About Samuel
Samuel Kim Arredondo (Korean: 사무엘 김 아레돈도; born January 17, 2002), better known by his stage name Samuel (Korean: 사무엘), is an American singer based in South Korea. He was a part of the short-lived hip hop duo 1Punch in 2015. He participated in the reality television series season 2 of Produce 101 during the first half of 2017. In the final episode, he ranked 18th and was not able to join the show's project group. One month after the show ended, he began his solo career, with the release of his debut extended play (EP) Sixteen on August 2, 2017. == Early life == Samuel Kim Arredondo was born in Los Angeles, California, to a Mexican father (José Arredondo) and a South Korean mother. == Career == === 2012–2014: Pre-debut === Samuel made his first appearances to the public at the age of eleven, when he appeared in the live broadcast series Seventeen TV as a trainee under Pledis Entertainment. In 2013, he left the agency. Samuel met producer Brave Brothers and subsequently began training at Brave Entertainment. He signed an exclusive contract with the company on June 9, 2014.
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