Before debuting his first single in 2013, Atlanta-born Eric Nam worked in New York City at a local consulting firm. Scared by the prospect of settling down, he decided to give singing a go. “I kept thinking, Can I be experimental and pursue my passions and dreams? So I took a year off, ” he says. When he made it to the top five in one of South Korea’s leading talent shows, he moved to Seoul where he was hailed This story is from Kinfolk Issue Thirty-Eight Buy Now Related Stories Music Issue 50 Caroline Polachek “The thing that eats at me a little bit is how subjective my music is.... You can’t get away from ‘Caroline Polachek.’” Music Issue 49 Tove Lo The pop star reflects on the big feelings behind her biggest hits. Music Issue 46 Lil Silva A superstar collaborator steps into the spotlight. Arts & Culture Films Music Issue 42 Peer Review Iranian artist and filmmaker Shirin Neshat pays homage to the iconic Egyptian singer Oum Kulthum. Music Issue 38 Rina Sawayama In London, Stephanie Phillips takes a tour around the sweet, strange galaxy of glitter pop sensation Rina Sawayama. Music Issue 36 Phoebe Bridgers Phoebe Bridgers likes Joni Mitchell, astrology and working on her issues. Eve Barlow meets the singer remaking emo in her own image.
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