The group has released three full-length albums in addition to several mini albums and singles. U-KISS released their first single, 'New Generation', on the 3rd of September 2008. The single includes the hit song '어리지 않아 (Not Young)'. Their first full length album, Only One, was released on February 3, 2010.
On February 23, 2011, it was revealed that Alexander and Kibum will be leaving the group by decision of the company and they would be replaced by two new members. The two members were announced as AJ and Hoon and they made their debut in the group with the single 0330.
CURRENT MEMBERS
Shin Soohyun (신수현)
Stage Name: Soohyun
Birth date: March 11, 1989
Talents/Interests: singing, dancing, playing piano, soccer, R&B music
- He is the leader of the group and the oldest member. He is U-KISS's "power vocal" and tries to take good care of his voice by practicing his vocals often.
Yeo Hoonmin (여훈민)
Stage Name: Hoon
Birthdate: 16 August, 1991
Talents/Interests: Taekwondo, Exercising, Piano, Singing
- Joined U-KISS in March 2011 before their '0330' promotions. He was a former Taekwondo athlete. Appeared in SBS's "Athena" as a bodygaurd to the president. Theater Major in Dongguk University. Released a single under his real name in 2009.
Kim Kyoungjae / Ellison Kim (김경재)
Stage Name: Eli
Birth date: March 13, 1991
Talents/Interests: Rapping, Acting, Taekwondo, Kung Fu, English, Mandarin, Watching movies
- One of the American members. He was born in California but grew up in Washington D.C., so he's fluent in English. At 15, he moved alone to China to pursue acting, where he also picked up conversational Mandarin. Nicknamed "Pigeon" by his members because of his funny pigeon imitation.
Lee Kiseop (이기섭)
Stage Name: Kiseop
Birth date: January 17, 1991
Talents/Interests: Dancing, Acting, Playing piano, Taekwondo, Ulzzang
- He became a member of U-KISS in 2009 right before their 만만하니 promotions. He is a former ulzzang that likes to share selcas of himself very often. Can be awkward and quirky, sometimes referred to as the "4D" member.
Alexander Lee Eusebio (알렉산더) - (Former member)
Stage Name: Xander
Birth date: July 29, 1988
Talents/Interests: English, Korean, Chinese (Cantonese & Mandarin), Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Rap
- He can speak 7 different languages at varying degrees of fluency. He was the oldest and tallest member of the group. Sometimes referred to as the "umma" of the group for his nagging and nurturing tendencies.
FORMER MEMBERS
Collectively, the members speak four different languages - Korean, English, Mandarin, and Japanese.
Kim Kibum (김기범) - Allen (Former member)
Stage Name: Kibum
Birth date: December 29, 1990
Talents: Composing Music, Poppin' Dance, Japanese, Piano, Singing
- He is the younger brother of SS501's Hyungjun, he's a former member of Xing. He formerly lived in Australia with Hyungjun.
Shin Dongho (신동호)
Stage Name: Dongho
Birth date: June 29, 1994
Talents/Interests: Golf, Baseball, Drums, Mandarin, Soccer, Knitting, Acting
- He was the maknae (youngest) of the group. He lived in Beijing for a period, so he can speak Mandarin. He has been on several variety programs and TV shows, which has helped boost U-KISS's popularity.
Kim Jaeseop (김재섭)
Stage Name: AJ
Birthdate: 4 June,1991
Talents/Interests: Composing, Writing, Studying, Rap, English
- Joined U-KISS in March 2011 before their '0330' promotions. Former maknae of boy group "PARAN", he was the rapper. He was accepted to Columbia University in New York, but has taken a leave from college as he was abruptly taken in as a U-KISS member. However, he did spend a semester at Columbia from August 2012 until January 2013 studying Psychology. He also has written a few of U-KISS's songs ("Believe," "Amazing," and most recently, "Party All the Time").
Woo Sunghyun / Kevin Woo (우성현)
Stage Name: Kevin
Birth date: November 25, 1991
Talents/Interests: Singing, Playing guitar, Playing piano, Girl group dances, English
- U-KISS's other American member. He was born and raised in California, so he's also fluent in English. Along with Kibum, he is also a former member of Xing. The members refer to him as the sister or daughter of the group for his pretty face and more feminine aura.
Lee Junyoung
Stage Name: Jun
Birthdate: 22 January, 1997
Talents: singing, acting, dancing, rapper
- Joined U-KISS in 2014 with Quit Playing. Become popular as actor "Lee Junyoung": Avengers Social Club (2017), Goodbye To Goodbye (2018), Class of Lies (2019), Good Casting (2020). He was the winner of the reality The Unit and debuted in the group's program UNB (2018-2019).
