Yujin's Profile
- Full Name: Ahn Yujin
- Native Name: 안유진
- Nicknames: Annyeongz
- Birthday: Sep 01, 2003 (22 years old)
- Blood type: A
- Height/Weight: 172 cm (5'8") / 48 kg (~105.8 lbs)
- Gender: Female
- Zodiac Sign: Virgo
- Debut: August 31, 2018 (IZ*ONE), December 1, 2021 (IVE)
- Position: Leader, Vocalist, Dancer
- MBTI: ISTP (The Virtuoso)
- Birthplace: Daejeon, South Korea
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Nationality:
South Korean
- Profession: Singer, Dancer
- Language Skills: Korean, English
- Group: IVE
- Years Active: 2018 - present (7 years)
Yujin, full name An Yujin (안유진), was born on September 1, 2003, in Dunsan-dong, Seo-gu District, Daejeon, South Korea. She is a South Korean singer, songwriter, model, dancer, MC, and actress under Starship Entertainment. She is known to the public as the leader, main vocalist, and main dancer of the K-pop girl group IVE, and as a former member of the project group IZ*ONE.
Early Life
Yujin has an older sister born in 1999, four years her senior. She attended Cheongju Sannam and Daejeon Samcheon Elementary Schools, then Gwanak Middle School. From a young age, Yujin showed athletic talent, winning first place in a relay race and excelling as a member of the jump rope club.
Career
Yujin began training at Starship Entertainment in December 2016 while in eighth grade. After one year and four months of training, she joined the survival program Produce 48 from June to August 2018. Placing fifth overall with 280,487 votes, she debuted in October 2018 as lead vocalist and lead dancer of the project group IZ*ONE.
During 2.5 years with IZONE, Yujin achieved success with hit songs such as La Vie en Rose, Violeta, FIESTA, and Panorama. She appeared on King of Mask Singer at just 15 years old, becoming the youngest contestant in the show’s history. Following IZONE’s disbandment in April 2021, she returned to Starship Entertainment and re-debuted as the leader, main vocalist, and main dancer of six-member group IVE on December 1, 2021, with the single Eleven.
Yujin co-wrote the lyrics for Heroine from IVE’s first full-length album I’ve Ive, released in April 2023. She also performed the Korean version of the theme song This Wish for Disney’s Wish, released on December 22, 2023.
From March 2021 to March 2022, Yujin served as MC for SBS’s music program Inkigayo alongside NCT’s Sungchan and Treasure’s Jihoon. She has hosted SBS’s year-end music festival Gayo Daejeon annually since 2022, co-hosting with Key and Cha Eun-woo in 2022, and with Key and Yeonjun in 2023.
Yujin has appeared in various variety shows, including Steel Troops Season 2 in 2022, Earth Arcade since 2022, and Crime Scene Returns in 2024. She earned two nominations at the 60th Baeksang Arts Awards, winning the Prizm Popularity Award (Female).
In fashion and advertising, Yujin became the fourth-generation idol with the most brand endorsement deals in 2023, securing 12 contracts—seven of which were individual deals. She has been a brand ambassador for Fendi since January 2023, representing the brand at Milan Fashion Week. Her brand collaborations include CLIO, NEPA, Lucky Chouette, Papa Johns, Kwangdong Corn Silk Tea, and Puma.
Achievements
Yujin is the fourth-generation idol with the most individual awards without having debuted as a soloist or acted in dramas/films.
At the prestigious Baeksang Arts Awards 2024, she won the Prizm Popularity Award (Female) and was nominated for Best Female Variety Performer. She became the first K-pop idol since Suzy in 2018 to win this award, and the first non-professional actress to be recognized for variety show activities.
In the variety show field, Yujin won “Female Variety Idol of the Year” at the Brand of the Year Awards—organized annually by the Korea Consumer Forum—for two consecutive years (2023–2024). She also won “Most Influential Female Variety Idol” at the Brand Customer Loyalty Awards 2025.
At the 2022 TVING Awards, hosted by South Korea’s largest streaming platform, Yujin won Content of the Year for Earth Arcade and Best Player of the Year. In 2024, she received the Whynot Award for Crime Scene Returns at the Blue Dragon Series Awards, an annual ceremony recognizing OTT (over-the-top) content.
In the brand field, she was nominated for Most Anticipated Female CF Model at the Korea First Brand Awards 2019, and Variety Idol Who Will Lead 2023 at the same awards. In 2023, she collaborated with 12 brands, including 7 solo deals.
In fashion, Yujin became the first female idol in 28 years to appear on the cover of Esquire Korea, a cover previously reserved only for male idols.
Fun Facts
- Yujin once cooked spicy tteokbokki that made her stylist cry while eating.
- Fans call Yujin “Yubear” because she is as warm as a teddy bear and as fierce as a mama bear when someone messes with her members.
- Yujin once asked to redo a stage performance just because a single strand of hair was out of place.
- Yujin listens to IU (아이유) every morning, with a playlist starting with “Blueming” and ending with “Palette.”
- Yujin’s regular Starbucks order is iced Americano with less ice, no sugar, and full of attitude.
- Yujin sees Taeyang of BIGBANG as her stage role model because “he doesn’t just perform, he radiates.”
- When free, Yujin takes her dog Jjanu for walks; when busy, she lets Jjanu appear on her livestreams, where the pup has more followers than many rookie idols.
- Yujin doesn’t allow anyone to edit her photos, and every filter must be approved by her “inner aesthetic committee.”
- Yujin once binge-watched Alice in Borderland in a single night.
- Yujin can live for a week on just kimchi, water, and a chill track from Crush.
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