The Kim Sisters. Their First Album. Monument Records(SLP-18022). 1959. 1st Edition 1st Pressing.

The Kim Sisters was a Korean-born American female vocal group who made their career in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s. Formed in 1953, the group are known for being the first South Korean music group to achieve success in the U.S. market during the 1960s, and for performing more than 20 times on The Ed Sullivan Show. The group consisted of Sue, Aija and Mia.

Sue and Aija's parents were Kim Hae-song, a popular conductor, and Lee Nan-young, one of Korea's most famous singers before the Korean War, best known for her song, "Tears of Mokpo." Mia was Sue and Aija's biological cousin whose father was Lee Bong-ryong, a musician and Lee Nan-young's elder brother, she was later adopted by Lee Nan-young. In 1950, North Korea captured and later executed Kim Hae-song, the father of Sue and Aija.

In 1959, The Kim Sisters arrived in Las Vegas to perform in Ball's "China Doll Revue" at the Thunderbird Hotel. After they fulfilled their contract at the Thunderbird, The Kim Sisters began performing at the Stardust Hotel. It was during this time that they were first invited to perform on The Ed Sullivan Show. They ultimately performed on the show an additional 21 times. They performed in Hawaii particularly Waikiki showrooms many times as well.

In 1962, their cover of The Coasters song "Charlie Brown" reached #7 on the Billboard singles chart, making The Kim Sisters the first commercially successful Korean artists in the United States. 

Conditions Rated: Cover 6 or VG+ high gloss cover with discolorization and spotting///Record 6 or VG+ black and shiny with some sleeve rubs, plays great, heavy vinyl.


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