. The song is named for the video game Arkanoid, and features 8-bit synth and drums.^[26]

Kim made her Broadway debut in the musical KPOP in 2022. Among several K-pop idols in the cast, Kim portrayed Tiny of the fictional K-pop girl group Rtmis.^[27][28] The musical made its Broadway debut at Circle in the Square Theatre, and closed two weeks into its run.^[29] Kim, with the stage name Ru.B, joined the hip-hop group Uptown under T Cask as a guest vocalist for their 25th anniversary best-of album Back II Analog in December 2023.^[30][31]

Singles

Songwriting credits

All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association unless stated otherwise.^[36]

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Year	Artist	Song	Album	Lyrics	Music
				Credited	Credited
2012	Spica	"Diary"	Russian Roulette
		"That Night"	Lonely
2017	Kim Bo-hyung	"Like a Child"	Cross Country OST Part.2
	Ha:tfelt, Suran, Kim Bo-hyung	"Cross Country"	Cross Country OST Part.4
2018	Kim Bo-hyung	"Flash Me"	—N/a
		"Because of You"	—N/a
2019		"Howl Howl"	A Bird Flutters Away
		"Beautiful"	—N/a
2020	Keembo	"Thank You Anyway"	Scandalous
		"Scandalous"
		"99 (Gu Gu)"	99 (Gu Gu)
		"Cloud 9"
		"Scene"	—N/a
2021		"Love Me 4 Me"	—N/a
		"Inside"	Scandal
		"Voodoo"
		"Reflection"
		"Whatever"	—N/a

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