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James (Jim) Matthew Wolf is an American singer-songwriter best known for his commercial success in South Korea with the hit single, "Make You My Lady."

Early life

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Singer-songwriter Jim Wolf grew up in Fairfield, Connecticut. Wolf began making music in 1995 after becoming inspired watching his brother's band, Villanova Junction.,[1] which at the time featured a young John Mayer.[2] At a young age, Wolf participated in writing and recording sessions with the band, which led him to pursue his own career in music. His early years found him playing in many local bands across Connecticut before setting out on his own as a solo artist and finding himself playing original pop-folk music in the club scene of New York City, where he met and played alongside acts such as The Alternate Routes, Charley Crockett, and Mark Normand (comedian).

Career

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Jim Wolf is signed as both an artist and songwriter to Peermusic Group Worldwide.[3]

Wolf has been performing live and touring across the U.S. for nearly two decades. In addition to domestic tours, Wolf has also toured Singapore and South Korea, which included a press tour in 2019.[4] Over the years, Wolf has released five independent full-length albums, along with 18 singles and EPs, which have garnered moderate airplay on both commercial and independent radio stations across the U.S. Notable airplay includes stations such as The Mountain Radio KHTP 103.7, 99.1 WPLR, and WMRQ-FM Radio 104.1, as well as international airplay on TBS Traffic Broadcasting System Radio Korea and MBC Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Radio. Wolf also made an appearance on the Anna & Raven Morning Show,[5] which is syndicated to 36 radio markets nationwide, to discuss the success of the song "Make You My Lady."

Wolf's success in South Korea harkens back to 2014 when his single, “Make You My Lady,” was used in a wedding video for popular actors Chae Rim and Gao Zi Qi.[6]

Wolf's single "Make You My Lady" from part 1 of the series "Strange, Weird, and Romantic", landed in the top 100 Mnet (TV channel) Comprehensive Pop Charts for Asia in October–November 2014 for three weeks, peaking at #44 above “Let It Go” by Idina Menzel[7] and staying in the Top 50 for 19 days.[8] "Make You My Lady" was included in a Korean drama, gaining him international exposure.

Songs In Popular Television - Asia

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"Make You My Lady" was used as background music on ‘My Secret Romance' (Hangul: 애타는 로맨스; RR: Aetaneun Romaenseu) a 2017 South Korean television series starring Sung Hoon (actor) and Song Ji-eun. It aired primetime on the cable network OCN on Episode 11, titled "I'm the Only One Who Can't Date (나만 안 되는 연애)", which first aired on Monday, May 23, 2017, and rebroadcast on Tuesday, the following day.[9]

In the following year, 2018, South Korean primetime TV drama ‘Heart Signal 2' used "Make You My Lady," a mainstay single by Wolf, as background music (BGM) in two different episodes. The track appeared in Episode 4[10] and Episode 8[11] of the series. The TV show has gone on to become a huge success.

"I’m Here For You" is a song by Jim Wolf, featured in two episodes of ‘So I Married the Anti-fan’ [12] a 2021 South Korean streaming television series starring Choi Tae-joon, Choi Soo-young, Hwang Chan-sung, Han Ji-an and Kim Min-kyu. “I’m Here For You” was featured on Episode 4[13] and Episode 11.[14] The series is produced by Warner Bros.[15] and Godin Media. The series, 'So I Married the Anti-Fan', is a romantic comedy about a K-pop star who dates a disinterested fan, or anti-fan. All episodes are available on Rakuten Viki.[16]

Other songs by Wolf appeared in different episodes of 'So I Married The Anti-Fan' [17] TV series in 2021, including Episode 9, which featured “Who Am I?” by Jim Wolf:[18] “Forever Sunday,” featured in Episode 13 of the series,[19] and “Just To Be With You (Featuring Tessa Allison)”.[20]

On September 25, 2018, the acoustic version of Wolf’s “Make You My Lady” was featured in Episode 5 of the Chinese television hit ‘Heart Signal (Chinese TV series),’ a popular Chinese dating reality show modeled after the South Korean series with the same title. Episode 5 was titled《心动的信号 悠享版》 悠享版第5期 (or Signal of Heartbeat: Leisure Edition, Episode 5).[21]

On October 25, 2018, Wolf's song "Make You My Lady" was featured on the debut episode of ‘IZ*ONE CHU,’ a popular South Korean based television show. The show highlights the activities of IZ*ONE, a K-pop and J-pop crossover girl group signed to Off the Record, Swing, EMI, Vernalossom label. Episode 1 or [1회] '두근두근' 첫 MT를 앞둔 비글력 만렙의 아이즈원, which translates to 'Excited' IZ*ONE's Beagle-level Maximum Energy Before Their First Memebership Training.[22]

