About K.A.R.D
KARD Member Ages
KARD Age Ranking
Ranked from oldest to youngest.
| Member | Birthday | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 1. J.Seph | Jun 21, 1992 | 30 years old |
| 2. BM | Oct 20, 1992 | 30 years old |
| 3. Somin | Aug 22, 1996 | 26 years old |
| 4. Jiwoo | Oct 04, 1996 | 26 years old |
KARD Member Heights
KARD Height Ranking
Ranked from tallest to shortest.
| Member | Height |
|---|---|
| 1. BM | 1.86 m (6’1″) |
| 2. J.Seph | 1.78 m (5’10”) |
| 3. Jiwoo | 1.65 m (5’5″) |
| 4. Somin | 1.63 m (5’4″) |
Positions
1. J.Seph: main rapper, lead dancer, vocalist
2. BM: main dancer, lead rapper, vocalist
3. Somin: main vocalist, dancer, visual
4. Jiwoo: main dancer, lead vocalist, rapper, maknae
Fun Facts and Trivia
- KARD does not have an official leader.
- The oldest member of K.A.R.D is Kim Tae Hyung (born Jun 21, 1992).
- The youngest member (maknae) of K.A.R.D is Jeon Ji Woo (born Oct 4, 1996).
- The tallest member of KARD is Kim Matthew, better known as BM, with a height of 186 cm (6’1”).
- The shortest member of KARD is Jeon Somin with a height of 163 cm (5’4”).
Facts
- So Min was a member of the groups Puretty and APRIL of the same company, being the leader of the last mentioned. She was also a finalist in the KARA Project program.
- DSP Media stated that K.A.R.D would have a total of three pre-debut projects, which will see different hidden members (collaborations) so KARA’s Heo Young Ji will be promoting as a hidden member in a near future project.
- It was believed that each project would have a new member joining the group, with Heo Young Ji being the first, but it was later clarified that they would only be collaborations and that it would not always be one new collaboration per project.
- Each member represents a card:
- BM ([K]ing)
- J.Seph ([A]ce)
- Somin (Black Joke[R])
- Jiwoo (Color Joke[R])
- Without having officially debuted, the pre-debut song “Oh NaNa” entered the Top 3 of iTunes US K-Pop being only surpassed by BIGBANG.
- His MV “Don’t Recall” achieved two million views, after twenty-four hours of being posted on YouTube.
- The pre-debut song “Don’t Recall” entered the Top 1 of Kpop iTunes US beating groups like Red Velvet.
- On March 20 and 23 it was announced that the group would tour the United States and Brazil for the first time.
- Tickets for his ‘Wild KARD’ Tour in Brazil sold out in less than 10 minutes causing fans to call for more events to be added.
- They have appeared four times on the YouTube channel ZANY TV reacting to Latin American music videos and dancing the choreography to “Onda Onda” on March 11, 2017.
- KARD has been chosen as global ambassadors for LG Electronics’ G6 smartphone. The mixed group is being recognized for their potential despite not having made their official debut yet. All of KARD’s future content, from their third project “RUMOR,” will be created and distributed as a collaboration for LG’s G6. An LG representative stated, “We decided to select KARD as international ambassadors because they have a solid foundation that allows them to create music and give sophisticated performances and we believe that each member’s unlimited potential that shines their individual charms fits perfectly with the brand and image of the G6.”
- On April 21 it was announced that KARD will perform a concert in Mexico City on June 17 at the Lunario del Auditorio Nacional at 8:00 pm.
- On April 23 in America (April 24 in Korea), the music video “Rumor” was released and in its first hour reached 235K views and approximately 21K comments, while hashtag #KARDrumor became trending in less than an hour.
- They appeared on the well-known youtuber “JREKML” channel on May 9, 2017. He interviewed them on the occasion of his US tour.
- The company in charge of his tours “SubKulture Ent.” announced via its Twitter account on July 7 that five dates will be added in five U.S. cities from August through September as part of the “WILD KARD” 2017 The 1st Tour in America Pt.2. This second part of tour will be given when KARD has made his official debut, tour that will be part of his debut.
- It was reported that the dots in the name of the group will be removed, changing from K.A.R.D to KARD, to facilitate the search on the Internet.
- On July 15, 2017, new dates were announced for WILD KARD TOUR in South America Pt.2. It will be held in Argentina, Peru and Chile. They are also the first K-Pop group to perform concerts outside the capital of Chile, going to places like Valparaiso, La Serena and Concepción.
- In the early morning of July 19 in America (July 20 in Korea), the MV “Hello Hello” was released on 2 YouTube channels, their official channel KARD and 1theK, and both videos have accumulated a total of 3.8 million views in 24 hours. This makes “Hello Hello” the most viewed debut K-pop MV in its first 24 hours, breaking the record of 3.3 million set by Black Pink. Meanwhile the hashtag #KARDHelloHelloHello trended on Twitter before the video was aired.
- They made their live debut on Mnet’s music show M!Countdown on episode 533 on July 20, 2017 with “Hello Hello” and with “Don’t Recall” as the second song.
- The group was named “Seoul Global Ambassador 2017.”
- Their first concert in Madrid on September 5, 2017 sold out in just 1 minute, although most of the tickets were sold in presale.
- On November 25, 2017, she appeared in a video of Nalu (Latina Saram) in which they imitated Tumblr photos. In the same video BM spoke in Spanish for her fans.
- For Super Junior’s Korean promotions of “I’m Sorry”. Somin and Jiwoo joined them in an all-Korean version. While the version of the song was not included in the physical album, it was released as a special song on various music websites on the same day as the repackaged album “Replay”.
- In appreciation for Super Junior’s promotional opportunity and the care the Fanclub took with the KARD members, the head fan cafes expressed a letter of thanks for the support and bonding that took place during the promotions: “As KARD fans, we never imagined that legends like Super Junior would give KARD a chance to collaborate and shine alongside them on stage. Words fall short in praise for the respect and support given to our girls by the members of Super Junior. It is an accomplishment for a rookie group to collaborate with an Artist who has made a name for himself in the industry. Somin and Jiwoo could not have done it without the support, love and encouragement from Super Junior and ELF in every step of the presentation. We, Hiddens, could not be more proud of our girls and that they were able to live up to expectations and more. Our gratitude may not come close to matching the support Super Junior and ELF gave KARD this week. If words are anything to go by, know that Hidden will be grateful to Super Junior and what gentlemen they are for a long time to come.”
- On episode 8 of the 5th season of the program “A Song For You” hosted by Ryeowook (Super Junior), Jiwoo commented that the song “Trust Me” is two separate songs, one is sung by BM & Somin and the other by Jiwoo & J.Seph, but they are unified. We can find in the mini album YOU & ME the 3 versions.
- On June 24, 2018, a new “WILD KARD” Latin American Tour was announced for the month of September; this time including for the first time dates in Colombia and previously visited countries such as Mexico, Chile and Argentina.
- On July 11th, after the ticket sales for the next “Wild KARD” tour in Latin America started, it was announced from KARD’s official Facebook group that Bolivia would be included with a date of September 19th at the Coliseo Don Bosco, in La Paz.
- On March 27, 2019, they made their comeback with their first digital single Bomb Bomb Bomb. KARD also topped the iTunes charts with their first digital single “Bomb Bomb Bomb,” which was released on March 27. They topped the iTunes K-pop singles chart in a total of 21 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Brazil, Mexico, France, Spain, Russia, Canada, Chile and others.
