Kim Yoon-ji
Kim Yoon-ji (English name: Christine Kim; Hangul: 김윤지) is a Korean-American singer in South Korea. She performs under the stage name NS Yoon-G (Hangul: NS윤지) and debuted in 2009 with the digital single "Head Hurts" under JTM Entertainment.[1][2] She is now with VAST 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.[3]
Kim Yoon-ji | |
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| 김윤지 | |
 Kim in 2017 | |
| Born | Christine Kim September 6, 1988 Seoul, South Korea |
| Other names |
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| Occupation |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
| Agent | Sublime |
| Spouse | Choi Woo-sung (m. 2021) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Labels | JTM |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Yun-ji |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Yun-ji |
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.[4]
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.[5][6]
In January 2013, Kim performed in Ho Chi Minh City alongside Adam Lambert and Aurea.[7]
In 2021, Kim announced she was re-releasing her 2012 single "If You Love Me", which would feature Joohoney, replacing Jay Park's original feature on the song.[8][9]
On December 3, 2021, it was reported that Kim had signed with Sublime Artist Agency.[10] later Sublime Artist Agency confirmed that the contract was officially signed.[11]
In 2021, Kim Yoon Ji, along with her husband, Choi Woo-sung, joined the couple-featuring English-subtitled SBS Korean variety show, Same Bed, Different Dreams 2, starting with episode 220, and continues to make guest or featured appearances on the show in 2022.
Due to be released in 2023, South Korean singer-actress Kim Yoon Ji was cast in Netflix's upcoming comic heist film 'Lift' starring American comedian Kevin Hart. In a recent episode of Same Bed Different Dreams 2, NS Yoon revealed after returning to Korea after filming "Lift" that she plans to begin having children with her husband, Choi Woo-sung.
Personal life
Kim Yoon Ji (stage name: NS-Yoon) began dating musician Chancellor in March 2015 while working on music together.[12] They had met two years prior to the relationship.[13] The couple became estranged due to their conflicting schedules and ended their relationship in August 2017.[14] In September 2021, Kim married a businessman, the son of comedian Lee Sang-hae and singer Kim Young-im.[15] Her husband, Choi Woo-sung, the son of her late father's best friend, Lee Sang-hae, was her childhood friend and first boyfriend. They reunited as adults after having parted amicably as teenagers, still deeply in love, because they had assumed that their best-friend fathers might object to their dating. Their decades-long love story with its happy ending is featured in the English-subtitled SBS Korean variety show, Same Bed, Different Dreams 2, beginning with episode 220. In a recent episode of Same Bed Different Dreams 2, NS Yoon revealed after returning to Korea after filming the Netflix comic heist, "Lift", starring American comedian Kevin Hart, that she plans to begin having children with her husband, Choi Woo-sung.
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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| KOR [16] | |||
| Neo Spirit |
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15 |
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| Skinship |
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6 |
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| The Way 2.. |
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7 |
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Single albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| KOR [16] | ||
| Ambitious |
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31 |
| Time To Fly High |
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85 |
| Sincerely, |
|
7 |
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR Gaon [20] |
KOR Billboard [21] | |||
| "My Head Hurts" (머리 아파) | 2009 | — | — | Ambitious |
| "Don't Go Back" | 2010 | 173 | — | |
| "Just Dance" | 99 | — | Time To Fly High | |
| "Talk Talk Talk" | 2011 | 31 | — | Neo Spirit |
| "Miss You Again" (또 보고 싶어) (feat. Sangchu) |
36 | — | ||
| "What Do You Know" (니가 뭘 알아) (feat. Verbal Jint) |
34 | 36 | ||
| "The Reason I Became A Witch" (마녀가 된 이유) | 2012 | 36 | 46 | |
| "I Got You" | 43 | 49 | Skinship | |
| "If You Love Me" (feat. Jay Park) |
16 | 18 | The Way 2.. | |
| "Yasisi" | 2014 | 17 | 20 | |
| "Fluttered Feelings" (설렘주의) (with Giriboy) |
6 | — | My Romance (single) | |
| "A Snowy Day" (눈이 오는 날엔) (feat. DinDin) |
70 | — | Non-album single | |
| "Wifey" (feat. MC Mong) |
2015 | 60 | — | Sincerely |
| "Honey Summer" |
26 | — | Non-album single | |
| "If You Love Me" (feat. Joohoney) |
2021 | 64 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||
