Jihae

'Jihae' (qv)'s starring role in 'Mortal Engines' garnered critical acclaim, Rolling Stone says, "'Jihae' (qv) has an illegal amount of screen presence." Peter Jackson tells Pop Inquirer, "'Jihae' (qv) has an elegance and a power that is exactly what Anna Fang needed to be, she's a fantastic actor." "A real life superhero" hails V Magazine. Philip Reeve, the author of Mortal Engines published a new book of short stories, 'Night Flights' dedicated to 'Jihae' (qv) because he felt "'Jihae' (qv) played Anna Fang with such style and grace, she deserved more stories." Her first acting experience was two leading roles as identical twins -- one the commander of the first human colony on Mars, the other, the Secretary General of Space Agency on earth -- in 'Mars', Ron Howard and Brian Grazer's National Geographic miniseries.'Jihae' (qv)'s latest album 'Illusion of You' features her co-write with the legendary Leonard Cohen and Dave Stewart on song, 'It Just Feels'. 'Illusion' was lauded, "Beautiful, mystical and poetic" by the New York Times. The title track was performed by 'Jihae' (qv) on Altered Carbon Season 2 in which she plays the Phantom Lady, a female disguise to Anthony Mackie's character, Kovac.'Jihae' (qv) co-created a multimedia rock opera with the Pulitzer, Tony and Academy Award-winning playwright, John Patrick Shanley based on her 3rd concept album, 'Fire Burning Rain'. 'Jihae' (qv) has performed at the London Olympics, Cannes Film Festival and the United Nations General Assembly. Following her passion for human rights, she continues to donate her time and performance to a variety of nonprofits and peace initiatives, including Hillary Clinton's 2012 Hours Against Hate, the Willie Mae Rock Camp, Acumen Funds, International Medical Corps and Let's Come Together human rights initiative she founded.'Jihae' (qv) was born in Seoul, Korea to a colonel/diplomat/Presbyterian pastor father and an opera-trained singer/chef mother who also wrote and illustrated children's books. She grew up in South Korea, Nigeria, Sweden, and the U.S. attending ten schools in 3 different languages by the time she became a teenager. 'Jihae' (qv) launched her indie label/music for production company Septem and released her first album, 'My Heart Is An Elephant' in 2007 featuring collaborations with Lenny Kravitz and Michel Gondry.::Gigi White