Samuel is an American-born South Korean singer, actor, and reality television personality who was one-half of the hip hop duo named 1Punch alongside Jung Je-won (a.k.a. One). He has also been a part of several albums, tracks, and extended plays including Sixteen, Eye Candy, One, Winter Night, Candy, Spotlight, and Archive People.
Born Name
Samuel Kim Arredondo
Nick Name
Samuel
Sun Sign
Capricorn
Born Place
Los Angeles, California, United States
Residence
Canada
Nationality
Education
Samuel attended Hanlim Multi Art School‘s Practical Dance Department.
Occupation
Singer, Actor, Reality Television Personality
Family
- Father – José Arredondo
- Mother – Kyung Joo
- Sibling – Susie (Younger Sister)
Manager
Samuel is represented by –
- Brave Entertainment
- Pony Canyon (Japan)
Genre
K-Pop, R&B, Hip Hop
Instruments
Vocals, Piano, Electric Guitar, Drums
Labels
Unsigned
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 10 in or 178 cm
Weight
68 kg or 150 lbs
Race / Ethnicity
Mixed (Asian, White, and Hispanic)
Samuel is of Mexican-American descent on his father’s side and has South Korean roots on his mother’s side.
Hair Color
(Natural)
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Deep-set eyes
- Pierced ears
Samuel Favorite Things
- K-Pop Girl Group –
- TV Show – Spongebob Squarepants
- Subject In School – Physical Education
- Drama Series – Fight for My Way
- Color – White
- Artists – ,
Samuel Facts
- It was after listening to Baby by Justin Bieber that he got inspired to become a singer.
- In 2016, he released his song Spotlight (with ) and it won the 26th Seoul Music Award in the “Global Collaboration Award” category.
- Samuel released his debut studio album, Eye Candy, on November 16, 2017, via Brave Entertainment and LOEN Entertainment. The album peaked at number #6 on Gaon Music Chart.
- He was cast as a contestant on Produce 101 which is a 2017 boy group survival reality show on Mnet.
- He bagged the 2017 Yahoo! Asia Buzz Award for “Most Searched KR New Singer”.
- In 2018, Samuel started to appear in the role of Seo Robin in the coming-of-age drama television series, Sweet Revenge 2, in which he co-starred alongside Ahn Seo-hyun and Ji Min-hyuk.
- He was honored with the Soribada Best K-Music Award in the “New Hallyu Performance Award” category in 2018.
- Samuel has also served as a host for Pops in Seoul.
- He can speak Korean, English, and Chinese.
- Samuel avoids eating onions.
- He likes EXO‘s and ‘s .
- Samuel enjoys beat-boxing, playing soccer and basketball, and indulging in acrobatics.
- He likes to spend his leisure time watching movies and shows.
- He has also gained an impressive fan base on social media with more than 3.5 million followers on Instagram and more than 200k subscribers on YouTube.
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Facts of Samuel
- full name Samuel
- Date of Birth January 17, 2002
- Age 22 years 7 months
- Horoscope Capricorn
- Lucky Number 4
- Lucky Stone Topaz
- Lucky Color Brown
- Best Match for Marriage Scorpio, Virgo, Taurus
- weight68 kg
- height5 ft 10 in