Kim Yoon-ji

Biography

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. 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.

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".
Kim's cousin is Kara member Kang Ji-young; she also has a younger brother.

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×If You Love Me2013 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Reason to Become a Witch 마녀가 된 이유3:462If you love me3:213Love 사랑3:454I Got You 널 잡았어3:195What do you know 니가 뭘 알아4:136Shower 샤워3:567Just Dance 춤을 춰3:368Miss you again 또 보고 싶어3:259Talk Talk Talk3:2710i am HOT3:15" 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.
In January 2013, Kim performed in Ho Chi Minh City alongside Adam Lambert and Aurea.
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.
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.
On December 3, 2021, it was reported that Kim had signed with Sublime Artist Agency, who later confirmed that the contract was officially signed.
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.
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.

Personal life

Kim began dating musician Chancellor in March 2015 while working on music together. They had met two years prior to the relationship. The couple became estranged due to their conflicting schedules and ended their relationship in August 2017.
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, her late father's best friend, and singer Kim Young-im. 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. Kim gave birth to a daughter named Ella on July 7, 2024.