Lim Kim

"Kim Ye-lim" redirects here. For the figure skater, see Kim Ye-lim (figure skating).

Lim Kim
Lim Kim in 2013
Background information
Birth name	Kim Ye-rim
Also known as	Lim Kim
Born	(1994-01-21) January 21, 1994
Origin	South Korea
Genres	K-pop, indie pop, folk rock
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2011 (2011)–present
Labels	Mystic89 (2011–2016)
Associated acts	Togeworl Yoon Jong-shin L Swings Eddy Kim Park Chanyeol

Lim Kim
Hangul	김 예 림
Hanja	金藝琳
Revised Romanization	Gim Ye-rim
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Yerim

Lim Kim (born Kim Ye-rim; Hangul: 김예림; Hanja: 金藝琳 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."

Biography

Kim was born in South Korea. For high school, she decided to go overseas, and attended Leonia High School in New Jersey.^[1] 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.^[2] 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.^[3] Eventually they finishing third in the competition, after Ulala Session and Busker Busker.^[4]

After the competition, Kim and Do remained in South Korea, where they continued to receive musical training, and signed a contract with Mystic89.^[3]^[4] 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.^[1]

In March 2012, Kim made an appearance in the drama Shut Up Flower Boy Band,^[5] and released a song for the soundtrack, "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.^[6] Because of this, it was decided Kim should debut as a solo artist before reuniting as a duo.^[3]

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.^[7] 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 SPIN's 101 Best Songs of 2015, coming in at #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".^[8] Billboard's 20 Best K-Pop Songs of 2015 ranked the song at #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."^[9]

Discography

Album

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
Title	Album details	KOR ^[7]	Sales
Goodbye 20	Released: November 18, 2013 Label: Mystic89 Publisher: CJ E&M Format: CD, digital download Track list "Goodbye 20" "널 어쩌면 좋을까" (Maybe you should I) "Number 1" "컬러링" (Colorring) "캐럴의 말장난" (Carol pun) "All Right" "잘 알지도 못하면서" (Even though you do not know it that well) "Urban Green" "Rain" "Voice (feat. Swings)" "사랑한다 말해요" (Say I love you) "Drunken Shrimp" "언제 진실이 중요했던 적 있었니" (When was that ever the truth is important to you) Urban Green (English ver.)"	13	KOR: 1,900
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Extended plays

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
Title	Album details	KOR ^[7]	Sales
A Voice	Released: June 17, 2013 Label: Mystic89 Publisher: CJ E&M Format: CD, digital download Track list "Number 1" "컬러링" (Colorring) "캐럴의 말장난" (Carol pun) "All Right" "잘 알지도 못하면서" (Even though you do not know it that well)	15	KOR: 1,600
Her Voice	Released: September 9, 2013 Label: Mystic89 Publisher: CJ E&M Format: CD, digital download Track list "Urban Green (Korean ver.)" "Rain" "Voice (feat. Swings)" "사랑한다 말해요" (Say I love you) "Drunken Shrimp" "언제 진실이 중요했던 적 있었니" (When was that ever the truth is important to you) "Urban Green (English ver.)"	16	KOR: 2,000
Simple Mind	Released: April 27, 2015 Label: Mystic89 Publisher: LOEN Entertainment Format: CD, digital download Track list "Awoo" 알면 다쳐" (Love Game) "바람아 (feat. Beenzino)" (Oh the wind) "먼저 말해" (First, tell) "No More" "Upgrader" "종이새" (New Paper)	16	KOR: 1,400

Singles

Year	Title	Peak positions		Sales	Album
Year	Title	KOR ^[7]	Hot 100 K-Pop ^[10]	Sales	Album
2012	"Love U Like U" (L and Kim Ye-Rim)	27	48	KOR (DL): 233,449	Shut Up Flower Boy Band OST Part 5
2013	"Colorring" (컬러링)	16	7	KOR (DL): 423,056	A Voice
	"All Right"	2	3	KOR (DL): 1,062,112	A Voice
	"Rain"	5	7	KOR (DL): 359,368	Her Voice
	"Voice" (featuring Swings)	7	14	KOR (DL): 273,220	Her Voice
	"I'm Asking You" (부탁할게요)	85	—	KOR (DL): 54,905	The Suspicious Housekeeper OST Part 2
	"Goodbye 20"	12	18	KOR (DL): 199,516	Goodbye 20
	"Happy Me" (행복한 나를)	4	3	KOR (DL): 543,552	Reply 1994 OST Part 5
2014	"Roommate" (룸메이트) (Kim Ye-Rim and Eddy Kim)	—	—		Roommate OST Part 1
2015	"Awoo"	22	—	KOR (DL): 154,876	Simple Mind
	"Love Game (Almyeon Dachyeo)" (알면 다쳐)	29	—	KOR (DL): 105,000	Simple Mind
	"RAIN"	—	—		Beat House Live # 2
	"Think About’ Chu"	—	—		Beat House Live # 2
	"You, who are you" (너, 누구니 Neo, nuguni)	—	—		KBS I Remember You OST Part.2
	"Urban Green"	—	—		Naver Music Showcase
	"Rain"	—	—		Naver Music Showcase
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other charted songs

