South Korean singer-songwriter Roy Kim has released three studio albums, 10 singles (including three collaborative songs), and 19 music videos. He has additionally released four soundtracks for television series. Since his first appearance on Mnet's talent competition series Superstar K4, 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 cover songs were released during the competition, one of which ("Becoming Dust") topped both the Gaon Digital Chart and the now-defunct Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100. Kim was crowned the final winner of the show, with his self-written song "Passing By".
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 Gaon Music Chart. The song was later included on Kim's first full-length album, Love Love Love (2013), which spawned a top-five hit of the same title. Kim also participated in the soundtrack for Reply 1994 ("Seoul, Here") that year.
Home (2014), the artist's second studio album, produced a top-five hit of the same name. Following his soundtrack contribution in Pinocchio ("Pinocchio"), Kim released a holiday song called "It's Christmas Day" at the end of the year.
In July 2015, the single "The Way to Meet You" was released as a duo with a female vocalist (), for the first time since Kim's debut. It served as a campaign song for mobile puzzle game Pet Rescue Saga. In September, Kim recorded the song "Do Not Love Me" for the soundtrack to Twenty Again. 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 and Hanhae from hip-hop trio Phantom, on the holiday single "This Christmas".
In 2016, Kim contributed the song "Maybe I" to the soundtrack to Another Oh Hae-young. He also released a cover version of Stefanie Sun's hit song "Cloudy Day", as the first Korean singer to cover a Taiwanese hit in Chinese.
Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and sales figures Title Album details Peak chart positions SalesKORGaon Album Chart: Love Love Love Released: June 25, 2013 Label: CJ E&M Music Formats: CD, digital download 3 KOR: 19,900 Home Released: October 8, 2014 Label: CJ E&M Music Formats: CD, digital download 4 KOR: 12,600 The Great Dipper Released: December 4, 2015 Label: MMO Entertainment, CJ E&M Music Formats: CD, digital download 8 KOR: 7,200 And (그리고) Released: October 25, 2022 Label: Wake One Entertainment, Genie Music, Stone Music Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download 45 KOR: 3,804
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and sales figures Title Album details Peak chart positions SalesKOR Blooming Season Released: May 16, 2017 Label: MMO Entertainment, CJ E&M Music Formats: CD, digital download 6 KOR: 5,200
Singles As lead artist + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and sales figures, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Certifications AlbumKORCircle Digital Chart:KORHotBillboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100: Korean-language "Passing By" (스쳐간다) 2012 6 9 KOR: 654,000Cumulative sales for "Passing By": rowspan="8" "Bom Bom Bom" (봄봄봄) 2013 1 1 KOR: 1,783,000 Love Love Love "Love Love Love" 2 4 KOR: 732,000 "Home" 2014 2 rowspan="5" KOR: 500,000Cumulative sales for "Home": Home "It's Christmas Day" 27 KOR: 69,000Cumulative sales for "It's Christmas Day": * "The Great Dipper" (북두칠성) 2015 30 KOR: 308,000Cumulative sales for "The Great Dipper": The Great Dipper "Egoist" (이기주의보) 2017 33 KOR: 63,741+ Blooming Season "Suddenly" (문득) 17 KOR: 78,073+ "Only Then" (그때 헤어지면 돼) 2018 2 2 KOR: 2,500,000+ KMCA: Platinum rowspan="3" "The Hardest Part" (우리 그만하자) 1 2 rowspan="9" rowspan="9" "Linger On" (살아가는 거야) 2020 73 — "Take Me Back in Time" (그때로 돌아가) 2022 88 — And "It'll Be Alright" (괜찮을거야) 200 — "When Spring Comes" (봄이 와도) 2024 71 — rowspan="4" "If You Ask Me What Love Is" (내게 사랑이 뭐냐고 물어본다면) 12 — "As Is" (있는 모습 그대로) 2025 128 — "No Words Can Say" (달리 표현할 수 없어요) 9 — "Smile Boy" 2026 72 — Bloom AgainNote: The Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 was introduced in August 2011 and discontinued in July 2014. In December 2017, the chart was re-established.
Collaborations + List of collaborative singles, with selected chart positions and sales figures, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Sales AlbumKORGaon Digital Chart: "Sing a Song" 2012 80 KOR: 71,000Cumulative sales for "Sing a Song": It's Top 12 "The Way to Meet You" 2015 128 KOR: 19,000 Pet Rescue "This Christmas" 79 KOR: 32,000 New Direction "Winter Special"
Soundtrack appearances + List of soundtrack appearances, with selected chart positions and sales figures, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Sales AlbumKORGaon Digital Chart:
KORHotBillboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100: "Seoul, Here" 2013 13 22 KOR: 502,000 Reply 1994 OST "Pinocchio" 2014 25 rowspan="12" KOR: 388,000Cumulative sales for "Pinocchio": Pinocchio OST "Do Not Love Me" 2015 66 KOR: 114,000Cumulative sales for "Do Not Love Me": Twenty Again OST "Maybe I" 2016 11 KOR: 423,000Cumulative sales for "Maybe I": Another Oh Hae-young OST "Heaven"(with Kim EZ (GGot Jam Project))201716 KOR: 292,137+Cumulative sales for "HEAVEN":Guardian: The Lonely and Great God OST "Starlight" — —The King in Love OST "You Belong to My World" () 34 KOR:122,498+Cumulative sales for "You Belong to My World":While You Were Sleeping OST "No Longer Mine" 2018 27 Familiar Wife OST "All I Do" () 2019 54 Romance Is a Bonus Book OST "Let's Stay Well" () 2023 21 My Love OST "Whenever, Wherever" () 59My Demon OST "Love Remnants" () 2024 — Transit Love 3 Part.2 OST "Run with Me" () 114 You as a Boy OST "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.Note: The Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 was introduced in August 2011 and discontinued in July 2014.
