Yura (South Korean singer)

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Yura
Born Kim Ah-young
(1992-11-06) November 6, 1992
Ulsan, South Korea
Occupation

Musical career

Genres
Instruments
Years active 2010–present
Labels
  • Dream Tea Entertainment
Associated acts
Yura
Hangul 김아영
Hanja 金亞瑩
Revised Romanization Gim A-yeong
McCune–Reischauer Kim A-yŏng
Stage name
Hangul 유라
Hanja 宥拉
Revised Romanization Yura
McCune–Reischauer Yura

Kim Ah-young (Korean: 김아영, born November 6, 1992), better known by her stage name Yura (Korean: 유라), is a South Korean idol, rapper, singer, and actress. She is currently a member of the girl group, Girl's Day under Dream Tea Entertainment. She is also known to have great drawing skills.

Early life and education

Kim Ah-young was born on November 6, 1992 in Ulsan, South Korea. She grew up in a normal family as an only child. Gifted in the arts, she attended Ulsan Art High School as a dance major. Yura is currently attending Dongduk Women's University, alongside fellow group member Minah.[1]

Career

In 2010, Yura became a member of the K-pop girl group Girl's Day, where she and Lee Hyeri replaced two of the former members, Jiin and Jisun, who left after having been with the group for two months.[2] 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.

In 2012, Yura made her acting debut through Sohu TV's Chinese drama Secret Angel, where she played the role of Yubin.[3] She then collaborated with her label-mate Jevice with their single "I Want to Love Now".[4] Yura also participated as a cameo role of Lee Eun-yeong, who was the fan of Kang Tae-jun in SBS's drama To the Beautiful You. [5]

In 2014, Yura starred in the music video of Wheesung's "Night and Day" along with C.A.P of Teen Top.[6] She then became one of the official couples for the variety show We Got Married, where she was paired with model turned actor Hong Jong-hyun.[7][8] Additionally, Yura serves as the MC for joint Korean-Chinese audition program 'Super Idol'.

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. They wanted the 4 member girl group's debut to be halt indefinitely until the problem was resolved. In response, representatives of Dream Tea stated Action Music had violated contractual terms; they did not pay for the contract deposit for three weeks, provided insufficient support, deceived Yura with false claims of broadcast activities, and forced her to cover all expenses. Dream Tea also clarified that Yura's parents had completed all of the proper procedures to terminate her contract with Action Music before signing with Dream Tea. 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.[9]

Discography

Year Title Album
2010 "I Want to Love Now" (featuring Jevice) Non-album release

Filmography

Drama

Year Title Role Network Notes
2010 I Trusted Him MBC Cameo
2012 The Secret Angel Yubin Sohu Supporting Cast
To the Beautiful You Lee Eun Young SBS Supporting Cast
2013 Reckless Family 3 Park Yoo Ra MBC Every1 Main Cast[10]
Family Cameo KBS2 Special Appearances
The Clinic for Married Couples: Love and War 2 Yoo Jung KBS2 Main Cast[11]
The Dramatic YuRa MBC Every1 Main Cast (Episode 2)[12]
2014 Be Arrogant Hong Hara SBS Plus Main Cast

TV show

Year Title TV network Notes
2010 We Are Dating MBC1 Main Cast [13]
2012 Family KBS Cameo as a character in Woo-bong's fan-fiction novel (Episode 11)[14]
2013 Running Man SBS Guest with Minah (Episode 162, Episode 166)[15][16]
2014 Infinity Challenge MBC Guest for Lunar New Year's Special
Fashion Killa OnStyle Guest
Quiz to Change the World MBC Guest with Sojin[17]
Eco Village SBS Guest (Episode 13-14)[18]
2014-2015 Idol Star Athletics Championships MBC Cast
We Got Married MBC Main Cast with Hong Jong-hyun (Episodes 91-131)
2015 K-pop Star 4 SBS MC with Jun Hyun-moo (Episodes 17-21)[19]
Off to School JTBC main cast
I Live Alone MBC Guest ep 102
Escape Crisis No. 1 KBS2 Guest (Episodes 422, 441, 485)[20][21]
Hello Counselor KBS2 Guest with Sojin[22]
Super Idol! MBC Music & TV Zone MC[23]
After School Club Arirang Guest
Quiz to Change the World MBC Guest with Sojin[24]
Weekly Idol MBC Every1 Guest with Sojin and Minah in Episode 210
One Fine Day MBC Music Main cast
Running Man SBS Guest (Episode 263)[25]
Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2 KBS2 Guest
2016 My Little Television MBC Guest
Tasty Road Mnet MC

Music video appearances

Year Song title Artist Role
2014 "Night and Day" MV Wheesung Lead Female Character
2015 "On A Rainy Day" MV Party Street Lead Female Character [26]
"I Am Korea" MV Various Artist [27] herself

Awards and nominations

Year Awards Category Work Result
2014 MBC Entertainment Awards Rookie Female Award[28] We Got Married Won
2015 2015 Cable TV Broadcast Awards Popularity Award[29] Dodohara Won
TC Candler The Independent Critics List World's 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2015[30] Herself Rank #17

