Kim Bum-soo discography

Kim Bum-soo is a South Korean singer, regarded as one of the country's best vocalists. His discography consists of nine studio albums, one compilation album, two remake albums, and thirty four singles. He debuted in 1999 with the album A Promise and in 2001, became the first Korean to chart on the Billboard's Hot Singles Sales chart.[1][2] He is best known for the single "I Miss You" which was released in December 2002 and has sold 2,500,000 copies on Gaon.[3] Its parent album is also his most successful album to date, selling more than 170,000 copies in South Korea where it also peaked at number 6 on the Recording Industry Association of Korea's (RIAK) Monthly Album Sales chart.

Kim Bum-soo discography
Studio albums9
Compilation albums1
Singles34
Remake albums2

After releasing his fifth album So Long..., Kim enlisted in the army to serve his mandatory military service.[4] He returned in 2008 with the album Kim Bum Soo Vol. 6. In 2011, his popularity rose after appearing on the singing competition show I Am a Singer in which he was rewarded a "meritorious graduation" by the show after winning seven consecutive times.[5][6] All of his covers from the show charted well, with his version of Lee So-ra's "Please" (제발) reaching 2.8 million copies sold on Gaon. His single "Last Love" (끝사랑) from his album Solista Part 2 was also a commercial success, selling over 2,500,000 copies on Gaon.[3] He has since released moderately successful albums and singles as the lead artist and as a featured artist and singles for various films' and television series' soundtracks. He has also collaborated with a number of artists, most notably for the single "Different" (달라) with Girls' Generation member Taeyeon which peaked at number 2 on the Gaon Digital Chart and the singles "Person, Love (사람, 사랑)" and "White Winter (하얀 겨울)" with Lena Park which charted at number 6 and 7 on the Gaon Digital Chart respectively.

Albums edit

Studio albums edit

List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
(RIAK)
[7]
KOR
(Circle)

[8]
A Promise
  • Released: March 2, 1999
  • Label: Team Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, cassette
36
Remember
  • Released: November 7, 2000
  • Label: Team Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, cassette
27
I Miss You (보고 싶다)
  • Released: December 17, 2002
  • Label: Team Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, cassette
6 5
The 4th Episode
  • Released: April 20, 2004
  • Label: Team Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, cassette
5
So Long...
  • Released: April 4, 2006
  • Label: Manwaldang Music Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, cassette
Kim Bum Soo Vol. 6 9 77
Solista Part 1
  • Released: September 29, 2010
  • Label: Polaris Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
17
Solista Part 2
  • Released: June 16, 2011
  • Label: Polaris Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
6
Him
  • Released: November 21, 2014
  • Label: Polaris Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
12

Compilation albums edit

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
(RIAK)
[16]
New Song & Special
  • Released: September 20, 2001
  • Label: Team Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, cassette
22

Remake albums edit

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
(RIAK)
[18]
Friends
  • Released: July 29, 2003
  • Label: Team Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, cassette
15
Again
  • Released: January 22, 2005
  • Label: Team Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, cassette
5

