An Yujin

An in 2022

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**An Yujin** (Hangul: 안유진; Hanja: 安兪真; born September 1, 2003), is a South Korean singer, model and presenter under Starship Entertainment. She's currently member of the South Korean girl group Ive and was a former member of the South Korean-Japanese project girl group Iz\*One.

## Early life

An was born on September 1, 2003. She attended School of Performing Arts Seoul. Off the Record revealed in 2019 that she had dropped out of school to focus on her idol life and Iz\*One activities and she would be home-schooled.

## Career

### 2018-2021: *Produce 48*, IZ\*ONE

On May 11, 2018, she was revealed to be a contestant on *Produce 48* as a trainee representing Starship Entertainment. On August 30, she finished the competition in 5th place, thus becoming a member of Iz\*One. The group officially debuted on October 29 with the mini album *Color\*IZ*.

On April 29, 2021, IZ\*ONE disbanded after their special contract was concluded. Then, Yujin returned to Starship as a trainee.

### 2021: *Inkigayo*, debut with IVE

On February 18, 2021, it was announced that Yujin would become the new MC for *Inkigayo*, replacing Naeun of April. She made her first appearance as an MC, alongside TREASURE's Park Jihoon and NCT's Sungchan, on March 7.

Due to her recent contraction of COVID-19, she was absent as an MC during the September 5th broadcast of *Inkigayo*. After fully recovering and taking time to rest, she made her return to the show more than a month later on October 24.

On August 22, *Star News* reported that Yujin and fellow IZ\*ONE member Jang Wonyoung would be members in Starship's upcoming girl group, set to debut in the second half of the year. Starship confirmed the plans, but did not share if the two would be part of the group.

On November 2, following the official reveal of the girl group, an article was published on *Naver* confirming that Yujin will be making her re-debut in Ive. The group debuted on December 1, 2021 with the single album "Eleven".

### 2022: Departure from *Inkigayo*

On March 15, 2022, it was announced that Yujin, along with NCT's Sungchan and TREASURE's Jihoon, would be stepping down from her role as MC on the music show *Inkigayo* after over a year. On March 27, Yujin hosted the final episode as the MC.

## Personal life

### Health

On August 29, 2021, Starship Entertainment shared that Yujin and labelmate Jang Wonyoung had been in contact with a staff member who had tested positive for COVID-19 and had received tests immediately. Yujin's test at the time had come back negative, however as a preemptive measure all her scheduled activities were halted and she went into self-quarantine.

On September 4, 2021, while voluntarily using self-testing to test herself in self-quarantine, she began to show symptoms of a sore throat and fever. After receiving tests from health authorities, it was revealed that she had sadly contracted COVID-19. On September 16, Starship once again revealed that Yujin was deemed fully recovered and left isolation; hoping to rest for a short period of time after her recovery.

## Discography

### Writing credits

* All credits adapted from KOMCA, unless stated.

 Iz\*One | "With\*One"

## Endorsements

* Acuvue Vita (2017-2019)
* Clearteen (with Astro's Cha Eunwoo) (2017)
* Gatorade (2018)
* Pepsi (2021)
* The Volon (2021)
* Burberry Beauty (2021)
* MEGAPASS (2021)
* Chanel Beauty (2022)
* Versace (2022)
* Dewy Tree (2022)

## References

1. ↑ 아이즈원 측 "안유진 고등학교 자퇴, 신중하게 논의한 결과"(공식입장) (ko). *Newsen* (October 25, 2019).
2. ↑ Produce 48: Episode 1-12
3. ↑ Soompi: IZ\*ONE’s An Yu Jin, TREASURE’s Jihoon, And NCT’s Sungchan Confirmed As New “Inkigayo” MCs
4. ↑ Soompi: Starship Reveals Plans To Launch New Girl Group This Year + Jang Won Young And An Yu Jin Reportedly Part Of Lineup
5. ↑ (KR) Naver: 스타쉽, 장원영·안유진 포함 6인조 걸그룹 론칭…팀명은 '아이브'
6. ↑ Soompi: TXT’s Yeonjun, Noh Jung Ui, And Seo Bum June Confirmed As New “Inkigayo” MCs
7. ↑ @STARSHIPent on Twitter (August 29, 2021)
8. ↑ @STARSHIPent on Twitter (September 16, 2021)
9. ↑ KOMCA: Searching Works (search 10029847 under Writers & Publishers)