Introduction
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.
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 and was signed by Antenna Music's CEO You Hee-yeol, a judge on the show.
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". 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.
The music video for Kim's "Make Up" (featuring Crush) was released on October 23, 2018. The video for "It's You" (featuring Zico) was released on November 22, 2018.
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | |||
| I Am Sam |
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11 |
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| Sun and Moon Part.1 |
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— | |
| Sun and Moon |
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23 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | ||||
| "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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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 | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | ||||
| "Who Are You" | 2016 | 3 |
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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" |
2017 | Shininryu |
| "Alright, Summer Time" |
Summer Go Loco |
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 | (As Sam Kim) |