Ellison Kyoung-jae Kim (born March 13, 1991),[1] better known by his stage name Eli, is a South Korean-American singer and rapper.

[citation needed] He trained in Taekwondo and Kung Fu for 12 years, opening an opportunity for him to be cast as an extra in a Chinese movie.

[10] Eli was one of the hosts for the variety show Raising Idol along with U-KISS member Shin Dongho, MBLAQ's Thunder and Shinee's Key.

[14] In November 2012, Eli along with NS Yoon-G were chosen to host a new weekly English show, K-pop Tasty Road on Olive TV (and on Mnet in the United States and various other countries).

[15] In January 2010, Eli and fellow member Kibum started their acting career in a Thai-Korean drama, Autumn Destiny,[16] with Thai actor Mario Maurer.

His label said that Eli's marriage would not affect his promotions with U-KISS and that he would continue filming his Chinese drama and asked fans to refrain from leaving hate comments, as he would soon be a father.

[27] On August 30, 2016, Eli revealed his wife, Ji Yeon-soo[28][29][unreliable source][30] to the public on MBC Every1's Video Star.

[31][32][unreliable source] Eli announced his separation from Ji in November 2020, with Michael remaining with his mother while he is staying in the United States.