INFINITE: Kim Sung Gyu (김성규)

“I want to be proud in front of my members, and I want to be an artist until i die.”

Name: Kim Sung Gyu / 김성규

Stage Name: Sunggyu

Japanese Name : Kim Songyu / キム･ソンギュ

Position: Leader & Main Vocalist

Date of Birth: April 28, 1989

Star Sign: Taurus

Blood Type: A

Height: 178 cm

Weight: 62 kg

Best Feature: Hands

Speciality: Speaking Chinese

Hobbies: Watching Movies, Listening to music

Languages: Korean, Japanese, Chinese

Kim Sunggyu was born on April 28, 1989 in Jeonju, South Korea. He attended Jeonju National University High School and was in the school rock band called "Beat." When Sunggyu first told his parents about his dream to become a singer, they rejected it because they wanted him to have a normal life and told him they'd rather he leave the house instead. He continued to practice in secret and came to Seoul alone to pursue his dreams after graduating from high school. In 2007, he auditioned for SM Entertainment but failed to make the cut, and auditioned once more in 2008 only to fail again. Due to his admiration for rock band Nell, he initially auditioned at Woollim Entertainment under the recommendation of Nell's manager whom he'd met coincidentally at the cafe where he worked at part-time. With a hurting stomach, Sunggyu went to his audition and lightly threatened them by saying, "If you don't pick me, I'm going to bother you forever." Afterwards he rushed to the hospital immediately and got an appendectomy. On the day of his release, he received the notification that he had passed his audition. Originally intending to pursue rock music in a band, Sunggyu instead became a trainee for the dance group Infinite, of which he would later assume the positions of Leader and Main Vocalist. Despite being criticized by his school friends, he believed that it was an opportunity nonetheless and persisted. In 2010, Sunggyu finally made his debut with Infinite on June 9.

On February 15, 2013 Sunggyu graduated from Daekyung University's Practical Music program and received along with members L, Sungyeol, Hoya, and Dongwoo, the 'Proud Daekyung University Student award' in hopes that the group would continue to grow and bring prestige to the school. The members had been accepted through a special screened admittance in early 2011.

Sunggyu is currently a student of Practical Music at Hoseo University.

→ Fun Facts ←

• He has never wanted to be anything else but a singer.

•When he first told his parents of his dream of becoming a singer they didn‘t support him because they wanted him to have a normal life. He then began practicing in secret.

•He and WooHyun didn‘t get along during their trainee days.

•One of his favorite songs of INFINITE‘s is “Hysterie“.

•He was in a band called “Beat” when he was a student at Jeonju National University High School. They placed music like Pia, Linkin Park, or Limp Bizkit.

•He has an older sister who is 5 years older.

•He is called a hamster because of the shape of his eyes.

•He is called Grandpa because he is tired all the time.

•He loves to sleep to the point where he could sleep all day long.

•He bows 90° every time he greets someone.

•If given the chance, he would like to be a DJ.

•On rainy days before they debuted, Hoya and Sunggyu used to eat their lunch under the small jungle gym in the playground. One time a kid walked past and pointed at them and called them “beggars”.

•If he has a l0ver he will bring her t0 the ocean and scream out his love for her.

•He’s very attentive.

•One of his favorite songs to sing in karaoke is TaeYang‘s “I Need a Girl“.

•He gets mad if the other members start goofing off during practice.

•He has a soft heart and can‘t stay mad for long.

•He was the fastest to learn the scorpion dance.

•When stressed out he will drink soju.

•Before becoming a trainee, he wanted to pursue rock music.

•His skin is very sensitive and will break out if he wears certain metals.

•If he had an super power he would want teleportation.

•One of his biggest reasons for becoming a WOOLIM Entertainment trainee was because of Nell.

•When he has a girlfriend he wants to sing Clazziquai‘s “She Is“ together with his her.

Solo Discography/Work:

1st Mini Album [2012]

Another Me

Digital Single [2012]

Shine

○ 2011 ○

Because

○ 2012 ○

Another Me (Intro)

60 Seconds

I Need You

Only Tears (Acoustic Ver.)

Shine

41 Days

Music Video

• Run "Epik High" [2010]

Drama

• The Thousandth Man [2012]

• A Bit of Love [2013]

Variety ShowsYear

• Sesame Player [2011]

• Birth of a Family [2011]

• Ranking King [2012]

• Weekly Idol [2012]

• Immortal Song 2 [2012]

• Lee Soo Geun and Kim Byung Man’s High Society [2013]

• The Genius: Rules of the Game [2013]

• Infinity Challenge [2013]

• Running Man (ep. 162) [2013]

• The Sea I Wanted [2013]

• Running Man (ep. 179-180) [2014]
• This is INFINITE [2014]
• The Genius: Rules of the Game [2014]
• Happy Together 3 [2014]
• We Got Married (Guest) [2014]

1st Album: Another Me