Eugene
Kim Yoo-jin (born March 3, 1981), known anglicizedly and mononymously as Eugene, is a South Korean actress and singer. She is a former member of the girl group S.E.S, which went on to become one of South Korea's best-selling artists. Following the group's disbandment in 2002, she subsequently left SM Entertainment and released two solo studio albums.
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- Name
- Eugene
- Birth Name
- Kim Yoo-jin
- Born
- 3 March 1981
- Birthplace
- Seoul, South Korea
- Education
- Korea Kent Foreign School
- Occupation
- * Singer
- Spouse
- Ki Tae-young (m. married 2011)
- Nationality
- South Korea.
- Fields
- K-pop.
- Known for
- The Penthouse: War in Life, Bread, Love and Dreams and All About My Mom.
- Languages
- Korean.
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Kim Yoo-jin (born March 3, 1981), known anglicizedly and mononymously as Eugene, is a South Korean actress and singer. She is a former member of the girl group S.E.S, which went on to become one of South Korea's best-selling artists. Following the group's disbandment in 2002, she subsequently left SM Entertainment and released two solo studio albums.
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Eugene (born 1981) is a South Korean actor, actress and pianist, among other activities. The actor was born in Seoul. Eugene studied at Korea University.
Works include All About My Mom, Bread, Love and Dreams and The Penthouse: War in Life. Genres include K-pop. Languages used include Korean.
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Biography
Biography
Her other notable roles include in Save the Last Dance for Me (2004), Wonderful Life (2005), Bread, Love and Dreams (2010), A Hundred Year Legacy (2013), All About My Mom (2015) and The Penthouse: War in Life (2020–2021).
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Eugene • Birth Name — Kim Yoo-jin • Born — 3 March 1981 • Birthplace — Seoul, South Korea • Education — Korea Kent Foreign School • Occupation — * Singer • actress • Years Active — 1997–present • Agent — INN Company • Spouse — Ki Tae-young (m. married 2011) • Children — 2
Early life and education
Early life and education
Eugene was born in Seoul, South Korea. Following her grandfather's suggestion, who lived in Guam, her family immigrated to Guam after she finished the first semester of 5th-grade elementary school. She attended Agueda I. Johnston Middle School from October 1992 until June 1995, and John F. Kennedy High School from June until September 1996. She returned to Korea with her mother and younger sister to finish high school, and eventually graduated from Korea Kent Foreign School, Seoul in June 1999. At high school, more than 80% of her subjects were A credits. In elementary school, only 23 out of 24 subjects were awarded. In middle school, almost all her subjects were excellent.
S.E.S.
S.E.S.
Eugene made her debut with S.E.S. in 1997. S.E.S enjoyed tremendous success, becoming the top-selling K-pop girl group during their era. The group disbanded at the end of 2002 after Bada, and Eugene parted ways from SM Entertainment, while Shoo stayed with SM Entertainment until 2006. On May 28, 2016, Eugene, with S.E.S. members Bada and Shoo, attended a charity event, Green Heart Bazaar. In October 2016, Eugene, along with Bada and Shoo, re-formed S.E.S. to celebrate their 20th anniversary since the debut of the group. They started their project of the 20th anniversary debut with released digital single "Love[Story]", a remake of their 1999 single "Love", through SM Entertainment's digital project SM Station on November 28 and its music video released on December 29. In early December 2016, they aired their ten-episode reality show Remember, I'm Your S.E.S., which broadcast through mobile app Oksusu. To accompany their 20th anniversary debut, they held a concert, Remember, the Day, on December 30 and 31 at Sejong University's Daeyang Hall in Seoul. On January 2, the special album of their 20th anniversary debut Remember was released. The album consists of double lead singles. "Remember" was digitally released on January 1 and "Paradise" was released along with the album on January 2. They held a fanmeet as their last project of 20th anniversary debut called I Will Be There, Waiting For You on March 1, 2017.
