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Jihae
Jihae in 2018
Born
Jihae Kim

1980 or 1981 (age 43–44)
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation(s)Singer, actress
Years active2007–present
Jihae
Hangul
김지혜
Revised RomanizationGim Jihye
McCune–ReischauerKim Chihye

Jihae Kim (born c. 1981),[1] better known by the mononym Jihae, is a South Korean singer and actress living in the United States.[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) and the film Mortal Engines (2018) and in Netflix series Altered Carbon.[4][2]

Early life and education

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.[5]

Career

Jihae began her career as a model, appearing in ads for the women's clothing brand Eileen Fisher.[5]

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.[6] Jihae released her second album, Elvis is Still Alive, in 2008.[7]

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.[8] 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.[9] The album includes a song cowritten by Leonard Cohen.[10]

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]

Activism

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.[11]

Discography

Studio albums

  • My Heart Is an Elephant (2007)[4]
  • Elvis Is Still Alive (2008)[7]
  • Fire Burning Rain (2010)[8]
  • Illusion of You (2018)[4]
  • Life on Mars (2018)16

Digital albums

  • Fire Burning Rain[12]
  • My Heart Is An Elephant[13]
  • Elvis Is Still Alive[14]
  • Illusion Of You[15]
  • Afterthough[16]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Ref.
2009 2B Singer (as Jihae Kim) [17]
2018 Mortal Engines Anna Fang [18]

Television

Year Title Role Ref.
2016-2018 Mars Joon Seung & Hana Seung [19]
2020 Altered Carbon - Season 2 Episode 1 Phantom Lady Takeshi Kovacs [20]

References

  1. ^ Roshanian, Arya (2016-11-03). "Singer Jihae on Her Acting Debut in National Geographic's 'Mars'". Variety. Archived from the original on 2018-07-14. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  2. ^ a b c Fear, David (2018-12-14). "'Mortal Engines' Review: Metropocalypse Now!". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  3. ^ a b Ashagre, Aggi (2015-10-16). "JiHAE Premieres Stunning 'Only You' Video: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  4. ^ a b c d Fuller, Melynda. "'Mars' Star Jihae On Playing Twin Sisters — Both Of Them". Bust. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  5. ^ a b Adekola, Lara (2016-12-06). "Korean Singer JiHAE Shares Her Holistic Beauty and Fitness Routine". Allure. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  6. ^ Hamaïde, Julie (2016-11-18). "Dans "MARS", JiHAE part à la conquête de la planète rouge". ChEEk Magazine (in French). Archived from the original on 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  7. ^ a b Raper, Dan (2009-02-08). "Jihae: Elvis is Still Alive". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  8. ^ a b Gans, Andrew. "Fire Burning Rain". Playbill. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  9. ^ Danton, Eric R. (2015-05-14). "Singer Jihae Eyes the Exit on 'Leaving NYC' (Exclusive Song)". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
  10. ^ Williamson, Sue (2015-06-05). "The Illusion of Jihae". W Magazine. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
  11. ^ Spokesperson, Office of the. "Secretary of State Clinton's 2012 Hours Against Hate Campaign Launches the Walk A Mile Olympic Program". Hours against Hate. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  12. ^ "Fire Burning Rain -DA". JIHAE. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  13. ^ "My Heart Is An Elephant - DA". JIHAE. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  14. ^ "Elvis Is Still Alive -DA". JIHAE. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  15. ^ "Illusion Of You - DA". JIHAE. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  16. ^ "Afterthought -DA". JIHAE. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  17. ^ "2B (2009)". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  18. ^ Kit, Borys (2017-03-06). "Stephen Lang, Jihae, Newcomer Leila George Join Peter Jackson's 'Mortal Engines' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  19. ^ Schwartz, Dana (2016-11-16). "JiHAE on Making a Trip to 'Mars'". Observer. Archived from the original on 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  20. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8760140/?ref_=ttep_ep1
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