Kim Ji-sook (; born July 18, 1990), known mononymously as Jisook, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a former member of South Korean

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Early life and education

Kim graduated from Changhyeon High School . She was active in a rock band during high school and won the top prize for singing at the Suwon General Arts Festival. At a practical music academy, she joined Rainbow at recommendation of Kim Sung-hee, a former member of

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. Kim graduated from

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, also Kim Sung-hee's alma mater.

Career

2009–2016: Rainbow

On November 12, 2009, Rainbow released their first music video "Gossip Girl", alongside their EP of the same name. On January 12, 2012, Kim debuted as a member of the Rainbow subunit Rainbow Pixie alongside groupmates Seungah and Hyunyoung with "

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". In June 2012, Kim released "Shall We Fall in Love?" for the soundtrack of ''

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'' with Min Hoon-ki. Kim was the 2015 Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency (now Gyeonggi Provincial Southern Provincial Police Agency) Public Relations Ambassador. On October 27, 2016, it was confirmed that Rainbow would disband on November 12 with the end of the members' contracts.

2017–present: Solo debut, acting, and Rainbow reunion

On February 15, 2017, Dmost Entertainment announced that Kim had signed with them. In August 2017, Kim made her solo debut with ''Baesisi'', the title track of the same name featuring

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. In January 2019, DMOST stated that Kim was to make a comeback the next month. In November 2019, Rainbow reformed on the group's tenth anniversary. They released the EP ''Over the Rainbow'' on November 14. In 2021, Kim was cast in ''

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'', a television series about idols in the entertainment industry, as Eun-jin, a talented stylist.

Personal life

Kim's mother passed away in 2012 of an undisclosed illness; her mother had hidden the severity of the illness as Kim had been promoting at the time. Kim enjoys photography. She took the debut profile pictures for

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, a girl group formed by five former ''

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'' contestants. Kim also held a charity gallery from February 5 to February 25, 2015, at Gallery Illum in the Chungmuro district of downtown Seoul. Kim was cast with boyfriend Lee Doohee in ''Don't Be Jealous'' . They announced their marriage plans for on the show; they later announced the date as October 31, 2020.

Discography

Singles

Soundtrack appearances

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: Original Soundtrack'' , - ! scope="row" , "Secret Love" , 2013 , — , '' Secret Love OST'' , - ! scope="row" , "My Hero" , 2014 , — , ''

Can We Fall in Love, Again? ''Can We Fall in Love, Again?'' () is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Eugene, Uhm Tae-woong, Kim Yoo-mi, Choi Jung-yoon and Kim Sung-soo. It aired on JTBC from January 6 to March 11, 2014 for 20 episodes. The series is based on ...

OST'' , - ! scope="row" , "I Love You" , 2014 , — , '' Blade Man OST'' , - ! scope="row" , "Baesisi" , 2017 , — , ''Baesisi''

Filmography

Television series

References

External links

Kim Ji-sook
STARIT Entertainment Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Ji-sook 1990 births Living people K-pop singers South Korean female idols South Korean women pop singers South Korean dance musicians South Korean television actresses South Korean television personalities South Korean web series actresses Rainbow (girl group) DSP Media artists People from Suwon