ROY KIM
The singer-songwriter ROY KIM pursues his “dual-drive activities” through a constant presence oscillating between music and variety shows.
After proving once again his potential as a vocalist thanks to a cover album this year, he exuded a friendly and pleasant charm in variety shows. Furthermore, with his participation in SBS’s “우리들의 발라드 2” confirmed for the second half of this year, he is expected to continue his performances encompassing both music and television during the second half of the year.
ROY KIM actively launched his musical activities by releasing the cover album “다시 불러 봄 – BLOOM AGAIN” on May 20. He captured the hearts of listeners with songs representing different eras such as “앵콜요청금지”, “스물다섯, 스물하나”, “Smile boy”, “왜 그래”, “한 사람을 위한 마음”, “바람의 노래”.
Superimposing his own sensibility onto familiar masterpieces, ROY KIM perfected a charm different from the original song by highlighting his characteristic warm timbre and delicate power of expression. Not content with simply re-singing past songs, he expressed feelings of time, growth and memories through his voice, demonstrating a vast musical capacity as a singer-songwriter and vocalist.
Off-stage, he revealed his presence as a variety personality. ROY KIM joined the predictive panelists of Channel A’s show “HEART SIGNAL 5”, which first aired last April and concluded on July 21, thus occupying a pillar of the program.
In particular, while seriously analyzing the subtle emotional changes of the participants, he sparked laughter by showing himself shaken by the opinions of other panelists and with witty banter when self-deprecating when his predictions failed. Far from the calm and emotional image shown through his music, he built his own character on television by naturally revealing sincere reactions and a friendly charm.
Nor did he neglect his main activity. ROY KIM met the public constantly by taking the stages of various festivals, and last July, he organized the fan meeting “THE ROY KIM SHOW: SPEAKING·LISTENING·SINGING”, completing a moment encompassing both live performances and discussions.
Going back and forth between the two fields of music and variety to expand his scope, ROY KIM‘s next step continues in SBS’s “우리들의 발라드 2”. ROY KIM confirmed his joining of the representatives team and participates in the journey to find new voices.
Above all, in “우리들의 발라드 2”, in addition to the wit and proximity shown in variety shows, ROY KIM‘s true value as a “musician” is expected to be highlighted further. As he himself hails from a music audition show, attention is focused on ROY KIM‘s particular gaze upon the new candidates’ stage. Based on his personal experience on an audition stage and his musical background accumulated while being active as a singer for over 10 years, expectation grows as to how he will discover the participants’ voices and emotions, and the stories he will tell with his own musical criteria and empathy.
Delivering a deep resonance through his music in his albums and concerts, and adding laughter in variety shows thanks to an unexpected friendly charm, ROY KIM returns once again to a music-focused show through “우리들의 발라드 2”, generating immense curiosity regarding the synergy that the public proximity developed in variety and the background accumulated as a musician will create.
Furthermore, ROY KIM will meet his fans by holding a year-end concert at the KSPO DOME (Olympic Gymnasium) on November 21 and 22.
Journalist: Shawn
Translator: Shawn
Source: SNS ROY KIM