Singles edit

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
Gaon

[21]
KOR
Hot

[22][23]
US
Sales

[24]
As lead artist
"A Promise" (약속) 1999 —* —† A Promise
"Once Upon a Day" (하루) 2000 Remember
"Tears" 2001 New Song & Special
"Hello Goodbye Hello" 51 I Miss You
"I Miss You" (보고 싶다) 2002
  • KOR: 2,500,000[3]
"You're Leaving Me" (니가 날 떠나) 2003 Friends
"Sun Sets in My Heart" (가슴에 지는 태양) 2004 The 4th Episode
"Consolation" (위로) 2006 So Long...
"Sadness Guide" (슬픔활용법) 2008 Kim Bum-soo 6th Album
"Regrets to Forget" (잊은만큼 후회해) 2009 Non-album single
"Color Of City (Blue)" Color of City Project
"Slow Man"
feat. Chanyang
Non-album single
"It Will Pass" (지나간다) 2010 19 62 Solista Part 1
"Last Love" (끝사랑) 2011 12 42
  • KOR: 2,500,000[3]
Solista Part 2
"Rock Star" 2012 42 45 Non-album single
"Higher" 2013 99 Non-album single
"Teardrop of My Heart" (눈물나는 내 사랑) 2014 26 —† Non-album single
"Home Meal" (집 밥)
feat. Geeks, Mrs. Kim
17 Him
"Pain Poem" (서툰 시) 2016 97 SM Station Season 1
"I Love You" (난 널 사랑해) 2018 re.MAKE20 #1 single album
"Shattered" (와르르) 2019 175 Non-album single
Collaborations
"Taste of Separation" (이별의 맛)
with Sim Hyun-Bo
2009 —* —† Non-album single
"Different" (달라)
with Taeyeon
2011 2 Solista Part 2
"Person, Love" (사람, 사랑)
with Lena Park
6 20 Non-album single
"White Winter" (하얀 겨울)
with Lena Park
2012 7 Non-album single
"Going to You" (너에게 간다)
with Yoon Jong-shin
2013 52 Yoon Jong-shin Monthly Project May 2013
"—" denotes song did not chart or was not released in that region.
* The Gaon Digital Chart was established in 2010.
† The Kpop Hot 100 was established in 2011, discontinued in 2014, and re-established in 2017.

Soundtrack appearances edit

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
Gaon

[34]
KOR
Hot 100

[22]
"A Story Sadder Than Sadness" 2008 —* —† More Than Blue OST
"Loving You" 2010 87 Giant OST
"Appear (나타나)" 45 Secret Garden OST
"Though I Don't Say It" (말하지 않아도) 2011 19 16 Deep Rooted Tree OST
"Callus" (굳은살) 2012 63 55 The Chaser OST
"Only You" (오직 너만) 2015 16 —† Hyde Jekyll, Me OST
"Love Begins With a Confession" 11 The Producers OST
"I Love You" (사랑해요) 2016 19 Uncontrollably Fond OST
"Amnesia" (기억상실증) 2017 Saimdang, Memoir of Colors OST
"Winter of May" (오월의 겨울) 2021 Youth of May OST
"—" denotes song did not chart or was not released in that region.
* The Gaon Digital Chart was established in 2010.
† The Kpop Hot 100 was established in 2011, discontinued in 2014, and re-established in 2017.

Covers edit

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
Gaon

[40]
KOR
Hot 100

[22][23]
"I Loved But..." (사랑했지만)
originally by Kim Kwang-seok
2011 17 52 I Am a Singer
"Never Ending Story"
originally by Boohwal
41
"Please" (제발)
originally by Lee So-ra
57
"Scars Deeper Than Love" (사랑보다 깊은 상처)
with Lena Park, originally by Lena Park
10 20
"Swamp" (늪)
originally by Jo Kwan-woo
3[45]
"I Love You" (사랑하오)
originally by Kim Hyun-chul, Yoon Sang
20
"To Be Alone" (홀로 된다는 것)
originally by Byun Jin-sub
8 22
"Wet Firewood" (희나리)
originally by Koo Chang-mo
10 76
"With You" (님과 함께)
originally by Nam Jin
6
"I Have a Lover" (애인 있어요)
originally by Lee Eun-mi
2012 7 13 I'm 21 Part 3 single album
"—" denotes song did not chart or was not released in that region.

Other charted songs edit

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
Gaon

[50]
"My Baby (Feat. Wheesung)" 2012 61 Solista Part 2
"Walking on the Memory" (기억을 걷다) 78
"I Wish This Rain Would Stop" (이 비가 그치길 바래) 93

References edit

Sources

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  8. ^ Circle (formerly Gaon) Album Chart positions:
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  26. ^ ""Higher" (Week 1 of 2014 Download Chart)". Archived from the original on September 27, 2018.
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  28. ^ Cumulative sales for "Home Meal":
  29. ^ ""Pain Poem" (Week 17 of 2016 Download Chart)". Archived from the original on October 4, 2018.
  30. ^ ""Different" (2011 Download Chart)". Archived from the original on October 17, 2013.
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  32. ^ Cumulative sales for "White Winter":
  33. ^ Cumulative sales for "Going to You":
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  48. ^ Cumulative sales for "Wet Firewood":
  49. ^ Cumulative sales for "Wet Firewood":
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