Kwon Yu-ri | |
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Born | |
Education | Chung-Ang University |
Occupations |
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Musical career | |
Genres | |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2007–present |
Labels | SM |
Member of | |
Website | Official website |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 권유리 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Gwon Yu-ri |
McCune–Reischauer | Kwŏn Yuri |
Stage name | |
Hangul | 유리 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Yu-ri |
McCune–Reischauer | Yuri |
Signature | |
Kwon Yu-ri (Korean: 권유리; 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.