US singer, songwriter, actor and TV personality Eric Nam poses during a photo session in Paris on 15 March 2024. (Joel Saget/AFP)
Eric Nam barely spoke any Korean when he moved to South Korea to build a music career, but he somehow became one of the country's biggest K-Pop stars.
Nam grew up in Atlanta in the US, and travelled on a whim to South Korea in 2011 to take part in Star Audition: Birth of a Great Star, a talent show similar to shows like X Factor and The Voice.
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