External links

References

  1. ↑ "http://www.allkpop.com/article/2011/02/girls-days-yura-accepted-into-dongduk-womens-university Girl's Day Yura accepted into Dongduk Women's University/". Allkpop. February 2, 2011. External link in |title= (help);
  2. ↑ "Girl's Day reveals its two new members!". Allkpop. September 16, 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  3. ↑ "Girl's Day Yura to join Jang Woo Hyuk in Chinese drama 'Secret Angel'". Allkpop. March 7, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
  4. ↑ "Jevice to make their debut through 'Music Core' with "I Want to Love Now"". Allkpop. August 4, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
  5. ↑ "Girl's Day Yura joins the cast of 'To the Beautiful You'". Allkpop. August 9, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
  6. ↑ "Wheesung releases MV teaser for 'Night and Day' featuring TEEN TOP's C.A.P and Girl's Day's Yura". Allkpop. May 9, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-13.
  7. ↑ "Girl's Day's Yura and Hong Jong Hyun reported to be next couple to join We Got Married & DreamT confirmation!". Allkpop. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  8. ↑ "Hong Jong-hyun Meets Yura's Parents on We Got Married". Allkpop. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-20.
  9. ↑ "DreamTea Entertainment responds to Girl's Day Yura's lawsuit". Allkpop. November 8, 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  10. ↑ Yoon, Ji-Baek (August 10, 2013). "'무작정 패밀리 시즌3' 빵빵 터지는 가족들이 몰려온다… 오늘 첫 방송". SportsWorldi. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
  11. ↑ Kim, Seong-Hui (September 14, 2013). "아이돌 '사랑과 전쟁2', 유라·장수원 포옹재회". StarNews. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
  12. ↑ Lee, Seung-Gil (August 22, 2013). "Girl's Day Appearance in The Drama "The Dramatic"... Taking on the Challenge of Horror Acting". StarNews. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
  13. ↑ ""We Are Dating" - Episode 1: Girl's Day and U-KISS meet". Allkpop. December 17, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
  14. ↑ Kwon, Hye-rim (July 17, 2013). "Girl's Day Yura Cast in 'Recklessly family 3'". Joynews. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  15. ↑ Jang, Ji-hye (October 7, 2013). "런닝맨’ 김우빈 민아 의외 친분? ‘반갑다 친구야’". Newsen. Retrieved 2013-10-09.
  16. ↑ Baek, Gwi-im (September 8, 2013). "Yoo Jaesuk, Minah, and Yura in Running man, 'No. 1 Record in Blob Jump... 7m40'". TVReport. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
  17. ↑ Kim, Mun-Jeong (July 28, 2014). "'Girl's Day Yura, Reason Abandoned Art' Why?". TVReport. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
  18. ↑ Kim, Yun-ji (December 4, 2014). "혜리·유라·소진, '즐거운가' 출연…민아 지원사격". OSEN. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
  19. ↑ "Girl’s Day’s Yura to Co-Host "K-Pop Star 4" Alongside Jeon Hyun Moo". Soompi. March 11, 2015. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  20. ↑ Kim, Ye-na (January 27, 2014). "Escape The crisis Number One, 'Girl's Day Yura "I Though of Manager's Drowsiness."". TVReport. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  21. ↑ Baek, Jeong-hui (June 1, 2015). "'위기탈출 넘버원' 유라, 사장님 추천으로 5억 짜리 다리 보험든 사연은?'". AsiaToday. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
  22. ↑ Jang, Hyeon-Ho (July 10, 2014). "‘안녕하세요’ 걸스데이 소진-유라 ‘링마벨’ 댄스 첫 선". SisaFocus. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
  23. ↑ Kim, Seung-Hyun (July 10, 2015). ""Girl's Day Yura becomes assistant MC for "Super Idol MC""". XportsNews. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  24. ↑ Kim, Ah-Rheum (August 1, 2015). ""Girl's Day Yura shows outrageous four-dimentional outrageous charm explosion, "Nagasaki Waterfall""". Newsway. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
  25. ↑ "Park Seo Joon, Yura, and Lee Dong Wook film for 'Running Man' | allkpop.com". Retrieved 2015-08-18.
  26. ↑ "Girl’s Day Yura to Star in Music Video with Model Hong Yoon Jae". Soompi. February 2, 2015. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
  27. ↑ "I am the Republic of Korea MV! EXO and Girl's Day under Lee Seung Chul, a whopping 40 different artists!". SportsWorldi. May 16, 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  28. ↑ Kim, Ji-yeon (December 29, 2014). "Girl's Day Yura & Hyeri Won Rookie of The Year". TVDaily. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  29. ↑ Lee, Seon-hwa (March 13, 2015). "'케이블TV 시상식' 유라, "'도도하라' 찍으면서 정말 행복했다"". TVReport. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  30. ↑ Jeff Benjamin (December 28, 2015). "NANA AND DIEGO BONETA NAMED "MOST BEAUTIFUL FACE IN THE WORLD"". Fuse. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
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