Sam Kim
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]
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 Kim during an autograph event at the COEX Convention & Exhibition Center, December 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kim Gun-ji |
| Born | February 19, 1998 Federal Way, Washington, United States |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | Antenna Music |
| Associated acts | Antenna Angels |
| Website | Antenna Artist – Sam Kim Profile |
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 |
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| I Am Sam |
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| Sun and Moon Part.1 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales[11] | Album |
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| "Mama Don't Worry" | 2016 | — | I Am Sam | |
| "No Sense" (feat. Crush) | 37 |
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| "Think About' Chu" (with Loco) | 2017 | 16 |
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| "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 |
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| "Who Are You" | 2016 | 3 |
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| "Scent" (향기) | 2019 | 186 | Search: WWW OST | |
| "Breath" (숨) | 2020 | It's Okay to Not Be Okay OST | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||
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 |
Filmography
Television
| Date | Title | Network | Notes |
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| 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[15] | (As Sam Kim) |
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References
- "| 'K팝스타3' 기타소년 샘김, 3년 만에 데뷔..싱어송라이터로 성장텐아시아". March 16, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
- "버나드박 JYP 선택, K팝스타3 샘김 아쉬운 준우승...선택 이유는?". Sports Chosun. April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
- 권진아 샘김 안테나뮤직 行…유희열 품으로, Sam kim signed to Antenna Music 스포츠동아 2014-05-13
- "Sam Kim from "K-Pop Star" to Finally Debut".
- an0ya (April 10, 2016). "Watch: Sam Kim Drops Groovy "No Noonchi" Featuring Crush". Soompi. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
- 1theK (원더케이) (October 23, 2018), [MV] SAM KIM(샘김) _ Make Up (Feat. Crush), retrieved October 23, 2018
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Uyl_ifBiLE&frags=pl%2Cwn
- "Gaon Chart – Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
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- 2016년 07월 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
- 2018년 11월 Album Chart (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- "Gaon Chart – Weekly download chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- "Gaon Chart – Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- "Scent": "Digital Chart – Week 30 of 2019". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- "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. n.d. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- "Gaon Download Chart – First Half 2017". gaonchart.co.kr. n.d. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
- "mintpaper » BML2016 Awards 결과 발표". mintpaper.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved November 13, 2017.
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