Eric Nam

This is a Korean name; the family name is Nam.
Eric Nam
Native name 남윤도
Born Nam Yoon-do
(1988-11-17) November 17, 1988
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Education Boston College
Occupation
Relatives
  • Eddie Nam
  • Brian Nam

Musical career

Genres
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2011–present
Labels
Website
Korean name
Hangul 남윤도
Revised Romanization Nam Yoon-do
McCune–Reischauer Nam Yun-do
Stage Name
Hangul 에릭남
Revised Romanization Erik Nam
McCune–Reischauer Erig Nam

Nam Yoon-do (Hangul: 남윤도), born November 17, 1988, also known as Eric Nam is a Korean-American singer-songwriter, television host, entertainer and entrepreneur currently based in South Korea. A regular in Korea's music scene, Eric has promoted two EP’s and multiple singles in Korea and the U.S.

Early life

Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Eric is the oldest of three brothers. Eric graduated 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, prior to changing his career to entertainment. Eric is fluent in English and Korean, highly proficient in Spanish and conversational in Mandarin.

Career

2011–12: 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 Korea.

On September 25, 2012, he signed under B2M Entertainment as a solo artist.[1]

2013–15: 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, The 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".[2]

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.[3] In May, Eric released his single, "Dream", featuring 15&‘s Jimin for Charity Project.[4]

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.[5]

On March 24, 2016, Eric released his second mini album, "Interview" with title track "Good For You".[6]

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.[7]

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 talk show "Yang and Nam"

Discography

EPs

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[8]		 US Heat
Billboard Heatseekers Albums		 US World
Billboard World Albums
Cloud 9 22 — —
Interview
  • Released: March 24, 2016
  • Label: CJ E&M
  • Format: CD, digital download
 12 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

Title Year Peak chart position Sales
(Digital download)[9]		 Album
KOR
[10]		 KOR
Hot 100
[11]
"Heaven's Door" 2013 66 60 Cloud 9
"Ooh Ooh" (feat. Hoya of Infinite) 2014 48 93 Non-album single
"Melt My Heart" 71 N/A —
"I'm OK" 2015 32
"Good For You" 2016 33 Interview
"Can't Help Myself" (feat. Loco) 20
  • KOR: 219,107+
 Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region

Collaborations

Title Year Peak chart position Sales
(Digital download)[9]		 Album
KOR
[10]
"The Blue Night of Jeju Island" (with Namaste) 2012 137 — Non-album single
"I Just Wanna" (Amber Liu feat. Eric Nam) 2015 63 — Beautiful
"Dream" (feat. Park Ji-min of 15&) 46 Non-album single
"Spring Love" (with Wendy of Red Velvet) 2016 7 SM Station
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region

OSTs

Title Year Peak chart position Sales
(Digital download)[9]		 Album
KOR
[10]
"Good-bye in Once Upon a Time" 2013 — Love in Memory OST Part. 2
"Cool Guy" 2014 — Let's Eat OST
"In Your Days" (feat. Kim Kyu-jong) — SOS Please Help Me OST
"A Second Is An Hour" (feat. Park Boram) 2015 — Flirty Boy and Girl OST
"Shower" 2016 —
  • KOR: 31,604+
 Uncontrollably Fond OST Part 12
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region

Other charting releases

Title Year Peak chart position Sales
(Digital download)[9]		 Album
KOR
[10]
"Interview" 2016 89 Interview
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region

Filmography

Television

Year Network Title Role Note
2011-2012 MBC Birth of A Great Singer 2 Contestant
2013-2016 Arirang TV After School Club Host Left to focus on music career.[21]
2014 MBC Section TV Host
KBS Hello Counselor

(December 15, Ep 203)

 Guest with Chae Yeon, Alex (Clazziquai), Tei
2014–2015 MBC We Got Married 4 Panelist
2015 KBS A Song For You

(January 13, Ep 21)

 Guest with Nicole Jung and Spica
SBS Running Man

(February 8, Ep 233)

 Guest with Super Junior Ryeowook, Beast Dongwoon,
Infinite Dongwoo, 4Minute Sohyun, Girl's Day So Jin,
VIXX N, TEEN TOP Niel and BTOB Lee Minhyuk
KBS Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2

