Kwon Yuri

Yuri
Yuri on March 16, 2016
Native name	권유리
Born	Kwon Yu-ri December 5, 1989 Goyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Education	Chung-Ang University
Occupation	singer actress
Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2007–present
Labels	S.M. Entertainment
Associated acts	Girls' Generation SM Town

Korean name
Hangul	권유리
Hanja	權俞利
Revised Romanization	Gwon Yu-ri
McCune–Reischauer	Kwŏn Yu-ri

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Kwon Yuri (born December 5, 1989) is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. She has also pursued acting, including the dramas Fashion King and Neighborhood Hero and the movie No Breathing.

Early life

Yuri was born in Goyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea on December 5, 1989.^[1] She has one older brother, Kwon Hyuk-jun.^[2] She auditioned at the S.M. Entertainment Casting System and joined the company in 2001 after finishing in second place in the 2001 SM Youth Best Dancer Contest. She then underwent training for 5 years and 11 months before her debut. She graduated from Neunggok High School in 2008.^[3] She and Sooyoung were appointed as Chung-Ang University new ambassadors on May 20, 2014.^[4] On February 15, 2016, she graduated with a degree in Theater and Film as well as receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award as Honorary Ambassador of the school at the graduation ceremony.^[5][6][7]

Career

2007–2010: Girls' Generation debut and solo activities

Yuri made her official debut as a member of the 9-member girl group, Girls' Generation in August 2007. Aside from her group activities, she had a small role in a television segment, The King's Boyfriend, which was part of the documentary Super Junior Show. She also made a cameo appearance as a ballerina in the Super Junior film, Attack on the Pin-Up Boys.

In 2008, Yuri had a recurring role in the 2008 KBS2 sitcom, Unstoppable Marriage where she played a high school student along with fellow member, Sooyoung.^[8] In June, she sang a duet called "Kkok (Must!)" with Sooyoung for the soundtrack of the SBS TV series, Working Mom.^[9] Yuri also became a cast member in the second season of Kko Kko Tours Single♥Single, a dating show between celebrities.

In 2009, she was announced to host the MBC music program, Show! Music Core with fellow member Tiffany.^[10] In April, K.Will released the music video of "Dropping The Tears", featuring Yuri. She then performed a special stage with him for one of his performances of the song on Show! Music Core, playing the piano in the background.^[11] At the end of the year, Yuri was cast alongside Sunny as one of 7 girl group members, dubbed as 'G7' in the KBS2 reality variety show, Invincible Youth, for which she earned a nomination as Best Female MC at the 2010 KBS Entertainment Awards.

As Girls' Generation started preparing for their Japanese debut, their schedules became busier. Because of this, Yuri and Sunny left Invincible Youth in June 2010.^[12] For the same reason, she and Tiffany also had to leave Show! Music Core in the following month to focus on the group's activities.^[13][14][15]

Yuri made her first contribution as a songwriter for Girls' Generation's third mini album, Hoot, where she wrote the lyrics for the track, "Mistake".^[16] In September, she was featured in the track "Like A Soap", from TVXQ's sixth Korean studio album Catch Me.^[17]

2011–2014: Acting career

Yuri at VIP premiere of the film No Breathing in October 2013

In October 2011, Tiffany and Yuri returned to Show! Music Core and hosted the show until January 2012 when Yuri left the show once again to focus on her drama debut.^[18]

In 2012, Yuri played the female lead role Choi Anna in SBS' television drama Fashion King alongside actor Yoo Ah-in.^[19][20] Yuri received nominations at the 5th Korea Drama Awards and the 2012 SBS Drama Awards for her acting performance, and received the New Star Award at the latter on December 31.^[21]

In 2013, Girls' Generation released their fourth Korean studio album, I Got a Boy, which has two of its tracks' lyrics co-written by Yuri. "Baby Maybe" was co-written by Yuri and her fellow members Sooyoung and Seohyun, while "XYZ" was penned with Seohyun. In June, she appeared alongside Hyoyeon in Mnet's global dance survival show, Dancing 9. The two coached the show's contestants as "K-pop dance masters" along with other notable stars who also appeared as dance masters in their specific fields.^[22][23]

Yuri made her film debut in the same year, when she was cast as the female lead in South Korea's first swimming-themed film, No Breathing. In the coming-of-age film, Yuri portrayed the role of Jung-eun, a girl who dreams of becoming a musician who is also the love interest of the two male leads played by Lee Jong-suk and Seo In-guk.^[24][25] Aside from learning how to play the guitar for her character, Yuri also sang two songs for the film's soundtrack, "Bling Star" and "Twinkle Twinkle" which she performed in the film.^[26]

