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Yujin
유진Choi Yu-jin (최유진)
Leader and vocalist of Kep1er — a former CLC member who joined the group after finishing third on Girls Planet 999.
- Age
- 30
- Aug 12, 1996
- Height
- 163 cm
- 5′4″
- MBTI
- ENFP
- self-reported
- Debut
- 2021
- with Ive
At a glance
Profile
- Stage name
- Yujin (유진)
- Birth name
- Choi Yu-jin (최유진)
- Position
- Leader, Main Vocalist, Main Dancer
- Birthday
- August 12, 1996 (age 30)
- Zodiac sign
- Leo
- Chinese zodiac
- Rat
- Height
- 163 cm (5′4″)
- Weight
- 42 kg
- Blood type
- A
- MBTI
- ENFP
- Nationality
- South Korean
- Birthplace
- Wansan-gu, Jeonju, South Korea
- Representative colour
- Magenta
- Representative emoji
- 🐰🍓
7 facts
About Yujin
Yujin debuted in 2015 with Cube Entertainment's CLC before placing third on Girls Planet 999 and becoming Kep1er's leader. She continues to promote with the group while working as an actress on the side.
- 01
Born in Wansan-gu, Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, and trained for more than four years before her first debut.
- 02
Debuted in the Cube Entertainment girl group CLC on March 19, 2015, and remained on hiatus from CLC rather than leaving while promoting with Kep1er, until CLC's activities ended in May 2022.
- 03
As a CLC trainee she taught BtoB's Ilhoon the 'gwiyomi' aegyo gesture that later inspired Hari's 2013 single "Gwiyomi Song".
- 04
Finished third in the Girls Planet 999 final with 915,722 points and was named Kep1er's leader.
- 05
Made her acting debut in the 2016 web drama Nightmare High and has also appeared in Green Fever and the Netflix series So Not Worth It.
- 06
Lists Japanese as a language specialty.
- 07
On July 6, 2026, Else Entertainment announced that Yujin had signed with the agency personally, alongside her ongoing work with Kep1er under WakeOne.
1 track
Solo & unit tracks
Songs on Ive releases that feature Yujin on her own or in a unit.
- Studio album
“Force”
Solo track by Yujin · Revive+
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