Uee
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Uee | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kim Yu-Jin |
| Also known as | U-ie |
| Born | April 9, 1988 Daegu, South Korea |
| Origin | South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop, dance |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, dancer, rapper, actress model, MC |
| Labels | Pledis Entertainment (2009-present) Good Entertainment (2007) |
| Website | Cyworld page |
| Stage name | |
| Hangul | 유이 |
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| Revised Romanization | Yui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yui |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 김유진 |
| Hanja | 金宥真 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Yu-jin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Yuchin |
Kim Yu-Jin (born April 9, 1988), better known by her stage name Uee, sometimes romanized as U-ie, is a South Korean idol best known for being a Vocalist, Visual, Rapper and Face Of The Group After School. Uee's first appearance with the group was in 2009, after which she acted in various dramas including Queen Seondeok, You're Beautiful, Ojakgyo Brothers, Golden Rainbow and has since established herself as an actress.
Career
Uee was listed to appear with a girl group called Five Girls ("Oh So Nyuh" in Korean) which included the current Wonder Girls member Yubin, the current Secret member and leader Hyoseong, the former T-ara member and current Spica member Yang Jiwon, and the current solo artist G.NA. However, the group disbanded before their scheduled debut in 2007 due to the financial troubles of their entertainment company (Good Entertainment, which included the group Shinhwa).
However, she reappeared on television as a guest in Introducing A Star's Friend as Wonder Girl's Yubin's friend. Because "Five Girls" was not known to many people, she was simply seen as a very pretty friend of Yubin who resembles Wonder Girls youngest member Sohee.
In April 2009, Uee joined the girl group After School[1] with their single "Diva".[2]
In July, Uee was cast for MBC's historical drama, Queen Seon Duk[3] which was well received[4] and won various awards.[5] In August, Uee appeared in Mighty Mouth's music video for "Love Class" with Hyuna from 4minute,[6] after which she was cast for SBS's You're Beautiful playing Yoo He Yi.[7] Later that month, she joined the group, 4Tomorrow, releasing the song, "Dugeunduguen Tomorrow" (Template:Lang-ko, "BeatBeat Tomorrow") on October 6, 2009. The project was composed of Uee, Seung Yeon (Kara), Hyuna (4minute) and Gain (Brown Eyed Girls).[8] She later joined the reality show, We Got Married and was paired with Park Jae Jung.[9] In early February, Uee was cast for MBC's "chivalry" drama, Birdie Buddy (Template:Lang-ko).[10][11]
In 2011, she co-hosted the show called Night After Night with Park Myung-soo, Tak Jae-hoon, Kim Je-dong, Daesung from Big Bang and Jung Yong-hwa from C.N.Blue.
She is currently a permanent cast of SBS's variety show Barefooted Friends alongside Eunhyuk, Kang Ho-dong, Kim Bum-soo, Kim Hyun-joong, Yoon Jong-shin,and Yoon Si-yoon.
Uee released her first solo single "Sok Sok Sok" on June 21, 2011.[12]
Personal life
Her father Kim Sung Kap is the third base coach of the South Korean baseball team, Heroes. Uee is a former swimmer.[13] She attended Sungkyunkwan University majoring in Theatre and Drama.[14][15]
Filmography
TV drama
| Year | Title | Role | TV network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Queen Seondeok | Young Mishil | MBC |
| You're Beautiful | Yoo He-yi | SBS | |
| 2010 | My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox | Student (cameo) | MBC |
| 2011 | All My Love | Kim Yu-jin (cameo) | MBC |
| Birdie Buddy | Sung Mi-soo | tvN | |
| Ojakgyo Family | Baek Ja-eun | KBS1 | |
| 2012 | Jeon Woo-chi | Princess Hong Mu-yeon | KBS2 |
| 2013 | Golden Rainbow | Kim Baek Won | MBC |
TV shows
| Year | Title | Character | TV network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Family Outing season 1 | Herself | SBS |
| Strong Heart | Guest/Herself | SBS | |
| We Got Married | Herself | MBC | |
| 2010 | Night After Night | Co-Host | SBS |
| 2011 | Music Bank | Co-Host | KBS2 |
| Running Man | Herself | SBS | |
| King of Idols Lunar Special | Herself | SBS | |
| Happy Together | Guest | KBS2 | |
| 2012 | Music Bank | Host | KBS2 |
| Strong Heart | Guest/Herself | SBS | |
| Happy Together | Guest | KBS2 | |
| 2013 | Running Man | Herself | SBS |
| Barefooted Friends | Permanent Cast | SBS |
Discography
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [16] | |||||||||||||
| 2011 | "Sok Sok Sok" (featuring JR of NU'EST) |
64 | — | ||||||||||
| 2013 | "Hero" (featuring Jungah of After School) |
— | Barefoot Friends OST | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||||||||||
Collaborations
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [16] | |||||||||||||
| 2009 | "Tomorrow" (as a part of 4Tomorrow) |
— | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||||||||||
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | MBC Entertainment Awards | Best Newcomer | We Got Married | Won |
| 2010 | 46th Baeksang Arts Awards | Popularity Award (TV) | You're Beautiful | Nominated |
| 2011 | Barbie & Ken Awards | Korean Barbie | — | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Ojakgyo Family | Won | |
| Popularity Award | Nominated | |||
| Best Couple with Joo Won | Nominated | |||
| 2012 | 48th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actress (TV) | Won | |
| Popularity Award (TV) | Nominated | |||
| KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama | Jeon Woo-chi | Nominated | |
| Popularity Award | Nominated | |||
| Best Couple with Cha Tae-hyun | Nominated | |||
| 2013 | 49th Baeksang Arts Awards | Popularity Award | Nominated | |
| MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama | Golden Rainbow | Won |
References
- ^ "Battle of Girl Groups Under Way". The Korea Times. 14 July 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
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- ^ Template:Ko icon "<우리 결혼했어요> 토요일 오후로 프로그램 독립선언!". Wednews. 3 August 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
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- ^ Template:Ko icon ""내딸 자랑스럽다"…유이, 시구 후 아버지 반응에 감동". Donga. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2009/07/uee-appearing-in-queen-seon-duk
- ^ http://www.allkpop.com/article/2012/10/uee-and-joo-won-cheer-on-college-students-with-care-packages/20121023_ueejoowon_collge7
- ^ a b "Gaon Chart Search" (in Korean). Gaon Chart.