Sook-ja Kim South Korean Singer
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Details
| First Name |
Sook-ja
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| Last Name |
Kim
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1940
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| Birthplace |
Seoul, South Korea
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| Build |
Slim
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| Eye Color |
Black
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| Hair Color |
Black
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
Asian
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| Nationality |
South Korean
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| Occupation Text |
Singer
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| Occupation |
Singer
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| Year(s) Active |
1951–1994
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| Associated Acts |
The Kim Sisters
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Sook-ja "Sue" Kim (born c. 1941) is a Korean-born U.S. singer. She started singing with her sisters in a group called The Kim Sisters at the age of 10 and played 13 instruments. In 1950, the Korean War broke out and Sue Kim's father, Kim Hae-song, who was a famous Korean symphony orchestra conductor, was captured by the North Korean army and later assassinated. Her mother, Lee Nan-young, was left with no home, no food and no money for her and her seven children. Lee was a famous Korean singer who rose to stardom with the song "Mokpo Tears." In 1953, Lee asked the children to perform with her in South Korea's military clubs to support their family. The GIs donated rock and roll records for the sisters to memorize and sing, and in turn, the sisters received chocolate bars and alcohol, which they exchanged for food. The GIs who returned to the States spread the word about the talented trio and in 1958, Tom Ball (who later became The Kim Sisters’ manager) heard about the sisters from one of the returning GIs and went to Korea to recruit them for an Asian act he was producing.
