Yoo Chae-yeong

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Yoo Chae-yeong
Yoo in 2008
Background information
Birth name	Kim Soo-jin
Born	(1973-09-22)September 22, 1973 Anyang, South Korea
Died	July 24, 2014(2014-07-24) (aged 40) Seoul, South Korea
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, actress
Years active	1989–2014
Formerly of	Cool
Spouse(s)	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

Yoo Chae-yeong (Korean: 유채영; September 22, 1973 – July 24, 2014) was a South Korean singer, actress, and radio host.

Early life and education

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]

Career

In 1994, using the stage name Yoo Chae-yeong, she became one of the original members of the popular

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.

• Whistling Princess (2002)
• Sex Is Zero (2002)
• Who Slept with Her? (2006)
• Sex Is Zero 2 (2007)

Television drama

• First Love of a Royal Prince (MBC, 2004)
• Marrying a Millionaire (SBS, 2005–2006)
• My Cup (tvN, 2008)
• KBS2, 2010) (cameo
  )
• Coffee House (SBS, 2010) (cameo)
• Twinkle Twinkle (MBC, 2011) (cameo)
• KBS2, 2011) (cameo
  )
• Fashion King (SBS, 2012)
• KBS2
  , 2013)
• Rollercoaster – Season 3 (tvN, 2013)

Discography

Albums

1. Poonsoo II (1990) – album with Punsudeul
2. The K;ul (1994) – album with Cool
3. The Us Rage To See The Day We Rule! (1995) – album with US
4. 쾌속(快速) (1996) – solo debut
5. Emotion (1999)
6. A Secret Diary (2001)
7. Another Decade (2009)

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Lee, Sun-min (July 25, 2014). "DJ Yoo Chae-yeong dead at 40". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
2. ^ ^{a b} Ock, Hyun-ju (July 22, 2014). "Singer Yoo Chae-yeong in critical condition with stomach cancer". The Korea Herald. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
3. ^ ^{a b c} Ko, Dong-hwan (July 24, 2014). "Singer, actress Yoo dies of cancer at 41". The Korea Times. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
4. ^ "Us 1집 – The Us Rage To See The Day We Rule!". ManiaDB (in Korean). Retrieved July 24, 2014.
5. ^ Jin, Eun-soo (July 23, 2014). "Actress Yoo's cancer takes toll". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
6. ^ "Entertainer Yoo Chae-yeong dies of cancer". The Korea Herald. July 24, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
7. ^ "Yoo Chae-young Dead of Cancer at 41". The Chosun Ilbo. July 24, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.

External links

• Yoo Chae-yeong at
  IMDb
• Yoo Chae-yeong at HanCinema

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