Sam Kim

Sam Kim () is an American singer-songwriter, producer, and guitarist based in South Korea. He signed to Antenna Music after finishing as the runner-up on the talent show K-pop Star 3 in 2014. He made his official debut on April 10, 2016, with the EP I Am Sam, following it with the studio album Sun and Moon on November 22, 2018.

Life and career

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]

Sam 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][unreliable source?]}

The music video for the single "Make Up" was released on October 23, 2018, ahead of Sam's upcoming studio album, Sun and Moon.^[8] It was his 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]

On March 8, 2024, Antenna published a post on its social media accounts, stating that Sam would be amicably parting ways with the company after ten years under the label.^[11][12] On September 20, it was announced that Sam had signed to Park Hyo-shin's company Herbigharo.^[13]

Personal life

On January 26, 2023, Antenna Music announced that Sam Kim's father had been killed during the course of an attempted robbery. According to local media, on January 13 (US time), the restaurant owner, Mr. Kim, was shot then transported to a nearby hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. With the investigation over the funeral was held on the 24th at the Bonnie Watson Funeral Home in the United States.^[14]

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Soundtrack appearances

Other charted songs

Features

Kpop Star 3 songs

Songwriting credits

The following credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association database,^[30] unless indicated otherwise.

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

Web shows

Awards and nominations

Notes

1. ^ GaonSalesNote
2. ^ "Our Christmas Wish for You" peaked at 24 on the Billboard K-pop Hot 100.^[55]
3. ^ "Hello Antenna, Hello Christmas" peaked at 14 on the Billboard K-pop Hot 100.^[56]
4. ^ "Before 4:30 (She Said...)" peaked at 4 on the Billboard R&B Digital Song Sales chart^[57] and at 8 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart.^[58]
5. ^ "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.^[59][60]
6. ^ 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.
7. ^ "Confession" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 46 and 79 on the Circle BGM Chart and Download Chart, respectively. ^{[61] [62]}
8. ^ "Say You Love Me" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 16 and 78 on the Circle BGM Chart and Download Chart, respectively. ^{[63] [64]}
9. ^ "Shining You" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 16 and 77 on the Circle BGM Chart and Download Chart, respectively. ^{[65] [66]}

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External links

• Sam Kim on Instagram