ZE:A Kim joined a nine-member group called "Children of Empire". In 2009. The group started in
Mnet as "Children of Empire" and "Children of Empire Returns", and toured South Korea doing guerilla performances. Later the group faced controversy in December 2009 following the similarities of the group's name to
Brown Eyed Girls'
JeA. The group later changed the pronunciation of the name to avoid implications. On January 7, 2010, the group debuted with their
EP,
Nativity under the name ZE:A. ZE:A J solo project has released solo track for Kevin, Heechul and Dongjun. Dongjun was the last member to release solo track "Healing" on May 3. The track was composed and written by himself.
Other activities Kim made many appearances in
Let's Go Dream Team Season 2 as a Dream Team member. Kim won two gold medals in the Idol Athletes Chuseok Special on August 27, 2011, in men's 100-meter and 110-meter hurdles against other idols. Kim was appointed as a torch bearer at the 17th Asian Incheon Games 2014.
2017–present In June 2017, Kim joined Gold Moon Entertainment after his contract with Star Empire Entertainment ended. The CEO of his new agency was ZE:A's former manager, Hwang Jung-moon. In August 2017, it was reported that Gold Moon Entertainment, The Vibe Entertainment and Asakusa Games had merged and now operate under the name "Major 9." In July 2017, it was reported that Kim was set to star
OCN's new drama,
Black, portraying a second generation
chaebol. In May 2018, Kim starred on
tvN's drama
About Time portraying a musical director who is known for his genius abilities, but lacking humanity. Kim has been a cast member of the TV show
Delicious Rendezvous since December 2019. ==Personal life==