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Kim Yoon-ji


Kim Yoon-ji


Kim Yoon-ji (Korean: 김윤지; born Christine Kim) is a South Korean singer and actress. She performs under the stage name NS Yoon-G (NS윤지) and debuted in 2009 with the digital single "Head Hurts" under JTM Entertainment. The "NS" in her name initially stood for "New Spirit", but was later changed to "New Star". Kim used her Korean name as a part of her stage name as she found "Christine" too difficult for Korean people to pronounce.

Early life

Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea on September 6, 1988, and moved to the San Fernando Valley in California in the 4th grade. She entered UCLA, majoring in Dance and Communication, but took a leave of absence after a year to pursue her career in entertainment in South Korea. After initially joining DSP Media as a trainee, she debuted with JTM Entertainment with a single "Head Hurts".

Kim's cousin is Kara member Kang Ji-young; she also has a younger brother.

Career

She recorded the English version of "You Make Me Happy" for Fresh Pretty Cure! around 2009.

On November 1, 2012, Kim released a digital single, "If You Love Me" featuring Jay Park, and released an official music video and a behind the scenes making film. Kim performed her single on Korean music shows such as KBS' Music Bank, Mnet's M! Countdown, MBC's Music Core and SBS' Inkigayo, alongside Jay Park who was occasionally replaced by Dalmatian's Simon.

Also in November 2012, Kim became the host of K-pop Tasty Road with U-KISS's Eli Kim, which combined the Korean Wave and food into one show.

In January 2013, Kim performed in Ho Chi Minh City alongside Adam Lambert and Aurea.

On November 23, 2018, it was announced that NS Yoon-G has changed her stage name to Kim Yoon-ji as she will promote as an actress.

In 2021, Kim announced she was re-releasing her 2012 single "If You Love Me" featuring Joohoney, replacing Jay Park's original feature on the song.

On December 3, 2021, it was reported that Kim had signed with Sublime Artist Agency, who later confirmed that the contract was officially signed.

In 2021, Kim, along with her husband, Choi Woo-sung, joined the variety show Same Bed, Different Dreams 2 for episodes 220 to 238, and also featured in episode 258.

Kim was cast in Netflix's comic heist film Lift starring American comedian Kevin Hart. Originally slated to release in August 2023, it was delayed to 12 January 2024.

Personal life

Kim began dating musician Chancellor in March 2015 while working on music together. They had met two years prior to the relationship. The couple became estranged due to their conflicting schedules and ended their relationship in August 2017.

In September 2021, Kim married Choi Woo-sung, her childhood friend, first boyfriend, and a businessman. He is the son of comedian Lee Sang-hae, her late father's best friend, and singer Kim Young-im. They reunited as adults after having parted amicably as teenagers because they assumed that their fathers might object to their relationship. On April 23, 2024, Sublime confirmed that Kim was pregnant after three years of marriage.

Discography

Extended plays

Single albums

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Videography

Music videos

Music video appearances

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Filmography

Film

Television series

Television shows

References

External links

  • Kim Yoon-ji at Sublime
  • Kim Yoon-ji at HanCinema

Text submitted to CC-BY-SA license. Source: Kim Yoon-ji by Wikipedia (Historical)



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