Kim Yu-bin

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Kim Yu-bin
Kim in April 2024
Born (1988-10-04) October 4, 1988 (age 37)
Gwangju, South Korea
Alma materMyongji University
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • drums
Years active2007–present
Labels
Formerly of
Websitewww.rrrentertainment.co.kr/post/yubin-2
Korean name
Hangul
김유빈
Hanja
金婑斌
RRGim Yubin
MRKim Yubin

Kim Yu-bin (Korean: 김유빈; born October 4, 1988), referred to as Yubin, is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter and actress. Kim is a founder and CEO of the entertainment agency RRR Entertainment. She initially rose to fame as a member of South Korean girl group Wonder Girls, formed in 2007 by JYP and active with the group until disbanded in 2017. She made her solo debut in 2018 with the single "Lady".

Life and career

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1988–2007: Early life, education and struggles

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Kim Yu-bin was born in Gwangju, on October 4, 1988.[1] She lived in Korea until high school, attending Anyang High School for a while before moving to San Jose, California, where she studied at and graduated from Leland High School.[2] Yubin graduated from Myongji University with a degree in Film and Music.

She was originally set to debut as a member of Five Girls under Good Entertainment, along with G.NA, After School's Uee, Secret's Jun Hyo-seong, and Spica's Yang Ji-won. However, the group disbanded shortly before their scheduled debut in 2007 due to Good Entertainment's financial troubles and the members all left for separate South Korean entertainment companies.[3]

2007–2017: Wonder Girls

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Main article: Wonder Girls
Kim performing at a university festival in 2007

Yubin made her debut as a new member of the Wonder Girls on September 7, 2007. She was introduced as the main rapper of the group, replacing Hyuna.[4] Although she is known mostly as the rapper of the Wonder Girls, Yubin occasionally acts as an additional vocalist to the group. Examples of which include, "This Time" and "Wishing on a Star". Aside from performing with the group, she has appeared in several music videos including labelmate 2PM's "10 Out of 10" and Shinhwa's "Once in a Life Time". Yubin has also featured in several different artists' singles, i.e. Shinhwa's Andy Lee, Lee Min-woo, Kim Bum-soo, and Chun G. In 2008, she made a short cameo in MBC's popular sitcom, Here He Comes.

Yubin showcased her written lyrics for the first time in Kim Bum-soo's song "Do You Know That?". Since then, Yubin has written her own raps for several other songs. In 2011, she wrote the lyrics for "Girls Girls", "Me, In", and "Sweet Dreams" from the Wonder Girls' second studio album Wonder World. Yubin also wrote the song "Hey Boy" for the group's mini album Wonder Party released on June 3, 2012. In 2013, she made her official acting debut in OCN's drama, The Virus, where she played the role of Lee Joo-yeong, a genius hacker and an IT specialist.[5]

Kim at a fansigning event in 2016

On June 24, 2015, it was announced that the Wonder Girls will be making comeback after two-year hiatus as a band.[6] On August 17, 2015, Yubin was confirmed to join Unpretty Rapstar's second season. Her popularity exploded and as a consequence, her makeup and hairstyle became popular in South Korea.[7]

On January 26, 2017, it was announced that the Wonder Girls were to disband after their contracts had expired. Yubin was one of two members who chose to remain with JYP Entertainment as solo artists and renewed her contract.[8] The group released their final single, "Draw Me", on February 10.[9]

2018–present: Solo work and RRR Entertainment

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In April 2018, Yubin announced that she is preparing her solo debut through a Cosmopolitan magazine interview.[10] On May 15, JYP Entertainment announced that she has finished filming the music video for the lead single, which is planned to be released alongside her album in early June.[11][12] Yubin's first single album City Woman was released digitally on June 5, 2018, with the retro lead single "Lady".[13] The B-side track, "City Lover", was not released due to copyrights after previously announcing the track would be delayed,[14] due to similarities with Mariya Takeuchi's 1984 Japanese city pop song "Plastic Love".[15]

On November 27, 2018, Yubin's first EP #TUSM was released digitally alongside the title track "Thank U Soooo Much".[16] The song's lyrics tell off a former partner for providing "too much information" during a breakup, sarcastically thanking them for their unnecessary revelations. Yubin co-wrote all three tracks on the EP and also co-composed the third track "Game Over". "Thank U Sooo Much" charted at number 21 on Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart, marking her first appearance on the chart.

