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Kim Sang-woo (; born July 3, 1993), known professionally as Roy Kim (), is a South Korean singer-songwriter and radio presenter. He began his singing career after winning the television talent show Superstar K 4 in 2012.
Kim officially debuted with the studio album, Love Love Love (2013), which included the hit single "Bom Bom Bom." The album garnered Kim awards for best new artist at the 15th Mnet Asian Music Awards and the 2014 Golden Disc Awards. Kim followed up his first album with the studio albums, Home (2014) and The Great Dipper (2015), and the extended play, Blooming Season (2017). He has also contributed to soundtracks for television series including Reply 1994, Pinocchio, Another Miss Oh, and . As of October 2025, Kim has sold over 12 million Music download in his native country (see Roy Kim discography).
During his elementary and middle school years, Kim attended Kyung Bok Elementary School and Whimoon Middle School. He was sent to Asheville, North Carolina, in the United States to attend Asheville School, which he graduated from in 2012.
Kim was accepted to attend Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., in 2012, but he delayed his enrollment to audition for Superstar K 4. He entered his first year at Georgetown in 2013 and alternated between attending school in the United States and pursuing his music career in South Korea. He was majoring in sociology, which he said is "helpful for writing lyrics." In May 2019, Kim denied preparing for Georgetown graduation ceremony, and returned to Korea to face the Burning Sun scandal's investigators after finishing his final exam. Despite the investigation, the university granted an undergraduate degree to Kim.
In June 2013, Kim released his first album, Love Love Love, which included the "mega-hit" single "Bom Bom Bom." The single topped the Gaon Digital Chart for two weeks and Billboard charts's K-pop Hot 100 for three weeks after its release. The album's title track, "Love Love Love" reached No. 2 on the Gaon chart and No. 4 on the Billboard chart. Following the release of his first album, Kim won several awards, including Best New Male Artist at the 2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards, 20's Booming Star at the 2013 Mnet 20's Choice Awards, and Rookie of the Year and the Popularity Award at the 2014 Golden Disc Awards.
Kim released his second album, Home, in October 2014. The album's lead single, also named "Home," was a success, topping South Korea's real-time music charts upon its release and reaching No. 2 on the Gaon Digital Chart. That month, Kim embarked on a South Korean tour to promote the album. In November, he contributed to the soundtrack for the television series Pinocchio, with the song, "Pinocchio," for which he won Best Original Soundtrack at the 2015 APAN Star Awards and Favorite Foreign Artist at the 2015 Hito Music Awards in Taiwan. Kim also became the first foreign artist to perform at the Hito Music Awards since they were established in 2003.
In December 2015, Kim released his third album, The Great Dipper. The album's title track was a ballad, which was a departure from Kim's previous acoustic folk singles. At the end of the year, Kim performed at three solo concerts in Seoul, all of which had sold out before the release of his album.
Kim released his first extended play, Blooming Season (), in May 2017. In February 2018, he released the single "Only Then," which topped Korean music charts upon its release, and which received a Platinum certification for digital sales by Gaon in November. For the song, Kim won Best Ballad at the 2018 Melon Music Awards, Best Male Artist at the 2018 Mnet Asian Music Awards, and a Digital Bonsang at the 2019 Golden Disc Awards.
In September 2022, it was confirmed that Kim would release a new album in October, the first after his discharge from military service. On October 7, 2022, Kim released a photo of his new single "Take Me Back In Time" via his official SNS. The single was released on October 14. This pre-release single will be followed by the release of his fourth full album And on October 25.
| 2013 | 1st Concert Tour: Love Love Love | South Korea | 5 | |
| 2014 | Live Concert Tour: Home | 6 | ||
| 2017 | Live Concert Tour: "Blossom" | 5 | ||
| 2013 | Mini Concert: Our Winter | South Korea | 2 | |
| 2014 | Mini Concert: Our Winter #2 | 2 | ||
| 2015 | Year-End Concert: The Great Dipper | 3 | ||
| 2016 | Mini Concert: Comma | 9 | ||
| Roy Kim Live in Taiwan | Taiwan | 1 | ||
| Roy Kim Showcase 2016 in Malaysia | Malaysia | 1 | ||
| Year-End Concert: ROcumentarY | South Korea | 3 | ||
| 2014 | Someday in June | South Korea | 1 | |
| 2015 | Someday Stage: Campus Blues | 2 |
| 2012 | G-Market Concert: StayG4 | South Korea | |
| Superstar K4 Top 12 Concert | |||
| 2013 | Superstar K5 All-Star Concert | ||
| 2014 | Superstar K6 All-Star Concert | ||
| 2015 | Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day | United States | |
| 2016 | Fever Festival Concert | South Korea | |
| 2013 | Ansan Valley Rock Festival | South Korea | |
| 2014 | Soundberry Festa | ||
| Delicious Music City: Chicken & Beer Carnival | |||
| 2015 | Seoul Jazz Festival | ||
| KCON | United States | ||
| Someday Festival | South Korea | ||
| KCON Jeju | |||
| 2016 | |||
| Red Carrat Music Festival | |||
| Daegu Folk Festival | |||
| My FM Dare Dare Come 2.0 Go! | Malaysia |
| 2013 | MBC FM4U | Kim Shin-young's | Temporary co-host with Jung Joon-young (January 28 – March 3) |
| Roy Kim and Jung Joon-young's | May 6 – August 18 | ||
| 2014 | MBC Standard FM | Younha's | Temporary host (September 29 – October 5) |
| 2015 | Jung Joon-young's | Special host (October 7–8) | |
| Melon Radio | RoyStar FM | December 1, 8 | |
| KBS Cool FM | K-Pop Planet | December 13 | |
| 2016 | SBS Power FM | Jang Ye-won's | Special host (August 1–7) |
| Superstar K4 Backstage | Himself | 7 episodes (October 19 – December 7) | |
| Somesing | Co-host , performer | with Kang Ho-dong, Kim Jung-eun, and Kim Yeon-woo (September 9–10) | |
| First Day of Work | Cast member | 5 episodes (1–5) | |
| Daddy and Me | Cast member | 5 episodes (6–10) | |
| Celebrity Bromance | Cast member | Co-starred with Jung Joon-young (August 9, 16, 23, 30) | |
| 2015 | Girls' Education Campaign at KCON 2015 | UNESCO/CJ E&M | |
| 2016 | The Happy Place of Sharing and Donation, G+Star Zone | Gangnam District, Seoul |
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