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Kim Dan (김단) is a Korean singer-songwriter signed under Moonbridge Entertainment as a soloist and its main in-house producer.

He made his initial indie debut on January 28, 2020, and is expected to make his official debut sometime at the end of 2024.

History[]

Early Life[]

Kim Dan was born on November 7, 1997, in Mia, Gangbuk, Seoul, South Korea to a couple whose names are undisclosed. He is an only child. His mother and father both work as office workers in Gangnam, Seoul, South Korea.

Due to the busy work life, Dan had lived with his grandmother, in Janggi, Gimpo, Gyeonggi, South Korea, where he stayed up until his graduation from high school in 2016.

Growing up, Dan was always interested in music, often taking note of how songs are written and produced, looking up videos as a kid on how music production started, finding the process was something that he was interested in.

This all came to a head, after he had graduated from high school, and after he finished his military service in 2019, that he wanted to create music as a career. Much to the dismay of his parents and grandmother, with them all worrying about his financial health as being a singer wasn't always a guarantee that he would make it big.

Undeterred, Dan began looking up companies to join, initially starting off as an uncredited background singer for multiple singers, while also working part time to make money.

History[]

2020-2024: Indie Career, Social Media, and Indie Releases[]

Kim Dan debuted on January 28, 2020, with his self produced single "Winter's Edge". It was a commercial failure, with it having failed to rank into any charts, and selling around 50 copies, all of which, Dan had gone around Seoul selling the copies himself.

Due to the COVIDD'19 Pandemic, Kim Dan's career was very much left as a mystery, due to not being able to go outside, and promote his music as much as he wants, he had since resorted to releasing his music via digital platforms, as well as increasing his social media presence online via YouTube, and TikTok.

During this time, Dan's career as a influencer has slowly grown, gaining him a steady following of over 40,000 subscribers both on YouTube and on TikTok by the end of 2020. From which he posted singing covers, as well as daily life videos of his life as a producer.

On September 10, 2020, Kim Dan released his first digital single "Between Us".

on April 14, 2021, Kim Dan released his second digital single "No Mistakes, Just Me". Thee song had gone semi-viral in South Korea during the remainder of 2021, with it being heard often in the country side with Kim's easy going lyrics, soft melodies.

Following the hype of the previous single, Kim Dan released his third digital single "No Romance" on October 8, 2021, following the previous feats that "No Mistakes, Just Me" had. "No Romance" was met with some success, becoming his first ever song to chart on the MelON 100 at 90th place.

During this time, Kim Dan's social media had blown up, with many fans starting to watch his content due to his cute visuals, by the end of 2021, he had gained a total 1,000,000 subscribers split between TikTok and YouTube.

On February 8, Kim Dan released his fourth digital single "Homework", Kim Dan revealed that he had released this in mind of the students that would be taking their university exams soon, having had gone through the process when he was younger, he had understood the stress that was at hand and thought that creating a song voicing out the struggles one has during this time might help someone feel at ease.

"Homework" slowly became a sleeper hit for students in South Korea, with it being used by many students to help relax as they focused on their studies, with some even citing that the song helped them really focus and want to improve on their studies as well.

Following the back to back successive releases, Kim Dan was able to enjoy some limited time off. Even then, he still provided uncredited background vocals for several K-pop groups and soloists, as well as minimal voice work for games and commercial films as well, with him once again going uncredited in the credits for these works.

On December 18, nearly 10 months since his last release, Kim Dan released his fifth digital single "Winter Reunion". The song, talking about heart break in the winter season, had gone viral in South Korea, especially for those that are single or who have recently broken up, with it being heard in Korean cafe's all over Gangnam and Hongdae.

On April 29, 2023, after nearly 3 years of only releasing digital singles, Kim Dan released his second physical single "Type Me". Due to his past successful musical releases, "Type Me" had done rather well, with him having his first ever music show appearance as well. The single sold over 12,000 over the course of its promotions.

Following this, Kim Dan started to do his busking, vlogging about it as well as showcasing his multiple talents such as playing a guitar and live singing at night near the cafe's in Hongdae and Gangnam.

On November 7, Kim Dan released his sixth digital single "Loneliness", Kim Dan revealed that he wrote the song in liu of his love life, in which he regrets not finding love sooner and wishing to turn back time. The song had done relatively well on the charts, being able to once again break his current record on MelON top 100, ranking in at 86 places rising up over 4 places since his last entry into the charts.

Around this time, Kim Dan was starting to join several companies as a producer, most of which he declined, stating that he was not the right fit for these companies.

2024: Signing to Moonbridge Entertainment[]

On June 25, it was announced that Kim Dan had signed an artist and producer contract with NAVIS COLUMBA subsidiary Moonbridge Entertainment as a soloist and as one of its main in-house producers. He was contacted directly by NAVIS COLUMBA CEO Bae Jungyeol, stating that he has been keeping an eye on Kim for a while, viewing his talents are something strong and could be further improved with more training and a team behind him. Thus he offered him a contract with the mind of him debuting as a soloist.

Under the agreement that Kim Dan would have complete control on what he releases and when he releases he accepted the contract, and as such signed onto Moonbridge Entertainment on June 25.

On December 14, it was announced that Kim Dan who was supposed to debut as a soloist this month has pushed back his solo debut to February of next year due to album complications.

Discography[]

Mini Albums[]

  • "Softly" (2025)
  • "Lovers Day" (2025)
  • "Anatomy" (2025)

Singles[]

  • "Winter's Edge" (2020) (debut)
  • "Type Me" (2023)

Digital Singles[]

  • "Between Us" (2020)
  • "No Mistakes, Just Me" (2021)
  • "No Romance" (2021)
  • "Homework" (2022)
  • "Winter Reunion" (2022)
  • "Loneliness" (2023)

Writing Credits[]

Artist Song Album Type
2020
Himself "Winter" "Winter's Edge" Writing
Composing
Producing
"A New Day"
"Between Us" -
2021
Himself "No Mistakes, Just Me" - Writing
Composing
Producing
"No Romance" -
2022
Himself "Homework" - Writing
Composing
Producing
"Winter's Reunion" -
2023
Himself "Type Writer" "Type Me" Writing
Composing
Producing
"Script"
"Loneliness" -
2025
Haeseung "Snow in Summer" "Sunny Disposition" Composing
Producing

Trivia[]

  • When he told his grandmother that he was signed to a major label, his grandmother started crying thanking god for finally giving her grandson his success.
  • He hates broccoli.
  • Despite him posting vlogs all the time, he revealed that his main source of income was actually being an assistant teacher at a cram school.

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