Jihae (musician)

Jihae Kim (born February 7, 1989),^[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), the film Mortal Engines (2018) the Netflix series Altered Carbon,^[4][2] and the HBO series Succession.^[5]

Jihae
Jihae in 2018
Born	Jihae Kim (1989-02-07) February 7, 1989 (age 35) Seoul, South Korea
Occupations	Actress musician
Years active	2007–present

Jihae
Hangul	김지혜
Revised Romanization	Gim Ji-hye
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Chihye

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.^[6]

Career

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]

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.^[12]

Discography

Studio albums

• My Heart Is an Elephant (2007)^[4]
• Elvis Is Still Alive (2008)^[8]
• Fire Burning Rain (2010)^[9]
• Illusion of You (2018)^[4]

Digital albums

• Fire Burning Rain^[13]
• My Heart Is An Elephant^[14]
• Elvis Is Still Alive^[15]
• Illusion Of You^[16]
• Afterthough^[17]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2009	2B	Singer (as Jihae Kim)	^[18]
2018	Mortal Engines	Anna Fang	^[19]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2016–2018	Mars	Joon Seung & Hana Seung	^[20]
2020	Altered Carbon	Takeshi Kovacs	^[21]
2021	Succession	Berry Schneider	^[5]

References

1. Roshanian, Arya (2016-11-03). "Singer Jihae on Her Acting Debut in National Geographic's 'Mars'". Variety. from the original on 2018-07-14. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
2. Fear, David (2018-12-14). "'Mortal Engines' Review: Metropocalypse Now!". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
3. Ashagre, Aggi (2015-10-16). "JiHAE Premieres Stunning 'Only You' Video: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
4. Fuller, Melynda (16 November 2016). "'Mars' Star Jihae On Playing Twin Sisters — Both Of Them". Bust. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
5. "'Succession': Sanaa Lathan, Linda Emond & Jihae Join HBO Drama Series as Recurring". 14 January 2021.
6. Adekola, Lara (2016-12-06). "Korean Singer JiHAE Shares Her Holistic Beauty and Fitness Routine". Allure. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
7. Hamaïde, Julie (2016-11-18). "Dans "MARS", JiHAE part à la conquête de la planète rouge". ChEEk Magazine (in French). from the original on 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
8. Raper, Dan (2009-02-08). "Jihae: Elvis is Still Alive". PopMatters. from the original on 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
9. Gans, Andrew. "Fire Burning Rain". Playbill. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
10. Danton, Eric R. (2015-05-14). "Singer Jihae Eyes the Exit on 'Leaving NYC' (Exclusive Song)". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
11. Williamson, Sue (2015-06-05). "The Illusion of Jihae". W Magazine. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
12. 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.
13. . JIHAE. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
14. . JIHAE. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
15. . JIHAE. Archived from the original on 2020-06-24. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
16. . JIHAE. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
17. . JIHAE. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
18. "2B (2009)". IMDb. from the original on 2017-03-26. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
19. Kit, Borys (2017-03-06). "Stephen Lang, Jihae, Newcomer Leila George Join Peter Jackson's 'Mortal Engines' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
20. Schwartz, Dana (2016-11-16). "JiHAE on Making a Trip to 'Mars'". Observer. from the original on 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
21. ""Altered Carbon" Phantom Lady (TV Episode 2020) - IMDb". IMDb.

External links

• Jihae at IMDb
• Jihae at AllMusic