Kim Isak Explained

Kim I-sak
Birth Name:Ida Dene Simmons
Birth Date:25 May 1985
Birth Place:Frankfurt, Germany
Education:Korea Kent Foreign School
Years Active:2002–present
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Instrument:Vocals
Years Active:2002–2004
Label:SM
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Korean name
Hangul:김이삭
Rr:Gim I-sak
Mr:Kim Isak

Ida Dene Simmons (born May 25, 1985) better known as Kim I-sak, is a German-born American singer and radio personality based in South Korea. She was a member of South Korean R&B 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]

Early life

Kim I-sak 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 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)

See main article: Isak N Jiyeon. 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.

Filmography

Musical theater

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

Broadcasting activities

Music video appearances

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 이삭 계약만료 SM 떠나 독자활동. JoinsMSN. January 25, 2013. Korean. January 22, 2013. usurped. https://archive.today/20130216083039/http://article.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=10480413&ctg=1503. February 16, 2013.
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqN71ca40Uc Pops in SeoulIn the Booth with Isak, February 26, 2009: Tiffany and Jessica (Girls' Generation)