Jake Quick Info | |
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Height | 5 ft 9.25 in |
Weight | 64 kg |
Date of Birth | November 15, 2002 |
Zodiac Sign | Scorpio |
Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Jake is a South Korean singer, songwriter, rapper, dancer, musician, and television personality who has risen to fame as the rapper and vocalist of Enhypen, a South Korean boy band formed by Belift Lab which is a joint venture between CJ ENM and Big Hit Entertainment. His fellow Enhypen bandmates include Heeseung, Jay, Sunghoon, Sunoo, Jungwon, and Ni-Ki and the boy band made its debut on November 30, 2020, with the extended play Border: Day One which won the Gaon Chart Music Award for “New Artist of the Year – Physical” in 2021.
Born Name
Jake Sim
Other Names
Sim Jae-yun, Sim Jake, Daeng, Jayla
Sun Sign
Scorpio
Born Place
South Korea
Nationality
Education
Jake studied at Dwight School Seoul, an international school in Seoul, South Korea.
Occupation
Singer, Songwriter, Rapper, Dancer, Musician, Television Personality
Family
- Siblings – He’s an only child.
Manager
Jake has been signed with Belift.
Genre
K-pop
Instruments
Vocals, Violin
Labels
Belift
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 9.25 in or 176 cm
Weight
64 kg or 141 lbs
Race / Ethnicity
Asian
Jake is of South Korean descent.
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Clumsiness
- Charming appearance
Jake Favorite Things
- Season – Spring
- Subjects – Math, Physics
- Colors – Black, Ivory
- Ice-cream Flavor – My Mom is an Alien (chocolate)
Jake Facts
- He was quite young when he shifted to Australia.
- He was born into an affluent family.
- Jake was good in academics.
- He was a part of his school’s orchestra and has also played the violin for 4 years.
- Enhypen was formed through the male group survival reality show I-Land and it derives its name from the symbol Hyphen (-), which creates new meanings including “Connection, Discovery, & Growth”. The group aims “to come together to connect, discover and grow together to create a new act.”
- Jake trained for a duration of 9 months before participating in I-Land and concluded his journey on the 3rd spot.
- In the first episode of I-Land, Jake and Sunoo performed TXT‘s Crown along with an eliminated contestant named Youngbin.
- Enhypen‘s debut EP titled Border: Day One included songs like Given-Taken, Let Me In (20 CUBE), and Flicker and it reached number #2 on the South Korean Albums (Gaon) chart, Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan) chart, and Japanese Albums (Oricon) chart. It was certified ‘Platinum’ by South Korea (KMCA).
- Border: Day One was also included in lists like MTV’s “The Best K-Pop B-Sides of 2020”, Dazed’s “The 40 Best K-pop Songs of 2020”, and BuzzFeed’s “35 Songs That Helped Define K-Pop In 2020”.
- Jake has played soccer.
- He loves dogs and has one named Layla. Layla is a cream border collie and was named after Eric Clapton‘s song Layla.
- He likes grape-flavored soda.
- Three words that describe Jake are “passion”, “perseverance”, and “love”.
- He has also wanted to collaborate with Canadian rapper, singer, and songwriter Drake.
Featured Image by Enhypen / Instagram
Jake’s height is 5’9.5″.
Jake’s updated profile lists him at 177cm