Yoo Jin Kim

Eugene

  • Name: Eugene
  • Native name: 유진
  • Given name: Kim Yoo Jin
  • Also Known as: 김유진, Kim Yu Jin
  • Nationality: South Korean
  • Gender: Female
  • Born: March 3, 1981
  • Age: 43
Kim Yoo Jin, professionally known in English as Eugene, is a singer, actress, MC from South Korea. She was a former member of a Korean female idol group called "S.E.S.", popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She has released two solo albums and has gone on to star in TV dramas and movies and work as an MC in various shows and programs. She spent her childhood in Guam after moving there after elementary school.

By way of an audition tape, Eugene was able to be part of a music group for SM Entertainment in South Korea, even though she was still in Guam. Debuting in 1997, S.E.S. became one of the most prominent Korean groups of all time, having the record for biggest-selling album by a female group in Korea.

She returned to Korea with her mother and younger sister sometime in high school.

On May 11, 2011, Eugene announced she's going to marry actor 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. On October 15, 2014, Eugene's agency announced that she was seven to eight weeks pregnant. The couple's first child, a daughter named Ki Ro Hee, was born in April 2015. Eugene gave birth to another girl, named Rorin (Lorin) on August 18th, 2018. Edit Biography
Drama
Year Title # Role Rating
2023 Love to Hate You
Korean Drama, 2023, 10 eps
[Celebrity] (Ep. 9-10) (Guest Role)
10
[Celebrity] (Ep. 9-10)
Guest Role
8.5
2021 The Penthouse Season 3: War in Life
Korean Drama, 2021, 14 eps
Oh Yoon Hee (Main Role)
14
Main Role
8.1
2021 The Penthouse Season 2: War in Life
Korean Drama, 2021, 13 eps
Oh Yoon Hee (Main Role)
13
Main Role
8.7
2020 The Penthouse: War in Life
Korean Drama, 2020, 21 eps
Oh Yoon Hee (Main Role)
21
Main Role
8.7
2015 All about My Mom
Korean Drama, 2015, 54 eps
Lee Jin Ae (Main Role)
54
Main Role
7.9
2014 Can We Love?
Korean Drama, 2014, 20 eps
Yoon Jung Wan (Main Role)
20
Main Role
7.3
2013 A Hundred Year's Inheritance
Korean Drama, 2013, 50 eps
Min Chae Won (Main Role)
50
Min Chae Won
Main Role
7.1
2012 Ohlala Couple
Korean Drama, 2012, 18 eps
[Go Soo Nam's ex-girlfriend](Ep.2) (Guest Role)
18
[Go Soo Nam's ex-girlfriend](Ep.2)
Guest Role
6.5
2010 Bread, Love and Dreams
Korean Drama, 2010, 30 eps
Shin Yoo Kyung (Main Role)
30
Main Role
8.1
2009 Creating Destiny
Korean Drama, 2009, 31 eps
Han Sang Eun (Main Role)
31
Han Sang Eun
Main Role
7.3
2008 Three Dads One Mom
Korean Drama, 2008, 16 eps
Song Na Yeong (Main Role)
16
Main Role
7.4
2006 I Really Really Like You
Korean Drama, 2006, 34 eps
Yuh Bong Soon (Main Role)
34
Main Role
7.3
2005 Wonderful Life
Korean Drama, 2005, 16 eps
Jung Se Jin (Main Role)
16
Main Role
7.5
2004 Save the Last Dance for Me
Korean Drama, 2004, 20 eps
Ji Eun Soo (Main Role)
20
Ji Eun Soo
Main Role
7.7
2002 Loving You
Korean Drama, 2002, 12 eps
Jin Da Rae (Main Role)
12
Main Role
6.8
1998 Soonpoong Clinic
Korean Drama, 1998, 682 eps
(Guest Role)
682
Guest Role
7.7
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
2020 Paper Flower
Korean Movie, 2020,
Eun Soon (Main Role)
Main Role
8.0
2009 Yoga Hakwon
Korean Movie, 2009,
Hyo Jeong (Main Role)
Main Role
6.4
2008 Romantic Island
Korean Movie, 2008,
Ya Ga Yeong (Main Role)
Main Role
7.2
2008 Heartbreak Library
Korean Movie, 2008,
Cho Eun Su (Main Role)
Main Role
6.8
2007 Unstoppable Marriage
Korean Movie, 2007,
Park Eun Ho (Main Role)
Park Eun Ho
Main Role
7.0
Special
Year Title # Role Rating
2021 Penthouse: The Story of 540 Days
Korean Special, 2021, 1 eps
[Herself] (Main Role)
1
[Herself]
Main Role
7.9
2021 The Penthouse 2: Hidden Room - An Unfinished Story
Korean Special, 2021, 1 eps
Oh Yoon Hee (Main Role)
1
Oh Yoon Hee
Main Role
8.2
2021 The Penthouse: Hidden Room - Hidden Story
Korean Special, 2021, 1 eps
Oh Yoon Hee (Main Role)
1
Oh Yoon Hee
Main Role
8.3
2011 Drama Special Season 2: Hwapyeong Princess's Weight Loss
Korean Special, 2011, 1 eps
Princess Hwa Pyung (Main Role)
1
Main Role
6.4
TV Show
Year Title # Role Rating
2022 Battle for Tenancy: Penthouse
Korean TV Show, 2022, 10 eps
(Main Host)
10
Main Host
7.6
2022 Oh! My Wedding
Korean TV Show, 2022, 12 eps
(Main Host)
12
Main Host
0.0
2022 I Like Go Doo Shim
Korean TV Show, 2022, 66 eps
(Ep.7) (Guest)
66
(Ep.7)
Guest
0.0
2021 We Don't Bite: Villains in the Countryside
Korean TV Show, 2021, 11 eps
(Ep. 9-10) (Guest)
11
(Ep. 9-10)
Guest
8.4
2021 Tikita CAR
Korean TV Show, 2021, 12 eps
(Ep. 12) (Guest)
12
(Ep. 12)
Guest
7.4
2020 Beauty and Luxury Season 5
Korean TV Show, 2020, 12 eps
(Regular Member)
12
Regular Member
0.0
2019 Convenience Store Restaurant
Korean TV Show, 2019, 250 eps
[Special appearance] (Ep. 77-78, 101, 110) (Guest)
250
[Special appearance] (Ep. 77-78, 101, 110)
Guest
8.3
2019 What Is Studying?
Korean TV Show, 2019, 49 eps
(Ep. 1-24) (Main Host)
49
(Ep. 1-24)
Main Host
6.0
2018 Bipedal Life
Korean TV Show, 2018, 7 eps
(Regular Member)
7
Regular Member
0.0
2018 MMTG
Korean TV Show, 2018, 321 eps
(Ep. 172) (Guest)
321
(Ep. 172)
Guest
8.0
2017 Master in the House
Korean TV Show, 2017, 238 eps
[Master] (Ep. 159-160) (Guest)
238
[Master] (Ep. 159-160)
Guest
8.6
2017 Same Bed, Different Dreams Season 2: You Are My Destiny
Korean TV Show, 2017, 375 eps
[Special MC] (Ep. 180-181) (Guest)
375
[Special MC] (Ep. 180-181)
Guest
8.0
2016 My Little Old Boy
Korean TV Show, 2016, 430 eps
(Ep. 212, 237) (Guest)
430
(Ep. 212, 237)
Guest
8.1
2013 The Return of Superman
Korean TV Show, 2013, 560 eps
(Ep. 114-210) (Regular Member)
560
(Ep. 114-210)
Regular Member
8.7
2013 Get It Beauty 2013
Korean TV Show, 2013, 39 eps
(Main Host)
39
Main Host
7.0
2012 Star Audition: The Great Birth Season 3
Korean TV Show, 2012, 20 eps
[MC] (Main Host)
20
[MC]
Main Host
0.0
2010 Running Man
Korean TV Show, 2010, 740 eps
(Ep. 530-531) (Guest)
740
(Ep. 530-531)
Guest
9.2
2007 Happy Together Season 3
Korean TV Show, 2007, 557 eps
(Ep. 25, 68, 152, 238-239, 420, 489) (Guest)
557
(Ep. 25, 68, 152, 238-239, 420, 489)
Guest
7.7
1998 Channel A
Japanese TV Show, 1998, 573 eps
(Regular Member)
573
Regular Member
8.0
1994 Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ
Japanese TV Show, 1994, 745 eps
(Guest)
745
Guest
8.2
Articles
Lee Ji Ah in discussion to lead a new JTBC series
News - Nov 3, 2022

