Yoo Young Jin (유영진) is a South Korean singer-songwriter, composer, and producer under SM Entertainment.
He's known for producing SM Entertainment's earliest hits and establishing the SMP (SM Music Performance) sound.
He has produced and written songs for H.O.T., S.E.S, BoA, Shinhwa, TVXQ, CSJH The Grace, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, SHINee, f(x), EXO, Red Velvet, NCT and Aespa.
He made his debut as a solo recording artist in September 1993 with the single/mini album Blues In Rhythm Single 1.
He reportedly left SM Entertainment in March, 2023.
History[]
Yoo Young Jin made his debut as a solo recording artist in September 1993 with the single album Blues In Rhythm Single 1. It was followed by the release of his first album Blues in Rhythm in November 1993. He would later release two other albums: Blue Rhythm (1996) and Agape (2001).
While he has only released three solo albums as a recording artist, his career as a producer is very prolific.
As a recording artist, he often features on SMTOWN family albums and do occasional collaborations with other SM Entertainment singers.
He sang "Beautiful Girls", song serving as background music to a Girl's Generation - The 1st ASIA TOUR CONCERT: Into the new world VCR.
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
- Blues in Rhythm (1993)
- Blue Rhythm (1996)
- Agape (...之愛 (지애)) (2001)
Single albums[]
- Blues In Rhythm Single 1 (1993)
SMTOWN Special albums[]
SMTOWN albums
- 1999: Christmas In Smtown ("First Noel"; "Jingle Bell" (with SMTOWN); "Winter (사랑하는 사람에게)" (with H.O.T.))
- 2000: Winter Vacation In SM Town.com ("Forever", "Panis Angelicus (생명의 양식)"; "Waiting For White Christmas (창밖을 봐요)" (with SMTOWN))
- 2001: Winter Vacation In Smtown.Com - Angel Eyes ("Sad Snow"; "Angel Eyes" (with SMTOWN))
- 2002: 2002 Winter Vacation In SMTown.com ("White Mail"; "Dear My Family" and "My Angel My Light" (with SMTOWN))
- 2003: 2003 Summer Vacation In SMTown.Com ("오직 좋은 사랑뿐"; "Hello! Summer!"(with SMTOWN))
- 2003: 2003 Winter Vacation In SMTown.com ("겨울로의 초대"; "Snowflake (두 번째 겨울)" (with SMTOWN))
- 2004: 2004 Summer Vacation In SMTown.com ("That's The Way" (feat. Coolio); "Hot Mail (여름편지)" (with SMTOWN))
Best/Compilation Albums
- 1994: SM Best Album 1 ("Your Scent" (그대의 향기))
- 2001: SM Best Album 2 ("Habitual Tears" (습관적인 눈물), "Forever", "Second Farewell" (두번째 이별))
- 2012: SM BEST ALBUM 3 ("Agape" (지애))
Collaborations[]
- "Tell Me (What Is Love)" (with D.O.) (2016)
- "Cure" (with TAEYONG) (2017)