FIRST READ · MON 7 AM ETTHE WEEKEND LEXICON · SAT 9 AM ETJAKE
- Stage name
- JAKE
- Birth name
- Sim Jaeyun
- Born
- Nov. 15, 2002
- Hometown
- Australia
- Position
- Vocalist, Dancer, Rapper
- Agency
- BELIFT LAB
- Fandom
- ENGENE
- Debut
- 2020
- Generation
- 4th gen
Jake is a Korean-Australian member of ENHYPEN, the seven-piece group formed on the survival show I-LAND and managed by Belift Lab under HYBE. He placed third on that show and debuted with the group in November 2020. He is known as the group's main English narrator for album intros, outros and interludes. In 2026 he produced for the first time, contributing a narration track and a song to The Sin: Vanish. The group's label announced in March 2026 that ENHYPEN would continue as six members, with Jake among them.
Where they grew up
Jake was born in South Korea and moved to Australia at age 9. There he played soccer for his school, played violin in the school orchestra for four years, and played bass at his church. He grew up on rap and hip-hop, and BTS were his gateway into K-pop. Seeing BTS perform at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards pushed him toward the idol dream. He won a spot through Belift's global audition in Australia by singing a Justin Bieber song, then moved to Korea in June 2019 and trained for about nine months before entering I-LAND.
Birth details: enhypenguide.com
In their own words
“I want to be known as an artist that always had and succeed at bigger goals.”
“Producing a song sparked something inside me that I didn't really know that I had because being a K-pop idol, sometimes, it gets very repetitive,”
“I feel something different when I'm in the studio. It's just a different kind of adrenaline when you're working on a song,”
- BTS Introduced him to K-pop, and their 2019 Billboard Music Awards performance of Boy with Luv inspired his idol dream. He grew up mostly on rap and hip-hop. enhypenguide.com
- Justin Bieber He sang Bieber's Love Yourself at the Belift global audition in Australia. enhypenguide.com
Timeline
- 2019Moved to Korea to train
After winning Belift's global audition in Australia, he moved to Korea in June 2019 and trained for about nine months.
- 2020I-LAND and third place
- 2020Debut with ENHYPEN
The group debuted in November 2020 with the mini album BORDER : DAY ONE and the single Given-Taken. They broke a first-week sales record and won Rookie of the Year at a Korean awards show.
- 2021BORDER : CARNIVAL and rookie awards
The group's second mini album came out April 26, 2021, with lead single Drunk-Dazed. By then they had taken Rookie of the Year at four Korean award shows.
- 2021Named in TC Candler's Most Handsome Faces list
A fan profile reports he ranked #50 in 2021 (and #45 in 2020) on the list.
- 2024ROMANCE : UNTOLD
The group's second full-length album featured the lead track XO (Only If You Say Yes), created with JVKE, and a brighter sound. Jake named Paranormal as his favorite track.
- 2026First producing work on The Sin : Vanish
Latest
- ENHYPEN continues as a six-member grouplatimes.com
- Producing debut on The Sin : Vanishhollywoodreporter.com
- The Sin : Vanish remix albums
ENHYPEN released seven digital remix albums, one led by each member, three days after the mini album. Jake took part in the Rolling Stone interview about them.
rollingstone.com
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- enhypenguide.com: JAKE | ENHYPEN - Kpop Profile (2026 Updated)
- rollingstone.com: ENHYPEN Share the Secrets of Their Seven Remix Albums
- hollywoodreporter.com: Enhypen's Jake on His Producing Debut, Realities of Being ...
- nolae.eu: Jake (Enhypen) Profile
- grammy.com: ENHYPEN And JVKE “Say Yes” To Cross-Cultural Collabs & Exploring New Genres
- latimes.com: Heeseung going solo; Enhypen will continue with six ...
- teenvogue.com: A Guide to ENHYPEN: Dive Into What Makes This Rookie Group Unique
- sweetyhigh.com: ENHYPEN Explores a New Chapter of Love in Second Album, ROMANCE: UNTOLD
- elle.com: ENHYPEN on BORDER : CARNIVAL's Meaning, Adjusting to Fame, and Their Favorite Disney Characters
Fan sites
- ENHYPEN Guide: Jake profileFan-run profile covering key facts, pre-debut life, skills and personality.
Last researched Nov. 12, 2026