Paul Kim's ballad style wins fans in Southeast Asia

KUALA LUMPUR -- For the South Korean singer-songwriter Paul Kim, music has always been more than a profession -- it began as a deeply personal outlet, a diary set to melody, and a way to process emotions too complex for words.

"I was expressing myself, my feelings, my emotions through music," Kim told Nikkei Asia in an interview during a recent visit to Kuala Lumpur, where he hosted the Round 2025 ASEAN-Korea concert on June 26 and 27.