Lim Kim | |||||||||||
Birth Name: | Kim Ye-rim | ||||||||||
Birth Date: | 21 January 1994 | ||||||||||
Origin: | South Korea | ||||||||||
Genre: | K-pop, indie pop, folk rock | ||||||||||
Occupation: | Singer | ||||||||||
Years Active: | – – | ||||||||||
Label: | New Entry | ||||||||||
Associated Acts: | Togeworl | ||||||||||
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Lim Kim (born Kim Ye-rim; on January 21, 1994) is a South Korean singer and a member of the band Togeworl with Do Dae-yoon. She competed in the Superstar K3 singing competition as a member of Togeworl, placing third. In 2013, Kim debuted as a solo singer, and is known for the song "All Right." She left Mystic Entertainment after her contract ended in 2016.[1]
Kim was born in South Korea. For high school, she decided to go overseas, and attended Leonia High School in New Jersey.[2] While attending high school in 2011, she heard about the New York City auditions for the South Korean singing competition Superstar K3. She asked a fellow Korean student Do Dae-yoon, who was known as a great guitarist at the school, to audition together, even though she did not know him well.[3] He agreed, and they formed the band Togeworl. Togeworl managed to pass the audition, and flew to Seoul to compete. The duo were successful, and were picked to be mentored by singer-songwriter Yoon Jong-shin.[4] Eventually they finished third in the competition, after Ulala Session and Busker Busker.[5]
After the competition, Kim and Do remained in South Korea, where they continued to receive musical training, and signed a contract with Mystic89.[4] [5] Togeworl released their first song in February 2012 for the soundtrack for the TVN variety show The Romantic. Kim began attending high school in Bundang-gu, Seoul in March 2012.[2]
In March 2012, Kim made an appearance in the drama Flower Band,[6] and released two songs for the soundtrack, "Two Months" and "Love U Like U," which was a duet with L from the boyband Infinite.
Though Togeworl planned to debut in 2013, member Do Dae-yoon had to return to the United States, due to issues with high school.[7] Because of this, it was decided Kim should debut as a solo artist before reuniting as a duo.[4]
In June 2013, Kim released the extended play A Voice, led by the song "All Right." The song was successful, reaching number two on Gaon's singles chart.[8] Then, she released a second extended play in September, Her Voice, and a full-length album in November called Goodbye 20.
In April 2015, she released her third extended play, Simple Mind. The track "Awoo" was the only K-pop song included on Spins 101 Best Songs of 2015, coming in at No. 51. In the article, Andrew Unterberger praised the song, saying "no [American] pop song this year breathed like this Korean emoji of a pop song" and calling it "a kinetic environment bursting with creativity, synthesis, and an intrinsic passion".[9] Billboards 20 Best K-Pop Songs of 2015 ranked the song at No. 8, claiming that Kim outdid herself and praising the song's "mix of woozy synths, trance-like chants, and trappy snares [...] pulled off with a sense of sophistication that's hard to make believable."[10]
On May 30, 2016, Mystic Entertainment posted an official statement announcing Kim's departure from the label after her contract has ended.[11] [12]
After an over-three-year hiatus, Lim Kim released "Sal-ki", her first published song as a rapper, on May 24, 2019.[13] Her new EP Generasian was released independently on October 15, 2019. Generasian won the award for Best Dance & Electronic Album and "Sal-ki" won Best Dance & Electronic Song at the 2020 Korean Music Awards.[14]
On December 9, 2021, Kim signed a contract with New Entry.[15]
Kim is known for her empowering lyrics, which demonstrate her interpretation of what it means to be a modern-day woman and attempt to tear down the Orientalist stereotypes of the West.[16]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
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KOR | ||||
A Voice |
| 15 |
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Her Voice |
| 16 |
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Simple Mind |
| 16 |
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Generasian |
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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KOR | |||
Naver Music Showcase (Korean: 김예림의 가로수길 카페에서 : 네이버뮤직 음악감상회) |
| — | |
