Native name 남윤도 Instruments Vocals Height 1.75 m Birth name Nam Yoon-do Years active 2011–present | Genres K-popR&B Name Eric Nam Siblings Eddy Nam Role Singer · ericnam.com Albums Cloud 9 | |
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[King of masked singer] 복면가왕 - Hello Mr. Monkey, ERIC NAM- Standing in the Shade of Trees 20150503
Eric Nam (born November 17, 1988) is a Korean-American singer-songwriter, entertainer and entrepreneur currently based in South Korea. He was named GQ Korea's Man Of The Year in 2016 and honored Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia in 2017.
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- King of masked singer Hello Mr Monkey ERIC NAM Standing in the Shade of Trees 20150503
- eyes nose lips english cover by eric nam lyric video
- Early life
- 2011 2012 Pre debut and joining B2M Entertainment
- 2013 2015 Debut with Cloud 9 and move to CJ EM
- 2016 present Interview and US release
- Extended plays
- References
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Early life
Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Eric graduated The Lovett School in 2007 and cum laude from Boston College in 2011 with a major in International Studies, a minor in Asian Studies, and a year abroad at Peking University in Beijing, China. He had accepted a position as a Business Analyst at Deloitte Consulting in New York City, prior to changing his career to entertainment. Eric is fluent in English and Korean, highly proficient in Spanish and conversational in Mandarin.
2011-2012: Pre-debut and joining B2M Entertainment
Following a viral YouTube cover, MBC invited Eric to Seoul to compete on the popular program, "Birth of a Great Star 2", a show similar to X Factor. After 8 months, Eric placed within the Top 5 contestants and jumpstarted his career in South Korea.
On September 25, 2012, he signed under B2M Entertainment as a solo artist.
2013-2015: Debut with Cloud 9 and move to CJ E&M
On January 23, 2013, Eric's debut was marked by the release of his mini-album Cloud 9, with title track, "Heaven's Door".
For 2013 to 2016, Eric was the MC of Arirang TV's most popular programs, After School Club, and its spin off, The ASC After Show, an interactive show for K-pop artists and their fans, broadcast in 188 countries. The live shows regularly trend worldwide number one on Twitter. Eric would leave to focus on his music career. Eric has created his niche as the "go to" personality for international celebrity interviews in South Korea through his role on MBC's Section TV – Entertainment Relay. To date, Eric has interviewed stars such as Robert Downey Jr., Miranda Kerr, Matt Damon, Jamie Foxx, Andrew Garfield, Amanda Seyfried, Paris Hilton, Barbara Palvin, Emma Stone, Noel Gallagher, Ki Hong Lee, Benedict Cumberbatch and many more. Eric's interviews, both international and Korean, have garnered rave reviews due to his wit and ability to connect with interviewees on a personal level; they have also become viral hits, regularly taking over Korea's real-time issue charts.
In April 2014, Eric returned to Korea's music scene with his first digital single, 우우 (Ooh Ooh), and his sold out stage at the Seoul Jazz Festival alongside names such as Chris Botti, Damien Rice, Jamie Cullum, Paolo Nutini, and Craig David. In December, he released his second digital single "Melt My Heart".
In February 2015, Eric was featured on Amber Liu's mini-album Beautiful on the song "I Just Wanna". In March, he released his single "I'm OK" and its accompanying music video. In May, Eric released his single, "Dream", featuring 15&'s Park Ji-Min for Charity Project.
In December 2015, Eric signed an exclusive contract with CJ E&M.
2016-present: Interview and US release
On March 4, 2016, Eric Nam took part in SM Entertainment's digital music channel SM Station by releasing "Spring Love", a duet track with Red Velvet's Wendy.
On March 24, 2016, Eric released his second mini album, "Interview" with title track "Good For You".
On June 10, 2016, Eric released his first U.S. single, "Into You" in collaboration with electronic band, KOLAJ. "Into You" premiered worldwide on Beats 1 Radio and The Fader, subsequently leading to a #1 charting on Hype Machine. Following the success of the track, he received coverage from names such as Buzzfeed, LA Times, NBC News, Fuse TV, Hypebeast, Fusion, USA Today, TIME Magazine, and more. Later that month, Eric Nam headlined KCON NY 2016 and performed 5 of his songs, including "Into You" to a sold out Prudential Center.
On April 16, 2016, Eric hosted and performed at SNL Korea, receiving one of the highest ratings of the season. In late April, Eric joined the virtual marriage show We Got Married with Solar from Mamamoo as his partner.
In July 2016, Eric released his digital single, "Can't Help Myself" with the lyrics written by Epik High's Tablo and featured AOMG rapper Loco. Eric Nam also headlined KCON LA 2016 and performed "Can't Help Myself" and "Into You" with KOLAJ to a sold out Staples Center.
In November 2016, Eric together with comedian Yang Se-Hyung became the host of the new Mnet's talk show Yang and Nam Show.
On January 26, 2017, he collaborated with Gallant and Tablo on the single release of "Cave Me In", and music video which was shot in Hong Kong. "Cave Me In" premiered worldwide on Zayn Lowe's Beats 1 Radio Show and was trending globally on YouTube and Facebook for over 72 hours upon releasing.
On March 9, 2017, he collaborated with Jeon So-Mi for the release of the single "You, Who?".
On June 9, 2017, Eric featured on DJ / dance producer, ARTY's single, "Idea Of You".