Lim Jeong-hee
South Korean singer (born 1981)
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Lim Jeong-hee (Korean: 임정희; born May 17, 1981), also known as J-Lim, is a South Korean singer who debuted in 2005 under JYP Entertainment. One of her notable performances in 2005 was the 5th Pattaya Music Festival in Thailand, which helped promote and expose her to the foreign music industry. She was signed under Big Hit Music in 2012 and left the company in 2015,[1] going on to join her current agency, Oscar ENT.[2]
Biography
When she was in high school Lim participated in a song contest for teens held by the Seoul government and won the grand prize. The experience of competing in the song contest and winning the top prize led Lim to enter college to study popular music.[3]
Career
She signed with JYP Entertainment. Even before she had her official debut, Lim held countless street performances on her own which led to the creation of her multiple fan clubs.[3]
Lim debuted in 2005 with her first album Music is My Life.[citation needed]
Her third album, Before I Go, J-Lim, made headlines for featuring Big Boi from Outkast who also appeared in the music video. On May 8, 2011, she released a music video featuring G.NA, Hyuna and comedian Park Hwi Soon called "Golden Lady".[4][unreliable source?] On May 12, 2011, she made her comeback performance on M Countdown with her single "Golden Lady".[5][unreliable source?] On July 2, 2011, she announced that she had been cast as the female lead for the musical Temptation of Wolves and would be tackling the challenge of her first musical. From July 12 to October 3, Lim Jeong Hee played Jung Hankyung, a charming girl who's caught between two different guys for her love.[6][unreliable source?] On November 20, 2011, she announced that she was Brian McKnight's duet partner for his twelfth album JUST ME. She stated, "It's a huge honor to be standing on the same stage as world-renowned R&B legend, Brian McKnight".[7][unreliable source?][8][unreliable source?] In 2011, she also appeared on tvN's survival program Opera Star 2011, where she made it to the semi-finals.[9]
Personal life
On October 3, 2023, Lim married ballet dancer Kim Hee-hyun, a former soloist at the Korea National Ballet, in Seoul after dating for a year.[10] Lim announced her pregnancy on May 29, 2025.[11] On September 8, 2025, Lim gave birth to a son named Ha-im.[12]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [13] | |||
| Music is My Life |
|
20 |
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| Thanks |
|
8 |
|
| Before I Go, J-Lim |
|
15 |
|
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [17] | |||
| It Can't Be Real |
|
22 | N/a |
| Golden Lady |
|
15 |
|
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [19] | ||||
| As lead artist | ||||
| "Music Is My Life" | 2005 | — | Music Is My Life | |
| "Tears That Didn't Fall" (눈물이 안났어) | 30 |
| ||
| "Don't Go, My Love" (사랑아 가지마) | 2006 | — | Thanks | |
| "Trace" (흔적) | — | |||
| "Madly in Love" (사랑에 미치면) feat. Big Boi & JY Park |
2007 | — | Before I Go, J-Lim | |
| "Heaven Breeze" (하늘아 바람아) | — | Non-album single | ||
| "On The Way To Break Up With You" (헤어지러 가는 길) feat. Jo Kwon |
2010 | 3 |
|
It Can't Be Real |
| "It Can't Be Real" (진짜일 리 없어) | 5 |
| ||
| "Himawari" (Sunflower / 해바라기) (Masaharu Fukuyama cover) |
2011 | 44 |
|
Non-album single |
| "Golden Lady" feat. Hyuna |
4 |
|
Golden Lady | |
| "Luv Is" feat. Baechigi |
2013 | 7 |
|
Non-album singles |
| "Feel So Good" feat. Hong Dae Kwang |
23 |
| ||
| "Crazy" | 2016 | 93 |
| |
| "I.O.U" | — | |||
| "The Christmas Day" | 2017 | — | ||
| Collaborations | ||||
| "Beautiful You" (아름다운 널) with Kolleen Park |
2010 | 11 | Non-album singles | |
| "It's Been A Long Time" (오랜만이다) with Herz Analog |
2013 | 31 | ||
| "Like A Movie" (영화처럼) with 40 |
53 | |||
| "Perfect Christmas" with Jo Kwon, Joo Hee of 8Eight, RM & Jungkook |
45 | |||
| "There Is No Love" (사랑은 없다) with Timber |
2014 | 63 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
Soundtrack appearances
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [27] | ||||
| "I Can't Love You" (사랑은 못해요) | 2010 | 81 | Smile, Mom OST Part 3 | |
| "If You Turn Back Time" (시간을 되돌린다면) | 2011 | 40 | Royal Family OST Part 3 | |
| "Filament" (필라멘트) | 2012 | 42 | Wild Romance OST Part 1 | |
| "Don't Love Me" (날 사랑하지마) | 34 | Five Fingers OST Part 1 | ||
| "Poison Love" (지독한 사랑) | 2013 | 52 | Don't Look Back: The Legend of Orpheus OST | |
| "I'll Be There" (시간에 기대어) | 65 | Medical Top Team OST Part 4 | ||
| "Scent of a Flower" (꽃향기) | 2014 | 24 | Emergency Couple OST Part 2 | |
| "It Hurts, It Hurts" (아파아파) | 2015 | 85 | Super Daddy Yeol OST Part 4 | |
| "Hope" (바라죠) | 2016 | — | My Lawyer, Mr. Jo OST Part 3 | |
| "Distressed" (달) | — | Secret Healer OST Part 3 | ||
| "The Coat" (외투) | 2017 | — | Two Cops OST Part 6 | |
| "Black Diamond" | 2019 | — | Graceful Family OST Part 1 | |
| "My Song" | 2023 | — | Live Your Own Life OST Part 1[28] | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
Awards and nominations
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Disc Awards | 2005 | Best New Artist | "Music Is My Life" | Won | [29] |
| Mnet Asian Music Awards | 2005 | Best New Artist | Won | [30] | |
| 2006 | Best R&B Performance | "Trace" | Nominated | [31] |