NS Yoon-G

I. Introduction

Kim Yoon-ji (Korean: 김윤지; born Christine Kim) is a South Korean actress and former singer. She performs under the stage name NS Yoon-G (NS윤지) and debuted in 2009 with the digital single "Head Hurts" under JTM Entertainment.

II. Life and Career

Christine Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea on September 6, 1988, and moved to the San Fernando Valley in California in the 4th grade. She entered UCLA, majoring in Dance and Communication, but took a leave of absence after a year to pursue her career in entertainment in South Korea. After initially joining DSP Media as a trainee in 2008, she changed companies to JTM Entertainment. Kim's cousin is Kara member and Japanese Soloist; Kang Ji Young.

In 2009, she recorded the English version of "You Make Me Happy" for the anime "Fresh Pretty Cure!".

In mid-2010, as NS Yoon-G, she would release her debut EP "Time To Fly High".

On November 1, 2012, Kim released a digital single, "If You Love Me" featuring Jay Park, and released an official music video and a behind the scenes making film. Kim performed her singles on Korean music shows such as KBS' Music Bank, Mnet's M! Countdown, MBC's Music Core and SBS' Inkigayo, alongside Jay Park who was occasionally replaced by Dalmatian's Simon. In January 2013, Kim performed in Ho Chi Minh City alongside Adam Lambert and Aurea.

On November 23, 2018, it was announced that NS Yoon-G had changed her stage name to Kim Yoon-ji as she will be promoted as an actress primarily going forward. In 2021, Kim announced she was re-releasing her 2012 single "If You Love Me" featuring Joohoney, replacing Jay Park's original feature on the song. On December 3, 2021, it was reported that Yoon-ji had signed with Sublime Artist Agency, who later confirmed that the contract was officially signed.

In September 2021, Kim married Choi Woo-sung, her childhood friend, first boyfriend, and a businessman. He is the son of comedian Lee Sang-hae, her late father's best friend, and singer Kim Young-im. They reunited as adults after having parted amicably as teenagers because they assumed that their fathers might object to their relationship.

In 2021, Yoon-ji, along with her husband, Choi Woo-sung, joined the variety show Same Bed, Different Dreams 2 for episodes 220 to 238, and also featured in episode 258. In 2022, she was cast in Netflix's comic heist film Lift starring American comedian Kevin Hart. Originally slated to release in August 2023, it was delayed to January 2024. On April 23, 2024, Sublime confirmed that Kim was pregnant after three years of marriage. Kim gave birth to a daughter named Ella on July 7, 2024.

III. Filmography

IIII. Television

[2010] Invisible Baseball Team

[2018] The Last Empress

[2021] Dramaworld

[2021] Mine

[2024] Red Swan

IIIII. Films

[2020] Welcome Guest House

[2024] Lift (Credited as Yun Jee Kim)

IV. Discography

IVI. EPs

	Neo Spirit	EP	January 5, 2012
	Skinship	EP	July 18, 2012
	The Way 2..	EP	April 1, 2014

IVII. Singles

	Ambitious	Single	May 14, 2010
	Time To Fly High	Single	October 21, 2010
	Sincerely,	Single	March 20, 2015

IVIII. Digital Singles

	My Romance	Digital Single	2014
	A Snowy Day	Digital Single	2014
	Honey Summer	Digital Single	2015
	If You Love Me	Digital Single	2021

IVIV. Featuring

	Blast	Digital Single	2014
	Insomnia	EP	2014

V. Videography

VI. Variety Show

VI. Trivia

• The NS in her name initially stood for New Spirit, but was later changed to New Star.
• Kim used her Korean name as a part of her stage name as she found Christine too difficult for Korean people to pronounce.
• Her cousin is former Kara member, Kang Ji-young.
• She's married to her non-celebrity boyfriend in September, 2021.