Sam Kim
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![]() Kim during an autograph event at the COEX Convention & Exhibition Center, December 2018 | |
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Birth name | Kim Gun-ji |
Born | Federal Way, Washington, United States | February 19, 1998
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Years active | 2013–present |
Labels | Antenna Music |
Website | Antenna Artist – Sam Kim Profile |
Sam Kim (Korean: 샘김; born February 19, 1998) is an American singer-songwriter, producer, and guitarist based in South Korea. 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 with the EP I Am Sam, and followed it with the studio album Sun and Moon on November 22, 2018.
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. After passing preliminary auditions in Los Angeles, Kim moved to South Korea at the age of 15 to participate in the third season of the talent show K-pop Star.[1] He placed second in the competition and was signed by Antenna Music's CEO You Hee-yeol, a judge on the show.[2][3]
Kim released the first part of his debut EP, My Name Is Sam, on March 28, 2016.[4] It contained three tracks including the pre-release single "Mama Don't Worry".[5] His full-length EP, I Am Sam, was released on April 10.[6] 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.[7]
The music video for the single "Make Up" was released on October 23, 2018, ahead of Kim's upcoming studio album, Sun and Moon.[8] It was Kim's second lead single to feature Crush. The full album was released on November 22, 2018, along with a music video for the second single "It's You", featuring Zico.[9][10]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales (CD) |
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KOR [11] | |||
Sun and Moon |
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23 |
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Extended plays
Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | Sales (CD) |
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KOR [11] | |||
I Am Sam |
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11 |
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Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (DL)[a] | Album |
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KOR [14] | ||||
As lead artist | ||||
"Mama Don't Worry" | 2016 | — | — | I Am Sam |
"No Sense" (No 눈치) (featuring Crush) | 37 |
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"Make Up" (featuring Crush) | 2018 | 56 | — | Sun and Moon |
"It's You" (featuring Zico) | 88 | |||
"When You Fall" (featuring Chai) | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Where's My Money" | 2019 | — | ||
"What About" (featuring Penomeco) | 2020 | — | ||
"The Juice" | 2021 | — | ||
"These Walls" | — | Ad campaign single | ||
"Look at Me" (바라봐줘요) (George cover) | — | You Hee-yul's Sketchbook: 78th Voice | ||
"Aqua Man" (Beenzino cover) | — | |||
Collaborations | ||||
"For Now" (여기까지) (with Kwon Jin-ah) | 2016 | 17 |
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Love Antenna |
"Think About' Chu" (with Loco) (Asoto Union cover) | 2017 | 16 |
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Boys and Girls Music, Vol. 1 |
"Like a Fool" (with NIve) | 2020 | — | — | Non-album singles |
"Everything Is OK (with Antenna Version)" (with Antenna artists) (Peppertones cover) |
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"Our Christmas Wish for You" (겨울의 우리들) (with Antenna artists) |
107[b] | 2020 Antenna Christmas Carol | ||
"Closer" (with Jukjae and Kwon Jin-ah) | 2021 | — | Ad campaign single | |
"Hello Antenna, Hello Christmas" (with Antenna artists) |
124[c] | 2021 Antenna Christmas Carol | ||
"Before 4:30 (She Said...)" (with Mew Suppasit) | —[d] | Non-album single | ||
"Nap Fairy" (낮잠) (with Yeri) | 2022 | —[e] | SM Station Season 4 | |
As featured artist | ||||
"~42" (Primary feat. Sam Kim, Esna) | 2017 | 44 |
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Shininryu |
"23" (Punchnello feat. Sam Kim) | 2019 | — | — | Non-album single |
"Bless You" (Primary feat. Sam Kim, Woodz, pH-1) | 2020 | — | Paktory Playlist 2020 | |
"Someday" (Raisa feat. Sam Kim) | 2021 | — | It's Personal | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Soundtrack appearances
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (DL)[a] | Album | ||
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KOR Gaon [14] |
KOR Hot 100 [25][f] |
US World [26] | ||||
"Who Are You" | 2016 | 3 | — | 15 |
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Goblin OST |
"I Do" (with Kwon Jin-ah) |
2017 | — | — | — | The Lovebirds: Year 1 OST [ko] | |
"Scent" (향기) | 2019 | 137 | — | — | Search: WWW OST | |