In April 2019, Yubin served as a judge for the JTBC dance competition television show Stage K.[17] On October 30, Yubin released her third single album, Start of the End, alongside lead single "Silent Movie" featuring Yoon Mi-rae.[18] She co-wrote "Silent Movie" and wrote the B-side track "Not Yours".

Kim during 'Me Time' promotions in 2020

Yubin left JYP Entertainment on January 25, 2020, with her departure announced three days later.[19] In February 2020, Yubin founded her own music label, RRR Entertainment.[20][unreliable source?] Former bandmate Woo Hye-rim was also signed to the label, until February 2023. When Woo decided not to renew her contract with RRR Entertainment.[21]

In May 2020, Yubin released her single "Yaya (Me Time)", her first released under her own music label named RRR Entertainment (usually stylized in all lowercase).[22]Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. Since, she has also released the special single "Wave", in partnership with CLEF Entertainment on their project "Traveller", in December 2020.[23]Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.[24]Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.

Her follow-up lead single "Perfume" was released in January 2021, with an accompanying single album.[25]Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. The same year, she competed on MBC's King of Mask Singer as "Snow Flower". She also was a cast member of Goal Girls and We're Family.

In 2022, Yubin participated in the television shows The Last Survivor, Dating is Straight, and Queen of Ssireum.

Discography

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Singles

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As lead artist

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
[26] 		KOR
Hot
[27] 		US
World
[28]
"Lady" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) 2018 —[A] 96 — Non-album singles
"Thank U Soooo Much" — — 21
"Silent Movie" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.)
(featuring Yoon Mi-rae)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. 		2019 — — —
"Yaya (Me Time)" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) 2020 — — —
"Wave" — — —
"Perfume" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) 2021 —[B] — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
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Title Year Album
"Odd Imagination" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.)
(Andy Lee featuring Yubin)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. 		2007 Non album-singles
"Honey" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.)
(Lee Min-woo featuring Yubin)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. 		2008
"Do You Know That?"
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"Weak Man" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.)
(Chun G featuring Yubin)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. 		2009
"It's Time"
(Taecyeon featuring San E and Yubin)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. 		2013
"I Dance"
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"Who Am I" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.)
(Sunmi featuring Yubin)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. 		2014 Full Moon
"The Heartbroken"
(Justin Thorne featuring Yubin)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. 		2015 Non album-singles
"Ssakda" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.)
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Collaborations

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Title Year Album
"Encore"[32]
(with Yeeun, Hyerim, Min, Nichkhun, Junho, Mark, Jackson,
Yugyeom, Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo and Mina as JYP Nation)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. 		2016 Non-album single

Soundtrack appearances

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Title Year Album
"Ssakda" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.)
(featuring The Quiett)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. 		2017 Unpretty Rapstar 2 Compilation
"Who Am I" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.)
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"Rain and Snow" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.)
(with Yoon Jong-shin, Ha Dong-kyun, Kim Feel)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. 		2019 The Call 2: Third Project
"Special" 2020 Chocolate OST

All credits are adapted from MelOn.

