Jiwhan Kim

GRIND NEVER STOPS: Jiwhan Kim, SoundCloud artist and junior, creates music at home using a microphone and computer software. Kim said his love for music motivates him to create beats.

How would you describe the genre of your music and your style?

“It would definitely be like rap, trap or hip hop. But I’m not always (doing) rap, trap, or hip hop. I love every genre of music; I respect every genre of music, and I feel like I have my own vibe in the music. If someone listens to my beat, I think I always put a thing to identify that beat as my beat.”

Who are your inspirations, and what about their work made you want to implement part of that into your music?

“My idol is Metro Boomin. He was a producer like me in high school and (his) parents didn’t let him do music. He had to work hard on studying like me and he (produced) music staying up late at night. He’s now at the top of the game and that really inspires me.”

What do you hope to accomplish with your music?

“Honestly I just like music; that’s why I make music. It would be nice if I could inspire others like Metro Boomin inspired me. It would be a really nice story if I later succeed and somebody looks up to me for inspiration.”