"Breath" (숨) | 2020 | 59 | 61 | — | It's Okay to Not Be Okay OST | |
"Love Me Like That" | 2021 | 116 | — | —[g] | Nevertheless OST | |
"Summer Rain" (여름비) | 2022 | 37 | 45 | — | Our Beloved Summer OST | |
"For You" | — | — | — | Cleaning Up OST | ||
"Confession" (고백) | TBA | Cheer Up OST | ||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Other charted songs
Title | Artists | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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KOR Gaon [14] |
KOR Hot 100 [25] | ||||
"What Do You Do When You Play?" (놀면 뭐해?) |
Boi B, Gaeko, Choiza, Geegooin, Gray, Crush, Wonstein, Mommy Son, Zior Park, Sam Kim |
2019 | 62 | 51 | Yoo-plash |
"Everest" | AKMU with Sam Kim | 2021 | 60 | 48 | Next Episode |
Features
Title | Artists | Year | Album |
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"~42" | Primary featuring Sam Kim and Esna | 2017 | Shininryu |
"Alright, Summer Time" | Loco featuring Sam Kim | Summer Go Loco | |
"We Are" (우리 시작) | Lee Jin-ah with Sam Kim, Kwon Jin-ah, Jung Seung-hwan, Chai |
2018 | Jinah Restaurant Full Course |
"Forever Dumb" | Soyoon featuring Sam Kim | 2019 | So!YoON! |
"Color You" | Chai featuring Sam Kim | Give and Take | |
"23" | Punchnello featuring Sam Kim | Non-album single | |
"Jungle" | Punchnello featuring Penomeco, Sam Kim | Show Me The Money 8 Final | |
"Aura" | George featuring Sam Kim | LEEEE | |
"Awake" | Lee Jin-ah featuring Sam Kim | 2020 | Candy Pianist |
"Bless You" | Primary featuring Sam Kim, Woodz, pH-1 | Non-album single | |
"Overthink" | Shindrum featuring Sam Kim | 2021 | Who I Am |
"Everest" | AKMU with Sam Kim | Next Episode | |
"Someday" | Raisa featuring Sam Kim | Non-album single | |
"Midnight" (잘 어울려) | Babylon featuring Sam Kim | 2022 | Ego 90's |
Kpop Star 3 songs
Year | Title | Original artist | Peak chart positions | Sales (DL) | Album |
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KOR [14] | |||||
2014 | "I'm in Love" | Ra.D | — | — | K-pop Star Season 3 Battle Audition Part.1 |
"That XX" (그XX) | G-Dragon | — | K-pop Star Season 3 Top10 Part.1 | ||
"Billie Jean" | Michael Jackson | — | K-pop Star Season 3 Top8 | ||
"You're the One" (너 뿐이야) | Park Jin-young | 37 |
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K-pop Star Season 3 Top6 | |
"Stand by Me" | Ben E. King | 96 |
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K-pop Star Season 3 Top4 | |
"Honey" | Park Jin-young | 88 |
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K-pop Star Season 3 Top3 | |
"Lies" (거짓말) | Big Bang | 77 |
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K-pop Star Season 3 Top2 | |
"Englishman in New York" | Sting | 37 |
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K-pop Star Season 3 Top2 | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Songwriting credits
The following credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association database,[33] unless indicated otherwise.
Title | Year | Artist | Album | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | |||
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Credited | With | Credited | With | Credited | With | ||||
"All My Love" | 2020 | Park Bo-gum | Non-album single | Yes | NIve | Yes | — | Yes | Jehwi |
"Someday"[34] | 2021 | Raisa feat. Sam Kim | It's Personal | Yes | Raisa | Yes | Raisa, Jukjae | Yes | Jukjae |
"Before 4:30 (She Said…)"[35] | Mew Suppasit, Sam Kim |
Non-album single | Yes | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
Title | Year | Artist | Album | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | |||
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Credited | With | Credited | With | Credited | With | ||||
"Ending Scene" | 2017 | IU | Palette | No | — | Yes | — | No | — |
"Eternal Sunshine" | 2021 | Gray feat. Meenoi | Grayground. | No | — | Yes | Gray, Hoody | Yes | Gray |
"Looks Like a Real Thing" (English version)[36] | 2022 | Jehwi | Snowdrop OST | Yes | — | No | — | No | — |
"On the Way"[37] | Onew | Dice | No | — | Yes | Cha Cha Malone, Adrian McKinnon, Tay Jasper, Singing Beetle |
No | — |
Concerts and tours
Headlining concerts
- Sam Kim 1st Concert: Sun and Moon (Seoul; February 16–17, 2019)[38]
- Sam Kim 2019 Europe Tour (Paris, London, Berlin; April 27–30, 2019)[39]
- Sam Kim 2019 Concert in Singapore (Singapore; July 26, 2019)[40]
- 2019 Sam Kim Live: Kunge (Seoul; November 23–24, 2019)[41]
Collaborative concerts
- Hello, Antenna: The Label Concert (Seoul; September 23–25, 2016)[42]
- Antenna Angels Concert: 우리, 시작 (Seoul; March 16–19, 2017) with Lee Jin-ah, Jung Seung-hwan, Kwon Jin-ah[43]
- With, Antenna: The Label Concert (Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Los Angeles, New York; September 2–29, 2017)[44]
As opening act
