Yoobin Profile

Wonder Girls Member

YOOBIN'S PROFILE

Real Name : Kim Yoo Bin (김유빈)

Stage Name : Yoobin (유빈)

Nickname : BoNoBoNo

Occupation : Rapper, Singer, dancer, lyricist,actress, MC, and model

Birthplace : Gwangju, South Korea

Birthdate : October 4, 1988

Blood Type : O

Height : 163 cm

Weight : 45 cm

Religion : Christian

Education : Myongji University (Theater Major)

Favorite Artists : Lauryn Hill, Eve

Favorite Food : Salad, Raw Fish, Apples

Specialty : Scuba, Swimming

Hobbies : Listening to Music, Collecting CD's

Ideal type : Person who is passionate about everything

Kim Yoo Bin (김유빈) or people generally known as Yoobin (유빈) is member of South Korean girl group Wonder Girls. Beside singer and rapper, Yoobin was a dancer, lyricist, actress, MC, and model. Yoobin was born in Gwangju, South Korea on October 4, 1988. TVXQ Yunho, Big Bang Seungri and Yoobin is a graduate of the same school namely Gwangju's ChungAhm Elementary School. She lived in Korea until high school, she attended Anyang High School for a while before moving to San Jose, California, where she studied at Leland High School. She currently attends Myongji University. Yoobin is fluent in English, Korean, and Chinese.

On September 7, 2007 Yoobin made her debut with Wonder Girls with their comeback single "Tell Me" as the main rapper of the group, replacing former member Hyuna. Due to the last minute addition of Yoobin, the album version doesn't contain her part. However, the performance version of the song was reworked to include a bridge with rapping by Yoobin. Before debut with Wonder Girls, after finishing high school in California, Yoobin was originally set to debut as a member of girl group, Five Girls under Good Entertainment, together with G.NA, After School's Uee, Secret’s Hyosung and former T-ara member and current Spica member Yang Jiwon. Five Girls had featured on a reality TV show on MTV called Diary of Five Girls. The show followed the group as they prepared for their debut. However, the group disbanded shortly before their scheduled debut in 2007 due to Good Entertainment's financial troubles and the members all left for separate Korean entertainment companies.

Yoobin is the most crazy and energetic member in the Wonder Girls, but backstage, she was unnie (sister in Korean) all members who can be relied upon if they are in problem.  She is very much like Yeeun, since they both love food and sleep. They are also roommates. In the past, Yoobin often cry due to she was alone in the dormitory because her parents and her family in the out of the country. So, when another member vacation to their house, she was alone in the dorm.

Yoobin is also interested in writing lyrics which she was able to showcase for the first time in Kim Bum Soo's song "Do You Know That?". Since then, she has also written her own raps on several other songs she has featured in and most recently, it was revealed that she had written the lyrics for "Girls Girls", "Me, In", and "Sweet Dreams" which can be found on Wonder Girls' second album 'Wonder World'.