Eugenie Liu was born Liu Si-ting on 12 November 1990. Her grandfather and her great-uncle are both actors, although Liu did not disclose her relationship with Kao Ming until his death in 2017. Her father is a
Taekwondo coach, who sparked her interest in sports from a young age. Liu attended a unisex school starting in junior high, and was part of the athletics team in primary school, as well as the basketball and volleyball teams in high school. Aspiring to become a sports journalist since sixth grade, she enrolled at
Chinese Culture University to major in journalism and spent all her remaining credits on sports science. Upon graduating with a
Bachelor of Journalism in 2013, she initially secured a job at
Videoland Sports Channel. leaving the family with $7 million in debt, Liu was compelled to enter the entertainment industry, a decision she described as a means to "spare more time to take care of her mother" and "alleviate his father's financial burden". She signed with and debuted as a model shortly after graduation. In 2014, she was cast in a leading role in the sports film
Volleyball Sweetheart, for which she underwent several months of volleyball training, but the film was ultimately scrapped that same year. == Career ==