Jihae Kim (born in 1989),[1] better known by the mononymJihae,is a South Korean singer,actress and model.[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]
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]
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]
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