Kim Hyung-soo (Korean: 김형수; born December 22, 1990), better known as Brother Su (브라더수), is a South Korean singer-songwriter and record producer. Su debuted in 2010 and has been signed under Starship Entertainment's subsidiary label Starship X since 2015.[1]
Career
2010–2015: Early work and RealCollabo
Prior to his debut, Brother Su participated in "Christmas Card from Real Collabo" with his remix of "Winter Wonderland". The next year he officially debuted as RealCollabo's first singer with single "It was You". In the same year, he released another single "You Got Me".
The following years, Brother Su started featuring and writing for his label mates as well as other artists. Started with featuring in Mad Clown's "Basil", he was also featured in Andup's "Like This Right Now", Giriboy's "Player", Cheeze's "Papapa", d.ear's "We Need to Talk", Kebee's "Travel Bag", and Swings's "Two Thumbs". He produced label mate Siaena's "Sound of Rain" and Lovey's "Return", as well as Crucial Star's "Flat Shoes". In his early years as a lyricist, Brother Su teamed up with Ra.D for Jooyoung's "All of You" and "Hang Up the Phone", and Ra.D's "Thank You, Thank You".
On July 4, 2013 he released his first full album Paper, containing ten self-composed songs.[2]
In 2015, Brother Su established his name as songwriter. His composed song, "I Need U" by BTS won first place in music programs.[3] This success was followed with "Eat" by Zion.T, which did very well in South Korean digital music charts.[4]
In the same year, he released his first mini album 사이 (Space) with six self-composed songs.[5] "Space" was Brother Su's last release under RealCollabo. RealCollabo closed in October 2015.[6]
2015–present: Starship Entertainment
On October 7, Starship Entertainment announced Brother Su has joined the company.[1] A few days later, he released his first soundtrack, "You Don't Know Me" for MBC drama, She Was Pretty. This duet song with Soyou of Sistar was the song that introduced Brother Su to broader public.[7]
Together with Jooyoung, Brother Su took part on collaboration with his old label mates Ra.D and d.ear, releasing "Draw You". It is a remake of d.ear's old song which is also the last release of RealCollabo.[8] He was featured in San E & Mad Clown's "Lonely Animals" released in November 2015.[9]Starship Planet's 2015 winter song "Softly" was his first participation in the company's family song.
In February 2016, Brother Su along with K.Will, Junggigo, and Jooyoung released a special Valentine's song, "Cook for Love".[10] A few days later, he released a duet song with Mad Clown, "Like Romance Comics".[11]
Personal life
He has a younger sister, Lovey, who is also a singer-songwriter.[citation needed]
On April 24, 2023, Starship Entertainment announced that he will hold a wedding ceremony with singer-songwriter and lyricist Kim Jin-ah, who is three years his junior, on May 13 at a hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul.[12]
^ ab"Album Chart "브라더수" Search". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2023-08-06. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
^ ab"Digital Chart "브라더수" Search". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2023-08-06. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
^2015년 23주차 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2020-11-19. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
^2015년 45주차 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2020-11-22. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
^2015년 12월 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
^ ab2016년 02월 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
^2016년 30주차 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2020-12-12. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
2016년 49주차 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
2016년 50주차 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
2017년 49주차 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2020-11-19. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
2017년 50주차 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
2015년 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
2016년 01월 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
2016년 39주차 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2019-06-10. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
2016년 40주차 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2020-12-12. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
