Yu-jin

'''Yu-jin''', also spelled '''Yoo-jin''', is a Korean given name. The name is popular as not only is it a traditional Korean name but it can be romanized as '''Eugene''', allowing children to have not only a name that is Korean in origin but easy for Westerners to pronounce.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/AK/AK_EN_1_4_9_1.jsp|title=Customs: Korean names|publisher=Korea Tourism Organization|access-date=2012-10-28}}</ref> In the early 2000s, Yu-jin was among the most popular names for baby boys, but later in the decade, it saw a fall in popularity, and by 2008 Yu-jin had fallen out of the top ten.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.hankooki.com/lpage/society/200901/h2009012802484321950.htm|author=이진희 [Yi Jin-hui]|title=너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야|work=Hankook Ilbo|date=2009-01-28|access-date=2012-10-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122181121/http://news.hankooki.com/lpage/society/200901/h2009012802484321950.htm|archive-date=2011-01-22}}</ref>

==People== People with this name include:

===Sportspeople=== *Kim Yoo-jin (footballer, born 1981), South Korean female footballer *Kim Yoo-jin (footballer, born 1983), South Korean male football player *Jeong You-jin (born 1983), South Korean male sport shooter *Lim Yu-jin (born 1983), South Korean female volleyball player *Ji Yoo-jin (born 1988), South Korean female rower *Hong Yoo-jin (born 1989), South Korean female field hockey player *Choi Yu-jin (figure skater) (born 2000), South Korean female figure skater *Jang Yu-jin (born 2001), South Korean female freestyle skier

===Film and television actors=== *Ryu Jin (born Im Yu-jin, 1972), South Korean actor *Eugene (actress) (born Kim Yoo-jin, 1981), South Korean actress and idol singer, member of S.E.S. *So Yoo-jin (born 1981), South Korean actress *Uee (born Kim Yu-jin, 1988), South Korean actress and idol singer *Jung Yoo-jin (born 1989), South Korean actress *Eugene Lee Yang (born 1986), American comedian and member of The Try Guys

===Singers=== *Lee Yoo-jin (actress) (born 1977), South Korean female actress and model *H-Eugene (born Heo Yu-jin, 1979), South Korean male recording artist *Neon Bunny (born Im Yujin, 1983), South Korean singer-songwriter *Eyedi (born Nam Yu-jin, 1995), South Korean female singer-songwriter *Choi Yu-jin (born 1996), South Korean female singer, member of CLC and leader of Kep1er *An Yu-jin (born 2003), South Korean female singer, leader of Ive, former member of Iz*One *Bailey Sok (Korean name Sok Yu-jin, born 2004), American female dancer and member of AllDay Project

===Other=== *Kim Yoo-jin (director) (born 1950), South Korean male director *Yoojin Grace Wuertz (born 1980), South Korean-born American female novelist *Kim Yoo-jin (StarCraft player) (born 1993), South Korean male professional StarCraft II player

==Fictional characters== Fictional characters with this name include: *Jung Yoo-jin, in 2002 South Korean television series ''Winter Sonata'' *Choi Yu-Jin, in 2018 South Korean television series ''Mr. Sunshine'' *Yun-Jin Lee, in Dead by Daylight DLC - All Kill Chapter *Lee Yu-Jin, in 2021 South Korean drama Imitation

==See also== *Eugene Group, South Korean chaebol with business interests in construction, media, and other industries

==References== {{reflist}}

Category:Korean given names