Yuju (singer)

This is a Korean name; the family name is Choi.
Yuju

Yuju in 2015
Native name 최유나
Born Choi Yu-na
(1997-10-04) October 4, 1997
Ilsan-gu, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea[1]
Other names Yuju
Occupation

Musical career

Genres
Instruments
Years active 2015–present
Labels
Associated acts
Yuju
Hangul 최유나
Revised Romanization Choe Yuna
McCune–Reischauer Ch'oe Yuna
Stage name
Hangul 유주
Revised Romanization Yuju
McCune–Reischauer Yuju

Choi Yu-na (born October 4, 1997), better known by her stage name Yuju, is a South Korean singer. She is best known as a member of South Korean girl group GFriend.

Career

In 2011, she competed in the first season of K-pop Star 1, where she was eliminated in the first round.[2]

In January 2015, Yuju made her debut as the main vocalist of South Korean girl group GFriend[3] with the song "Glass Bead". A few months later the group released their second single, named "Me Gustas Tu". During the promotions of the song, while performing on a slippery stage, GFriend members fell on the stage eight times, gaining international attention. The group was praised for their professionalism, especially Yuju, who suffered a twisted finger during the performance.[4][5][6][7] Their next song, "Rough", won many times on the music show programs.

Yuju sang "Spring Is Gone by Chance" for the Korean television drama The Girl Who Sees Smells with Loco, which gained much attention. The song won "OST Chart First Place" ten weeks in a row on Music Bank. The song also won "Best OST" at the 2015 MelOn Music Awards.[8] An acoustic version of the song was also released.

Yuju recorded "Billy & The Brave Guys", for the soundtrack of the animated movie Chicken Hero, which was released on February 18, 2016.[9] In March 2016, she collaborated with Sunyoul of UP10TION for a song called "Cherish".[10]

Discography

Main article: GFriend

Solo discography

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales

(DL)

 Album
KOR
[11]
"Spring Is Gone by Chance" (우연히 봄)
(with Loco)		 2015 5 The Girl Who Sees Smells OST
"Spring Is Gone by Chance" (우연히 봄) (Acoustic Ver.)
(with Loco)		 —
"I Love You" (난 널 사랑해) 2016 — King of Mask Singer Vol. 16
"Without a Heart" (심장이 없어)
(with The Name)		 — King of Mask Singer Vol. 17
"Cherish" (보일 듯 말 듯)
(with Sunyoul)		 24 Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Television

Reality/variety shows

Year Program Network Notes
2011
 K-pop Star 1 SBS Reached round 1 elimination finals
2015
 King of Masked Singer MBC Episode 15, won round 1
Radio Star Guest on October 28, along with Shin Seung-hun and K.Will
Cool Kiz On The Block
KBS2
 Guest on episode 130
2016
 Insta Wars MBC Guest on February 9
Bon Bon Olympic (Gold Medal Duty) KBS2 Aired on February 10

Awards and nominations

MelOn Music Awards

Year Category Recipient Result
2015 Best OST[8] "Spring Is Gone by Chance" by Yuju & Loco Won

References

  1. ↑ "여.친.소① 여자친구를 소개합니다" (in Korean). tenasia.hankyung.com. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "아이유에 이어 유주까지…인재 놓치는 박진영” 여자친구 유주 못 알아봤다" (in Korean). news.kmib.co.kr. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "New Rookie Group GFriend Makes Debut with ′Glass Bead′ MV". Mwave. January 15, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  4. ↑ "This Video of a K-Pop Singer Falling 8 Times in 1 Song Will Inspire You to Keep Going No Matter What". Time. September 7, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Domino dancing: K-pop group Gfriend come a cropper on slippery stage (VIDEO)". Malaymail Online. September 7, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  6. ↑ "K-pop: Yuju et SinB du groupe GFriend tombent sur scène" (in French). TVQC. September 7, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  7. ↑ "여자친구, '오늘부터 우리는' 음원 역주행…꽈당 투혼 덕분?" (in Korean). September 8, 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Winners of the 2015 Melon Music Awards". koreaboo.com. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  9. ↑ k-popscene.com Team (February 3, 2016). "Yuju – Billy & The Brave Guys (Chicken Hero OST)". kpopscene.com. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  10. ↑ ilmare42 (March 7, 2016). "UP10TION’s Sunyoul and GFRIEND’s Yuju Drop Teaser for 'Cherish' MV". soompi.com. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  11. ↑ Gaon Digital Chart
  12. ↑ Cumulative Sales for "Spring Is Gone by Chance":
  13. ↑ Cumulative Sales for "Cherish":

External links

Media related to Yuju at Wikimedia Commons

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