He began his studies in Seoul. He has been studying with Raina Kabaivanska since 2010 at Vecchi-Tonelli Music Institute in Modena, in her master class at New Bulgarian University and at Chigiana Academy in Siena.
Simone Lim has performed as a soloist in a number of productions at Teatro Reggio in Parma, Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Teatro Comunale in Bologna, Carlo Felice in Genoa, Teatro Filarmonico in Verona, Teatro Reggio in Turin, Bavarian Staatsoper in Munich, Teatro Arriaga in Bilbao, Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv, Deutsche Oper in Berlin, Norwegian Opera and Ballet in Oslo, L’Opera de Lille etc.
His repertoire includes Philip II in “Don Carlo”, Zachariah in “Nabucco” and Banco in “Macbeth” by Verdi, Oroveso in “Norma” by Bellini, Oroe in “Semiramide” by Rossini and others.