Roy Kim

Kim Sang-woo (; born July 3, 1993), known professionally as Roy Kim , is a South Korean singer-songwriter and radio presenter. He began his singing career after winning the television talent show Superstar K 4 in 2012.

Kim officially debuted with the studio album, Love Love Love (2013), which included the hit single "Bom Bom Bom." The album garnered Kim awards for best new artist at the 15th Mnet Asian Music Awards and the 2014 Golden Disc Awards. Kim followed up his first album with the studio albums, Home (2014) and The Great Dipper (2015), and the extended play, Blooming Season (2017). He has also contributed to soundtracks for television series including Reply 1994, Pinocchio, Another Miss Oh, and Guardian: The Lonely and Great God. As of , Kim has sold over 12 million digital downloads in his native country.

Early life and education Roy Kim was born Kim Sang-woo in Seoul, South Korea, on July 3, 1993. His mother is an artist.

During his elementary and middle school years, Kim attended Kyung Bok Elementary School and Whimoon Middle School. He was sent to Asheville, North Carolina, in the United States to attend Asheville School, which he graduated from in 2012.

Kim was accepted to attend Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., in 2012, but he delayed his enrollment to audition for Superstar K 4. He entered his first year at Georgetown in 2013 and alternated between attending school in the United States and pursuing his music career in South Korea. He was majoring in sociology, which he said is "helpful for writing lyrics." Despite the investigation, the university granted an undergraduate degree to Kim.

Career

In 2012, Kim auditioned for Mnet's television talent show Superstar K 4 (the South Korean equivalent of American Idol). Following the release of his first album, Kim won several awards, including Best New Male Artist at the 2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards, 20's Booming Star at the 2013 Mnet 20's Choice Awards, and Rookie of the Year and the Popularity Award at the 2014 Golden Disc Awards. That month, Kim embarked on a South Korean tour to promote the album. In November, he contributed to the soundtrack for the television series Pinocchio, with the song, "Pinocchio," for which he won Best Original Soundtrack at the 2015 APAN Star Awards and Favorite Foreign Artist at the 2015 Hito Music Awards in Taiwan. Kim also became the first foreign artist to perform at the Hito Music Awards since they were established in 2003.

In December 2015, Kim released his third album, The Great Dipper. The album's title track was a ballad, which was a departure from Kim's previous acoustic folk singles.

Kim released his first extended play, Blooming Season , in May 2017. and which received a Platinum certification for digital sales by Gaon in November. For the song, Kim won Best Ballad at the 2018 Melon Music Awards, Best Male Artist at the 2018 Mnet Asian Music Awards, and a Digital Bonsang at the 2019 Golden Disc Awards.

In September 2022, it was confirmed that Kim would release a new album in October, the first after his discharge from military service. On October 7, 2022, Kim released a photo of his new single "Take Me Back In Time" via his official SNS. The single was released on October 14. This pre-release single will be followed by the release of his fourth full album And on October 25.

Personal life Military service On May 27, 2020, Kim released his self-produced single "Linger On", which was his first single in 1 year and 8 months, and was his last single before enlisting into the Republic of Korea Marine Corps for his mandatory military enlistment on June 15. Kim was discharged after completing his full term in December 2021, with Kim stating "The time I spent in the Marine Corps was filled with invaluable memories and lessons that I cannot exchange for anything."

Discography

Love Love Love (2013) Home (2014) The Great Dipper (2015) And (2022)

Concerts and tours

Headliner Year Title Country No. of shows Ref. Nationwide tours 2013 1st Concert Tour: Love Love Love South Korea 5 2014 Live Concert Tour: Home 6 2017Live Concert Tour: "Blossom"5 Special concerts 2013 Mini Concert: Our Winter South Korea 2 2014 Mini Concert: Our Winter #2 2 2015 Year-End Concert: The Great Dipper 3 2016 Mini Concert: Comma 9 Roy Kim Live in Taiwan Taiwan 1 Roy Kim Showcase 2016 in Malaysia Malaysia 1 Year-End Concert: ROcumentarYSouth Korea 3 Collaborative concerts 2014 Someday in June South Korea 1 2015 Someday Stage: Campus Blues 2

Participant Year Title Country Ref. Concerts and tours 2012 G-Market Concert: StayG4 South Korea Superstar K4 Top 12 Concert 2013 Superstar K5 All-Star Concert 2014 Superstar K6 All-Star Concert 2015 Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day United States 2016 Fever Festival Concert South Korea Music festivals 2013 Ansan Valley Rock Festival South Korea 2014 Soundberry Festa Delicious Music City: Chicken & Beer Carnival 2015 Seoul Jazz Festival KCON United States Someday Festival South Korea KCON Jeju 2016 Red Carrat Music Festival Daegu Folk Festival My FM Dare Dare Come 2.0 Go! Malaysia Roy Kim and Jung Joon-young's May 6 – August 18 2014 MBC Standard FM Younha's Temporary host (September 29 – October 5) 2015 Jung Joon-young's Special host (October 7–8) Melon Radio RoyStar FM December 1, 8 KBS Cool FM K-Pop Planet December 13 2016 SBS Power FM Jang Ye-won's Special host (August 1–7)

Filmography Television series Year Title Role Notes 2015 The Producers Cindy's anti-fan Cameo (episode 10)

Television shows Year Title Role Notes 2012 Superstar K4 Contestant, winner 15 episodes (1–15) Superstar K4 Backstage Himself 7 episodes (October 19 – December 7) 2012–2013 Superstar K4ever Special Track Himself 8 episodes (December 21 – February 8) 2014 Connection 2014 Narrator Co-narrator with Bae Suzy (June 13 – July 4) Somesing Co-host , performer with Kang Ho-dong, Kim Jung-eun, and Kim Yeon-woo (September 9–10) First Day of Work Cast member 5 episodes (1–5) 2016 King of Mask Singer Contestant 6 episodes (65–70) as "Romantic the Dark Knight" June 26 – July 3: The 33rd Generation Mask King July 10–17: The 34th Generation Mask King July 24–31: Eliminated by the 35th Generation Mask King challenger Daddy and Me Cast member 5 episodes (6–10) Celebrity Bromance Cast member Co-starred with Jung Joon-young (August 9, 16, 23, 30) 2017 Fantastic Duo Contestant, performer 2 episodes (21, 22) 2018 Begin Again Cast member Season 2 2023 Super Karaoke Survival: VS Producer with Parc Jae-jung

Music video Year Song title Artist(s) 2013 "The Day to Love" Lee Seung-chul

Ambassadorship Year Title Campaign organizer Ref. 2015 Girls' Education Campaign at KCON 2015 UNESCO/CJ E&M 2016 The Happy Place of Sharing and Donation, G+Star Zone Gangnam District, Seoul

Awards and nominations