In October 2014, she acted as a couple with Lee Ji-hoon in the music video of "Without You" by S', which is the group's comeback single after 11 years.^[27]

2015–present: Variety shows and return to acting

In January 2015, Yuri joined MBC's variety show, Animals, becoming the only female member of the cast.^[28][29] Yuri was also a guest on the programs Star With Two Job and Dating Alone. In May, Yuri was chosen to host Olive TV's travel program MAPS with Choi Kang-hee.^[30] She also joined the cast of Our Neighborhood Arts and Physical Education for its swimming special, showing off her swimming skills for the first time. On July 23, it was revealed that Yuri will be hosting an upcoming SBS reality show about rally drivers called The Rallyist alongside announcer Bae Sung-jae.

Yuri returned to acting in January 2016, playing the female lead in the OCN spy thriller, Neighborhood Hero. She will be acting in the web drama "Van Gogh, The Starry Night" alongside Kim Young-kwang.

On February 25, OnStyle announced a new reality show about Yuri and her cousin, model Vivian Cha, titled YULVIV MY SISTER.

Personal life

It was announced in April 2015 that Yuri was in a relationship with the South Korean baseball player Oh Seung-hwan.^[31] The couple were confirmed to have broken up in October 2015 after six months of dating due to busy schedules and the long distance in their relationship.^[32]

Discography

Soundtracks

Year	Title	Song	Duration	Artist
2008	SBS Working Mom	"Must"	03:24	with Sooyoung
2012	TVXQ's Album "Catch Me"	"Like a Soap"	03:29	TVXQ
2013	No Breathing	"Bling Star"	04:02	Solo
		"Twinkle Twinkle"	03:22

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Attack on the Pin-Up Boys	Ballerina	Cameo
2012	I AM. – SM Town Live World Tour in Madison Square Garden	Herself	Biographical film of SM Town[33]
2013	No Breathing	Jung Eun	Lead role
2015	SMTown The Stage	Herself	Documentary film of SM Town [34]

Music Video

Year	Title	Singer	Notes
2006	Beautiful Life	DBSK	Lead role
2009	Tears are Dropping	K.Will	Lead role
2009	Jjalajjajja	Jo Hyunmi & Seohyun	Lead role
2014	Without You	S (Kangta, Lee Jihoon, Hyesung)	Lead role

Television drama

Year	Title	Network	Role	Notes
2007–2008	Unstoppable Marriage	KBS	Yuri	Supporting role
2012	Fashion King	SBS	Choi Anna	Lead role
2015	Kill Me, Heal Me	MBC	Ahn Yo-na	Cameo[35]
2016	Neighborhood Hero	OCN	Bae Jung-yeon	Lead role
	Gogh, The Starry Night	Sohu	TBA	Lead role[36]

Reality and variety shows

Year	Title	Network	Role	Note
2008	Kko Kko Tours Single♥Single	KBS2	Main Cast	Season 2
2009–2010	Invincible Youth	KBS2	Main Cast	with Sunny (Episode 1–32, 42)
	Show! Music Core	MBC	co-Host	with Tiffany
2011–2012			co-Host
2013	Dancing 9	Mnet	Coach	with Hyoyeon
2015	Animals	MBC	Main cast	Episode 1–5
	MAPS	Olive TV	Host	[37]
	Our Neighborhood Arts and Physical Education	KBS2	Main cast
	The Rallyist	SBS	Host	[38]
2016	YULVIV MY SISTER	OnStyle	Main cast

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2010	KBS Entertainment Awards	Best Female MC	Invincible Youth	Nominated
2011	5th Mnet 20's Choice Awards	Hot Campus Girl[39]	Herself	Nominated
	MBC Entertainment Awards	MC Special Award (with Tiffany)[40]	Show! Music Core	Won
2012	5th Korea Drama Awards	Best New Actress	Fashion King	Nominated
	SBS Drama Awards	New Star Award[41]		Won
2013	49th Baeksang Arts Awards	Most Popular Actress (TV)[42]		Won
2014	50th Baeksang Arts Awards	Most Popular Actress (Film)[43]	No Breathing	Won

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External links

• Kwon Yuri on Instagram
• Kwon Yuri on Sina Weibo
• Kwon Yuri at the Internet Movie Database
• Kwon Yuri at HanCinema