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Matthew Kim, popularly known as BM which stands for Big Matthew, is the main dancer and lead rapper of the group KARD under DSP Media.

Born in Los Angeles, California, BM moved to South Korea in 2011 to audition and take part in the first season of the SBS reality competition show K-pop Star. He entered within the top 50 of the competition, before eventually being eliminated due to his then poor Korean language skill that caused him to forget the lyrics on several occasions.

After his stint on K-pop Star, he was recruited by DSP Media. He was featured in Goo Hara’s song "La La La" from her 2015 debut EP Alohara (Can You Feel It?) and was her dance partner for the music video and live performances of its lead single "Choco Chip Cookies". He also appeared on Rainbow’s SUNSHINE music video.

DSP Media first teased the debut of their upcoming co-ed group KARD on December 5, 2016 with a playing card based concept. He represents the letter K and the King card. The group unveiled the first part of its debut project on December 13 with the release of their first single Oh NaNa, and officially debuted on July 19, 2017, with their first EP Hola Hola.

BM received his first major credits as the primary songwriter, composer, and producer for KARD’s single Dumb Litty. BM had previously taken part in producing KARD’s music, initially through writing and composing his rap parts. He also contributed to being the primary choreographer of the group until their second mini album You & Me.

In 2020 BM was cast in Dive Studios’ variety show HWAITING! alongside fellow Asian-American k-pop idols Ashley of Ladies’ Code, Peniel of BTOB, JAMIE, eaJ and Amber Liu. Following the success of HWAITING!, he began hosting the Dive Studios podcast Get Real alongside Peniel and Ashley in July of the same year.

BM eventually debuted as a soloist with his first digital single, Broken Me on June 9, 2021. Following a string of singles he released his debut EP Element in 2024, with the title track Nectar featuring Jay Park.

In March 2019, BM went viral on social media after responding to a fan’s question on Instagram live regarding his preferred body part in working out. He humorously responded referring to his chest area that sparked a meme “Big Tiddie Committee”, acknowledging other male idols with a similar physique such as Shownu, Wonho, Baekho, Mingyu, Hongseok, Bang Chan, Woosung & RM. After meeting a fan during the Los Angeles stop of Kard's US tour in October 2019 who revealed that she was undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer, BM began selling "Big Tiddie Gang" merchandise through his apparel brand Staydium, with a share of the proceeds going to breast cancer research and awareness. As of April 2020, BM and Staydium have donated $20,533.75 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

In 2026, BM made his acting debut on the second season of Netflix’ hit comedy-drama series Beef, landing the recurring role of Woosh.

출처: kpopping.com