An Yu-jin

An Yu-jin (Korean: 안유진; born September 1, 2003), better known mononymously as Yujin, is a South Korean singer. She is the leader of the South Korean girl group Ive under Starship Entertainment.[2] From October 2018–April 2021, An was a member of the girl group Iz*One, after coming fifth place on Mnet's girl group survival show Produce 48.

This article is about the singer. For the choreographer, see Ahn Yoo-jin.
In this Korean name, the family name is An.

An Yu-jin
Born (2003-09-01) September 1, 2003[1]
Cheongju, South Korea
Occupation
  • Singer
  • host
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2018–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationAn Yu-jin
McCune–ReischauerAn Yuchin
Signature

Early life

An was born on September 1, 2003.[1] She attended School of Performing Arts Seoul. Off the Record revealed in 2019 that she had dropped out of school to focus on her idol life and Iz*One activities and she would be home-schooled.[3]

Career

2018–present: Produce 48, Iz*One, solo activities
Main articles: Produce 48 and Iz*One

From June 15 to August 31, 2018, An represented Starship Entertainment alongside Jang Won-young and Cho Ka-hyeon on reality girl group survival show Produce 48. She eventually placed fifth and debuted with Iz*One. The group's debut extended play (EP) Color*Iz was released on October 29, 2018, with "La Vie en Rose" serving as its lead single.[4][5][6]

A few months after her debut with Iz*One, An participated in the singing competition, King of Mask Singer. She was the youngest competitor in the show's history (15 years and 99 days old).[7][8] As of December 11, 2020, she was still the youngest female contestant.

It was announced that An will become a cast member for MBC’s My Little Television V2, alongside Kim Gu-ra.[9][10] However, she was removed from the cast starting from episode 34 due to the Mnet vote manipulation investigation.[11][12][13]

Since 2021, An has been the MC of Inkigayo along with NCT's Sungchan and Treasure's Jihoon.[14]

After Iz*One disbanded in April 2021, she and groupmate Wonyoung returned to being Starship trainees.

On November 1, 2021, Starship Entertainment announced that An and Wonyoung will debut their new girl group Ive on December 1, 2021. It is their first group since they debuted Cravity in April 2020 and their first girl group since WJSN's debut in February 2016. She, along with Wonyoung, became the first two members revealed for the group.[2] Later the group debuted with their first single album, Eleven.

Endorsements

An has appeared as an actress in commercials and music videos, most notably in an Acuvue Vita commercial.[15][16]

Discography
For An's works with Iz*One, see Iz*One discography.

Filmography

Television shows
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Produce 48 Contestant Finished in 5th place [17]
King of Mask Singer [18][19]
2019 My Little Television V2 Cast member [20]
2021–2022 Inkigayo Host with Jihoon, Sungchan [14]
2022 Steel Troops Panelist Season 2 [21]

Notes
  1. As a member of Iz*One only.

References
  1. "An Yu-jin Naver Profile" (in Korean). Naver.
  2. Jin, Min-kyung (November 2, 2021). "스타쉽, 新 6인조 걸그룹 아이브(IVE) 론칭..팀 로고·SNS 오픈 [공식]". OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021 – via Naver.
  3. "아이즈원 측 "안유진 고등학교 자퇴, 신중하게 논의한 결과"(공식입장)". Newsen (in Korean). October 25, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  4. "[단독] "국민 픽" 아이즈원, 10월 29일 데뷔 확정...본격 韓日 걸그룹". News1 (in Korean). September 4, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  5. "[단독]프듀48 '아이즈원', 첫 일정 'AKB48 프로듀서와 상견례'...4일 일본行". Sports Seoul (in Korean). September 2, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  6. "아이즈원, 첫 미니 앨범 '컬러아이즈' 오피셜 포토 공개...'채연-민주-채원-히토미'". Top Star News (in Korean). October 14, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  7. Lee Yi-jin (December 9, 2018). "[종합] '복면가왕' 김경란·이재진·안유진·임주은, 상상도 못한 반전 정체". Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  8. Seo Dong-woo (December 9, 2018). "'복면가왕' 김경란·이재진·안유진·임주은…2R 진출 '실패'(종합)". News1 Korea (in Korean). Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  9. "아이즈원 안유진, '마리텔2' MC 발탁…데뷔 후 첫 고정 예능 기대 [공식입장]". Naver (in Korean). March 4, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  10. ""아이돌 2회차"..'마리텔V2', 박진경 PD가 안유진을 선택한 이유(종합)[Oh!쎈 현장]". Naver (in Korean). March 29, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  11. "'조작 논란' 아이즈원, '마리텔'서 안유진 통편집 후 목소리만 나왔다". Naver (in Korean). November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  12. "'마리텔V2' 아이즈원 안유진, 출연분 통편집…목소리만 등장". Naver (in Korean). November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  13. "'마리텔V2', 아이즈원 통편집+안유진 목소리만 등장…'프로듀스' 조작 여파". The Celuv (in Korean). November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  14. "트레저 지훈·NCT 성찬·아이즈원 안유진, '인기가요' 새 MC [공식]". Sports Donga. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  15. Lee, Byul (August 29, 2017). "청순한 '여대생' 같은 아큐브 광고 모델의 놀라운 정체". Insight (in Korean). Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  16. Kim, So-yeon (April 11, 2018). "'프로듀스48' 출연하는 '올해 16살' 아큐브 모델 안유진". Insight (in Korean). Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  17. Yim, Hyun-su (September 2, 2018). "Meet the 12 members of IZ*ONE as 'Produce 48' wraps up". Kpop Herald. Herald Corporation. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  18. Kim Myung-mi (December 9, 2018). "'복면가왕' 김경란 이재진 안유진 임주은, 1R 탈락 아쉽다(종합)". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  19. Yoo Ji-hye (December 9, 2018). "'복면가왕' 김경란·이재진·안유진·임주은, 파트·나이 깬 '반전' [종합]". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  20. "마이 리틀 텔레비전의 귀환…'마리텔 V2'로 한층 업그레이드". Newsworks. March 29, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  21. Lee Hae-jung (December 20, 2021). "아이브 안유진 '강철부대2' 출연 확정(공식)" [Ive Ahn Yu-jin confirmed to appear in 'Steel Troop 2' (official)] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Naver.
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