Yura (South Korean singer)

Kim Ah-young (born November 6, 1992),[2]better known by her stage name Yura (Korean:유라), is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group Girl's Day.

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Yura
김아영
Yura on the red carpet of the Gaon Chart K-pop Awards, on February 17, 2016.
Born
Kim Ah-young

(1992-11-06) November 6, 1992
Ulsan, South Korea
Other namesYura
EducationDongduk Women's University
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2010–present
Labels
Associated actsGirl's Day
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim A-yeong
McCune–ReischauerKim Ayŏng
Stage name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYu-ra
McCune–ReischauerYura

Early life and education

Yura was born on November 6, 1992 in Ulsan, South Korea.[3] She attended Ulsan Art High School as a dance major. Yura is currently attending Dongduk Women's University, alongside fellow group member Minah.[4]

Career

2010: Girl's Day

In 2010, Yura became a member of the K-pop girl group Girl's Day, where she and Lee Hye-ri replaced two of the former members, Ji-in and Ji-sun, who left after having been with the group for two months.[3] Dream Tea promoted Girl's Day before their debut with the creation of an official Fan Café, a YouTube channel, and Twitter accounts for the group and each of its members. The group also conducted a flash mob dance before the debut in the commercial and entertainment districts of Seoul, gaining much interest.

2012–2014: Acting debut and collaborations

In 2012, Yura made her acting debut through Sohu TV's Chinese drama Secret Angel.[5] She then collaborated with her label-mate Jevice with their single "I'll Love You". Yura also featured in SBS's series To the Beautiful You.[6]

In 2013, Yura was cast in the sitcom Reckless Family 3.[7] She also featured in a special episode of KBS' night show The Clinic for Married Couples: Love and War 2.[8]

In 2014, Yura starred in the SBS mini drama Be Arrogant.[9] She then became one of the official couples for the variety show We Got Married, where she was paired with model-actor Hong Jong-hyun.[10]

2016–present: MC and acting

In 2015, Yura co-hosted the fourth season of reality competition series K-pop Star alongside Jun Hyun-moo.[11] Additionally, Yura also serves as the MC for joint Korean-Chinese audition program Super Idol.[12]

In 2016, Yura was cast as one of the new MCs of Olive Channel's Tasty Road with Kim Min-jung.[13] The same year, she joined tvN's variety show After the Play Ends and acted in the web drama Iron Lady.[14]

In 2017, Yura was cast as one of the new MCs of tvN's Life Bar with Kim Hee-chul, joining original MCs Shin Dong-yup and Kim Jun-hyun.[15] She was also chosen as one of the MCs for KBS Drama's Beauty Bible 2017, alongside Han Hye-jin and Im Soo-hyang.[16] The same year, she starred in JTBC's short drama Hip Hop Teacher.[17]

In 2018, Yura starred in KBS' romance drama Radio Romance.[18][19]

Personal life

Lawsuit

On November 8, 2010, Yura's ex-management company Action Music Entertainment filed an injunction against Yura, stopping her from signing a second contract with Dream Tea Entertainment.[20] In response, representatives of Dream Tea stated Action Music had violated contractual terms.[21] The lawsuit was pursued when Action Music insisted that they had a video of Yura's unacceptable behavior. On January 20, 2011, the court ruled in Yura's favor.[22]

Discography
Main article: Girl's Day discography
Title Year Peak positions Sales Album
KOR
Gaon
"I'll Love You"
(Jevice featuring Yura of Girl's Day)
2012——Non-album single

