Sarasota Opera - Attila
" Young Bok Kim, the richly endowed bass who's appeared several times in the past with Sarasota Opera, made a multi-faceted Attila - swaggering and macho, frightened and superstitious - with a voice that commanded attention and kept one spellbound by its rich, deep, colorful quality. "
- June LeBell, Long Boat Key Observer

New York City Opera and Sarasota Opera - La Boheme
" The New York City Opera ... Young Bok Kim made solid company debut as Colline. "
By George Loomis The New York Sun September 10, 2007
La sorpresa va ser la del baix Young Bok Kim de Corea una veu molt rica en textures.
VilaWeb.cat
El bajo Young-Bok Kim fue un excelente Colline, que cantó su "Vecchia zimarra" con buena línea y facilidad en el registro superior.
Opera Actual

Opera Boston - Ernani
Young-Bok Kim played Silva not as the usual villain but as a man of noble dignity. Kim has that rare power to make an audience come to him. "Infelice! E tuo credevi" was most memorable, the statement of a man who, while no longer young, still has his pride.
WAYMAN CHIN  OPERA NEWS

Sarasota Opera - Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Young-Bok Kim, whose large bass voice seems to have grown even more profound since his last appearance here, was a suitably confused Basilio.
By RICHARD STORM Herald Tribune
Bass Young-Bok Kim has become a regular at this company. His voice has grown richer and bigger over the years, and he made the most of La calunnia. Here, he sings about using slander to destroy Count Almaviva, and while he does, the orchestra grows more intense and powerful as he describes the process' effect on the people.
By Albert H. Cohen, The New York Times Correspondent  St. Petersburg Times

Westfield Symphony Orchestra - Il Trovatore
Bass Young Bok Kim should also be mentioned for his robust performance
as Ferrando, the Captain of the Count’s guards, whose lengthy opening aria set the stage for the following events.
The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES
By ROSAMUNDE HATCH

New York City Opera- Madama Butterfly and l'Opera de Montreal
"bass Young-bok Kim made an impressive entrance as the Bonze."
ARTHUR KAPTAINIS ,  The Gazette Published: 
"As the Bonze, Young Bok Kim stormed on and off to fearsome effect, a strong enough presence to capsize the entire wedding ceremony."
Opera News Online JOSHUA ROSENBLUM

Sarasota Opera - I Masnadieri
Standouts were Corvino’s rendition of Francesco’s vision of Judgment Day in a haunted Act IV aria, and the solemn dignity of Kim’s Massimiliano.
John Fleming OPERA NEWS