Solo career
Solo career
After S.E.S. disbanded in late 2002, Kim released two solo albums: My True Style and 810303. Her first album sold nearly 65,000 records and had one hit ballad, The Best which included bonus tracks, "Jesus Loves Me", in which she had handwritten the lyrics to this special mashup. She had also previously released a single, "Shout to the Lord" in 2001 under a collaborative Christian album The Gift. Besides releasing solo albums, she also starred in four Korean dramas: Loving You, Save The Last Dance for Me, Wonderful Life, and Love Truly. Eugene made her theater debut in the musical adaptation of the film Innocent Steps and her film debut in Unstoppable Marriage. After taking on the lead roles in the dramas One Mom and Three Dads, and Creating Destiny, Eugene then starred in the television series Bread, Love and Dreams, which was a huge hit and earned "national drama" status. In 2007, Eugene took over from Lee Hyori as one of the co-hosts of the variety show Happy Together Friends, until the show was overhauled for a third season. After the success of her previous program Eugene's Makeup Diary, cable style network O'live again chose her as the host of new show Get It Beauty which began airing in July 2010. Eugene has authored two books: Eugene's Beauty Secrets and Eugene's Get It Beauty. She is also the co-president of the clothing brand byMOMO. In 2012, she became the host of season 3 of MBC's revamped flagship amateur singing competition show The Great Birth. Her next leading role was in the 2013 weekend family drama A Hundred Year Legacy, which reached ratings of over 30 percent. She then starred in two more family dramas, Can We Fall in Love, Again? and All About My Mom. On December 17, 2018, it was announced that Eugene had signed with INN Company after deciding not to renew her contract with C9 Entertainment. In 2020, she appeared in TV series The Penthouse: War in Life aired on SBS TV from October 26. On August 12, 2022, Eugene held a fan sign event in front of the Lotte World Mall Jamsil store.
Marriage and family
Marriage and family
On May 11, 2011, Eugene announced that she would be married to Ki Tae-young, her leading man in the 2009 TV series Creating Destiny. Their wedding was held at the Seoul Central Church in Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, on July 23, 2011. They were the first couple featured on Super Couple Diary, a reality show filming the daily married life of celebrity couples. Eugene gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Lohee on April 12, 2015. She also gave birth to another girl, Lorin, on August 18, 2018.
Beliefs
Beliefs
After the sinking of the MV Sewol, fans of Eugene began to doubt her belief in the Evangelical Baptist Church of Korea. She explained she is not a believer of the Evangelical Baptist Church, but in the Korean Christianity Baptist Church, which separated from the Evangelical Baptist Church 32 years ago.
Studio albums
Studio albums
• Title — Album details — Peak chart positions — Sales • KOR • My True Style... — *Released: May 30, 2003 *Label: F&J Entertainment *Formats: CD, digital download — 10 — * KOR: 54,270 • 810303 — *Released: August 18, 2004 *Label: Kakao M *Formats: CD, digital download — 9 — * KOR: 25,245
Soundtrack contributions
Soundtrack contributions
• Title — Year — Peak positions — Album • KOR • "Narration" (with Park Yong-ha) — 2002 — — — Loving You OST • "Love Montage" (with Park Yong-ha) — — • "Salang...geu Cheosneukkim" (사랑...그 첫느낌) (with Park Yong-ha) — — • "Dalaeui Tema (Chorus Ver.)" — — • "My Dream" — 2004 — — — Save the Last Dance for Me OST • "Like Candy" — 2006 — — — I Really Really Like You OST • "I like you" (duet with Mr. Burn) — — • "Jeongseon Arirang" — — • "Romantic Christmas" (duet with Lee Sun-kyun) — 2008 — — — Romantic Island Christmas story OST • "Plastic syndrome" — — — Romantic Island OST • "Travel Memories" — — • "—" denotes release did not chart.
Participation in albums
Participation in albums
• Title — Year — Peak positions — Album • KOR • "Shout to the Lord" — 2001 — — — The Gift • "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer" — 2004 — — — Christmas With Pfull • "—" denotes release did not chart.
