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김범수 (Kim Bum Soo), born January 26, 1979, is a South Korean R&B and soul singer famous for his smooth vocals and emotive ballads.
Particularly, he is noted for the song 보고싶다 (Bo go ship da), the title of which means ‘I miss you’ in English. This song became the theme song of Korean drama 천국의 계단 (Stairway to Heaven).

Kim Bum Soo is the first Korean artist to make a mark on the North American music charts, with his song ‘Hello Goodbye Hello’ making the US Billboard chart in 2003.

Soo decided upon pursuing a music career at the age of 20, inspired and encouraged after singing with the local church choir throughout his youth.

At Seoul Institute of the Arts, Joongbu University, he majored in music. Shortly after graduating, Soo attended an audition, where he landed a recording contract with the label ‘Team Entertainment’. Subsequently, his debut album was not released for another two years.

Prior to ‘Bo go ship da’, another of Soo’s songs, ‘Promise’, from the album of the same name, had also been used for the popular MBC drama, ‘Watch and Watch Again’. (1999) establishing Soo’s staple image as a ballad singer. Critic and writer Catherine Chan recals the feeling surrounding the song as a, ‘sentimental lovers’ favorite’, describing how the song ‘had all the ingredients - a tender voice, lovely melody and dreamy lyrics.’ (source: http://www.koreahkfriendship.org)

Soo’s most recent album, ‘Remember Kim Bum Soo 5th & So Long…’ (2003) was so titled as a reference to the fact that Soo released it right before he was about to start his two-year compulsory military service. This is in accordance with Korean law.
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