Members > Kwon Yuri
Kwon Yu-ri (born December 5, 1989) better known by her stage name Yuri is a South Korean singer. She is most notably a member of the Korean girl group, Girls' Generation and is known to be the third person to join the group. She made her debut as a singer on August 5, 2007 along with the group.
Profile
| Birth Name | Kwon Yu-ri (권유리) |
|---|---|
| Nicknames | Yul, Kkab-Yul (playful Yul), Black Pearl, Kwon Banjang (Class-President Kwon) |
| Date of Birth | December 5, 1989 |
| Bloodtype | AB |
| Position | Supporting Vocalist/2nd Main Dancer |
| Language | Korean (Fluent), English, Chinese (Fluent), Japanese |
| Speciality | Dance, Acting, Swimming |
| Casted | 2001 SM 1st Annual Youth Best Contest (Best Dancer, 2nd Place) |
| Training | 5 Years 11 Months |
| School | Neunggok High School (능곡고등학교) | ChungAng University |
Biography
Yuri was born in Goyang, South Korea on December 5, 1989. She auditioned at the SM 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.
Yuri graduated from NeungGok High School in 2008 and is currently attending at Chung-Ang University along with band mate Sooyoung and Big Bang's Seungri.
Career
She appeared in TVXQ's "Beautiful Life" music video and had a small role as a ballerina in Super Junior's first movie, Attack of the Pin-Up Boys.
She also had a small role in a television segment, "The King's Boyfriend", which was part of the 2005–2006 KMTV Super Junior documentary, Super Junior Show. Yuri also played a part in the KBS sitcom Unstoppable Marriage (Korean: 못말리는 결혼), alongside Sooyoung. She and Sooyoung sang the OST for "Working Mom" entitled "Kkok".
Yuri is also the centerpiece of K.Will's music video "Dropping the Tears" (Korean: 눈물이 뚝뚝), and appears in the music video for "JjaRaJaJja" by Joo Hyun-mi and Seohyun (feat. Davichi). Apart from all her solo works, she is currently the co-host of Korean music program Music Core on MBC alongside another Girls' Generation member, Tiffany.
At the end of 2009 Yuri was cast for KBS2 reality show Invincible Youth ("청춘불패") with her fellow member, Sunny. Because of Girls' Generation's international promotions, Yuri will leave the show along with Hyuna and Sunny in June 2010.
She also has an advertisement with Daniel Henney for Biotherm Later, in April 2010 Yuri participated in another commercial for Biotherm along with Tiffany and Sooyoung.
In April 2010, she with fellow members Seohyun and Yoona, 2PM members Nichkhun, Taecyeon and Chansung had a commercial for Everland's water park Caribbean Bay. For this commercial, a song was made and a music video directed.