Videography
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "My Head Hurts" | 2009 | Unknown | |
| "Don't Go Back" | 2010 | ||
| "Just Dance" | |||
| "Talk Talk Talk" | 2011 | ||
| "Miss You Again" | |||
| "The Reason I Became A Witch" | 2012 | Mun Seung-jae | [22] |
| "I Got You" | |||
| "If You Love Me" | |||
| "Yasisi" | 2014 | Unknown | |
| "Wifey" | 2015 | ||
| "Honey Summer" | 2015 |
Music video appearances
| Year | Song title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Calling You | Norazo |
| 2011 | You Look Good | Verbal Jint |
| 2013 | Tears | Leessang ft. Eugene |
| 2013 | Cheap Ring | Youme |
| 2013 | Would You? | Swings ft. Seo In-guk |
| 2015 | Vanilla Shake | NC.A |
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Lift | American Netflix | [23] |
Television series
- The Last Empress (SBS, 2018)[24]
- Mine (tvN, 2021)
Variety show
- SBS Star King (2010–11)
- KBS2 100 Points Out of 100 (2010)
- Arirang TV Pops in seoul (2011) – VJ of the show
- MBC 2011 Idol Star Athletics Championships (2011)
- Mnet K-pop Tasty Road (2012) – co-hosted with U-KISS's Eli Kim.[25]
- tvN Saturday Night Live Korea (2012) – the highest rated episode of the season, aired December 1, hosted by Jay Park
- MBC Every 1 Singles 2 (2013)
- KBS World World Date with SHINee (2013)
- JTBC Crime Scene (2014)
- KBS2 Safety First! (2014)
- SBS Same Bed, Different Dreams 2 (2017), beginning with episode 220 in 2021 and ongoing appearances in 2022
References
- "NS Yoon-G". JTM Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
- "NS Yoon Ji reveals '88-line photos from '3rd Idol Star Athletics Championships'". Retrieved December 28, 2012.
- "[Interview] NS Yoon-G talks about "Reason To Become A Witch" and advise Soompiers!". Soompi. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
- "NS Yoon-G Reveals Picture with Good-Looking Brother on a Date". kpopstarz. December 6, 2012. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
- "K-pop Tasty Road". kpop tasty road. Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
- "NS Yoon-Ji and U-Kiss Eli eat bread pudding and chicken". Yahoo News PH. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
- "American Idol star to perform in HCMC". tuoitrenews. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
- NS윤지, 9년만에 '이프 유 러브 미' 재발매한다. My Daily (in Korean). May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
- Yun, Sang-geun (May 17, 2021). NS윤지, 9년만 리메이크 앨범..몬스타엑스 주헌 피쳐링[공식]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved May 18, 2021 – via Daum.
- Kim Ye-eun (December 3, 2021). "[단독] '이상해 며느리' 김윤지, 써브라임 전속계약…송강호·비 한솥밥" [[Exclusive] 'Strange daughter-in-law' Kim Yoon-ji, Sublime exclusive contract... Song Kang-ho and Rain in one pot rice] (in Korean). Xports News. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Naver.
- Park Jung-min (December 3, 2021). "이상해♥김영임 며느리' 김윤지, 써브라임과 전속계약 체결[공식]" [‘It’s strange ♥ Kim Young-im’s daughter-in-law’ Kim Yun-ji signs an exclusive contract with Sublime [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Naver.
- Lee, Woo-in (November 9, 2016). 챈슬러 측 "NS윤지와 2년째 열애 中" [공식입장]. TVreport (in Korean). Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- Kim, Seong-eun (February 22, 2017). NS윤지 연인 챈슬러 누구? 버클리 음대 출신 유명 뮤지션…"'남사친' 5년 열애 3년, 내가 먼저 고백"(비디오스타·말하는대로). Global Economic (in Korean). Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- Son, Jin-a (August 29, 2017). NS윤지·챈슬러 결별 인정 “최근 헤어져…동료로 남기로”(공식). MBN Star (in Korean). Maeil Broadcasting Network. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- Seo, Ye-jin (September 26, 2021). NS윤지, '♥15년 짝사랑' 신랑과 백년가약…예비 시父母 이상해·김영임 [종합]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Korea Entertainment Media. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on January 6, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
- 2012년 01월 Album Chart [January 2012 Album Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
- 2012년 07월 Album Chart [July 2012 Album Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on March 20, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- 2014년 상반기결산 Album Chart [First half of 2014 Album Chart]. Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
- "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- "Korea K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
- "Production – 문승재" (in Korean). BrandNew Music. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
- Kang Nae-ri (April 6, 2022). "김윤지, 美 넷플릭스 영화 '리프트' 캐스팅…촬영 위해 해외 체류 중" [Kim Yun-ji casts for US Netflix movie 'Lift'... Staying abroad for filming] (in Korean). YTN. Retrieved April 6, 2022 – via Naver.
- "NS윤지, 활동명 '김윤지'로 변경 후 SBS '황후의 품격'으로 배우 활동 시작". SE Daily (in Korean). October 4, 2018.
- "[Video] NS Yoon-G and U-Kiss Eli Go On a Theme Park Date at Lotte World". mnet. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
