Bae Yujin (; April 30, 2002) is a South Korean model and actress of mixed Nigerian and Korean descent.
Early life and career Bae Yujin was born on April 30, 2002, in Greece to a Korean mother and Nigerian father, and moved to Seoul shortly after. Bae grew up in the Itaewon ward of Seoul, reportedly becoming close with Han Hyun-min — another multiracial South Korean individual.
According to Bae, she had always had an interest in fashion and hoped to be a model. Shortly after her childhood friend Han Hyun-min garnered fame and success as South Korea's first model of Nigerian descent, Bae began her career, garnering attention as the "female Han Hyun-min".'혼혈 모델' 배유진 "깜둥이라 놀린 친구들, 데뷔하니 사인 요청" Money Today (in Korean), retrieved 2024-08-10
See also Multiracial people in South Korea Afro-Asians
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