| Kim Yoon-ji | |||||||||||
| Native Name: | 김윤지 | ||||||||||
| Birth Name: | Christine Kim | ||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 1988 9, mf=yes | ||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||||
| Years Active: | 2009–present | ||||||||||
| Agent: | Sublime | ||||||||||
| Children: | 1 | ||||||||||
| Relatives: | Kang Ji-young (cousin) | ||||||||||
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Kim Yoon-ji (; born Christine Kim) is a South Korean actress and former singer. She performs under the stage name NS Yoon-G 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]
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]
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]
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, her late father's best friend, and singer .[18] 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.[19] Kim gave birth to a daughter named Ella on July 7, 2024.[20]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [21] | ||||
| Neo Spirit |
| 15 |
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| Skinship |
| 6 |
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| The Way 2.. |
| 7 |
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| Title | Album details | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | |||
| Ambitious |
| 31 | |
| Time To Fly High |
| 85 | |
| Sincerely, |
| 7 |
| 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 | — | |||
| "Wifey" (feat. MC Mong) | 2015 | 60 | — | Sincerely | |
| "Honey Summer" | 26 | — | rowspan="2" | ||
| "If You Love Me" (feat. Joohoney) | 2021 | 64 | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | |||||
| "Blast" (Scarnite featuring NS Yoon-G) | 2014 | — | |||
| "Insomnia" (Humming Urban Stereo featuring NS Yoon-G) | 2014 | — | Reform | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||
| Year | Director(s) | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "My Head Hurts" | 2009 | |||
| "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 | |||
| "Wifey" | 2015 | |||
| "Honey Summer" | 2015 |
| 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 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Welcome Guest House | Ji-ho | [28] | ||
| 2024 | Lift | Mi-sun | Credited as Yun Jee Kim | [29] [30] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The Last Empress | Hyun-joo | [31] | ||
| 2021 | Dramaworld | Detective | Season 2 | [32] | |
| Mine | Jasmin | [33] | |||
| 2024 | Red Swan | Seo Ji-yeon | [34] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |