Sam Kim
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kim Gun-ji |
| Born | February 19, 1998 Federal Way, Washington, United States |
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| Instrument(s) | Guitar, Piano |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | Antenna Music |
| Website | Antenna Artist - Sam Kim Profile |
Sam Kim (Korean: 샘김; born February 19, 1998) is a Korean-American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is signed under Antenna Music, having finished as the runner-up of the talent show K-pop Star 3. He made his official debut on April 10, 2016, on K-pop Star 5.[1]
Life and career
Sam Kim was born in the United States, where he attended Todd Beamer High School in Federal Way, Washington. He has a younger brother Jooyoung and sister, Sujin. Moving to South Korea, he participated in the third season of the talent show K-pop Star[2] and was signed by Antenna Music's CEO You Hee-yeol, a judge on the show.[3]
Kim released the first part of his debut EP, My Name is Sam, on March 28, 2016. It contained three tracks including the pre-release single "Mama Don't Worry".[4] His full-length EP, I Am Sam, was released on April 10. Its lead single was "No 눈치 (No Sense)", featuring Crush. His debut performance was at the finale stage of K-pop Star 5 on the same day.[5]
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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| KOR | |||
| I Am Sam |
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11 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales[7] | Album |
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| KOR[8] | ||||
| "Mama Don't Worry" | 2016 | — | I Am Sam | |
| "No Sense" (feat. Crush) | 37 |
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| "Think About' Chu" (with Loco) | 2017 | 16[9] |
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Non-album single |
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Soundtrack appearances
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales[7] | Album |
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| "Who Are You" | 2016 | 3 |
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Guardian: The Lonely and Great God OST |
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Kpop Star 3 singles
| Year | Title | Album |
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| 2014 | Ra.D "I'm In Love" | K-pop Star Season 3 Battle Audition Part.1 |
| G.Dragon "그XX" (That XX) | K-pop Star Season 3 TOP10 Part.1 | |
| Michael Jackson "Billie Jean" | K-pop Star Season 3 TOP8 | |
| Park Jin Young "너 뿐이야" (Only You) | K-pop Star Season 3 TOP6 | |
| Ben E. King "Stand by Me" | K-pop Star Season 3 TOP4 | |
| Park Jin Young "Honey" | K-pop Star Season 3 TOP3 | |
| Big Bang "거짓말" (Lies) | K-pop Star Season 3 TOP2 | |
| Sting "Englishman in New York" | K-pop Star Season 3 TOP2 |
Features
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "~42" (by Primary featuring Sam Kim and Esna) |
2017 | Shininryu |
| "Alright, Summer Time" (by Loco featuring Sam Kim) |
Summer Go Loco |
Filmography
Television
| Date | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-2014 | K-pop Star 3 | SBS | Runner-up |
Awards
| Year | Award-Giving Body | Award | Nominated Work |
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| 2017 | Grand Mint Festival Awards 2017 | Best Rookie | (As Sam Kim) |
| 2016 | Beautiful Mint Life Awards 2016 | Best Rookie[12] | (As Sam Kim) |
References
- ^ "| 'K팝스타3' 기타소년 샘김, 3년 만에 데뷔..싱어송라이터로 성장텐아시아". 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
- ^ "버나드박 JYP 선택, K팝스타3 샘김 아쉬운 준우승...선택 이유는?". Sports Chosun. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ 권진아 샘김 안테나뮤직 行…유희열 품으로, Sam kim signed to Antenna Music 스포츠동아 2014-05-13
- ^ http://www.soompi.com/2016/03/16/sam-kim-from-k-pop-star-to-finally-debut/
- ^ an0ya (2016-04-10). "Watch: Sam Kim Drops Groovy "No Noonchi" Featuring Crush". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ *"Gaon Album Chart - July 2016 (see #395)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
- ^ a b "Gaon Chart – Weekly download chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ^ a b "Gaon Chart – Weekly Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ^ "2017년 04주차 Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- ^ "2017년 04주차 Download Chart (see #4)" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ^ Cumulative sales for "Who Are You":
- "Gaon Download Chart – Month 12". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
- "Gaon Download Chart – First Half 2017". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
- ^ "mintpaper » BML2016 Awards 결과 발표". www.mintpaper.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-11-13.
External links
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Categories:
- 1998 births
- Living people
- K-pop singers
- Korean-language singers of the United States
- American male singers
- American child singers
- American pop singers
- American soul singers
- American contemporary R&B singers
- American pop guitarists
- American rhythm and blues guitarists
- American soul guitarists
- American male guitarists
- American male singer-songwriters
- American rhythm and blues singer-songwriters
- American musicians of Korean descent
- American people of South Korean descent
- K-pop Star participants
- Musicians from Seattle
- People from Federal Way, Washington
- Antenna Music artists
- Songwriters from Washington (state)
- Singers from Washington (state)
- Guitarists from Washington (state)