Songs In Popular Television - Worldwide

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After achieving commercial success in Asia, in 2017, Wolf landed several television placements in the United States, including on ‘The Young and the Restless’. On May 9, 2017, Wolf's song “Just To Be With You” was featured in the groundbreaking and highly controversial same-sex relationship episode of CBS’s ‘The Young and the Restless’ (Season 44, Episode 173 / Episode 11172).[23] In this episode, the song was integrated into the script, with the cast members performing it as Tessa Porter (Cait Fairbanks) and Mariah Copeland (Camryn Grimes) embark on their romantic relationship.

Public Speaking Appearances

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Jim Wolf was a Special Guest and Panel Speaker at KCON 2018 in New York on June 24, 2018, on a panel titled 'The Art of K-Pop Music Design’ at the Prudential Center in New York / New Jersey. Wolf shared the panel stage with K-Pop Hit Songwriter, Andreas Oberg, and was moderated by Emma Chang (UMU of ReacttotheK).[24]

Awards And Regocnition

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On January 14, 2019, "Make You My Lady" peaked at #2 on Melon (online music service) Top 100 Country/Folk/Blues chart, where it stayed for 9 days, averaging 2nd place for the week of January 14 to January 20.[25] MelOn is Korea's No.1 Streaming Platform.

"Make You My lady" ended up in TOP3 position for the month of January 2019 on Melon (online music service)'s Top 100 Country/Folk/Blues chart.[26]

Wolf was nominated for an American Songwriting Award in the Folk music category for "Just to Be with You".[27]

Wolf's single from the album, Legacy, “Door's Open (Feat. Meghann Wright)", was picked Best of 2014 for Radio 104.1 WMRQ. On December 16, 2014, he performed at the Finals for the Locals Live Competition at Mohegan Sun's Wolf Den in Uncasville, Connecticut.

Partial discography

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  • Love Songs I Don’t Play Anymore (2024)
  • Adventures In Day Drinking (2024)
  • Promises (Feat. Solrac Tracks) (2023)
  • Monster In My Head (2023)
  • Drunken Love (2022)
  • Strange, Weird, and Romantic (Part. 3) (2021)
  • I’m Here For You (2020)
  • Wild Heart (2020)
  • Forever Sunday (2020)
  • Another Lover (2020)
  • The Way Your Body Feels At Christmas (2019)
  • November Rain (2019)
  • Can’t Get Away From You (2019)
  • Lemon Wine (2019)
  • Demos From The Before Time (2018)
  • Turn This World Around (2018)
  • First Kiss (2018)
  • Acoustic (2017)
  • Strange, Weird, and Romantic (Part. 2) (2016)
  • Legacy (2014)
  • Strange, Weird, and Romantic (Part. 1) (2012)
  • Sleeping with Strangers (2010)

References

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  1. ^ "Villanova Junction". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  2. ^ "John Mayer Biography". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  3. ^ "Peermusic". SyncSite. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  4. ^ "Korea Herald". Korea Herald. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  5. ^ "AnnaRavenShow". AnnaAndRaven.com. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  6. ^ "Local artist Jim Wolf is music panelist for KCON 2018". Patch.com. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  7. ^ "Mnet Charts (2014.10.12)". Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  8. ^ "Mnet Charts (2014.10.14)". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  9. ^ "Patch News". 8 June 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  10. ^ "Episode 4". Heart Signal. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  11. ^ "Episode 8". Heart Signal. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  12. ^ "So I Married the Anti-Fan". Wikipedia. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  13. ^ "Episode 4". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  14. ^ "Episode 11". Viki.com. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  15. ^ "Warner Bros". Wikipedia. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  16. ^ "Viki". Viki.com. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  17. ^ "So I Married the Anti-Fan". Wikipedia. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  18. ^ "Episode 9". Viki.com. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  19. ^ "Episode 13". Viki.com. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  20. ^ "Episode 15". Viki.com. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  21. ^ "HeartSignal Chinese". VIKI.com. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  22. ^ "IZ*ONE". Wikipedia.org. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  23. ^ "Episode 11172". CBS.com. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  24. ^ "KCON Special Guests". 13 June 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  25. ^ "Melon Music Weekly Chart". Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  26. ^ "MelOn Music Monthly Chart". Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  27. ^ "2014 Nominees and Finalists". Retrieved March 23, 2015.
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