The unknown truth about K-pop’s rising star-Kim Samuel
Who is Kim Samuel?
Samuel Kim Arredondo was born on January 17, 2002 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a singer, famous by the name Samuel or Punch, and was originally a hip-hop duo in 2015 Half of the members of 1Punch, but later pursued a solo career. He is also known for his role in the second season of “Produce 101”.
Kim Samuel’s Fortune
By the beginning of 2020, Kim Samuel’s net worth is estimated to have exceeded 1 million US dollars, which was obtained through a successful career in the music industry.
He has released many singles and extended scripts (EP), and also produced a solo album.
Early life and career start
Although Samuel later became famous in Korea, he grew up in Los Angeles-his mother is of Korean descent, and his father is Mexican American. Determined to make a breakthrough in the show business when he was young, he performed publicly at the age of 11. One of his first appearances was in the TV show “Seventeen TV”, which showed the boy band Seventeen and was a means of publicity before their debut.
He received training at Pledis Entertainment, but decided not to continue the project and left the company in 2013 while developing his singing and rap skills. Two years later, he and the rapper One became half of the hip-hop duo named 1Punch, which was created in collaboration between D-Business Entertainment and Brave Entertainment. Their first single was called “Turn Me Back” and they promoted the single before the album “The Anthem”-they showed a lot of potential, but it was only a flash in the pan.
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— KimSamuel 김사무엘 (@ksamuelofficial) January 17, 2020
Production 101
The reason why 1Punch disbanded quickly was because One was discovered by YG Entertainment and began training under them, which led to the disbandment of the duo. Samuel continued to join the band under the name PUNCH, and in 2016 released the single “Spotlight” with rapper Silento, which was a success and won the Seoul Music Award. The two continued to cooperate and toured the United States together.
In 2017, he started the first step of his personal career, appearing as a representative of Brave Entertainment in the second season’s survival show “Produce 101”. In the program, the public chooses from 101 trainees representing 54 different companies in South Korea. The audience can vote online or through on-site voting to select the remaining contestants. In the end, 11 members will be selected to make their debut as Wanna One.
King Samuel
The show was very popular and saw approximately 30% of the Korean community vote during the finals. Kim was one of the popular candidates in the early stages of the competition, but ultimately failed, and finished in 18th place, which surprised many fans who were convinced that he would become Wanna One.
Solo
The loss of the second season of “Produce 1” did not stop Samuel’s momentum. A few months after the game, he made his debut as a solo artist.
He first released the mini album “Sixteen”, the album has the title track of the same name, the lead singer is the rapper Changmo. Later in the same year, Kim released his first complete album “Eye Candy”, which contained 10 tracks, and the album’s lead single was named “Candy”.
He gained a lot of attention and started making waves in the Japanese community, which led him to sign with the promotion company Pony Canyon. In 2018, he released his first Japanese single, which is the Japanese version of his song “Sixteen Years Old”.
Subsequently, he produced his second mini album “One”, which included BtoB popular Zheng Yixun, and in the following months produced his second Japanese single, the Japanese version of “Candy”. One of his latest albums is the album “Teenager”, in which he collaborated with Li Ruohan, who became famous for his performance in the second season of “School Rapper”.
personal life
As we all know, Kim Samuel is single. Like many Korean artists, he has not paid much attention to his love life, but he has a younger sister next to him.
He is fluent in Spanish, English and Korean. He can also play a variety of instruments, although he is particularly good at drums. In addition to music, he also expressed interest in performance and photography. He also knows how to play golf because his father owns a golf course in California. Due to family reasons, he often goes to the United States, but his work in the Korean entertainment industry means that he is often there.
