Introduction
NS Yoon-G (English name: Christine Kim; Korean name: Kim Yoonji; Hangul: 김윤지; born September 6, 1988), sometimes stylized as NS Yoonji, is a K-pop singer who debuted in 2009 with the digital single "Head Hurts" under JTM Entertainment. The NS in her name stands for "New Spirit". Yoon-G uses her Korean name as her stage name as she found "Christine" was difficult for Korean people to pronounce.
Biography
Yoon-G moved to San Fernando Valley, California in 4th grade, and studied at UCLA, graduating with a Bachelor's in Communication. Yoon-G is cousins with former Kara member, Kang Jiyoung, and has a younger brother. She moved back to South Korea to pursue her dream of becoming a singer, joining DSP Media as a trainee, before debuting with JTM Entertainment with single "Head Hurts".
She recorded the English version of "You Make Me Happy" for Fresh Pretty Cure! in about 2009.
On November 1, 2012, Yoon-G released a digital single, "If You Love Me", featuring Jay Park, and released an official music video as well as a behind-the-scenes version, showing Yoon-G and Jay Park in the studio together. Yoon-G performed her single on Korean music shows such as KBS' Music Bank, Mnet's M! Countdown, MBC's Music Core and SBS' Inkigayo, alongside Jay Park, who is occasionally replaced by Dalmatian's Simon.
Also in November 2012, Yoon-G became the host of the new show, K-pop Tasty Road with U-KISS's Eli Kim, combining the Korean Wave and food into one show.
In January 2013, Yoon-G performed in Ho Chi Minh City alongside Adam Lambert and Aurea.
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | |||
| Neo Spirit |
| 15 |
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| Skinship |
| 6 |
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| The Way 2.. |
| 7 |
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Single albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| KOR | ||
| Ambitious |
| 31 |
| Time To Fly High |
| 85 |
| Sincerely, |
| 7 |
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR Gaon | KOR Billboard | |||
| "My Head Hurts" (머리 아파) | 2009 | — | — | Ambitious |
| "Don't Go Back" | 2010 | 173 | — | |
| "Just Dance" | 99 | — | Time To Fly High | |
| "Talk Talk Talk" | 2011 | 31 | — | Neo Spirit |
| "Miss You Again" (또 보고 싶어) (feat. Sangchu) | 36 | — | ||
| "What Do You Know" (니가 뭘 알아) (feat. Verbal Jint) | 34 | 36 | ||
| "The Reason I Became A Witch" (마녀가 된 이유) | 2012 | 36 | 46 | |
| "I Got You" | 43 | 49 | Skinship | |
| "If You Love Me" (feat. Jay Park) | 16 | 18 | The Way 2.. | |
| "Yasisi" | 2014 | 17 | 20 | |
| "Fluttered Feelings" (설렘주의) (with Giriboy) | 6 | — | My Romance (single) | |
| "A Snowy Day" (눈이 오는 날엔) (feat. DinDin) | 70 | — | Non-album single | |
| "Wifey" (feat. MC Mong) | 2015 | 60 | — | Sincerely |
| "Honey Summer" | 26 | — | Non-album single | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | ||||
| "Blast" (Scarnite featuring NS Yoon-G) | 2014 | — | Non-album single | |
| "Insomnia" (Humming Urban Stereo featuring NS Yoon-G) | 2014 | — | Reform | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||
Videography
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "My Head Hurts" | 2009 | Unknown | |
| "Don't Go Back" | 2010 | ||
| "Just Dance" | |||
| "Talk Talk Talk" | 2011 | ||
| "Miss You Again" | |||
| "The Reason I Became A Witch" | 2012 | Mun Seung-jae | |
| "I Got You" | |||
| "If You Love Me" | |||
| "Yasisi" | 2014 | Unknown | |
| "Wifey" | 2015 | ||
| "Honey Summer" | 2015 |
Music Video Appearances
| Year | Song title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Calling You | Norazo |
| 2011 | You Look Good | Verbal Jint |
| 2013 | Tears | Leessang ft. Eugene |
| 2013 | Cheap Ring | Youme |
| 2013 | Would You? | Swings ft. Seo In-guk |
| 2015 | Vanilla Shake | NC.A |
Filmography
- SBS Star King (2010–11)
- KBS2 100 Points Out of 100 (2010)
- Arirang TV Pops in Seoul (2011) - VJ of the show
- MBC 2011 Idol Star Athletics Championships (2011)
- Mnet K-pop Tasty Road (2012) - co-hosted with U-KISS's Eli Kim.
- tvN Saturday Night Live Korea (2012) - the highest rated episode of the season, aired December 1, hosted by Jay Park
- MBC Every 1 Singles 2 (2013)
- KBS World World Date with SHINee (2013)
- JTBC Crime Scene (2014)
- KBS2 Safety First! (2014)
- "[Video] NS Yoon-G and U-Kiss Eli Go On a Theme Park Date at Lotte World". mnet. Retrieved 25 December 2012.