Kwon Yu-ri

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Kwon Yu-ri (Korean: Script error: No such module "Lang".Script error: No such module "Category handler".; born December 5, 1989), known mononymously as Yuri, is a South Korean singer, actress, and songwriter. She debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation (and later its subgroup Girls' Generation-Oh!GG) in August 2007, which went on to become one of the best-selling artists in South Korea and one of South Korea's most widely known girl groups worldwide. Apart from her group's activities, she has acted in several television dramas such as Fashion King (2012), Local Hero (2016), Innocent Defendant (2017), Dae Jang Geum Is Watching (2018), Bossam: Steal the Fate (2021), and Good Job (2022). In 2013, she made her film debut in No Breathing. In 2018, she made her debut as a soloist with her first extended play The First Scene.

Early life

Yuri was born in Deogyang District, Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, on December 5, 1989.[1] She has one older brother, Kwon Hyuk-joon.[2][3] She auditioned at the SM 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.[4] She and Sooyoung were appointed as Chung-Ang University new ambassadors on May 20, 2014.[5] 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.[6][7][8]

Career

2007–2010: Girls' Generation debut and solo activities

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Yuri made her official debut as a member of the 9-member girl group, Girls' Generation in August 2007. Aside from her group's activities, she had a small role in a television segment, The King's Boyfriend, which was part of the documentary Super Junior Show by S.M Entertainment's boy group Super Junior. She also made a cameo appearance as a ballerina in the film, Attack on the Pin-Up Boys, which also stars the members of Super Junior.[9]

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Yuri performing in 2008

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.[10] In June, she sang a duet called "Kkok (Must!)" with Sooyoung for the soundtrack of SBS television series, Working Mom.[11] Yuri also became a cast member in the second season of Kko Kko Tours Single♥Single, a dating show between celebrities.[12]

In 2009, she was announced to be a host of MBC music program, Show! Music Core with fellow member Tiffany.[13] 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.[14] At the end of the year, Yuri was cast alongside Sunny as one of the 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.[15]

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.[16] 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.[17][18]

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".[19] In September, she was featured in the track "Like A Soap," from TVXQ's sixth Korean studio album Catch Me.[20]

2011–2014: Acting career

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.[21]

In 2012, Yuri made her acting debut in SBS drama series Fashion King alongside actor Yoo Ah-in.[22][23] 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.[24]

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

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.[25]

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.[26][27] 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.[28]

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.[29]

2015–2017: Variety shows and return to acting

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Yuri performing at the DMC Festival in September 2015.

In January 2015, Yuri joined MBC's variety show, Animals, becoming the only female member of the cast.[30][31] Yuri was also a guest on the programs Star With Two Job and Dating Alone.[32][33] In May, Yuri was chosen to host Olive TV's travel program MAPS with Choi Kang-hee.[34] 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.[35] On July 23, it was revealed that Yuri was cast as a host in an SBS reality show about rally drivers called The Rallyist alongside announcer Bae Sung-jae.[36]

Yuri returned to acting in January 2016, playing the female lead in the OCN spy thriller, Local Hero.[37] She also joined the new cast of SBS' reality-documentary show Law of the Jungle for its new season which was filmed in New Caledonia. The first episode of the show aired on July 2, 2016.[38] In July 2016, Yuri starred as the female lead alongside Kim Young-kwang in the web drama Gogh, The Starry Night[39] In August 2016, Yuri released a single titled "Secret" with fellow member Seohyun as part of SM Station.[40]

In January 2017, she starred in the SBS' drama Innocent Defendant and played a lawyer for which she was nominated for an Excellence Award in the Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama category at the 2017 SBS Drama Awards.[41]

2018–present: Acting activities and solo debut with The First Scene

In 2018, Yuri was cast in the second season of the sitcom, The Sound of Your Heart as the female lead, which premiered its first season on Netflix on October 29.[42][43] In January, she released a collaboration single titled "Always Find You" with DJ Raiden.[44] She was also cast in MBC's upcoming drama Dae Jang Geum Is Watching, which premiered in October.[45]

