- For other people known as 'Jiny', see Jinny.
Yoo Jiny (유지니), also written as Yu Jiny, is an South Korean-American trainee under World Star Entertainment.
She is best known for being a contestant on the survival shows K-pop Star 6: The Last Chance, CAP-TEEN, and Kookmin Singer.
Career[]
2017: K-pop Star 6, signing with World Star Entertainment[]
In 2017, Yu Jiny participated on SBS TV's survivals show, K-pop Star 6: The Last Chance, as a contestant. After the show, she joined World Star Entertainment in 2019.[2]
2020: CAP-TEEN[]
In October 2020, Yu Jiny was announced as an upcoming contestant in the 2020 teen reality competition show CAP-TEEN. She finished as one of the 'Top 7' finalists with her final rank in 3rd place.[citation needed]
2021: Kookmin Singer[]
In October 2021, Jiny joined her third third survival show, Kookmin Singer. She eventually finished within the 'Top 111' ranks (ranks after 40 for individuals were not assigned).[citation needed]
Personal life[]
Education[]
Yu Jiny is a graduate of the Department of Practical Music from the School of Performing Arts Seoul.[3]
Discography[]
OSTs[]
- "Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) OST Part.3" ("Dead Inside") (2021)
Participation releases[]
- CAP-TEEN TOP7 ("Photographs") (2021)
Filmography[]
Survival shows[]
- K-pop Star 6: The Last Chance (SBS TV, 2017) - contestant
- CAP-TEEN (Mnet, 2020) - contestant
- Kookmin Singer (TV Chosun, 2021) - contestant
Trivia[]
- Her nicknames are Sadness (슬픔이) and The Female Park Wankyu (여자 박완규).[3]
- Her hobbies are rap, cooking and gaming.[3]
- Her specialty is singing, a ponytail dance, and her loud voice while her quirk is her contagious laughter.[3]