KIM EUGENE

Birth Name :
Kim Yoo Jin

Korean Name :
김유진

Nickname :
Eugene

Date Of Birth :
03 March 1981, Guam, Seoul, Korea Selatan

Trivia :
Kim Yoo-jin (Korean: 김유진, born March 3, 1981), professionally known in English as Eugene, is a South Korean singer and actress, known mostly for her musical career as part of the hit K-pop girl group S.E.S..


Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea, but spent her childhood in Guam moving there after finishing elementary school. She returned to Korea with her mom and younger sister sometime in high school, after her parents divorced, and eventually graduated from Korea Kent Foreign School.

By way of an audition tape, Eugene was able to be part of a music group for SM Entertainment in South Korea, even though she was still in Guam. Debuting in 1997, S.E.S. became one of the biggest Korean groups of all time, having the record for biggest selling album by a female group in Korea. While in S.E.S., Eugene became known for her beauty and was part of the reason why S.E.S. had many advertising contracts. In fact, for certain print campaigns (like for Korean cosmetics company Etude), Eugene had the leading role, being the focus of the advertisements.

After the split of S.E.S. in 2002, Kim has appeared in four Korean dramas: Loving You, Save The Last Dance, Wonderful Life, and I Really, Really Like You. She has also appeared in commercials and advertisements, most notably for Korean cosmetics company Cathy Cat. In addition, she has released two solo albums. My True Style, her first album, has sold nearly 65,000 records and had one hit ballad, "The Best". Her second album 810303 sold a disappointing 19,000 copies. Although sales were low, Eugene still had a very successful single with "Windy", mostly due to her new "sexy" image (compared to her previous girl next door image). This song was performed on all the music video programs in Korea for many months, in addition to her second single. Promotions were stopped near the end of the year. In 2007, she was one of the co-hosts of KBS's Happy Together: Friends, taking over from Lee Hyori, until the show was overhauled for a third season. Also, she has become part of the musical version of the film Innocent Steps.^[2]

She also debuted as a film actress in Unstoppable Marriage (released on May 10, 2007).^[3]

In March 2008, it was announced that she would take the lead role in the drama Three Daddies and One Mommy, to be aired starting in April.^[4]

In 2010, Eugene plays the role of an abused daughter and Tak Goo's love interest in her new tv-drama, "Baker King, Kim Tak Goo". She hosts the new Beauty-show, "Get it Beauty" on O'Live network in July.

Discography : 

• My True Style... (released May 2003)
  
  
  • Released singles: "The Best", "Cha Cha"
• 810303 (released August 2004)
• Released singles: "Windy
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  • Bada (바다, a.k.a. Sea) (b. February 28, 1980) was the lead singer of the group, with the greatest vocal power and range. "Bada" means "sea" in Korean, thus the "Sea" in "S.E.S." She has since become a solo artist.
  • Eugene (유진) (b. March 3, 1981) was the "face" of S.E.S., taking the lead in many group advertisements. After the break-up, Eugene has done both music and acting.
  • Shoo (슈) (born October 23, 1981) was capable in singing and dancing. During her time in S.E.S., she was known for her wild hair and her goofy appeal. Shoo went into musicals after the break-up, including the Korean version of Bat Boy: The Musical.

Filmography :


Television :

Year	Film	Role	Broadcast
2002	Loving You	Jin Da-rae	KBS
2004	Save the Last Dance for Me	Ji Eun-soo	SBS
2005	Wonderful Life	Jung Se-jin	MBC
2006	I Really Really Like You	Yeo Bong-soon	MBC
2008	Three Dads With One Mommy	Song Na-Young	KBS2
2009	Creating Destiny	Han Sang-eun	MBC
2010	King of Baking, Kim Tak Goo	Shin Yoo-kyung	KBS2

Film :

Year	Film	Role
2007	Unstoppable Marriage	Park Eun-ho
2008	Heartbreak Library	Jo Eun-soo
	Romantic Island	Yoo Ga-young
2009	Yoga School	Hyo-jung

Awards :

• 1999 Korea's Best Dresser
• 2002 KBS Drama Awards: Most Popularity Newcomer Actress "Loving You"
• 2004 SBS Drama Awards: Best New Actress "Save the Last Dance for Me (TV series)"
• 2005 MBC Drama Awards: Best Actress "Wonderful Life (2005 TV series)"
• 2006 Department of Tourism Awards: Introducing the Philippine' New Tourism Ambassador