Kim Isak

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Kim Isak
Born
Ida Dene Simmons

(1985-05-25) May 25, 1985 (age 39)
Frankfurt, Germany
EducationKorea Kent Foreign School
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active2002–present
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active2002–2004
Labels SM
Formerly of
Korean name
Hangul
김이삭
Revised Romanization Gim Isak
McCune–Reischauer Kim Isak

Ida Dene Simmons (born May 25, 1985) better known as Kim Isak, is a German-born American singer and actress based in South Korea. She was a member of South Korean K-pop duo Isak N Jiyeon from 2002 to 2004. She left SM Entertainment in 2012. She has been a VJ for Pops in Seoul on Arirang TV and is now a DJ for "Kpoppin" on Arirang Radio. [1]

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Early life

Kim Isak was born Ida Dene Simmons on May 25, 1985, in Frankfurt, Germany. She left Germany and moved to Kansas with her mother. She left Kansas when she was 4+1⁄2 years old to move to California and lived there until 1999. She emigrated to Korea later to learn about heritage and explore her music career in Korean pop music. Isak lived in a mostly white community with her mother.

Upon arrival in Korea, she attended the Korea Kent Foreign School, where her classmates and friends included Jessica Jung and Tiffany Young, the two future Korean American founding members of Girls' Generation. Tiffany lived with Isak initially when she moved to Seoul from Diamond Bar, California at the age of 15. Owing to their shared history and friendship, she has interviewed the duo mostly in English for Arirang's Pops in Seoul . [2]

Isak N Jiyeon (2002–2004)

On September 3, 2002, Kim Isak debuted as a member of duo Isak N Jiyeon with release of album Tell Me Baby. The duo officially disbanded in 2004.

Discography

Filmography

Television dramas

YearTitleRoleNotesNetwork
2007–2008 Unstoppable Marriage AidaSupporting role KBS

Musical theater

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008The Life
2011Spring AwakeningIlseAdaptation from German musical 'Frank Wedekind'

Broadcasting activities

Music video appearances

References

  1. ↑ 이삭 계약만료 SM 떠나 독자활동 (in Korean). JoinsMSN. January 22, 2013. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. ↑ Pops in Seoul – In the Booth with Isak, February 26, 2009: Tiffany and Jessica (Girls' Generation) YouTube (originally broadcast by Arirang)
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