In August 2018, Yuri was announced to be part of Girls' Generation's second sub-group, Oh!GG, which consisted of the five members who remained under SM Entertainment; the group released their first single, "Lil' Touch", in September.[46]

Yuri released her six-track debut EP, The First Scene, on October 4, 2018, with the lead single "Into You".[47] The album debuted at number two on the Gaon Album Chart and charted at number 10 on BillboardTemplate:'s World Albums chart in its first week with only one day to garner points to enter it.[48][49] Yuri performed "Into You" on South Korea's music shows and her promotions for the album allowed her to top the Brand Reputation rankings for individual girl group members published by the Korean Corporate Reputation Research Institute for the month of October.[50]

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Yuri at a fashion event in 2019

Starting in November, Yuri appeared in the Channel A variety show, Makgeolli on the Rooftop, during which she and other celebrities learned how to brew makgeolli, a traditional Korean rice wine.[51] In January 2019, she was cast in her first stage play, Grandpa Henry and Me ("L'Étudiante et Monsieur Henri"), which is a Korean version of the 2012 French play by Ivan Calbérac.[52]

On August 26, 2020, Yuri joined Bossam: Steal the Fate as the female lead.[53] The drama ended by recording an average viewership of 9.8% nationwide in its last episode, therefore becoming MBN's highest viewership rating for a drama in history.[54][55]

On May 1, 2021, Hyoyeon and Yuri make an appearance on tvN's Amazing Saturday.[56]

In September 2021, Kwon was confirmed to join the independent film Dolphin, making a comeback to the big screen since 2015.[57] Her performance in this film earned her a Best New Actress nomination at the 45th Blue Dragon Film Awards.[58]

On December 12, 2023 the production team of the movie "Mist" announced the cast lineup including Kwak Sun Young, Girls' Generation's Yuri, Lee Seol, Ki So You, and more.[59] On May 14, 2024 the movie was showcased at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival Market. "Mist", produced by Studio Santa Clause Entertainment is in post-production gearing up for its release in 2024.[60]

Personal life

On March 21, 2023, it was revealed that Kwon had undergone varicose vein surgery.[61]

Discography

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Extended plays

Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[62] 		US
World
[63]
The First Scene 2 10

Singles

Title Year Peak
positions 		Sales Album
KOR
[65] 		US
World
[66]
As lead artist
"Always Find You"
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"Into You" (Script error: No such module "Lang".) —Template:Efn-ua 22 The First Scene
Promotional singles
"Secret"
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Soundtrack appearances
"Kkok" (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
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"Bling Star" (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
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"Twinkle Twinkle" (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
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"Time of the Time" (Script error: No such module "Lang".) 2021 — — A Week Delay of Farewell OST
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Filmography

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Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2007 Attack on the Pin-Up Boys Ballerina Cameo [9]
2012 I AM. – SM Town Live World Tour in Madison Square Garden Herself Biographical film of SM Town [68]
2013 No Breathing Jung-eun [26]
2015 SMTown The Stage Herself Documentary film of SM Town [69]
2024 Dolphin Na-young Independent film [57]
2025 Somebody Kim Min Mystery thriller [70][71]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2007–2008 Unstoppable Marriage Kwon Yu-ri [10]
2012 Fashion King Choi An-na [23]
2015 Kill Me, Heal Me Ahn Yo-na Cameo (Episode 20) [72]
2016 Local Hero Bae Jung-yeon [37]
2017 Innocent Defendant Seo Eun-hye [41]
2018 The Sound of Your Heart: Reboot Choi Ae-bong Seasons 1–2 [42]
Dae Jang Geum Is Watching Bok Seung-ah [45]
2020 Break-up Suspension Park Ga-ram [73]
2021 Bossam: Steal the Fate Yi Soo-kyung [74]
Racket Boys Im Seo-hyun Cameo (Episode 16) [75]
2022 Good Job Don Se-ra [76]
2024 Lovely Runner Herself Cameo (Episode 1) [77]
Parole Examiner Lee Ahn Seo-yoon [78]
2025 The Art of Negotiation Cameo [79]