Round and Round
U-KISS Lyrics
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어느새 두시 반 잠들지 못해 난
어김없이 네 생각 오늘도 뒤척이게 돼
가끔 좀 아득해
친구라는 우리 사이가
그마저 망칠까
네 주위만 헤매듯 맴돌아
오늘도 난 waste my time
네 사진을 보고 또 봐
다 쓸데없는 짓
더 다가가지 못한 채
너를 공전하는 중 ah
내 사계절은 너로 피고 진다
내 낮과 밤을 전부 너로 채운다 (yeah, yeah)
늘 같은 궤도 너는 나의 태양 (oh)
잠 못 드는 밤 계속 제자리만 맴돌아
Going round and going round and round
네 생각만 맴돌아
Going round and going round and round
너의 곁을 맴돌아
Going round and going round and round
제자리만 맴돌아
Going round and going round and round
You don't know I need ya
늘 같은 이 거리는
좁힐 수 없는 너와 내 간격
어느새 익숙해진 distance
내 자신을 탓해 (바보 같은 나)
가까워지려다 추락해버릴까
뒷걸음치다간 점이 될까
꼬리에 꼬릴 무는 생각들이
나를 괴롭혀 이젠 익숙해 yeah
내 사계절은 너로 피고 진다 (I don't know why)
내 낮과 밤을 전부 너로 채운다 (yeah, yeah)
늘 같은 궤도 너는 나의 태양
잠 못 드는 밤 계속 제자리만 맴돌아 (you don't know I need ya)
Going round and going round and round
네 생각만 맴돌아
Going round and going round and round
너의 곁을 맴돌아
(Ooh uh, ooh uh)
You don't know I need ya
(Ooh uh, ooh uh)
You don't know I need ya (ooh, uh, ooh, uh) oh, oh
까맣게 타버린 대도
단 한 번만 널 안고 싶어 (you don't know I need ya)
(Ooh uh) 내 중심은 바로 너야 yeah
Going round and going round and round
네 생각만 맴돌아
Going round and going round and round (ooh)
너의 곁을 맴돌아
Going round and going round and round (계속 제자리만 맴돌아)
제자리만 맴돌아
Going round and going round and round (ah)
You don't know I need ya
The song Round and Round by U-KISS is about a person who cannot stop thinking about their friend and is stuck in a cycle of unrequited love. The lyrics express how the singer's thoughts revolve around their friend, and they cannot escape this endless loop. The song talks about how the singer spends all their time thinking about their friend, looking at their photos, and cannot move on from their feelings. The singer feels foolish for being unable to bridge the gap between them and their friend but cannot stay away from them either.
The lyrics portray a sense of helplessness and being trapped in one's own thoughts, unable to break free. The song's chorus emphasizes this by repeatedly saying, "Going round and going round and round, you don't know I need ya." The singer cannot break free from their cycle of thinking and cannot express their feelings to their friend.
Overall, the lyrics of Round and Round by U-KISS are emotional and speak to the heart of anyone who has been in a situation where they cannot escape their own thoughts and feelings.
Line by Line Meaning
어느새 두시 반 잠들지 못해 난
I can't sleep at half past two in the morning
어김없이 네 생각 오늘도 뒤척이게 돼
I'm always restless because of thoughts of you
가끔 좀 아득해
Sometimes it feels distant
친구라는 우리 사이가
Our relationship as friends
그마저 망칠까
Is it going to ruin as well?
네 주위만 헤매듯 맴돌아
I wander around like I'm lost around you
오늘도 난 waste my time
Today I'm wasting my time
네 사진을 보고 또 봐
I look at your pictures again and again
다 쓸데없는 짓
Doing all these useless things
더 다가가지 못한 채
I can't get any closer
너를 공전하는 중 ah
I'm orbiting around you
내 사계절은 너로 피고 진다
My four seasons bloom and wither because of you
내 낮과 밤을 전부 너로 채운다 (yeah, yeah)
You fill my day and night (yeah, yeah)
늘 같은 궤도 너는 나의 태양 (oh)
You are my sun in the same orbit
잠 못 드는 밤 계속 제자리만 맴돌아
I keep circling around in my sleepless nights
Going round and going round and round
Going round and round and round
네 생각만 맴돌아
Only your thoughts are circling around
너의 곁을 맴돌아
I circle around you
제자리만 맴돌아
I'm just going round and round
You don't know I need ya
You don't know I need you
늘 같은 이 거리는
This distance is always the same
좁힐 수 없는 너와 내 간격
The gap between you and me that can't be closed
어느새 익숙해진 distance
A familiar distance
내 자신을 탓해 (바보 같은 나)
I blame myself (like a fool)
가까워지려다 추락해버릴까
Will we crash as we get closer?
뒷걸음치다간 점이 될까
Will we end up with regrets?
꼬리에 꼬릴 무는 생각들이
These thoughts that are going around in circles
나를 괴롭혀 이젠 익숙해 yeah
They torment me, I'm used to it now, yeah
까맣게 타버린 대도
Even if it burns to ash
단 한 번만 널 안고 싶어 (you don't know I need ya)
I just want to hold you once (you don't know I need ya)
내 중심은 바로 너야 yeah
You are my center, yeah
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Seong Cheol Jong, Eun Sook Min, Yeon Joo Lee, San Yun, Shaquille Rayes, Ji Eun Jeon, Son Jong Hwang, Jeong Mi Kim
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@ellebazi7088
The song that turned me into kpop fan until now. Huhuhuh. Its been 10 yrs alr!!! 😭
@natashasmith2406
Ive also been a kpopper for 10 years
@erikamaetobias612
8yrs is me im fan of ukiss and exo
@gisellelacson7339
Sameeeeeee 😭
@sarahsarita7602
Same omg
@nicolettepapna272
u kiss is one of my fave Band ever since I was in elementary, now Im a second year college💓 time fly so fast 🙈
Annyeong 2020
@u-kisslover9921
Who you faverite member of u kiss
@jannephiagaming7880
me too im highschool back then now im an adult
@u-kisslover9921
@@jannephiagaming7880 that mean you know u kiss from long time
@einsleyharriot1294
Philippine television led me to believe that this is the best kpop group at the time.. i eventually found out they aren't that popular years later lmao