(March 5, Ep 268)

 Guest
tvN Wednesday Food Talk

(March 25, Ep 10)

 Guest
MBC Match Made in Heaven Returns

(April 23- April 30, Ep 6-7)

 Guest
MBC King of Mask Singer

(May 3, Ep 5)

 Contestant
JTBC Hidden Singer 4

(October 24, Ep4)

 Guest
MBC Infinite Challenge

(November 7- November 14 Ep 453-454)

 Guest
KBS Happy Together

(December 3, Ep 426)

 Guest
2015–present Olive TV No Oven Dessert 2 Host
2016 KBS Hello Counselor

(January 11, Ep 256)

 Guest with Oh Hayoung, Lee Sanghun and Kim Jimin
SBS Healing Camp

(January 11, Ep 216)

 Guest with A Pink's Eun Ji, Hong Ji Min,
Hong Jin Young, Byun Jin Sub and Rose Motel
KBS Immortal Songs 2

(March 12–19)

 Guest
KBS 2 You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook

(March 25)

 Guest
MBC I Live Alone

(April 1, Ep 151)

 Guest
MBC We Got Married

(April 9-November 19, Ep 316-348)

 Cast Member with Mamamoo's Solar[22]
tvN SNL Korea 7

(April 16, Ep 8)

 Host
KBS Happy Together

(May 13, Ep 448)

 Guest
tvN Daddy and I

(June 2-present, Ep 1-present)

 Cast Member
MNET Yang and Nam Show

(November 18-present)

 Host

Awards and Nominations

Mnet Asian Music Awards

Year Category Recipient Result
2016 Best Solo Vocal Performance - Male "Good For You" Nominated
HotelsCombined Song of the Year Nominated
Best Collaboration "Spring Love" - (with Wendy of Red Velvet) Nominated
HotelsCombined Song of the Year Nominated

GQ Korea

Year Category Recipient Result
2016 GQ Korea Men of the Year Won

References

  1. ↑ Ho, Stewart (2012-09-25). "'The Great Birth 2's Eric Nam Joins Lee Hyori's B2M Entertainment". CJ E&M enewsWorld. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
  2. ↑ "Eric Nam warms up the season with 'Melt My Heart' MV". Allkpop. December 9, 2015.
  3. ↑ Danbi Hong, Grace (2015-03-05). "[Video] Eric Nam Insists He′s Alright in ′I′m OK′ MV". CJ E&M enewsWorld. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
  4. ↑ "Sweet Tune Collaborates with Eric Nam and 15&'s Park Jimin for Charity Project". Soompi. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Red Velvet's Wendy and Eric Nam Featured in Next SM STATION Track". Soompi. 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  6. ↑ "Eric Nam is 'Good For You' in his long-awaited comeback MV!". Allkpop.com. 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  7. ↑ "'We Got Married' confirms Eric Nam & MAMAMOO's Solar as new couple, Kim So Yeon & Kwak Si Yang leaving". Allkpop.com. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  8. ↑ "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Download sales
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
  11. ↑ "Korea K-Pop Hot 100 Music Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
  12. ↑ Cumulative weekly sales of "Heaven's Door":
  13. ↑ Cumulative weekly sales of "Ooh Ooh":
  14. ↑ Cumulative monthly sales of "I'm OK" (105,212) : Cumulative weekly sales of "I'm OK" (90,668) :
  15. ↑ Sales figures for "Good For You" as of July 8, 2016 :
  16. ↑ Cumulative weekly sales of "Dream" :
  17. ↑ Cumulative sales for "Spring Love":
  18. ↑ Cumulative weekly sales of "Good-bye in Once Upon A Time" :
  19. ↑ Cumulative weekly sales of "A Second Is An Hour" :
  20. ↑ Sales figures for "Interview" as of March 26, 2016 :
  21. ↑ Sung-mi, Ahn. "Singer Eric Nam leaves 'After School Club'". K-POP Herald. K-POP Herald. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  22. ↑ C, Hong. "Eric Nam And Solar Say Goodbye To 'We Got Married' In The Language Of Flowers". Soompi. Soompi. Retrieved 19 November 2016.

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