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Sam Kim Profile, Bio, & Facts

Sam Kim
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Sam Kim (샘김) is a South Korean singer-songwriter. He made his debut on April 10, 2016 with the mini album “I Am Sam”.

Sam Kim Profile

Stage Name Sam Kim (샘김)
Birth Name Kim Gunji (김건지)
Occupation Singer-songwriter
Birthday February 19, 1998
Active Years 2016–present
Age 26 (in 2024)
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Height N/A
Weight N/A
Nationality Korean
Blood Type N/A
MBTI N/A

Sam Kim Facts:

Early Life

– He was born and raised in Seattle, Washington, USA.
– He moved to Korea at the age of 15 after clearing the audition at Los Angeles.
– He graduated from Todd Beamer High School.

Personal Life

– He has a younger sister named Sujin and younger brother named Jooyoung.
– He has three pet cats.
– He feels the happiest doing physical activities.
– He would like to write a song for BTS.
– He said he writes all of his songs from personal experience. (View of the Hearts)
– He wants to collaborate with BIBI, Eric Nam, Jay Park and DAY6’s Jae.
– His hobbies include playing old school FPS games. (Panorama)
– He considers John Mayor as his teacher.
– He would rather have a girl with bad teeth than with bad skin.
– Sam Kim used to be chubby but lost over 25 Kgs over three years.
– He wants to try rapping or singing fast.
– He first developed an interest in music because his mom and aunt used to sing in Chruch. (KPC Season 3 Ep. 352)
THE BOYZ’s Jacob and Kevin are his biggest fans and he appeared on their group’s show THE BOYZ’s “Flower Snack” episode 7.

– He started learning piano because his aunt was a piano teacher but he hated learning it so he started learning guitar to show his rebellion. (KPC Season 3 Ep. 352)
– He would rather be dumped than dump someone.
– His most used emoji is 😊.
– He likes to relax by going out with friends, hiking or riding his bike.  
– He was going through a tough time when he wrote Nevertheless’s OST “Love Me Like That”. (Panorama)
– His father was shot during an attempted robbery case in his restaurant in Seattle and passed away on January 26, 2023.

Career

– Sam Kim joined Antenna after the CEO of the company recruited him after the finale of Kpop Star where he was present as a judge.
– He left Antenna after 10 years in March 2024.
– He has collaborated with artists like IU, Crush, Loco, Punchnello, Chungha, Woodz, PH1, and Zico.
– He has also worked with artists like Lady Gaga, The Chainsmokers, and Taylor Swift.
– He has sung OSTs for popular Korean dramas like “WWW”, “Okay Not to Be Okay”, “Our Beloved Summer” and “Goblin”.

– He once went to Costa Rica with Eric Nam in 2017 as a part of a show crew and stayed there for 6-7 days but the show never aired. (KPDB Ep. #95)

Likes & Dislikes

– He likes Harry Potter over Lord of the Rings.
– He is a fan of Iron Man.
– His favorite singers include Anderson Paak, Bruno Mars and Park Hyo Shin. (Panorama)
– He is a big fan of Silk Sonic and loves listening to all their songs. He also likes listening to Plini’s songs.
– His favorite hip hop rapper is Kendrick. (Panorama)
– He prefers performing live over studio work.

Food Preferences

– He prefers dark chocolate.
– He likes both Cilantro and avocado.
– He loves Mexican food.
– He prefers beer over wine.
– He likes to eat sundae over tteokbokki.

Personality & Habits

– Sam Kim considers himself very bad at planning and prefers being spontaneous.
– He hates when someone goes easy on him while playing games. (KPDB Ep. #95)
– He said there is not much difference between the real-him and the camera-him.
– He is indecisive and it takes an hour for him to order from the food delivery app.
– He is a night owl but he would like to be a morning person.

Major Works

– His popular songs include “Love Me Like That”, “Breath”, “Make Up (feat. Crush)”.

Awards

– He won the “Best Rookie” award at the Beautiful Mint Life Awards in 2016.

SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES
Instagram: leegititssam
YouTube: @SamKim_official
Twitter: leegititssam
Facebook: officialsamkim

Streaming Platform Links
Genie | Spotify | Bugs | Melon | Apple Music | Deezer

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