Bae Yujin (Korean: 배유진; April 30, 2002) is a South Korean model and actress of mixed Nigerian and Korean descent.
Bae Yujin | |
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Born | Greece | April 30, 2002
Nationality | South Korean |
Occupation(s) | Actress, model |
Years active | 2017-present |
Agent | SHS Entertainment |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 배유진 |
Hanja | 裵楢眞 |
Revised Romanization | Bae Yujin |
McCune–Reischauer | Pae Yujin |
Early life and career
editBae Yujin was born on April 30, 2002 in Greece to a Korean mother and Nigerian father, and moved to Seoul shortly after. Bae grew up in the Itaewon ward of Seoul, reportedly becoming close with Han Hyun-min — another multiracial South Korean individual.
According to Bae, she had always had an interest in fashion and hoped to be a model. Shortly after her childhood friend Han Hyun-min garnered fame and success as South Korea's first model of Nigerian descent, Bae began her career, garnering attention as the "female Han Hyun-min".[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ '혼혈 모델' 배유진 "깜둥이라 놀린 친구들, 데뷔하니 사인 요청" — 머니투데이 (Money Today) News (in Korean), retrieved 2024-08-10