Kim Yoon-ji


Kim Yoon-ji is a Korean–American actress and former singer based in the Republic of Korea. She performed under the stage name NS Yoon-G and debuted in 2009 with the digital single "Head Hurts" under JTM Entertainment. She is now with VAST Entertainment. The "NS" in her name initially stood for "New Spirit", but was later changed to "New Star". Yoon-ji used her Korean name as a part of her stage name as she found "Christine" too difficult for Korean people to pronounce.

Biography

Yoon-ji was born in Seoul, the Republic of Korea on September 6, 1988 and moved to San Fernando Valley, California in the 4th grade. She entered the UCLA majoring in Dance and Communication, but took a leave of absence after a year to pursue her career in entertainment in the Republic of Korea. After initially joining DSP Media as a trainee, she debuted with JTM Entertainment with a single "Head Hurts".
She recorded the English version of "You Make Me Happy" for Fresh Pretty Cure! in about 2009.
On November 1, 2012, Yoon-ji released a digital single, "If You Love Me" featuring Jay Park, and released an official music video and a behind-the-scenes making-film. Yoon-ji 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, Yoon-ji 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, Yoon-ji performed in Ho Chi Minh City alongside Adam Lambert and Aurea.
Kim's cousin is former Kara member Kang Ji-young; she also has a younger brother.

Discography

Extended plays

Single albums

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Videography

Music videos

Music video appearances

Filmography

Television series