Get to Know 'Before We Begin' K-Pop Star Eric Nam With These 10 Fun Facts! (Exclusive)

Eric Nam is taking over with his brand new English-language album, and we want to give Just Jared readers a chance to know him even better!

The 30-year-old Korean-American singer-songwriter has already been successfully thriving in the Korean pop scene for years, from his debut EP Cloud 9 to hits like “I’m OK,” “Good For You” and “Can’t Help Myself.”

Following his latest EP, Honestly, which was a Top 10 hit on the Billboard World Charts, as well as a record-breaking solo tour of North America, Eric is now setting his sights on an even more global scale with his first-ever English language album Before We Begin, out on Thursday (November 14).

The album features collaborations with Mark E. Bassy (“Congratulations”) and Steve James (“Runaway”), and is available now.

Listen to Before We Begin, and check out 10 Fun Facts about Eric Nam and the “Congratulations” music video inside…

• 1. I HATE RATS. NASTY AF. If you have a pet rat or an affinity to rodents, we can’t be friends.
• 2. I once broke my eye socket skiing. Want me to teach you how to ski?
• 3. I have a golden retriever nephew, his name is Rocky and his Instagram is @rockydagolden.
• 4. I’m self-diagnosed lactose-intolerant, meaning I don’t know if I am actually 100% lactose intolerant, but I’m pretty sure I am, and stick by it when it’s convenient to me, except I like to eat cheese.
• 5. I used to collect snails in elementary school, cause I was clearly a cool kid and that’s what cool kids did.

Click inside for the rest of the fun facts…

• 6. I graduated college with honors, which is a humble brag, but also meaningless because my job requires nothing I learned in my major or classes, I think.
• 7. I was once asked to be on the Maury Povich show – not for the “who’s the baby daddy” segment, just to be clear.
• 8. I grew up watching great content on MTV and the Disney Channel, don’t judge me.
• 9. I have almost a million airline miles. It’s sad because – THINK OF HOW MANY DAYS I’VE SPENT ON AN AIRPLANE and it’s bad for the earth, gonna go plant some trees, brb.
• 10. I once met Ciara at a burrito joint in Atlanta, it was awesome.