Kim Yoon-ji

	Korean name
Hangul	김윤지
Revised Romanization	Kim Yun-Ji
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Yun-Ji

Kim Yoon-ji
Kim Yoon-ji
	김윤지
	Kim in 2017
Born	Christine Kim; September 6, 1988; Seoul, South Korea
Other names	NS Yoon-G; Kim Yoon-ji;
Occupation	Actress; singer;
Years active	2017–present
Agent	VAST Entertainment
	Musical career
Genres	K-pop; R&B; dance;
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2009–2016
Labels	JTM
Associated acts	Jay Park; Kang Ji-young; Eli Kim; Yoon Seung-ah; Kim Jae-kyung;

Kim Yoon-ji (English name: Christine Kim; Hangul: 김윤지) is a Korean–American actress and former singer based in the Republic of Korea. She performed 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]

Biography

Kim 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! 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.[4][5]

In January 2013, Kim performed in Ho Chi Minh City alongside Adam Lambert and Aurea.[6]

Kim's cousin is former Kara member Kang Ji-young; she also has a younger brother.[7]

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
Title	Album details	KOR [8]	Sales
Neo Spirit	Released: January 5, 2012 Label: JTM Entertainment, Sony Music Korea Format: CD, digital download	15	KOR: 3,700+[9]
Skinship	Released: July 18, 2012 Label: JTM Entertainment, Sony Music Korea Format: CD, digital download	6	KOR: 1,493[10]
The Way 2..	Released: April 1, 2014 Label: JTM Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment Format: CD, digital download	7	KOR: 6,871[11]

Single albums

Title	Album details	Peak positions
Title	Album details	KOR [8]
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

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
Title	Year	KOR Gaon [12]	KOR Billboard [13]	Album
"My Head Hurts" (머리 아파)	2009	—	—	Ambitious
"Don't Go Back"	2010	173	—	Ambitious
"Just Dance"	2010	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	The Way 2..
"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"	2015	26	—	Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
Title	Year	KOR [8]	Album
"Blast" (Scarnite featuring NS Yoon-G)	2014	—	Non-album single
"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"	2010
"Talk Talk Talk"	2011
"Miss You Again"	2011
"The Reason I Became A Witch"	2012	Mun Seung-jae	[14]
"I Got You"
"If You Love Me"
"Yasisi"	2014	Unknown
"Wifey"	2015	Unknown
"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

Television series

The Last Empress (SBS, 2018)[15]

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.[16]
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)

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.
"K-pop Tasty Road". kpop tasty road. 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.
"NS Yoon-G Reveals Picture with Good-Looking Brother on a Date". kpopstarz. December 6, 2012. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
"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.
"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.

External links

Official website

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[official-website-1] "NS Yoon-G". JTM Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved December 25, 2012.

[88-line-2] "NS Yoon Ji reveals '88-line photos from '3rd Idol Star Athletics Championships'". Retrieved December 28, 2012.

[soompi-interview-3] "[Interview] NS Yoon-G talks about "Reason To Become A Witch" and advise Soompiers!". Soompi. Retrieved December 25, 2012.

[4] "K-pop Tasty Road". kpop tasty road. Retrieved December 25, 2012.

[5] "NS Yoon-Ji and U-Kiss Eli eat bread pudding and chicken". Yahoo News PH. Retrieved December 25, 2012.

[6] "American Idol star to perform in HCMC". tuoitrenews. Retrieved May 23, 2014.

[brother-7] "NS Yoon-G Reveals Picture with Good-Looking Brother on a Date". kpopstarz. December 6, 2012. Retrieved December 25, 2012.

[gaon-8] "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on January 6, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2014.

[9] 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.

[10] 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.

[11] 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-12] "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved March 19, 2015.

[13] "Korea K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2014.

[14] "Production – 문승재" (in Korean). BrandNew Music. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2014.

[15] "NS윤지, 활동명 '김윤지'로 변경 후 SBS '황후의 품격'으로 배우 활동 시작". SE Daily (in Korean). October 4, 2018.

[16] "[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.