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Kim Samuel (full name Samuel Arredondo Kim, born January 17, 2002; formerly known as PUNCH), referred to monomously as Samuel, is a South Korean singer. He is best known for competing in the second season of Mnet's reality show PRODUCE 101. He was a member of the hip-hop duo 1PUNCH. He debuted as a solo artist on August 2, 2017 with the extended play SIXTEEN. In 2012, Samuel made his first appearances to the public at age eleven, where he appeared in the live broadcast series SEVENTEEN TV as a trainee under Pledis Entertainment. He was part of the pre-debut lineup of boy group SEVENTEEN until he left the agency in 2013. In 2015, Samuel debuted as a part of the hip-hop duo 1PUNCH with rapper One, under a collaboration between Brave Entertainment and D-Business Entertainment, taking 'PUNCH' as his stage name. Eight months later, One was scouted by YG Entertainment, leading to the disbandment of the duo. In 2016, Samuel, under the name PUNCH, collaborated with Silentó to release the single Spotlight, for which they won the 26th Seoul Music Award for Global Collaboration. He later joined Silentó on tour in the US. In April 2017, Samuel participated in the second season of Mnet's reality show PRODUCE 101 under his own name, representing Brave Entertainment. During the show's first ranking announcement, he was ranked 2nd, but did not make the final cut for the 11-member team in the final episode, ranking 18th overall. The result was met with surprise from some viewers, who had expected Samuel to become part of the lineup of WANNA ONE. By June 2019, Samuel have ended his contract with Brave Entertainment, starting as an independent artist. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.