Jihae | |
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![]() Jihae in 2018 | |
Born | Jihae Kim February 7, 1989
Seoul, South Korea |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2007–present |
Jihae | |
Hangul | 김지혜 |
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Revised Romanization | Gim Ji-hye |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Chihye |
Jihae Kim (born February 7, 1989), [1] better known by the mononym Jihae, is a South Korean singer and actress. [2] [3] She debuted as a singer in 2007 and has since released four full-length albums. As an actress, she has appeared in the miniseries Mars (2016), the film Mortal Engines (2018) the Netflix series Altered Carbon, [4] [2] and the HBO series Succession. [5]
Jihae was born in Seoul, South Korea. [3] As the daughter of a diplomat, she grew up in Nigeria and Sweden. She attended Emory University, where she graduated with a degree in political science. [6]
Jihae began her career as a model, appearing in ads for the women's clothing brand Eileen Fisher. [6]
In 2007, she released her first album, My Heart Is an Elephant. A video for the album featured filmmaker Michel Gondry playing percussion using kitchenware and musician Lenny Kravitz playing the guitar and bass. [7] Jihae released her second album, Elvis is Still Alive, in 2008. [8]
In 2009, Jihae launched her own music label and multimedia company, Septem.[ citation needed]
In 2010, Jihae co-created a rock opera, Fire Burning Rain, with Academy Award-winning playwright/director John Patrick Shanley, based on her concept album of the same name. [9] She released her fourth album, Illusion of You, in 2015. She co-produced the album with Dave Stewart of Eurythmics, as well as Stuart Matthewman and Jean-Luc Sinclair. [10] The album includes a song cowritten by Leonard Cohen. [11]
Jihae had her first major acting role in 2015, when she played twin sisters Joon and Hana Seung in the National Geographic miniseries Mars. [4] In 2018, she played Anna Fang in the film Mortal Engines. [2]
In 2012, Jihae and Dave Stewart recorded the song, "Man to Man, Woman to Woman," which was chosen by then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as the theme song for the 2012 Hours Against Hate campaign to combat bigotry. Jihae and Stewart performed the song at a concert in London on July 24. [12]
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2009 | 2B | Singer (as Jihae Kim) | [18] |
2018 | Mortal Engines | Anna Fang | [19] |
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2016–2018 | Mars | Joon Seung & Hana Seung | [20] |
2020 | Altered Carbon | Takeshi Kovacs | [21] |
2021 | Succession | Berry Schneider | [5] |
Jihae | |
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![]() Jihae in 2018 | |
Born | Jihae Kim February 7, 1989
Seoul, South Korea |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2007–present |
Jihae | |
Hangul | 김지혜 |
---|---|
Revised Romanization | Gim Ji-hye |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Chihye |
Jihae Kim (born February 7, 1989), [1] better known by the mononym Jihae, is a South Korean singer and actress. [2] [3] She debuted as a singer in 2007 and has since released four full-length albums. As an actress, she has appeared in the miniseries Mars (2016), the film Mortal Engines (2018) the Netflix series Altered Carbon, [4] [2] and the HBO series Succession. [5]
Jihae was born in Seoul, South Korea. [3] As the daughter of a diplomat, she grew up in Nigeria and Sweden. She attended Emory University, where she graduated with a degree in political science. [6]
Jihae began her career as a model, appearing in ads for the women's clothing brand Eileen Fisher. [6]
In 2007, she released her first album, My Heart Is an Elephant. A video for the album featured filmmaker Michel Gondry playing percussion using kitchenware and musician Lenny Kravitz playing the guitar and bass. [7] Jihae released her second album, Elvis is Still Alive, in 2008. [8]
In 2009, Jihae launched her own music label and multimedia company, Septem.[ citation needed]
In 2010, Jihae co-created a rock opera, Fire Burning Rain, with Academy Award-winning playwright/director John Patrick Shanley, based on her concept album of the same name. [9] She released her fourth album, Illusion of You, in 2015. She co-produced the album with Dave Stewart of Eurythmics, as well as Stuart Matthewman and Jean-Luc Sinclair. [10] The album includes a song cowritten by Leonard Cohen. [11]
Jihae had her first major acting role in 2015, when she played twin sisters Joon and Hana Seung in the National Geographic miniseries Mars. [4] In 2018, she played Anna Fang in the film Mortal Engines. [2]
In 2012, Jihae and Dave Stewart recorded the song, "Man to Man, Woman to Woman," which was chosen by then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as the theme song for the 2012 Hours Against Hate campaign to combat bigotry. Jihae and Stewart performed the song at a concert in London on July 24. [12]
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2009 | 2B | Singer (as Jihae Kim) | [18] |
2018 | Mortal Engines | Anna Fang | [19] |
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2016–2018 | Mars | Joon Seung & Hana Seung | [20] |
2020 | Altered Carbon | Takeshi Kovacs | [21] |
2021 | Succession | Berry Schneider | [5] |