Mrs. Inan-young's Daughter 'Kim Suk-ja' Participates in Mokpo Music Play
Performance of Mokpo's Tears and Blue Dream of the Cafe at the September 30 Opening Ceremony
Leader Kim Suk-ja of the Kim Sisters (first on the right, daughter of Mrs. Lee Nan-young) shines at Mokpo Music Play (Photo by Mokpo City).
View original image[Mokpo=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeong Hyeong-seok] Kim Sook-ja of the Kim Sisters, daughter of singer Mrs. Lee Nan-young, will participate in ‘Mokpo Music Play’.
The Kim Sisters debuted in 1953 as Korea’s first three-member girl group and were the original Hallyu stars who first entered the U.S. market in 1959.
At that time, they appeared on the popular American program ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ and showcased musical talents across genres including jazz, rock and roll, pop songs, country music, and gugak (traditional Korean music).
Kim Sook-ja (81), the second daughter and leader of Mrs. Lee Nan-young, who will participate in the opening ceremony of Mokpo Music Play on the 30th, is scheduled to sing the immortal classic ‘Tears of Mokpo (composed by Son Mok-in)’ and Korea’s first blues song ‘Blue Dream of the Coffee House (composed by Kim Hae-song)’ accompanied by the Mokpo City Symphony Orchestra, which is in charge of the band.
On the following day, the 1st of next month, a talk concert titled ‘The Life Story of Lee Nan-young and the Musical Activities of the Original Hallyu Kim Sisters’ will be held at the ‘Lee Nan-young & Kim Sisters Exhibition Hall’ in the old downtown area.
Kim Sook-ja has been residing in Las Vegas, USA, since ending her official 20-year career in 1975.
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Meanwhile, Kim Sook-ja’s family represents modern Korean music: her mother, Mrs. Lee Nan-young, left a significant mark on the history of Korean popular music with her biggest hit ‘Tears of Mokpo’; her father, Kim Hae-song, was a composer and a pioneer of jazz in Korea, opening the beginning of Korean jazz; and her maternal uncle, Lee Bong-ryong, Mrs. Lee Nan-young’s older brother, gained fame as one of the top composers of the time with works such as ‘Mokpo is a Harbor’ and ‘Go Away, Toktok Ship’.
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