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Kamasami Kong (Robert W. Zix) was born on 21 December, 1949 in Hamilton, Ohio, United States, is an American disc jockey. Discover Kamasami Kong's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 74 years old?

Popular As Robert W. Zix
Occupation Disc jockey, radio personality
Age 74 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 21 December, 1949
Birthday 21 December
Birthplace Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Nationality United States

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1949

Robert W. Zix (born December 21, 1949), known professionally as Kamasami Kong, is an American disc jockey and radio host.

Previously a host for the Hawaii radio station KIKI, Kong has since moved to Tokyo, Japan to continue his career.

Kong's broadcast style and distinct voice led him to get a cult following in Japan due to him playing city pop in Hawaii in the genre's early stages, as well as lending his voice to multiple city pop compilation albums.

Kong was born Robert W. Zix on December 21, 1949, in Hamilton, Ohio.

He developed an interest in radio at an early age, starting his own amateur radio for his neighborhood as a teenager.

During the Vietnam War, he was drafted and became a disc jockey for the American Forces Network in South Korea.

During his time in South Korea, he was able to listen to the Japanese radio program All Night Nippon with Katsuya Kobayashi.

After the war ended, he moved to Honolulu from Oregon the year after and started his radio career there.

1965

Kong began his radio career in 1965 with the radio station WMOH before moving to Hawaii in the 1970s.

Kong explained that the program director wanted him to have the name Jack Stone, which he disliked and was tasked with coming up with his new name.

He wanted a name that was also an onomatopoeia, and after hearing the sound of a gong, he decided to give himself the name Gong.

He also explained that one day, a little girl had called and misinterpreted his slogan, "I call myself Gong!"

as the name Kamasami Kong, and he chose the name moving forward.

In early programs, he used the intro of the song "King Kong" by The Jimmy Castor Bunch as the lyric "Komo Sambe Kong!"

was similar to his name.

1970

By the late 1970s, Kong's shows were being recorded by Japanese listeners in Hawaii and brought back to Japan, where they sold bootleg cassette tapes of Kong.

1978

In 1978, Kong became the first host of the new show Hawaiian Moving Company, being replaced by Michael W. Perry after two seasons.

1979

The sales of the tapes led Kong to have a cult following in Japan, and in 1979, CBS/Sony approached Kong to create an album based on Kong speaking as if he was hosting his show, but with no music as to allow listeners to create their own shows with Kong's voice.

The album, Disc Jockey In Hawaii, helped propel Kong to stardom in Japan.

1982

In 1982, he was featured in the album Surf Break from Sea Breeze by Toshiki Kadomatsu, where he talked over the songs from Kadomatsu's album Sea Breeze as if it was his radio show, and would later do the same for multiple other albums.

2005

After moving to Japan in 2005, Kong has hosted The Kong Show on Love FM and Kamasami Kong Show on FM Cocolo.

In 2005, Kong moved from Hawaii to Osaka due to frustration with the U.S. stations, where he became a DJ for JOFV-FM while being sponsored by Mitsubishi Motors.

He wasn't allowed to be streamed except for a KTUH alumni show.

Before moving to Japan, Kong had lived in Hawaii and traveled from Japan to Hawaii multiple times.

Regardless, he was advised to not go in the sun, and in 2005, he moved to Japan.

2012

Kong developed melanoma due to not using sunscreen, being successfully treated for it in 2012 but still not allowed to be in the sun.

2015

In 2015, he was featured on the album Pacific Oasis, and in 2023, he was featured on the album FM STATION 8090, which followed previous DJ albums and compiled various city pop songs.