Joakim Gomez

Joakim Gomez (born 22 July 1988) is a full-time DJ at 987FM, and hosts events such as the annual National Day Parade. He is a Singaporean of Korean-Indian descent with Portuguese roots.

Gomez was raised by his Korean mother, after his parents divorced when he was five years old, but kept in contact with his father. He had studied theatre in the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. In 2006, Gomez competed in the second season of Singapore Idol, in which he placed fifth. He received harsh comments from judges and viewers, describing his self-esteem at its lowest.

In 2012, Gomez started his part-time hosting career on 987FM, before co-hosting full-time with Sonia Chew on 987FM since 2014. After being a substitute host for the National Day Parade (NDP), he started hosting the NDP in 2012, and had hosted it 12 times by 2025.

Early life Gomez was born in 22 July 1988 and is a Korean-Indian Singaporean with Portuguese roots. He was raised in Singapore by only his Korean mother he felt angry about his family situation, scoring well in accounting, which he described as a possible career that he did not pursue. He then joined the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) studying theatre, thinking that it fit his desire of acting in theatre and television, after being introduced to it by Ebi Shankara, another NAFA student who also participated in Singapore Idol.

Gomez had also worked part-time in Mediacorp after participating in Singapore Idol in 2006, and sang poorly according to Kwok Kar Peng of The New Paper. The audience brought posters of monkeys in reference to Lee comparing Gomez to a "performing monkey". saying that it was a harsh introduction to his career. co-hosting with Sonia Chew for The Wake Up Call and The Shock Circuit. He also co-hosted with Chew for a livestreamed online show titled Sofa So Good during the COVID-19 pandemic, which had accumulated 30,000 views in an episode over a weekend. Chew described their dynamic as their branding as co-hosts on 987FM, "keep[ing] the listeners guessing" such as posting on Instagram that Gomez was friendzoned.

Gomez was inspired to enter the media industry by Michael Jackson, Gurmit Singh, and his father,

In 2010, he sang in a group at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Youth Olympic Games, and at Marina Bay Sands' show, Wonder Full. They were introduced to each other by a mutual friend at Butter Factory. They kept in touch, and coincidentally met again in 2012 during training at the 987FM studio,

Gomez enjoys a busy schedule. He grew up reading 8days, a once-physical online magazine, and was featured on the cover page with Chew in 2018 before it went digital.