Year	Title	Peak positions		Album
Year	Title	KOR ^[7]	Hot 100 K-Pop ^[10]	Album
2013	"Like You Know It All" (잘 알지도 못하면서)	25	31	A Voice
	"Carol's Wonderland" (캐럴의 말장난)	68	—	A Voice
	"All Right (East4A Soulful Mix)"	179	—	—
	"Say Love" (사랑한다 말해요)	66	61	Her Voice
	"Urban Green (Korean Ver.)"	81	—
	"Drunken Shrimp"	87	—
	"Truth Never Matters" (언제 진실이 중요했던 적 있었니)	88	—
	"Urban Green (English Ver.)"	134	—
	"What to Do with You" (널 어쩌면 좋을까)	57	40	Goodbye 20
2015	"Wind" (바람아 Balama) (featuring Beenzino)	63	—	Simple Mind

Collaboration Singles

Year	Title	Peak positions		Sales	Album	Other Artist(s)
Year	Title	KOR ^[7]	Hot 100 K-Pop ^[10]	Sales	Album	Other Artist(s)
2013	"비누" (Soap)	—	—			Duet with Lee Seung-hwan
	"크리스마스 소원" (Christmas wishes)	43	—	KOR (DL): 111,761+	Mystic Holiday 2013	Jang Jae-in, Yoon Jong-shin, Park Ji-yoon, Jang Jae-in, Kim Yeon-woo, Harim, Gimjeonghwan, Myuji, Jojeongchi & Pyueokim.
	"겨울 하늘 별" (It stars winter sky)	—	—		Mystic Holiday 2013
2014	"해요 말고 해 (A Little Close)"	29	—	KOR (DL): 95,715+	A Little Close (single)	HIGH4
2014	"HIS HABIT"	—	—		Timing	Kim Hyun-joong & Kanto
2015	"어른 맞니" (Are You a Grown Up)	90	—	KOR (DL): 23,472+	Are You a Grown Up (single)	Kei G Travus
	"Stay Ever"	100	—	KOR (DL): 27,813+	Stay Ever (single)	Verbal Jint
	"커피 (Prod. by G-Park)" (Coffee)	5	—	KOR (DL): 566,792+	Coffee (Prod. by G-Park) (single)	Yoo Jae Hwan
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network
2014	Entertain Us	Herself	Mnet
2013	Running Man	Herself	SBS
2013	Monstar	Choi Kyung (young)	Mnet
2012	Shut Up Flower Boy Band	Ye-Rim (fictional character)	tvN
2012	Superstar K3	Herself	Mnet

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result
2013	5th MelOn Music Awards	Best Newcomer	Won
2013	15th Mnet Asian Music Awards	Best New Female Artist	Nominated
2014	28th Golden Disk Awards	Best Newcomer	Won
	20th Korea Entertainment Arts Awards	Best Ballad Artist	Won
	16th Mnet Asian Music Awards	Best OST	Nominated

References

1 2 "Superstar K3 Two Months: What Are They Up To?". Soompi. April 14, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
↑ "[Exclusive] A Special Letter From Lim Kim (Kim Yerim) Part 1". Soompi. September 3, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
1 2 3 "[Exclusive] A Special Letter From Lim Kim Part 2". Soompi. September 6, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
1 2 "Superstar K3′s Two Months to Remain in Korea until Signing with an Agency". Soompi. November 8, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
↑ "Two Months Kim Ye Rim to Show Acting Skills in "Shut Up: Flower Boy Band"". Soompi. January 23, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
↑ ""Two Months" Kim Ye Rim to Debut Without Do Dae Yoon". Soompi. April 6, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Gaon Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
↑ "The 101 Best Songs of 2015 (see #51)". SPIN. SpinMedia. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
↑ Benjamin, Jeff; Oak, Jessica. "The 20 Best K-Pop Songs of 2015". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
1 2 3 "Korea K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard (magazine). Retrieved 2013-03-13.

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