6 Interesting Facts about Sam Kim, Singing Many OSTs for Korean Dramas - Writing Songs for Park Bo Gum

Kapanlagi.com - When it comes to Korea, there's never-ending excitement. Korea has a million interesting things that you can follow, ranging from dramas, music, culture to its cuisine. One of the things that is currently being discussed and often talked about among Indonesian society is Korean music.

Korean music is not limited to boy groups and girl groups. It turns out that Korea is also famous for its talented solo musicians, one of whom is Sam Kim. Now, for those of you who want to get to know Sam Kim better, let's read this article until the end!

1. Starting His Career Through Talent Search Events

Sam Kim © Antenna Entertainment

Sam Kim started his music career in Korea through a talent search event, K-Pop Star 3, in 2013. This prestigious event in Korea has created talented musicians such as AKMU, Lee Hi, Jae Day6, and Bang Yedam TREASURE, who are still active until now. Although he didn't win first place, Sam Kim still managed to capture the attention of the Korean public and became the runner-up in this show. After winning second place, he immediately signed a contract with Antenna Music, a music label owned by Yoo Hee Yeol, one of the music producers who served as a judge in K-Pop Star 3.

2. Living and Growing Up in America

This 22-year-old man was born in the United States on February 19, 1998, and lived there for 15 years. Sam Kim spent his enjoyable teenage years with his family and friends in Federal Way, Seattle, Washington. He was also active in making music cover videos and uploading them to YouTube. He did this regularly until one of the K-Pop Star crew found him on the platform and immediately contacted him to participate in the most prestigious talent search event in Korea. After living in Korea for several years, Sam Kim admitted that he missed his hometown. This longing he began to pour into songs in his mini album titled 'Mama Don't Worry' and 'Seattle'.

3. Learning Guitar Self-Taught

Sam Kim © ARENA

Sam Kim is famous for his impressive and out of the box guitar playing technique. In an interview, Sam Kim said that he never took guitar lessons specifically. Musicians who played a big role in Sam Kim's career are Gabe Bondoc and Tom Misch. Sam Kim admitted that he learned guitar self-taught only through YouTube videos every day. Currently, Sam Kim has started to master many types of guitars and is trying to further develop his musical talent.

4. Singing Original Soundtracks for Korean Dramas

Sam Kim's melodious and soothing vocals make his songs a favorite among music listeners in Korea. Not only focusing on making songs for albums, Sam Kim has also started venturing into the world of Korean drama OSTs! One of the most famous songs is Who Are You, which is the Original Soundtrack for the drama Guardian: The Lonely and Great God, a highly praised drama starring actor Gong Yoo and actress Kim Go Eun. In addition, Sam Kim also contributed to the OST for the drama Search WWW with the song Scent and the Netflix drama It's Okay Not To Be Okay with the song Breath.

5. Food Lover and Cooking Hobbyist

Sam Kim admits to being a lover of delicious food and having a hobby of cooking. This is not surprising because his parents in Seattle own a restaurant and in his youth, Sam Kim often helped prepare orders. In an interview with Dive Studios, Sam Kim said that he really enjoys baking bread and cakes at home when he is not busy with music activities.

6. Writing Many Songs That Top the Korean Music Charts

Sam Kim and Park Bo Gum © VLIVE

Currently, Sam Kim has been pursuing a career in Korea for more than 5 years and has created many songs that often top the music charts. Sam Kim has also officially released his first album titled Sun And Moon, which contains 8 songs in 2018. Not only that, Sam Kim also wrote the song All My Love for Park Bo Gum as a farewell gesture to the actor before he enlisted in the military.

Those are the facts about Sam Kim, the musical genius from Antenna Music label. Every year, Sam Kim's songs are eagerly awaited by fans. Hopefully, in 2021, Sam Kim can release a lot of music and his second album! Keep up the spirit in music, Sam Kim!

Written by: Agustin Dwiyanti

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