Sam Kim

Sam Kim
Background information
Native name 김건지
Birth name Kim Gun-ji
Born (1998-02-19) February 19, 1998
Federal Way, Washington, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instruments Guitar, Piano
Years active 2013–present
Labels Antenna Music
Associated acts Antenna Angels
Website Antenna Artist - Sam Kim Profile

Sam Kim (Hangul: 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]

Discography

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
I Am Sam 11
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales[7] Album
KOR[8]
"Mama Don't Worry" 2016 — I Am Sam
"No Sense" (feat. Crush) 37
  • KOR: 59,348+
"Think About' Chu" (with Loco) 2017 16[9] Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales[7] Album
KOR[8]
"Who Are You" 2016 3 Guardian: The Lonely and Great God 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
2013-2014K-pop Star 3SBS 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[12] (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.
  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.
  6. ↑
    • "Gaon Album Chart - July 2016 (see #395)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Gaon Chart – Weekly download chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Gaon Chart – Weekly Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  9. ↑ "2017년 04주차 Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  10. ↑ "2017년 04주차 Download Chart (see #4)" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  11. ↑ Cumulative sales for "Who Are You":
    • "Gaon Download Chart – Month 12". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
    • "Gaon Download Chart – First Half 2017". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  12. ↑ "mintpaper » BML2016 Awards 결과 발표". www.mintpaper.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-11-13.
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