Choerry

Choi Ye-rim (Korean: 최예림; Hanja: 崔𣫙冧; born June 4, 2001), known professionally as Choerry (Korean: 최리), is a South Korean singer. She is a member of South Korean girl group Loona and its sub-unit, Loona Odd Eye Circle.

Choerry
최예림
Choerry in 2017
Born	Choi Ye-rim June 4, 2001 Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Other names	Choerry
Occupation	Singer
Musical career
Genres	K-pop electropop
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2017–present
Labels	Blockberry Creative
Associated acts	Loona Loona Odd Eye Circle
Korean name
Hangul	최예림
Hanja	崔𣫙冧
Revised Romanization	Choe Ye-rim
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe Yerim
Stage name
Hangul	최리
Revised Romanization	Choe Ri
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe Ri

Early life

Choerry was born on June 4, 2001, in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.[1] She attended Sungshin Girls' High School.[2]

Career

2017–present: Debut with Loona

On July 12, 2017, she was introduced as the eighth member of Loona.[3] Then, she released her self-titled single album on July 28 with "Love Cherry Motion" as the lead single.[4] On August 30, it was revealed that she will debut in Loona's second sub-unit, Loona Odd Eye Circle.[5] On September 21, the sub-unit debuted with their EP, Mix & Match.[6]

On December 13, she released "The Carol 2.0", the re-recorded version of "The Carol" from HaSeul, with ViVi and Yves.[7]

On August 7, 2018, she officially debuted with Loona with the pre-release digital single, "Favorite".[8] The group release their debut mini album, + +, on August 20 along with "Hi High" as its lead single.[9]

Discography

Single albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR [10]
Choerry[upper-alpha 1]	Released: July 28, 2017 Label: Blockberry Creative Formats: CD, download, streaming audio	9	KOR: 10,675[11]

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		KOR [12]
"Love Cherry Motion"[upper-alpha 1]	2017	—	Choerry
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other releases

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		KOR [12]
As featured artist
"You" (A-Flow featuring Choerry)	2020	—	Non-album single

Notes

1. Credited under Loona.

References

1. "최리 (Choerry)". Naver People Search (in Korean). Retrieved 21 June 2019.
2. Hwang, Mi-hyeon (January 12, 2020). "[직격인터뷰] '고교 졸업' 이달의소녀 최리 "성인 실감…여행가고파"" (in Korean). News1. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
3. Son, Jin-ah (July 12, 2017). "이달의 소녀, 여덟 번째 멤버 베일 벗었다…최리 티저 공개" (in Korean). MBN. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
4. Bae, Hyo-ju (July 28, 2017). "'이달의 소녀' 멤버 최리, 청량감 넘치는 신곡 MV 공개" (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
5. Kim, Sol-ji (September 19, 2017). "'이달의 소녀 두 번째 유닛' 오드아이써클, 21일 '믹스 앤 매치' 발매" (in Korean). MBN. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
6. Geum, Bit-na (September 21, 2017). "이달의 소녀 유닛 오드아이써클, 오늘(21일) '걸 프론트' 뮤직비디오 공개…특급 비주얼" (in Korean). Sedaily. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
7. Kim, Ye-eun (December 13, 2017). "이달의 소녀, 오늘(13일) 크리스마스 캐럴 깜짝 발표" (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
8. Park, Su-in (August 7, 2018). "이달의 소녀, 오늘(7일) 완전체 출격‥음원-MV 동시 공개" (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
9. Shin, Mi-rae (August 20, 2018). "이달의 소녀 "2년 만에 완전체 데뷔, 벅차고 설레"" (in Korean). MBN. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
10. "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart.
    • "Choerry". March 12, 2020.
11. Cumulative sales of Choerry:
    • "2018년 04월 Album Chart" [April 2018 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart.
    • "2019년 05월 Album Chart" [May 2019 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart.
    • "2020년 03월 Album Chart" [March 2020 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart.
12. "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart.

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