Eugene

Posted by chris on Saturday, September 12, 2009 in Eugene, K-pop girl group S.E.S, South Korean singer and actress | No comments

Kim Yoo Jin professionally known in English as Eugene, is a South Korean singer and actress, known mostly for her musical career as part of the hit K-pop girl group S.E.S..

Kim was born on March 3, 1981 in Seoul, South Korea, but spent her childhood in Guam moving there after finishing elementary school. She returned to Korea with her mom and younger sister sometime in high school, after her parents divorced, and eventually graduated from Korea Kent Foreign School. She is fluent in her native language Korean, English, and is a Christian.

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 biggest Korean groups of all time, having the record for biggest selling album by a female group in Korea. While in S.E.S., Eugene became known for her beauty and was part of the reason why S.E.S. had many advertising contracts. In fact, for certain print campaigns (like for Korean cosmetics company Etude), Eugene had the leading role, being the focus of the advertisements.