Web series

Year Title Role Ref.
2016 Gogh, The Starry Night Go Ho [80]

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2008 You Can Fly Special MC with Leeteuk [81]
Kko Kko Tours Single Single: Season 2 Main cast [12]
2009–2010 Invincible Youth Episode 1–32, 42 [15]
2009–2012 Show! Music Core Co-host with Tiffany [13]
2013 Dancing 9: Season 1 Coach with Hyoyeon [25]
2015 Animals Main cast Episode 1–5 [31]
MAPS Host [34]
Our Neighborhood Arts and Physical Education Main cast Swimming – (episode 113–124) [35]
The Rallyist Host [36]
2016 Law of the Jungle Main cast New Caledonia episodes [38]
2018 Kim Je-dong's Talk to You: Season 2 Co-host [82]
Rooftop Makgeolli Main cast [51]
2021 My Teenage Girl Class teacher [83]
2022 Off The Grid Main cast [84]
2023 Business Genius Baeksajang Cast member with Baek Jong-won, Lee Jang-woo and John Park [85]

Web show

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022–2024 The Zone: Survival Mission Cast member Season 1–3 [86][87]

Hosting

Year Title Notes Ref.
2022 8th APAN Star Awards with Jung Il-woo [88]
2024 Asia Star Entertainer Awards 2024 (ASEA) with Ok Taec-yeon [89]

Theater

Theater play performances of Kwon Yu-ri
Year Title Role Venue Date Ref.
English Korean
2019 Template:Ill 앙리할아버지와 나 Constance Piponnier Daehangno Uniplex 1 March 15 to May 12 [90]
2020 Sejong Korean Theater Yeoju November 13 to 14 [91]
2020–2021 Yes24 Stage 1 December 3 to February 14 [92]

Ambassadorship

  • Ambassador of Korean Liquor Festival (2019–2022)[93]
  • Ambassador for the Cultural Diplomacy Charity "Beautiful Mind" (2023–present)[94]

Awards and nominations

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
APAN Star Awards 2022 Popularity Star Award, Actress Bossam: Steal the Fate Nominated [95]
Best Couple Kwon Yu-ri (with Jung Il-woo)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Bossam: Steal the Fate 		Nominated
Asia Artist Awards 2021 Best Acting Kwon Yu-ri Won [96]
2022 Best Achievement X HITO Communications Won [97]
Asia Celebrity (Actor) Won
Best Actor Award Won [98]
Baeksang Arts Awards 2013 Most Popular Actress – TV Fashion King Won [99]
2014 Most Popular Actress – Film No Breathing Won [100]
Blue Dragon Film Awards 2024 Best New Actress Dolphin Nominated [58]
Blue Dragon Series Awards 2023 Best Female Entertainer The Zone: Survival Mission Nominated [101]
KBS Entertainment Awards 2010 Best Female MC Invincible Youth Nominated Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Korean Arts and Culture Awards 2020 New Media Category Yuri's Winning Recipe Won [102]
Korea Drama Awards 2012 Best New Actress Fashion King Nominated Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
MBC Entertainment Awards 2011 MC Special Award Show! Music Core (with Tiffany)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Won [103]
2018 Best Entertainer for Sitcoms Dae Jang Geum Is Watching Won [104]
Excellence in Music and Talk (Female) Nominated Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Best Couple Kwon Yu-ri (with Shin Dong-wook)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
in Dae Jang Geum Is Watching 		Nominated Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
2021 Special Award Template:Efn-ua My Teenage Girl Won [105]
Mnet 20's Choice Awards 2011 Hot Campus Girl Kwon Yu-ri Nominated [106]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
SBS Drama Awards 2012 New Star Award Fashion King Won [24]
2017 Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama Innocent Defendant Nominated [107]

Notes

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