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Kim Yoo-jin (; born March 3, 1981), known anglicizedly and
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ly 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
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and released two solo studio albums. As an actress, Eugene has participated in various
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and movies, making her acting debut in
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''Loving You'' (2002). Her other notable roles include in ''
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'' (2004), '' Wonderful Life'' (2005), ''
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'' (2010), ''
A Hundred Year Legacy ''A Hundred Year Legacy'' () is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Eugene and Lee Jung-jin. Revolving around themes of food, love and family, the warm human drama is about a modest Seoul noodle house that's been operated by the same ...
'' (2013), ''
All About My Mom ''All About My Mom'' () is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Eugene and Lee Sang-woo. It aired on KBS2 from August 15, 2015, to February 14, 2016, every Saturday and Sunday at 19:55 ( KST). Synopsis Jin-ae ( Eugene) works hard to ...
'' (2015) and '' The Penthouse: War in Life'' (2020–2021).


Early life and education

Eugene was born in
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, South Korea. With the suggestion of her grandfather, who settled down 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 Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...
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.


Career


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
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, a remake of their 1999 single "Love", through SM Entertainment's digital project
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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
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's Daeyang Hall in Seoul. On January 2, the special album of their 20th anniversary debut ''
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'' 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

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 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'', ''
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'', '' Wonderful Life'', and ''
Love Truly ''Love Truly'' (; lit. ''I Really, Really Like You'') is a 2006 South Korean television series starring Eugene, Lee Min-ki, and Ryu Jin. It aired on MBC from April 8 to August 6, 2006 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 for 34 episodes. The d ...
''. Eugene made her theater debut in the musical adaptation of the film ''
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'' and her film debut in ''
Unstoppable Marriage ''Unstoppable Marriage'' () is a 2007 South Korean romantic comedy film. It stars veteran actors Kim Soo-mi and Im Chae-moo alongside popstar and television actress Eugene and Ha Seok-jin. The film is Eugene's big screen debut, and is also the di ...
''. After taking on the lead roles in the dramas ''
One Mom and Three Dads ''One Mom and Three Dads'' () is a 2008 South Korean television series starring Eugene, Jo Hyun-jae, Jae Hee, and Shin Sung-rok. It aired on KBS2 from April 2 to May 22, 2008 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. Synopsis Song N ...
'', and ''
Creating Destiny ''Creating Destiny'' () is a 2009 South Korean romantic comedy television series based on the two-volume manhwa of the same title written by Choi Soo-jung and Hyun Go-woon. It aired on MBC from October 10, 2009 to January 24, 2010 on Saturdays an ...
'', Eugene then starred in the television series ''
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'', which was a huge hit and earned "national drama" status. In 2007 Eugene took over from
Lee Hyori Lee Hyo-ri (; born May 10, 1979) is a South Korean singer. She debuted as a member of group Fin.K.L in 1998, which became one of the most popular girl groups in South Korea during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Aside from Fin.K.L, she has als ...
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 ''A Hundred Year Legacy'' () is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Eugene and Lee Jung-jin. Revolving around themes of food, love and family, the warm human drama is about a modest Seoul noodle house that's been operated by the same ...
'', which reached ratings of over 30 percent. She then starred in two more family dramas, ''
Can We Fall in Love, Again? ''Can We Fall in Love, Again?'' () is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Eugene, Uhm Tae-woong, Kim Yoo-mi, Choi Jung-yoon and Kim Sung-soo. It aired on JTBC from January 6 to March 11, 2014 for 20 episodes. The series is based on H ...
'' and ''
All About My Mom ''All About My Mom'' () is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Eugene and Lee Sang-woo. It aired on KBS2 from August 15, 2015, to February 14, 2016, every Saturday and Sunday at 19:55 ( KST). Synopsis Jin-ae ( Eugene) works hard to ...
''. 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
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from October 26. On August 12, 2022, Eugene held a fan sign event in front of the Lotte World Mall Jamsil store.


Personal life


Marriage and family

On May 11, 2011, Eugene announced that she would be married to
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, her leading man in the 2009 TV series ''
Creating Destiny ''Creating Destiny'' () is a 2009 South Korean romantic comedy television series based on the two-volume manhwa of the same title written by Choi Soo-jung and Hyun Go-woon. It aired on MBC from October 10, 2009 to January 24, 2010 on Saturdays an ...
''. 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

After the sinking of the MV ''Sewol'', fans of Eugene began to doubt her belief in the
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. 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.


Discography


Studio albums


Soundtrack contributions


Participation in albums


Filmography


Film


Television series


Television show


Web shows


Hosting


Musical theatre


Books

* ''Eugene's Beauty Secrets'' (2009) * ''Eugene's Get It Beauty'' (2011)


Awards and nominations


References


External links

* {{Authority control 1981 births Living people S.E.S. (group) members South Korean Baptists South Korean women pop singers South Korean film actresses South Korean musical theatre actresses South Korean female idols South Korean television actresses Korea University alumni Singers from Seoul Actresses from Seoul 20th-century South Korean actresses 21st-century South Korean actresses Gwangsan Kim clan