Eugene Kim 김유진

Author · Restaurant business consultant · Founder of KYJ Academy

Eugene Kim 김유진

Eugene Kim (김유진) is a Korean restaurant business consultant and the founder of KYJ Academy. His books have sold more than 300,000 copies worldwide. In 2026, Doseodam publishes four of them in English.

Eugene Kim (김유진), Korean restaurant business consultant, in a dark suit with arms crossed
  • Cover of Customers Have Left the Search Bar by Eugene Kim
  • Cover of Your Price Is Wrong by Eugene Kim
  • Cover of Famous by Eugene Kim
  • Cover of Business Is Strategy by Eugene Kim

Eugene Kim in numbers

  • 300,000+copies of his books sold worldwide
  • 4,800+founders and owners trained at KYJ Academy
  • 7,000+stores run by graduates of his regular courses
  • 20+ yearsas a restaurant consultant
  • Since 1994working with food: TV producer, columnist, consultant

The English series from Doseodam

Four books for small business owners

Each book answers one question every owner faces: how to be found, how to price, how to be remembered, and how to survive.

Book 2 · Pricing psychology

Your Price Is Wrong

How to raise your prices without losing customers.

Book 3 · Branding

Famous

How to make your small business the brand customers think of first.

Book 4 · Restaurant strategy

Business Is Strategy

How to build a restaurant or shop that survives anything.

Speaking and workshops

Bring Eugene Kim to your owners, members, or team

He lectures and advises owners for companies including Baedal Minjok (Baemin), Shinhan Bank, LG Uplus, and Class101, and has advised local governments including Gwangju Metropolitan City and Mokpo City. Talks draw on the four books: AI search, pricing psychology, branding, and restaurant strategy.

Updates and contact

Hear when each book is on Amazon

The paperbacks of Customers Have Left the Search Bar and Your Price Is Wrong are dated October 31, 2026. Famous and Business Is Strategy follow on November 30, 2026. Send one email and Doseodam will let you know when the links go live.