Sam Kim (; born February 19, 1998) is an American singer-songwriter, producer, and guitarist based in South Korea. He is signed under

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, having finished as the runner-up of the talent show ''

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''. He made his official debut on April 10, 2016 with the EP ''

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'', and followed it with the studio album '' Sun and Moon'' on November 22, 2018.

Life and career

Sam Kim was born in the United States, where he attended

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. He has a younger brother Jooyoung and sister, Sujin. 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 ''

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''. He placed second in the competition and was signed by

's CEO

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, 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, ''

'', was released on April 10. Its lead single was "No 눈치 (No Sense)", featuring Crush. His debut performance was at the finale stage of ''

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'' on the same day. The music video for the single "Make Up" was released on October 23, 2018, ahead of Kim's upcoming studio album, '' Sun and Moon''. It was Kim's 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.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Soundtrack appearances

Other charted songs

Features

''Kpop Star 3'' songs

Songwriting credits

The following credits are adapted from the

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database, unless indicated otherwise.

Concerts and tours

Headlining concerts

* Sam Kim 1st Concert: Sun and Moon (

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; February 16–17, 2019) * Sam Kim 2019 Europe Tour (

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; April 27–30, 2019) * Sam Kim 2019 Concert in Singapore (

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; 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,

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; September 2–29, 2017)

As opening act

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: Nine Track Mind tour (Seoul; August 18, 2016) *

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: 2018 Asia Tour (Seoul; August 21, 2018)

Filmography

Television

Web shows

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

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