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2021 Hauch Bae Kyunghwa

Television series
Year Title Role Network Notes
2010I Trusted HimMBCCameo
2012The Secret AngelYu-binSohu TV
To the Beautiful YouLee Eun-youngSBS
2013 Reckless Family 3Park Yoo-raMBC Every 1
FamilyKBS2Cameo, Episode 11[23]
The Clinic for Married Couples: Love and War 2Yoo-jung
2014Be ArrogantHong Ha-raSBS Plus
2016Iron LadyJennytvN
2017Hip Hop TeacherKim Yoo-binJTBC
2018Radio RomanceJin Tae-riKBS2
2019Psychopath DiarytvNCameo, Episode 2
2020Find Me in Your MemoryGo Yu-raMBCCameo, Episodes 2 & 4

Variety show
Year Title Network Notes
2010 We Are Dating MBC
2014–2015 We Got Married with Hong Jong-hyun (Episodes 91–131)
2015 Off to SchoolJTBCEpisodes 40–43[24]
2016 After The Play Ends tvN
2017 Living Together in Empty RoomMBCEpisodes 4–8[25]
Episodes 19–21[26]
2018 Ocean Police MBC Every1 [27]
2018 Those Who Cross the Line MBC Episodes 17-20
2018 Give & Take, Please BuyMBN
2019 Cabin CrewChannel AEpisodes 1–12
2019 Seoul Mate 3 tvN Episodes 1–12[28]
2020-2021 Trend RecordSBS Plus

Hosting
Year Title Network Notes
2015 K-pop Star 4 SBS with Jun Hyun-moo
Super Idol! MBC Music & TV Zone
2016 5th Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards KBS Joy with Leeteuk[29]
Tasty Road O'live with Kim Min-jung
2017 Life Bar Season 2 tvN with Shin Dong-yup, Kim Jun-hyun, and Kim Hee-chul
Beauty Bible 2017 KBS with Han Hye-jin and Im Soo-hyang
Battle Trip KBS2 (Special MC)

Episode 54–57[30]

2017–2019 Weekly China Now ZHTV With Kim Il-Jung
2018 2018 Miss Korea Pageant MBC Every1 With Park Soo-hong [31]
2018 Idol Star Athletics Championships MBC Chuseok Special (Bowling) With Boom (entertainer)
2019 Idol Star Athletics Championships MBC New Year Special (Bowling) With Kim Shin-young and Shindong

Music video appearances
Year Song title Artist Ref.
2014"Night & Day"Wheesung [32]
2015"On Rainy Days”Kim Tae Bum (Party Street) feat Sojin [33]

Awards and nominations
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Girl's Day
Year Awards Category Work Result
2014 MBC Entertainment Awards Rookie Female Award[34] We Got Married Won
2015 2015 Cable TV Broadcast Awards Popularity Award[35] Dodohara Won
2017 MBC Entertainment Awards Female Excellence Award – Variety Living Together in Empty Room Nominated