- Charlie Puth: Nine Track Mind tour (Seoul; August 18, 2016) with Kwon Jin-ah[45]
- Tom Misch: 2018 Asia Tour (Seoul; August 21, 2018)[46]
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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2013–2014 | K-pop Star 3 | SBS | Contestant | [1] |
2016 | The Friends in Costa Rica | K-STAR | Main cast (with Eric Nam and Song Yuvin) | [47] |
Web shows
Year | Title | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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2016 | Sam Kim Music Documentary | Naver TV, V Live | Documentary series produced as a tie-in with My Name Is Sam | [48] |
2019 | Sam Kim & Jung Seung-hwan Self Live Tour | YouTube | Reality series produced by Visit Singapore and Dingo Travel | [49] |
2021 | Antenna TV: Clumsy Antenna | Kakao TV | Main cast (with artists from Antenna) | [50] |
Awards and nominations
Award | Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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Melon Music Awards | 2016 | Best Rookie | Sam Kim | Nominated | [51] |
Best Folk/Blues | "No Sense" | Nominated | |||
Beautiful Mint Life Awards | 2016 | Best Rookie | Sam Kim | Won | [52] |
Grand Mint Festival Awards | 2017 | Best Rookie | Sam Kim | Nominated | [53] |
Notes
- ^ a b Gaon stopped releasing download sales numbers in January 2018.
- ^ "Our Christmas Wish for You" peaked at 24 on the Billboard K-pop Hot 100.[18]
- ^ "Hello Antenna, Hello Christmas" peaked at 14 on the Billboard K-pop Hot 100.[19]
- ^ "Before 4:30 (She Said...)" peaked at 4 on the Billboard R&B Digital Song Sales chart[20] and at 8 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart.[21]
- ^ "Nap Fairy" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 50 and 74 on the Circle BGM Chart and Download Chart, respectively.[22][23]
- ^ The K-pop Hot 100 was discontinued on July 16, 2014. The chart was later re-established following the term date of May 29 – June 4, 2017.
- ^ "Love Me Like That" did not enter the World Digital Song Sales chart, but peaked at number 7 on the Billboard LyricFind Global chart.[28]
References
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- ^ "버나드박 JYP 선택, K팝스타3 샘김 아쉬운 준우승...선택 이유는?". Sports Chosun. April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
- ^ "권진아 샘김 안테나뮤직 行…유희열 품으로" [Kwon Jin-ah, Sam Kim go to Antenna Music...into the arms of You Hee-yeol]. Sports Dong-A. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ^ Park, Soo-jung (March 16, 2016). 'K팝스타3' 기타소년 샘김, 3년 만에 데뷔..싱어송라이터로 성장텐아시아 [K-pop Star 3's 'Guitar Boy' Sam Kim to debut after three years...growing as a singer-songwriter] (in Korean). Retrieved September 8, 2016.
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- "Scent" charting: "Week 27 of 2019 Digital Chart".
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- "Our Christmas Wish For You" charting: "Week 52 of 2020 Digital Chart".
- "Everest" & "Love Me Like That" charting: "Week 31 of 2021 Digital Chart".
- "Hello Antenna, Hello Christmas" charting: "Week 49 of 2021 Digital Chart".
- "Summer Rain" charting: "Week 5 of 2022 Digital Chart".
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- ^ Cumulative sales for "For Now":
- "Week 30 of 2016 Download Chart (see #6)". Gaon Music Chart.
- "Week 31 of 2016 Download Chart (see #27)". Gaon Music Chart.
- "Week 32 of 2016 Download Chart (see #54)". Gaon Music Chart.
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- ^ Cumulative sales for "Think About' Chu":
- "January 2017 Download Chart (see #65)". Gaon Music Chart.
- "February 2017 Download Chart (see #64)". Gaon Music Chart.
- ^ "Billboard K-pop 100 – Chart dated 2021.1.9". Billboard Korea. Archived from the original on January 5, 2021.
- ^ "Billboard K-pop 100 – Chart dated 2022.1.8". Billboard Korea. Archived from the original on January 5, 2022.
- ^ "R&B Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 31, 2021.
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- "Everest" charting: "Billboard K-Pop Hot 100 – Chart dated 2021.8.14". Archived from the original on August 10, 2021.
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- ^ Cumulative sales for "Who Are You":
- "December 2016 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
- "First Half of 2017 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on July 17, 2017.
- ^ "LyricFind Global – Week of August 14, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
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- ^ "Week 15 of 2014 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
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- ^ a b "Week 17 of 2014 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
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