Lim Kim keeps ‘Simple Mind’ in third EP

In her third EP, Lim Kim has grown up, and learned to approach life with a “Simple Mind.”

“It’s an album about looking at things as simply as possible,” Kim said at a press showcase at Lezhin Comics V-Hall in Mapo-gu, Seoul on Monday.

Newly blonde and dressed in a studded black leather jacket, Kim sang three songs from the seven-track album ― the playful and daring “Awoo,” which was prereleased on April 22, the addictive title track “Love Game,” and the poetic “Barama,” originally performed with Beenzino.

“I tried to show many different sides of me in this album,” she said, referring to the various genres reflected in her EP. “But I believe that the true me, and my voice is at the center of it all.” 

The EP was completed with the help of A-listers from a diverse array of styles including Yoon Jong-shin, who heads up Lim’s record label and agency Mystic Entertainment, hip-hop acts Beenzino and Peejay, idol star Jonghyun of SHINee, and singer-songwriters Lucid Fall and Puer Kim

Kim was noticed by the public for her mysterious, dreamlike voice when she competed on the star discovery program “Superstar K3” as the female half of the band Togeworl. She is performing solo while her partner Do Dae-yoon studies in the U.S.

Her third EP “Simple Mind” dropped at noon on Monday.

By Won Ho-jung (hjwon@heraldcorp.com)