Kim Yu-bin (musician)

Yubin
Yubin at a fanmeet in July 2016
Native name	김유빈
Born	Kim Yu-bin (1988-10-04) October 4, 1988 (age 28) Gwangju, South Korea
Occupation	Singer actress
Musical career
Genres	K-pop dance R&B Hip hop rock
Instruments	Vocals drums
Years active	2007 (2007)–present
Labels	Good Entertainment JYP Entertainment Studio J
Associated acts	Five Girls Wonder Girls JYP Nation

Kim Yu-bin (Hangul: 김유빈; born October 4, 1988), professionally known as Yubin, is a South Korean singer and actress. She was a member of the South Korean girl group Wonder Girls.

Yubin was born in Gwangju, on October 4, 1988. She attended JungAm Elementary School and Anyang High School for a while before moving to San Jose, California, where she studied at Leland High School. She currently attends Myongji University. She is fluent in Korean and English.

Prior to her debut with the Wonder Girls, Yubin was originally set to debut as a member of Five Girls under Good Entertainment, along with G.NA, After School's Uee, Secret's Hyoseong and Spica's Yang Jiwon. 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.

Yubin made her debut as a new member of the Wonder Girls on September 7, 2007. Yubin was introduced as the main rapper of the group replacing Hyuna.

In 2008, Yubin made a short cameo in MBC's popular sitcom, Here He Comes. Although Yubin is known mainly as the rapper of the group, she occasionally acts as an additional vocalist to the group. Examples of which include, "This Time" and "Wishing on a Star". Aside from performing with Wonder Girls, she has appeared in several music videos including labelmate 2PM's debut music video, "10 Jeom Manjeome 10 Jeom" and Shinhwa's "Once in a Life Time". She has also featured in several different artists' singles, i.e. Shinhwa's Andy Lee, Lee Min-woo, Kim Bum-soo, and Chun G.