An Yu-jin

An Yu-jin (Korean: 안유진; born September 1, 2003), better known mononymously as Yujin, is a South Korean singer. She finished fifth in Mnet's girl group survival show Produce 48 and debuted with Iz*One in 2018.

This is a Korean name; the family name is An.
An Yu-jin
안유진
An in October 2018
Born
An Yu-jin

(2003-09-01) September 1, 2003[1]
Daejeon, South Korea
OccupationSinger
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2018–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationAn Yu-jin
McCune–ReischauerAn Yuchin

Early life

An was born on September 1, 2003.[1] She attended School of Performing Arts. Off the Record revealed in 2019 that An had quit school to focus on her idol life and Iz*One activities and will be home-schooled.[2]

Career

2018–2019: 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.[3][4][5]

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).[6][7]

It was announced that An will become a cast member for MBC’s My Little Television V2, alongside Kim Gu-ra.[8][9] However, she was removed from the cast starting from episode 34 due to the Mnet vote manipulation investigation.[10][11][12]

Endorsements

An has appeared as an actress in commercials and music videos, most notably in an Acuvue Vita commercial.[13][14]

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

Filmography

Television shows
Year Title Original title Network Notes / Role Ref.
2018 Produce 48 프로듀스 48 Mnet Contestant [15]
King of Mask Singer 미스터리 음악쇼 복면가왕 MBC Contestant [16][17]
2019 My Little Television V2 마이 리틀 텔레비전 V2 Cast member [18]

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

References
  1. "An Yu-jin Naver Profile" (in Korean). Naver.
  2. "아이즈원 측 "안유진 고등학교 자퇴, 신중하게 논의한 결과"(공식입장)". Newsen (in Korean). October 25, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  3. "[단독] "국민 픽" 아이즈원, 10월 29일 데뷔 확정...본격 韓日 걸그룹". News1 (in Korean). September 4, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  4. "[단독]프듀48 '아이즈원', 첫 일정 'AKB48 프로듀서와 상견례'...4일 일본行". Sports Seoul (in Korean). September 2, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  5. "아이즈원, 첫 미니 앨범 '컬러아이즈' 오피셜 포토 공개...'채연-민주-채원-히토미'". Top Star News (in Korean). October 14, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  6. Lee Yi-jin (December 9, 2018). "[종합] '복면가왕' 김경란·이재진·안유진·임주은, 상상도 못한 반전 정체". Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  7. Seo Dong-woo (December 9, 2018). "'복면가왕' 김경란·이재진·안유진·임주은…2R 진출 '실패'(종합)". News1 Korea (in Korean). Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  8. "아이즈원 안유진, '마리텔2' MC 발탁…데뷔 후 첫 고정 예능 기대 [공식입장]". Naver (in Korean). March 4, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  9. ""아이돌 2회차"..'마리텔V2', 박진경 PD가 안유진을 선택한 이유(종합)[Oh!쎈 현장]". Naver (in Korean). March 29, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  10. "'조작 논란' 아이즈원, '마리텔'서 안유진 통편집 후 목소리만 나왔다". Naver (in Korean). November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  11. "'마리텔V2' 아이즈원 안유진, 출연분 통편집…목소리만 등장". Naver (in Korean). November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  12. "'마리텔V2', 아이즈원 통편집+안유진 목소리만 등장…'프로듀스' 조작 여파". The Celuv (in Korean). November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  13. Lee, Byul (August 29, 2017). "청순한 '여대생' 같은 아큐브 광고 모델의 놀라운 정체". Insight (in Korean). Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  14. Kim, So-yeon (April 11, 2018). "'프로듀스48' 출연하는 '올해 16살' 아큐브 모델 안유진". Insight (in Korean). Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  15. 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.
  16. Kim Myung-mi (December 9, 2018). "'복면가왕' 김경란 이재진 안유진 임주은, 1R 탈락 아쉽다(종합)". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  17. Yoo Ji-hye (December 9, 2018). "'복면가왕' 김경란·이재진·안유진·임주은, 파트·나이 깬 '반전' [종합]". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  18. "마이 리틀 텔레비전의 귀환…'마리텔 V2'로 한층 업그레이드". Newsworks. 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
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