South Korean singer-songwriter

Roy Kim Kim Sang-woo (; born July 3, 1993), known professionally as Roy Kim (), is a South Korean singer-songwriter and radio presenter. He began his singing career after winning the television talent show ''Superstar K 4'' in 2012. Kim officially deb ...

has released three studio albums, 10 singles (including three

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songs), and 19 music videos. He has additionally released four

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for television series. Since his first appearance on

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's talent competition series ''

Superstar K4 Superstar K4 () is the fourth season of the South Korean television talent show series Superstar K, which premiered on 17 August 2012 on Mnet and airs every Friday night at 11PM KST. Lee Seung-Chul and Yoon Mi-Rae returned as judges, and were j ...

'', the artist has sold over 12 million digital downloads in South Korea. Before his debut in 2012, Kim applied for ''Superstar K4''. Six of his

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s were released during the competition, one of which ("Becoming Dust") topped both the

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and the now-defunct ''

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. Kim was crowned the final winner of the show, with his self-written song "

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". Kim's debut single "Bom Bom Bom" became a major hit in the artist's native country, debuting at number one on the Gaon Digital Chart. It eventually remained one of the most successful singles of 2013 in South Korea, with over 1.5 million digital sales according to the

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. The song was later included on Kim's first full-length album, ''

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'' (2013), which spawned a top-five hit of the same title. Kim also participated in the soundtrack for ''

Reply 1994 ''Reply 1994'' () is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Go Ara, Jung Woo, Yoo Yeon-seok, Kim Sung-kyun, Son Ho-jun, Baro, Min Do-hee, Sung Dong-il, and Lee Il-hwa. It aired on tvN from October 18 to December 28, 2013 for 21 episodes. ...

'' ("Seoul, Here") that year. ''

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'' (2014), the artist's second studio album, produced a top-five hit of the same name. Following his soundtrack contribution in ''

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'' ("Pinocchio"), Kim released a

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called "

It's Christmas Day "It's Christmas Day" is a Christmas song by South Korean singer-songwriter Roy Kim. It was released as a digital single on 19 December 2014, and distributed through CJ E&M Music. Release "It's Christmas Day" was composed and written by Kim. Afte ...

" at the end of the year. In July 2015, the single "The Way to Meet You" was released as a

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with a female vocalist (), for the first time since Kim's debut. It served as a campaign song for

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''Pet Rescue Saga''. In September, Kim recorded the song "Do Not Love Me" for the soundtrack to ''

Twenty Again ''Second 20s'' () is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Choi Ji-woo, Lee Sang-yoon, Choi Won-young, Son Na-eun and Kim Min-jae. It aired on tvN from August 28 to October 17, 2015, on Fridays and Saturdays at 20:30 ( KST) for 16 epis ...

''. The artist's third studio album, '' The Great Dipper'' (2015), was released at the end of that year, spawning an eponymous top-30 single. Kim also collaborated with veteran singer-songwriter

Lee Moon-se Lee Moon-sae (; ; born January 17, 1959) is a South Korean ballad singer who is often considered a Korean pop icon. Since his debut in 1978, he has released 16 full-length albums, including 1987's ''When Love Passes By'', which sold 2.85 million ...

and

Hanhae Jung Han-hae (born April 7, 1990), better known by the mononym Hanhae, is a South Korean rapper and singer. He is a former member of the hip hop boy band Phantom. Discography Extended plays Singles Filmography Television shows We ...

from hip-hop trio

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, on the holiday single "This Christmas". In 2016, Kim contributed the song "Maybe I" to the soundtrack to ''

Another Oh Hae-young ''Another Miss Oh'' () is a South Korean television series starring Eric Mun, Seo Hyun-jin, Jeon Hye-bin. It replaced ''Pied Piper'' and broadcast on cable network tvN on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 ( KST) time slot for 18 episodes from May 2 ...

''. He also released a cover version of

Stefanie Sun Stefanie Sun (, born 23 July 1978) is a Singaporean singer-songwriter. In 2000, she released her debut album, '' Yan Zi'', which won her a Golden Melody Award for Best New Artist. In 2004, she released her eighth studio album, '' Stefanie'', ...

's hit song "Cloudy Day", as the first Korean singer to cover a Taiwanese hit in Chinese.

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

Collaborations

Soundtrack appearances

Other appearances

Other charted songs

Videography

Music videos

Footnotes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Roy Discographies of South Korean artists Folk music discographies Pop music discographies