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Eric Nam

(1988) Singer

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Eric Nam is a singer.

Quick Facts About Eric Nam

Born: November 17, 1988
Profession: Singer

About Eric Nam

[Wikidata] South Korean-American singer... | [Wikipedia] Eric Nam is an American singer-songwriter, television personality, and actor who began his career in K-pop in 2013. One of the most recognizable figures in South Korea, he has since been named GQ Korea's Man of the Year, selected for Forbes' 30 Under 30 Asia, and honored as a Time100 Impact Award re

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I love BTS, they're my friends.

Friends

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You've just got to believe that people will see and appreciate the value in the music and the artistry that we bring…

Believe

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No matter what you do, you should enjoy it. You should really find passion in it.

Enjoy

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Traveling has been a really big part of my upbringing and I've been fortunate enough to travel for different reasons. I'd like…

Character

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No matter what job or industry you're in, life is hard, but we're all going through a difficult time and the best…

Best

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I know people are going to be like, 'why do you have so many songs with the word 'you' in it? 'Idea…

Like

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We recognize that there have been acts in the past that are Asian or Korean who tried to go, 'Hey, I'm a…

Big

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When I first toured North America, everyone was saying that it was working because there is such as a solid Korean fan…

America

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I view myself as a musician and I focus on music - other people may try to focus on the music, but…

Focus

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I'd love to do some collabs or music with Latin artists and in Latin America - we're working on it! I just…

America

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I feel like I've always been drawn to a very diverse range of music and I've always enjoyed experimenting, so I'm not…

Always

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I think K-Pop is something that sucks people in because it's open. I can do pop, EDM, rock, R&B and it doesn't…

I think

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One way I deal with stress is when I feel a certain way, I just do it. It's like, I want a…

Just do it

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So Mandarin, I picked it up, I spent a year in Beijing studying but then when you don't use it, languages, you…

Forget

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I was criticized a lot when I was singing in Korean. The producers and people from my agency would point out my…

American

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Coming to Korea and becoming a singer, I always had two big goals personally. One was to be able to make it…

Goals

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I think there are probably ghosts in the world. I have not seen one but I feel like I felt the presence…

Love

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There was a point when dancing to music became cheesy after the boy band era of NSync and Backstreet Boys, but there…

Always

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I try to be honest with myself.

Honest

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My parents, or Asian parents in general, they're like, 'You should be a doctor, a lawyer, or a banker' - all that's…

Banker

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In Korea, I'm not a K-pop artist, I'm just an artist.

Art

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People around me tell me that I need a bigger persona and to act a little more A-listy because 'that's where you…

Around

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I think representation is something that's absolutely needed. I felt like with K-pop being so hot, we could leverage that to potentially…

Being

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I'm just looking for that one song that I know everybody's going to be like, 'Damn, that's a good song.'

Damn

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I'm the type of person that if I feel strongly about something and if I really want to do something, I'm just…

Amazing

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