Other appearances + List of songs, with selected chart positions and sales figures, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Sales AlbumKORGaon Digital Chart:KORHotBillboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100: "Becoming Dust" 2012 1 1 KOR: 2,236,000Cumulative sales for "Becoming Dust": Superstar K4 Top 12, Part 1 "Whistle" 10 9 KOR: 1,347,000Cumulative sales for "Whistle": Superstar K4 Top 12, Part 2 "Blue Frog" 22 38 KOR: 384,000Cumulative sales for "Blue Frog": Superstar K4 Top 12, Part 3 "The Moon of Seoul" 17 29 KOR: 374,000 Superstar K4 Top 12, Part 4 "It's Been a Long Time" 39 — KOR: 165,000 Superstar K4 Top 12, Part 5 "October Rain" 2 5 KOR: 1,192,000Cumulative sales for "October Rain": Superstar K4 Top 12, Part 6 "Creep" 73 — KOR: 69,000Cumulative sales for "Creep": It's Top 12 "Rustic" 2015 176 rowspan="5" KOR: 10,000 Two Yoo Project – Sugar Man, Part 10 "Around Thirty" 2016 96 KOR: 30,000 Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend(The 20th Anniversary of Kim Kwang-seok's Death, Part 1) "Please" 102 KOR: 32,000 King of Mask Singer Episode 66 "Love Always Runs Away" 107 KOR: 33,000 "Piled Up with Longing" 65 KOR: 40,000Cumulative sales for "Piled Up with Longing": King of Mask Singer Episode 68 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.Note: The Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 was introduced in August 2011 and discontinued in July 2014.
Other charted songs + List of songs, with selected chart positions and sales figures, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Sales AlbumKORGaon Digital Chart:KORHotBillboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100: "Let Me Love You" 2013 33 35 KOR: 115,000 Love Love Love "When You Are Down" 44 — KOR: 83,000 "Grandfather's Camera" 61 — KOR: 66,000 "Don't Know How" 72 — KOR: 51,000 "12 O'Clock" 77 — KOR: 48,000 "Follow Me" 79 — KOR: 48,000 "Intro (My Forest)" 150 — KOR: 14,000Cumulative sales for "Intro (My Forest)": "Nothing Lasts Forever" 2014 59 rowspan="18" KOR: 55,000 Home "When Autumn Comes" 79 KOR: 44,000 "If You Love Me" 80 KOR: 43,000 "Now I Know" 86 KOR: 39,000 "Hold On" 101 KOR: 30,000 "Curtain" 107 KOR: 29,000 "Far Away" 111 KOR: 29,000 "Thank You" 114 KOR: 29,000 "I Want to Love You" 2015 129 KOR: 33,000 The Great Dipper "Stay" 135 KOR: 29,000 "The Wave" 165 KOR: 20,000 "Gone with the Wind" 171 KOR: 19,000 "Remember Me" 191 KOR: 17,000 "Tear Drops" 219 KOR: 13,000 "What's Left Behind" 227 KOR: 12,000 "The Lullaby" 231 KOR: 12,000 "예뻐서 그래" 2017 81 KOR: 31,409 開花期 (개화기)(Blooming Season) "근데 넌" – KOR: 17,666 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.Note: The Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 was introduced in August 2011 and discontinued in July 2014.
Videography Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and director Title Year Artist(s) Director Ref. As lead artist "Bom Bom Bom" 2013 Roy Kim Hong Won-ki "Love Love Love" "Seoul, Here" align="center" rowspan="2" "Seoul, Here (Acoustic version)" "Nothing Lasts Forever" (Lyric video) 2014 Kwon O-chul "Home" APRILSHOWER FILM "When Autumn Comes" "Pinocchio" align="center" "It's Christmas Day" Kyle "Do Not Love Me" 2015 align="center" "The Great Dipper" Kwon Soon-wook "Stay" Song Won-young "I Want to Love You" "Maybe I" 2016 align="center" rowspan="3" "Cloudy Day" (Lyric video) "Cloudy Day" "Suddenly"2017 APRILSHOWER FILM "Egoist" Mustache Film "Only Then" 2018 APRILSHOWER FILM "The Hardest Part" "Linger On" 2020 "Take Me Back In Time" 2022 Kim Minsu (FLIPEVIL) "It'll Be Alright" Collaborations "Sing a Song" 2012 Superstar K4 Top 12 align="center" rowspan="3" "The Way to Meet You" 2015 Kim and "This Christmas" (Lyric video) Lee Moon-se and Kim featuring Hanhae
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