Television series
Television series
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. Reference(s) • 2002 — Loving You — Jin Da-rae • 2004 — Save the Last Dance for Me — Ji Eun-soo • 2005 — Wonderful Life — Jung Se-jin • 2006 — Love Truly — Yeo Bong-soon • 2008 — One Mom and Three Dads — Song Na-young • 2009 — Creating Destiny — Han Sang-eun • 2010 — Bread, Love and Dreams — Shin Yoo-kyung • 2011 — KBS Drama Special — Princess Hwapyung — Episode: "Princess Hwapyung's Weight Loss" • 2012 — Ohlala Couple — Min-young — Cameo appearance (Ep. 2) • 2013 — A Hundred Year Legacy — Min Chae-won • 2014 — Can We Fall in Love, Again? — Yoon Jung-wan • 2015 — All About My Mom — Lee Jin-ae • 2020–2021 — The Penthouse: War in Life — Oh Yoon-hee • 2025 — First Lady — Cha Soo-yeon
Television show
Television show
• Year — Title — Notes • 2002 — Saturday is Coming — Host • 2003 — Nam Hui-seok and Eugene's Love Story • 2005 — Happy Together Friends • 2009 — Living Beauty - Eugene's Makeup Diary, Season 1 • 2012 — Super Couple Diary • The Great Birth - Season 3 • 2010–2014 — O'live TV Get It Beauty • 2016 — The Return of Superman — Ep 114 - Ep 210 • 2022 — The Battle for Move-in: Penthouse — Tenant • Oh! My Wedding — Wedding planner • Hot Goodbye — Host
Web shows
Web shows
• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. Reference(s) • 2022 — Half of Me — Narrator — Good Neighbors YouTube channel
Hosting
Hosting
• Year — title — Notes • 2023 — 30th Hanteo Music Awards — with Shin Dong-yup
Musical theatre
Musical theatre
• Year — Title — Role • 2007 — Innocent Steps — Chae-rin
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 1 entries
1981
Eugene born at Seoul.
Books
• Eugene's Beauty Secrets (2009) • Eugene's Get It Beauty (2011)
Film
• Year — Title — Role • 2007 — Unstoppable Marriage — Park Eun-ho • 2008 — Heartbreak Library — Jo Eun-soo • Romantic Island — Yoo Ga-young • 2009 — Yoga Hakwon — Hyo-jung • 2020 — Paper Flower — Go Eun-sook
Primary material
Documents and archives
authority file
- Gemeinsame Normdatei 13436905X, Eugene.
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q489952: Eugene
Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Awards and nominations
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination • Award ceremony — Year — Category — Nominee / work — Result — Ref. Reference(s) • APAN Star Awards — 2013 — Excellence Award, Actress — A Hundred Year Legacy • KBS Drama Awards — 2002 — Best New Actress — Loving You • Popularity Award • 2010 — Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama — Bread, Love and Dreams • 2011 — Best Actress in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama — Princess Hwapyung's Weight Loss • 2015 — Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama — All About My Mom • Best Couple Award — Eugene (with Lee Sang-woo) (All About My Mom) • Netizen Award, Actress — All About My Mom • Korea Best Dresser Awards — 1999 — Best Dressed, Female Singer — Eugene • Korea Drama Awards — 2013 — Excellence Award, Actress — A Hundred Year Legacy • Korea Visual Arts Festival — 2004 — Photogenic Award, Singer — Eugene • MBC Drama Awards — 2005 — Excellence Award, Actress — Wonderful Life • Popularity Award • 2013 — Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama — A Hundred Year Legacy • Best Couple Award — Eugene (with Lee Jung-jin) (A Hundred Year Legacy) • Popularity Award — A Hundred Year Legacy • Mnet KM Music Festival — 2005 — PD's Choice Special Award — Eugene • SBS Drama Awards — 2004 — Top Excellence Award, Actress — Save the Last Dance for Me • New Star Award • 2020 — Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-Length Drama — The Penthouse: War in Life • 2021 — Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Fantasy Drama — The Penthouse: War in Life 2 and 3 • Seoul International Drama Awards — 2021 — Outstanding Korean Actress — The Penthouse: War in Life
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- 1.차연. Newsen. August 2, 2009.
- 2.이소담. 티브이데일리. April 26, 2013.
- 3.홍보실장 심재철. 고려대학교 자유게시판. January 2001.
- 4.Dispatch. October 3, 2016.
- 5."원조 요정의 귀환".S.E.S., 오늘(27일) 밤 'Love [story]' 공개. HEI. November 28, 2016.
- 6.[STATION] S.E.S._Love [story]_Music Video. YouTube. December 29, 2016.
- 7.S.E.S., 데뷔 20주년 기념 프로젝트 'REMEMBER' 시동! 28일 0시 음원 발매. The Seoul Economic Daily. November 23, 2016.
- 8.[2017 가요②] S.E.S부터 악동뮤지션까지. 레전드vs루키website=Tenasia. December 30, 2016.
- 9.Remember - S.E.S. 20th Anniversary Special Album. Melon.
- 10.[단독] S.e.s, 오늘(1일) 20주년 팬미팅 '재결성 후 첫 만남'.
- 11.Suh, Jung-bo. Singer and Actress Eugene's Wishes for the Year of the Rooster. The Dong-A Ilbo. December 31, 2004.
- 12.Hwang, You-mee. Actresses venture to show their other side on TV. The Korea Herald. August 10, 2006.
