Sam Kim (Singer) | |
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Native name | 샘김 김건지 |
Birth name | Sam Kim Kim Gun-ji |
Born |
Federal Way, Washington, United States |
February 19, 1998
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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.
Sam Kim was born in the United States, where he attended Todd Beamer High School in Federal Way, Washington. He has a younger brother and sister. Moving to South Korea, he participated in the third season of the talent show K-pop Star and was signed by Antenna Music's CEO You Hee-yeol, 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, 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.