References
  1. "Girl's Day members pivot to acting". Korea JoongAng Daily. March 30, 2019.
  2. "유라 프로필". Naver (in Korean).
  3. "[Interview] My Name Is… Girl's Day – Part. 1". TenAsia. December 9, 2012.
  4. "걸스데이 유라, 동덕여대 방송연예과 진학 '2011년 새내기". MK News (in Korean). February 5, 2011.
  5. "Girl's Day Yura joins Jang Woo-hyuk in Chinese drama "Secret Angel"". TenAsia. March 7, 2012.
  6. "걸스데이 유라, '아그대' 캐스팅..이민호 열혈팬 역". Star News (in Korean). August 9, 2012.
  7. "Girl's Day Yura Cast in Sitcom". 10Asia. July 24, 2013.
  8. "ZE:A Moon Jun-young to Pair Up with Girl's Day Yura in TV Show". TenAsia. August 7, 2013.
  9. "'도도하라' 유라·신소율, '2014 단막극 페스티벌' 포문 연다". E Daily (in Korean). October 21, 2014.
  10. "Model-actor Hong Jong-hyun and Girl's Day Yura join 'We Got Married'". Asia Today. May 29, 2014.
  11. "걸스데이 유라, 'K팝스타4' 생방송 MC 합류..전현무와 호흡". Osen (in Korean). March 12, 2015.
  12. "걸스데이 유라, '슈퍼아이돌' MC 낙점…조력자 역할". Xports News (in Korean). July 9, 2015.
  13. "김민정·걸스데이 유라, '테이스티 로드' MC 확정". Osen (in Korean). January 19, 2016.
  14. "'연극이 끝나고 난 뒤' 하석진·윤소희·이민혁·유라, 생생한 현장컷". TV Daily (in Korean). June 30, 2016.
  15. "Super Junior's Kim Hee-chul, Girl's Day's Yura to host 'Life Bar'". Kpop Herald. April 19, 2017.
  16. "걸스데이 유라, '뷰티 바이블 2017' MC 발탁..新 뷰티여신". Herald Corporation (in Korean). April 6, 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
  17. "[공식] 수영·이원근부터 유라·닉쿤까지…JTBC, 웹드 라인업 공개". My Daily (in Korean). April 20, 2017.
  18. "Girl's Day Yura to star in 'Radio Romance' with Kim So Hyun & Yoon Doo Joon". KBS World. KBS World. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  19. "Yura in love with sweet villain character". Kpop Herald. April 1, 2018.
  20. "'걸스데이' 유라, 연예활동 금지 가처분 소송 당해". Chosun (in Korean). November 8, 2010.
  21. "'소송' 걸스데이 측 "유라, 아무 문제 없이 소속사 이적"". Asiae (in Korean). November 11, 2010.
  22. "'걸스데이' 유라, 前소속사 분쟁에서 이겼다". Segye (in Korean). January 28, 2011.
  23. Kwon, Hye-rim (July 17, 2013). "걸스데이 유라, '무작정패밀리3' 캐스팅" [Girl's Day Yura Cast in 'Recklessly family 3']. Joy News. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  24. "'학교 다녀오겠습니다' 은지원 유라 슬기, 만화창작과 전학생으로 합류". TenAsia (in Korean). April 14, 2015.
  25. Lee, Hyun-ju (May 19, 2017). "'발칙한동거'유라X김민종X김구라, 나이차이 무색한 '동심 라이프'(종합)". News1 Korea (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-06-12.
  26. Lee Eun-jin (August 24, 2017). "'발칙한 동거' 김민종X소진, 유라 집에서 다시 동거 시작… '반가운 재회'". TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  27. "Yura to Star in TV Show "Ocean Police" With Kim Soo-ro, Jo Jae-yoon and Kwak Si-yang". Hancinema. Star News. July 19, 2018.
  28. 헤럴드경제 (2019-07-01). "이규한, "'서울메이트3' 메이트, 도벽만 없길 바란다"". biz.heraldcorp.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  29. "Yura, Leeteuk to host Gaon Chart K-pop Awards". Kpop Herald. January 25, 2016.
  30. "'Battle' Girl's Day Yura is Special MC for 4 weeks! [Battle Trip]". KBS World. June 23, 2017.
  31. "Girl's Day's Yura will host 2018 Miss Korea". Korea JoongAng Daily. June 23, 2018.
  32. "Wheesung's MV Teaser for "Night and Day" Features Girl's Day's Yura and Teen Top's C.A.P". Soompi. May 10, 2014.
  33. "Kim Tae Bum reveals MV teaser for "On Rainy Days" ft. Girl's Day Sojin". Koreaboo. Feb 3, 2015.
  34. Kim, Ji-yeon (December 29, 2014). "걸스데이 유라&혜리, 여자 신인상 수상 "가수가 받아도 되는 지…" (2014 MBC 방송연예대상)" [Girl's Day Yura & Hyeri Won Rookie of The Year]. TV Daily (in Korean). Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  35. Lee, Seon-hwa (March 13, 2015). "'케이블TV 시상식' 유라, "'도도하라' 찍으면서 정말 행복했다"". TV Report (in Korean). Retrieved 2015-03-15.
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