Beat House Live # 2 (Korean: 비트하우스 라이브 No. 2 – 김예림) |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | ||
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KOR Gaon [22] | KOR Hot 100 [23] | |||||
As lead artist | ||||||
"Colorring" (Korean: 컬러링) | 2013 | 16 | 7 |
| A Voice | |
"All Right" | 2 | 3 |
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"Rain" | 5 | 7 |
| Her Voice | ||
"Voice" | 7 | 14 |
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"I'm Asking You" (Korean: 부탁할게요) | 85 | — |
| The Suspicious Housekeeper OST | ||
"Goodbye 20" | 12 | 18 |
| Goodbye 20 | ||
"Happy Me" (Korean: 행복한 나를) | 4 | 3 |
| Reply 1994 OST | ||
"Awoo" | 2015 | 22 |
| Simple Mind | ||
"Love Game" (Korean: 알면 다쳐) | 29 |
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"Who Are You?" (Korean: 너, 누구니) | — | Hello Monster OST | ||||
"Stay Ever" | — |
| rowspan="2" | |||
"Sal-ki" | 2019 | — | rowspan="14" | |||
"Yellow" | — | — | Generasian | |||
"Mong" | — | — | ||||
"All Right Remix" | 2020 | — | — | rowspan="3" | ||
"Mago" | 2021 | — | — | |||
"Falling (Prod. by DPR Cream)" | — | — | ||||
"Falling" | — | — | Begin Again Open Mic OST | |||
"The Moment" | — | — | Reflection of You OST | |||
"Veil" | 2022 | — | — | rowspan="2" | ||
"Damn Cold" | 2023 | — | — | |||
"Lion" | — | — | Webtoon Singer - Jeongnyeon OST | |||
"Confess To You" | — | — | King the Land OST | |||
"Already One Year" (Korean: 벌써 일년) | — | — | A Time Called You OST | |||
"ULT" (Korean: 궁) | 2024 | — | — | rowspan="1" | ||
Collaborations | ||||||
"Love U Like U" | 2012 | 27 | 48 |
| Flower Band OST | |
"Soap" (Korean: 비누) | 2013 | 43 | — |
| Fall to Fly | |
"Christmas Wishes" (Korean: 크리스마스 소원) | 43 | — |
| Mystic Holiday 2013 | ||
"Roommate" (Korean: 룸메이트) | 2014 | 40 | — |
| Roommate OST | |
"Winter of Haeundae" (Korean: 겨울 해운대) | 64 |
| rowspan="2" | |||
"Myung Soo House Ddok Bbok I" (Korean: 명수네 떡볶이) | 2 |
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"His Habit" | — | Timing | ||||
"A Little Close" (Korean: 해요 말고 해) | 29 |
| Hi High | |||
"Are You a Grown Up?" (Korean: 어른 맞니) | 2015 | 90 |
| rowspan="2" | ||
"Coffee" (Korean: 커피) | 5 |
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"Imagine" | 2021 | — | Begin Again Open Mic OST | |||
"Say Something" | — | |||||
"Love Me Crazy" | 2023 | — | SM Station Season 4 | |||
"Romantico" | — | rowspan="1" | ||||
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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KOR Gaon | KOR Hot 100 | ||||
"Without Knowing It All" (Korean: 잘 알지도 못하면서) | 2013 | 25 | 31 | A Voice | |
"Alice" (Korean: 캐럴의 말장난) | 68 | — | |||
"Say Love" (Korean: 사랑한다 말해요) | 66 | 61 | Her Voice | ||
"Urban Green" | 81 | — | |||
"Drunken Shrimp" | 87 | — | |||
"Truth Never Matters" (Korean: 언제 진실이 중요했던 적 있었니) | 88 | — | |||
"What Should I Do To You" (Korean: 널 어쩌면 좋을까) | 57 | 40 | Goodbye 20 | ||
"No More" | 2015 | 96 | Simple Mind | ||
"Wind" (Korean: 바람아) | 63 | ||||
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Artist(s) | Album | ||
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KOR Gaon | KOR Hot 100 | |||||
"Last Scene" (Korean: 라스트 씬) | 2014 | — | philtre feat. Choiza & Lim Kim | Philtre : Scene #2 | ||
"Someone I Know" (Korean: 아는 남자) | — | Cho Hyung Woo feat. Lim Kim | Him | |||
"My Ballad" | 60 | Swings feat. Lim Kim | Vintage Swings | |||
"Pianissimo" | 16 | Toy feat. Lim Kim | Da Capo | |||
"Gondry" (Korean: 공드리) | 2015 | — | Primary & Oh Hyuk feat. Lim Kim | Lucky You! | ||
"Yellow (Only Onstage Ver.)" | 2020 | — | Lim Kim | Only Onstage: 10 | ||
"Waterfall" | 2022 | — | Minho feat. Lim Kim | Chase | ||
Year | Title | Role | |
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2014 | Entertain Us | Herself | |
2013 | Running Man | Herself | |
2013 | Monstar | Choi Kyung (young) | |
2012 | Flower Band | Ye-Rim (fictional character) | |
2012 | Superstar K3 | Herself |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2013 | 5th Melon Music Awards | Best Newcomer | ||
15th Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best New Female Artist | |||
2014 | 28th Golden Disk Awards | Best Newcomer | ||
20th Korea Entertainment Arts Awards | Best Ballad Artist | |||
16th Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best OST | "Happy Me" (Reply 1994) | ||
2020 | 17th Korean Music Awards | Best Dance & Electronic Album | Generasian | |
Album of the Year | ||||
Best Dance & Electronic Song | "Sal-ki" | |||
Song of the Year | ||||
Artist of the Year | ||||