Kim Nam Joo is a South Korean singer, dancer, and member of APINK (에이핑크). She graduated from Seoul Performing Arts High School and is enrolled in the Acting program at Sungkyunkwan University.

She made her debut in April 2011 as the group's lead vocalist, lead dancer and rapper with their first EP, "Seven Springs of Apink". They became known thanks to their appearance in the reality show "Birth of a Family" and for singing the OST "Please Let Us Love" for the SBS drama "Protect the Boss". They won 4 rookie awards that year, including the Mnet Asian Music Awards, the Korean Culture & Entertainment Awards, the Golden Disk Awards, and the High 1 Seoul Music Awards, which helped them expand their fanbase.

They officially debuted in Japan in October 2014 with the single "NoNoNo" but had several fan meetings and concerts before this release.

She launched her own fashion line called Sugar Please in February 2019.

In April 2020, she formed an independent sub-unit alongside Jung Eun Ji and Park Cho Rong called APINK JOOJIRONG (Apink 주지롱) and debuted with the single "Be Myself", which became part of the group's mini-album, "Look". Then, she made her debut as a solo artist with her first single album, "Bird", in September 2020.

In April 2023, IST Entertainment (IST엔터테인먼트; formerly known as Play M Entertainment and Plan A Entertainment) announced she decided not to renew her contract but decided to remain as a member of APINK.

For her individual activities, she is now represented by Choi Creative Lab (초이크리에이티브랩).

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