Songwriting and composing credits

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All credits are adapted from Korea Music Copyright Association (KMCA) database.[33]

Year Album Artist Song Lyrics Music
Credited With Credited With
2007 The Wonder Years Wonder Girls "Tell Me" Yes Park Jin-young Yes Park Jin-young
2012 Wonder Party "Hey Boy" Yes — No —
2015 Reboot[C] "Loved" Yes Shim Eun-ji Yes Shim Eun-ji
"John Doe" Yes Hong Ji-sang and Ju Hyo Yes Hong Ji-sang and Ju Hyo
"Back" Yes Woo Hyerim and Lee Sunmi Yes Woo Hyerim and Lee Sunmi
"없어" (Gone) Yes Shim Eun-ji Yes Shim Eun-ji
2016 "Why So Lonely" "Why So Lonely" Yes Sunmi, Woo Hyerim, Jisang Hong Yes Lee Sunmi, Woo Hyerim, Jisang Hong
To the beautiful you Yes Woo Hyerim, Sunmi, Frants Yes Woo Hyerim, Sunmi, Frants
"Sweet and Easy" Yes Park Ye-eun Yes Park Ye-eun, Jisang Hong
2017 "Draw Me" "Draw Me" Yes Park Ye-eun Yes Park Ye-eun
2018 CAELO Babylon "너의 흔적에" (You're Not) Yes — Yes Babylon, Last Nite
#TUSM Herself "보내줄게" (I'll Let You Go)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. Yes DOKO No —
"Thank U Soooo Much" Yes Shim Eun-ji No —
"Game Over" Yes present. Yes present., Last Nite
2019 Start Of The End "Silent Movie" (ft. Yoon Mi-rae) Yes Shim Eun-ji Yes Shim Eunji
"Not Yours" Yes — No —
2020 It'z Me Itzy "Nobody Like You" Yes Josh Record, Andrew Bullimore No —
Yaya (ME TIME)[D] Herself "Yaya (ME TIME)" Yes Shim Eun-ji Yes Shim Eun-ji, Frederik Jyll, Andreas Ringblom
Traveler, No.501 "Wave" Yes NOOVV(CLEF), Kwon Minho (CLEF), Lim Hee-sun (CLEF), CLEF CREW No —
2021 Perfume[E] "Perfume" Yes Dr.JO No —

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2010 The Last Godfather Herself Cameo
2012 The Wonder Girls Herself —
2022 Lovely Voice: The Beginning Unknown Musical film [38]

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2008 Here He Comes Herself Cameo
2013 The Virus Lee Joo-yeong —
2019 VIP Cha Se-rin Cameo (episode 3–4) [39]
2020 Chocolate Oh Jung-bok Cameo (episode 2) [40]

Television shows

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Unpretty Rapstar 2 Contestant Semi-finalist
2020 Things These Days Tcast with Jun Hyo-seong and Berry Good's Johyun [41][42]
2021 King of Mask Singer Contestant as "Snow Flower" (episodes 289–290) [43][44]
Kick a Goal Cast Member Season 2 [45]
We're Family — [46]
2022 The Last Survivor Participant [47]
Dating is Straight Host [48]
Queen of Ssireum Participant [49]
The Second World Contestant [50]

Web shows

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Year Title Role Ref.
2022 H Club Host [51]
2025 Idol ABC Tour Herself [52]

Radio show

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Year Title Role Ref.
2021 On Air Spin-off DJ [53]

Music videos

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Title Year Director Ref.
"Lady" 2018 Naive Creative Production [54]
"Thank U Soooo Much" FantazyLab [55]
"Silent Movie" feat. Yoonmirae 2019 itchcock [56]
"yaya (ME TIME)" 2020 Woojin Yeom [57]
"Wave" Unknown
"Perfume" 2021

Awards and nominations

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Korea Arts and Culture Awards 2022 Beauty Icon Award Yubin Won [58]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Lady" did not enter the top 100 Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 96 on the Circle Domestic Digital Chart.[29]
  2. ^ "Perfume" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 30 and 93 on the component Download and BGM charts, respectively.[30][31]
  3. ^ Also credited for arrangement.
  4. ^ Credited as album's executive producer.[34][35]
  5. ^ Credited as album's executive producer.[36][37]

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