Kim Yoon-ji

For other people named Kim Yun-ji, see Kim Yun-ji (disambiguation).

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Yoon-ji
김윤지
Kim in 2017
Born	Christine Kim (1988-09-06) September 6, 1988 (age 36) Seoul, South Korea
Occupations	Actress singer
Years active	2009–present
Agent	Sublime
Spouse	Choi Woo-sung ​ (m. 2021)​
Children	1
Relatives	Kang Ji-young (cousin)
Musical career
Also known as	NS Yoon-G
Genres	K-pop R&B dance
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2009–2018
Labels	JTM
Korean name
Hangul	김윤지
Revised Romanization	Gim Yun-ji
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Yunji

Kim Yoon-ji (Korean: 김윤지; born Christine Kim) is a South Korean actress and former singer. She performs under the stage name NS Yoon-G (NS윤지) and debuted in 2009 with the digital single "Head Hurts" under JTM Entertainment.^[1][2] 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]

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".^{[citation needed]}

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 singles 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]

On November 23, 2018, it was announced that NS Yoon-G had changed her stage name to Kim Yoon-ji as she will be promoted as an actress.^[8]

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.^[9][10]

On December 3, 2021, it was reported that Kim had signed with Sublime Artist Agency, who later confirmed that the contract was officially signed.^[11][12]

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.^[13]

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.^[14]

Personal life

Kim began dating musician Chancellor in March 2015 while working on music together.^[15] They had met two years prior to the relationship.^[16] The couple became estranged due to their conflicting schedules and ended their relationship in August 2017.^[17]

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 [ko], her late father's best friend, and singer Kim Young-im [ko].^[18] They reunited as adults after having parted amicably as teenagers because they assumed that their fathers might object to their relationship.^{[citation needed]} On April 23, 2024, Sublime confirmed that Kim was pregnant after three years of marriage.^[19] Kim gave birth to a daughter named Ella on July 7, 2024.^[20]

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR [21]
Neo Spirit	Released: January 5, 2012 Label: JTM Entertainment, Sony Music Korea Format: CD, digital download	15	KOR: 3,700+[22]
Skinship	Released: July 18, 2012 Label: JTM Entertainment, Sony Music Korea Format: CD, digital download	6	KOR: 1,493[23]
The Way 2..	Released: April 1, 2014 Label: JTM Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment Format: CD, digital download	7	KOR: 6,871[24]

Single albums

Title	Album details	Peak positions
		KOR [21]
Ambitious	Released: May 14, 2010 Label: JTM Entertainment, Sony Music Korea Format: CD, digital download	31
Time To Fly High	Released: October 21, 2010 Label: JTM Entertainment, Sony Music Korea Format: CD, digital download	85
Sincerely,	Released: March 20, 2015 Label: JTM Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment Format: CD, digital download	7

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		KOR Gaon [25]	KOR Billboard [26]
"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 singles
"Wifey" (feat. MC Mong)	2015	60	—	Sincerely
"Honey Summer"		26	—	Non-album singles
"If You Love Me" (feat. Joohoney)	2021	64	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		KOR [21]
"Blast" (Scarnite featuring NS Yoon-G)	2014	—	Non-album singles
"Insomnia" (Humming Urban Stereo featuring NS Yoon-G)	2014	—	Reform
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Videography

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director

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	[27]
"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.
2020	Welcome Guest House	Ji-ho		[28]
2024	Lift	Mi-sun	Credited as Yun Jee Kim	[29][30]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2018	The Last Empress	Hyun-joo		[31]
2021	Dramaworld	Detective	Season 2	[32]
	Mine	Jasmin		[33]
2024	Red Swan	Seo Ji-yeon		[34]

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2011	2011 Idol Star Athletics Championships	Team L		[35]
2012	K-pop Tasty Road	Host	with U-KISS's Eli Kim	[36]
2014	Crime Scene	Cast member	Season 1	[37]
2021	Same Bed, Different Dreams 2		Episode 220–238, 258	[38]

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External links

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