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Not to be confused with Sam Kim (chef).
Sam Kim
김건지
Kim during an autograph event at the COEX Convention & Exhibition Center, December 2018
Background information
Birth nameKim Gun-ji
Born (1998-02-19) February 19, 1998 (age 26)
Federal Way, Washington, United States
Genres
Occupations
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • keyboards
Years active2013–present
LabelsAntenna Music
WebsiteAntenna 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]

The music video for Kim's "Make Up" (featuring Crush) was released on October 23, 2018.[6] The video for "It's You" (featuring Zico) was released on November 22, 2018.[7]

Discography

Kim performing in 2016

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR[8]
I Am Sam 11
Sun and Moon Part.1
  • Released: October 23, 2018
  • Label: Antenna
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 —
Sun and Moon
  • Released: November 22, 2018
  • Label: Antenna
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 23
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales[11] Album
KOR
[12]
"Mama Don't Worry" 2016 — I Am Sam
"No Sense" (feat. Crush) 37
  • KOR: 59,348+
"Think About' Chu" (with Loco) 2017 16 Non-album single
"Make Up" (featuring Crush) 2018 56 Sun and Moon Part.1
"It's You" (featuring Zico) 88 Sun and Moon
"Where's My Money" 2019 — Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales[11] Album
KOR
[12]
"Who Are You" 2016 3 Guardian: The Lonely and Great God OST
"Scent" (향기) 2019 186 Search: WWW OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Kpop Star 3 singles

Year Title Album
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
"~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
2017 Grand Mint Festival Awards 2017 Best Rookie (As Sam Kim)
2016 Beautiful Mint Life Awards 2016 Best Rookie[15] (As Sam Kim)

References

  1. ^ "| 'K팝스타3' 기타소년 샘김, 3년 만에 데뷔..싱어송라이터로 성장텐아시아". 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  2. ^ "버나드박 JYP 선택, K팝스타3 샘김 아쉬운 준우승...선택 이유는?". Sports Chosun. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ 권진아 샘김 안테나뮤직 行…유희열 품으로, Sam kim signed to Antenna Music 스포츠동아 2014-05-13
  4. ^ http://www.soompi.com/2016/03/16/sam-kim-from-k-pop-star-to-finally-debut/
  5. ^ 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)
  6. ^ 1theK (원더케이) (2018-10-23), [MV] SAM KIM(샘김) _ Make Up (Feat. Crush), retrieved 2018-10-23{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Uyl_ifBiLE&frags=pl%2Cwn
  8. ^ "Gaon Chart - Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  9. ^ *2016년 07월 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  10. ^ 2018년 11월 Album Chart (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Gaon Chart – Weekly download chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  12. ^ a b "Gaon Chart - Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  13. ^ "2017년 04주차 Download Chart (see #4)" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  14. ^ Cumulative sales for "Who Are You":
  15. ^ "mintpaper » BML2016 Awards 결과 발표". www.mintpaper.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-11-13.
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