Lee Ji Ah will reportedly lead another upcoming drama!

Eugene is ready to take revenge in new "The Penthouse 2: War in Life" still cuts
News - Feb 4, 2021

SBS "The Penthouse 2: War in Life" releases still cuts of Eugene ahead of its premiere.

Lee Si Eon and S.E.S.'s Bada to cameo on "The Penthouse 2: War in Life"
News - Feb 3, 2021

Lee Si Eon and S.E.S.'s Bada will make a special appearance on the upcoming drama "The Penthouse 2: War in Life".

Lee Sang Woo supports wife Kim So Yeon's drama "Penthouse 2" with a special appearance!
News - Jan 21, 2021

Kim So Yeon's husband Lee Sang Woo will be making a special appearance on the upcoming second installment of SBS hit drama "Penthouse: War In Life".

At the Noodle Cart: Korean edition [December 2020]
News - Jan 26, 2021

An article focusing on news about various topics coming from Korea for the month of December 2020.

Winners of 2020 SBS Drama Awards
News - Jan 3, 2021

In case you missed it! Here's a full list of the 2020 SBS Drama Awards winners and nominees!

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  • First Name: Yoo Jin
  • Family Name: Kim
  • Native name: 유진
  • Also Known as: 김유진, Kim Yu Jin
  • Nationality: South Korean
  • Gender: Female
  • Born: March 3, 1981
  • Age: 43

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