Kim Isak
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 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 Caucasian 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 actually 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". 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.