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South Korean actress and singer (1973–2014) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yoo Chae-yeong (Korean: 유채영; September 22, 1973 – July 24, 2014) was a South Korean singer, actress, and radio host.
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Yoo Chae-yeong | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Kim Soo-jin |
Born | Anyang, South Korea | September 22, 1973
Died | July 24, 2014 40) Seoul, South Korea | (aged
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, actress |
Years active | 1989–2014 |
Formerly of | Cool |
Spouse |
Kim Joo-hwan (m. 2008–2014) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 유채영 |
Revised Romanization | Yu Chaeyeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Ryu Ch'aeyŏng |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 김수진 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Sujin |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Sujin |
Born as Kim Soo-jin, she made her entertainment debut at 17 years old as part of the group Punsudeul ("Idiots") in 1989, when she was still in high school.[1]
In 1994, using the stage name Yoo Chae-yeong, she became one of the original members of the popular K-pop group Cool.[2] She initially attracted media attention for sporting a shaved head, which at the time was a bold hairstyle rarely seen on female South Korean celebrities.[1][3] Yoo left Cool a year later, going on to make up one half of the duo US in 1995.[4] She embarked on a solo singing career in 1996, and her hit song "Emotion" (released in 1999), contributed to the nationwide spread of techno music.[1]
As an actress, Yoo appeared in supporting roles in movies and television dramas, notably in the comedy film Sex Is Zero (2002) and its sequel Sex Is Zero 2 (2007). She was also a popular radio host on the MBC program Good Weekend, It's Kim Kyung-sik and Yoo Chae-yeong, known for her quick wit and self-deprecating humor.[1][3]
In 2009, after nearly a decade of absence from the music scene, she released a new single titled Another Decade.[3]
Yoo was diagnosed with cancer in October 2013.[2][5] She died on July 24, 2014, of gastric cancer at the age of 40.[6][7]
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