Eugene
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- As a follower of korean dramas, I know there are many english spelling variations of korean names (Im/Lim/Yim, Kook/Guk/Gook/Kuk, etc), and so as I read the following text in DramaWiki:Romanization of Hangul:
- Creed
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- I take the highlighted text to mean we should use the most popular name for an artist. If we did not want to use the english word Eugene for this artist, I think 유진 / Yoo Jin would be the next best choice. It would seem that her stage name 유진 / Yoo Jin (Eugene) would be the more perferable name for her rather than her real name Kim Yoo Jin.