- 13.Cho Chung-un. Pop star Eugene makes debut on musical stage. The Korea Herald. April 5, 2010.
- 14.Unstoppable Marriage review - I wish Eugene was my wife. The Korea Society.
- 15.Eugene to Play Second Mother Role. KBS Global. March 27, 2008.
- 16.The Chosun Ilbo. Eugene Finds Life Abroad Reflected in New Drama. October 2, 2010.
- 17.Jessica Kim. "Bread, Love and Dreams" set to rise in Asians' hearts. Asia Economy. September 2, 2010.
- 18.Han Sang-hee. Can Eugene add something new to beauty scene?. The Korea Times. July 12, 2010.
- 19."Eugene's Beauty Secret book" . Jazzholic. December 10, 2009.
- 20.Eugene's Get It Beauty. HanBooks.
- 21.An, Jin-yong. 스포츠한국. October 5, 2011.
- 22.Ho, Stewart. Eugene to Serve as MC of The Great Birth's Third Season. enewsWorld. September 20, 2012.
- 23.Sunwoo, Carla. Eugene to host 'Great Rebirth'. Korea JoongAng Daily. September 20, 2012.
- 24.The Dong-A Ilbo. An interview with Eugene, singer-turned-actress. June 28, 2013.
- 25.Jang, Seo-yoon. INTERVIEW: Actress Eugene. 10Asia. July 8, 2013.
- 26.Eugene asks, 'Can We Love'?. Korea JoongAng Daily. December 16, 2013.
- 27.Hacinema. Eugene starts filming her first drama post pregnancy : "a mixture of a pinch of nervousness and anticipation". HanCinema. July 24, 2015.
- 28.Kim Ye-eun. Naver. Newsen. December 17, 2018.
- 29.Yoo Soo-kyung. Naver. Hankook Ilbo. November 2, 2018.
- 30.Eugene Talks About What It Was Like To Play The Mother Of A Teenager In "The Penthouse". Soompi. October 24, 2020.
- 31.Kim Jae-won. spots world. August 9, 2022.
- 32.Park Min-young. S.E.S.'s Eugene to wed in July. The Korea Herald. May 11, 2011.
- 33.KBS Global. Yoo Jin and Ki Tae Young: 'We Will Live Happily Ever After'. May 24, 2011.
- 34.Eugene of SES to Tie the Knot. The Chosun Ilbo. May 12, 2011.
- 35.Jonathan M. Hicap. Monique Lhuillier designs elegant wedding dress of Korean star Eugene. Manila Bulletin. July 25, 2011.
- 36.Choi, Eun-hwa. Eugene and Ki Tae Young to Appear as First Couple on Super Couple Diary. enewsWorld. March 27, 2012.
- 37.Jin Min-ji. S.E.S' Eugene has a baby girl. Korea JoongAng Daily. April 12, 2015.
- 38.Naver. August 23, 2018.
- 39.Lee Han-sol. Naver. News1. May 8, 2014.
- 40.Recording Industry Association of Korea. 810303.
- 41.Recording Industry Association of Korea.
- 42.Recording Industry Association of Korea.
- 43.Gaon Music Chart. Gaon Digital Chart.
- 44.손봉석. Sports Kyunghyang. April 17, 2025.
- 45.Ki Tae-young and Eugene to appear on 'The Return of Superman'. Kpop Herald. December 10, 2015.
- 46.Park Seo-yeon. Herald Muse. May 31, 2022.
- 47.Kang Seon-ae. SBS Entertainment News. June 10, 2022.
- 48.Ha Su-jeong. OSEN. October 11, 2022.
- 49.Lee Jun-hyun. Ten Asia. July 22, 2022.
- 50.Lee, Seul. BTS, 대상 2관왕.NCT 드림 '네온빛' 물든 '한터뮤직어워즈' (엑's 현장)[종합]. X-ports News. February 11, 2023.
- 51.Cho, Bum-ja. Jang Hyuk scores top prize at KBS Drama Awards. The Asia Business Daily. January 3, 2011.
- 52.Hong, Lucia. Shin Ha-kyun scores top prize at 2011 KBS Drama Awards. 10Asia. January 2, 2012.
- 53.Korea Drama Awards 2013 Nominees. Beatus Corner. September 23, 2013.
- 54.Kim, Jong-eun. TV Daily. January 1, 2021.
- 55.Jung Hee-yeon. Sports Donga. January 1, 2022.
- 56.Lee Han-lim. The Fact. August 20, 2021.
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