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가수 사무엘

Samuel

사무엘

  • Solo · Male
  • Dance
  • Pop
  • Hip-hop
  • Debuted 2017
  • Active

가수 사무엘 — Photo: Samuel OFFICIAL · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Debut
201708.02
Birthday
01.172002
Genre
Dance · Pop · Hip-hop

Basic info

Samuel is a solo singer from Mnet 《Produce 101 Season 2》. Representative songs include 〈SIXTEEN〉 and 〈캔디〉.

Debut
August 2, 2017 · Debut song SIXTEEN
Debut agency
Brave Entertainment
Birthday
January 17, 2002
Years active
2015–
Genre
Dance · Pop · Hip-hop
Real name
사무엘 김 아레돈도
Debut reference
Listed by debut year rather than idol generation.

걸어온 길

Born in Los Angeles, USA, in 2002. Debuted in January 2015 as 'Punch' of the hip-hop duo One Punch, but the team's activities ended that year.

Became known in 2017 by appearing on 《Produce 101 Season 2》. Made a solo debut in August that year with 〈SIXTEEN〉, featuring Changmo.

Released the 1st full-length album 《EYE CANDY》 in November 2017, and the 2nd mini album 《ONE》 and the repackage 《TEENAGER》 in 2018. Also began activities in Japan in 2018.

Went through a contract dispute with Brave Entertainment in 2019 and won at the first trial in November 2021. Returned in April 2024 with the album 《NOW》, his first in about six years.

Signature songs

  1. SIXTEEN 2017 YouTube Spotify
  2. 캔디 2017 YouTube Spotify
  3. ONE 2018 YouTube Spotify
  4. Teenager 2018 YouTube Spotify

Links go to each service's search results. Lyrics are not included for copyright reasons.

Key releases

  1. 2017.08 SIXTEEN1st mini albumSolo debut album
  2. 2017.11 EYE CANDY1st studio album
  3. 2018.03 ONE2nd mini album
  4. 2018.05 TEENAGERRepackage
  5. 2024.04 NOWMini albumChange of direction toward hip-hop

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Major awards

  • 2017 Seoul Music Awards, World Collaboration Award (with Silento)
  • 2017 Yahoo Asia Buzz Awards, Most Searched Korean Rookie Singer Award
  • 2018 Soribada Best K-Music Awards, New Hallyu Performance Award

Key records and stories

  • First debuted in 2015 as 'Punch' of the duo One Punch.
  • Finished 18th overall on 《Produce 101 Season 2》 in 2017 and did not make the debut group.
  • Made a solo debut in August 2017 with the 1st mini album 《SIXTEEN》.
  • Won at the first trial in November 2021 in a lawsuit against the former agency seeking confirmation that the exclusive contract does not exist.
  • Appeared on 《Seventeen TV》 as a SEVENTEEN trainee in childhood.
  • Sang 〈SPOTLIGHT〉 together with the American singer Silento in 2016.

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