Debut
2021
Agency
About
On May 11, 2018, she was revealed to be a contestant on Produce 48 as a trainee representing Starship Entertainment. On August 30, she finished the competition in 5th place, thus becoming a member of IZ*ONE. The group officially debuted on October 29 with the mini album Color*IZ.
On April 29, 2021, IZ*ONE disbanded after their special contract was concluded. Then, Yujin returned to Starship as a trainee. On February 18, 2021, it was announced that Yujin would become the new MC for Inkigayo, replacing Naeun of APRIL.
She made her first appearance as an MC, alongside TREASURE's Jihoon and NCT's Sungchan, on March 7. On August 22, local news outlet Star News reported that Yujin and fellow former IZ*ONE member Jang Wonyoung would be members in Starship Entertainment's then-upcoming girl group. Starship Entertainment later confirmed their plans to debut a new girl group, but did not share if the two would be members.
Later, on November 2, following the official reveal of girl group, IVE, an article published by Naver confirmed Yujin's re-debut as a member. IVE officially debuted on December 1, 2021, with their first single album "Eleven". On March 15, 2022, it was announced that Yujin, along with NCT's Sungchan and TREASURE's Jihoon, would be stepping down from her role as MC on the music show Inkigayo after over a year.
Her last broadcast as an MC took place on March 27. On May 23, it was announced that Yujin would be releasing a collaboration single with Olympic figure skater [https://en. wikipedia.
org/wiki/Yuna_Kim Yuna Kim] as part of the 2022 Gatorade x Starship Campaign. Two days later, on May 25, it was revealed that Kang Daniel would also take part in the song. The collaborative single, titled "Move Like This", was released on June 6.
In June 2022, it was announced that Yujin, alongside Mimi, Lee Youngji and comedian Lee Eun-ji, will be joining the cast of TvN Earth Arcade, a new travel variety show produced by Na Young-seok and Park Hyun-yong. Yujin later returned for the show's second and third seasons. On Decemer 15, it was revealed that Yujin was selected to sing the Korean version of the main soundtrack for the Disney movie The Wish.
"This Wish" was released on December 22.
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