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. He placed second in the competition and was signed by Antenna Music's CEO You Hee-yeol, a judge on the show.

Sam 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 the single "Make Up" was released on October 23, 2018, ahead of Sam's upcoming studio album, Sun and Moon. 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.

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. On September 20, it was announced that Sam had signed to Park Hyo-shin's company Herbigharo.

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.

Discography

Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales (CD) KOR Sun and Moon Released: November 22, 2018 Label: Antenna Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl 23 KOR: 2,192

Extended plays Title EP details Peak chart positions Sales (CD) KOR

Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Sales (DL) Album KOR As lead artist "Mama Don't Worry"2016 — I Am Sam "No Sense" (No ) 37 KOR: 59,348 "Make Up" 2018 56 Sun and Moon "It's You" 88 "When You Fall" — "Where's My Money" 2019— "What About" 2020— "The Juice" 2021— "These Walls"— "Look at Me" — You Hee-yul's Sketchbook: 78th Voice "Aqua Man" —Collaborations "For Now" 2016 17 KOR: 141,804 Love Antenna "Think About' Chu" 2017 16 KOR: 197,273 Boys and Girls Music, Vol. 1 "Like a Fool" 2020 — "Everything Is OK (with Antenna Version)" — "Our Christmas Wish for You" 107 2020 Antenna Christmas Carol "Closer" 2021 — "Hello Antenna, Hello Christmas" 124 2021 Antenna Christmas Carol "Before 4:30 (She Said...)" — "Nap Fairy" 2022 — SM Station Season 4 As featured artist"~42" 2017 44 KOR: 92,674 Shininryu"23" 2019 — "Bless You" 2020 — Paktory Playlist 2020"Someday" 2021 — It's Personal "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances Title Year Peak chart positions Sales (DL) Album KORCircle "Who Are You"20163rowspan="2" 15KOR: 914,314 Goblin OST"I Do" "Everyday" "Cooking"2017—— The Lovebirds: Year 1 OST "Scent" 2019 137 — — Search: WWW OST "Breath" 2020 59 61— It's Okay to Not Be Okay OST "Love Me Like That" 2021 116 — — Nevertheless OST "Summer Rain" 2022 37 45 — Our Beloved Summer OST "For You" — — — Cleaning Up OST "Confession" — — — Cheer Up OST "Say You Love Me" 2023 ——— My Demon OST"Shining You"2024———Cinderella at 2 AM OST"Playing Pretend"———Love in the Big City Original Motion Picture Soundtrack"Like a Moonlight"2025———Love Scout OST "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other charted songs Title Artists Year Peak chart positions Album KORCircle "What Do You Do When You Play?"(?) 2019 62 51Yoo-plash "Everest" AKMU with Sam Kim 2021 60 48 Next Episode

Features

Kpop Star 3 songs

Peak chart positions

K-pop Star Season 3 Top6 "Stand by Me" Ben E. King 96 KOR: 18,287 K-pop Star Season 3 Top4 "Honey" Park Jin-young 88 KOR: 19,974 K-pop Star Season 3 Top3 "Lies" Big Bang 77 KOR: 21,938 K-pop Star Season 3 Top2 "Englishman in New York" Sting 37 KOR: 41,031 unless indicated otherwise. + Songs produced by Sam Kim for other artistsTitleYearArtistAlbumLyricsMusicArrangement Credited With Credited With Credited With "All My Love" 2020 Park Bo-gum Jehwi "All My Love" 2021 Raisa feat. Sam Kim It's Personal Raisa Raisa, Jukjae Jukjae "Before 4:30 (She Said…)" 2021 Mew Suppasit, Sam Kim "December's Spring" 2022 Yun Hu + Songs co-written by Sam Kim for other artists

2017 IU Palette

2021 Gray feat. Meenoi Grayground. Gray, Hoody Gray

2022 Jehwi Snowdrop OST

2022 Onew Dice

2023 Onew Circle Jisoo Park Jisoo Park

2024 Jehwi Jehwi, SU2

Park Hyo-shin Park Hyo-shin, Freedo

Sam Kim 2019 Europe Tour (Paris, London, Berlin; April 27–30, 2019) Sam Kim 2019 Concert in Singapore (Singapore; July 26, 2019) 2019 Sam Kim Live: Kunge (Seoul; November 23–24, 2019)

Collaborative concerts Hello, Antenna: The Label Concert (Seoul; September 23–25, 2016) Antenna Angels Concert: (Seoul; March 16–19, 2017) With, Antenna: The Label Concert (Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Los Angeles, New York; September 2–29, 2017)

As opening act Charlie Puth: Nine Track Mind tour (Seoul; August 18, 2016) Tom Misch: 2018 Asia Tour (Seoul; August 21, 2018)

Filmography Television Year Title Network Notes 2013–2014 K-pop Star 3 SBS Contestant 2022 Tripmate: Who Are You? KBS World Main cast

Web shows Year Title Network Notes 2016 Sam Kim Music Documentary Naver TV, V Live Documentary series produced as a tie-in with My Name Is Sam 2019 Sam Kim & Jung Seung-hwan Self Live Tour YouTube Reality series produced by Visit Singapore and Dingo Travel 2021 Antenna TV: Clumsy Antenna Kakao TV Main cast (with artists from Antenna)

Awards and nominations