Yerin (entertainer)

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In this Korean name, the family name is Jung.

Yerin
Yerin posing for the camera in January 2020
Yerin in January 2020
Born
Jung Ye-rin

(1996-08-19) August 19, 1996 (age 25)
Incheon, South Korea
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
AgentSublime
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2015–present
LabelsSource
Associated actsGFriend
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJeong Ye-rin
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Yerin
Stage name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYe-rin
McCune–ReischauerYerin
Signature
Signature of Yerin

Jung Ye-rin (Korean: 정예린; born August 19, 1996), known mononymously as Yerin (Korean: 예린), is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group GFriend.

Early life[]

Yerin was born on August 19, 1996, in Incheon.[1] She attended the School of Performing Arts Seoul and graduated in 2015.[2]

Career[]

In January 2015, Yerin officially debuted as a member of GFriend with their first extended play, Season of Glass.[3] She made her acting debut two months later playing a supporting role in the web drama Midnight's Girl.[4] On April 13, 2015, she appeared in Super Junior Heechul and TRAX Jungmo unit M&D's music video "I Wish".[5]

In January 2016, Yerin was chosen as a new MC for SBS MTV's music program The Show, alongside Zhou Mi.[6] On October 17, 2016, she featured the song "Future Boyfriend" with El Camino.[7]

In 2017, Yerin collaborated with Cao Lu and Kisum on the single "Spring Again".[8] Later that year, she participated in SBS's reality-documentary show Law of the Jungle, featuring in the episodes in Komodo.[9]

In June 2021, Yerin signed with Sublime Artist Agency as a solo artist and actress.[10]

Discography[]

See also: GFriend discography

Singles[]

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales
(DL) 		Album
KOR
[11]
Collaboration
"Spring Again" (왜 또 봄이야)
(with Cao Lu, Kisum) 		2017 37 Non-album single
As featured artist
"Future Boyfriend" (미남)
(El Camino featuring Yerin) 		2016 — N/A Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Composition credits[]

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.[13]

Title Year Album Artist Composer Lyricist Arranger
"Hope" 2019 Fever Season GFriend No Yes No
"Secret Diary" 2020 回:Walpurgis Night Yes Yes Yes

Filmography[]

Web series[]

Year Title Platform Role Notes Ref.
2015 Midnight's Girl Naver TV Cast Ye Eun Supporting role [4]
2022 The Witch Store Reopening YouTube Lee Hae-na B-PLAY channel [14][15]
Sea Village Cloud Pension TBA Gu Ru-mi [16]

Television show[]

Year Title Network Role Ref.
2016 The Show SBS MTV MC [6]
2021 Beauty Time 3 Lifetime Korea Cast member [17]
2022 Catch Job MBN MC [18]

Radio show[]

Year Title Platform Role Ref.
2021 On Air Spin-off V Live DJ [19]

References[]

  1. ^ "[스타의 보물SONG]'여친소' 화제의 걸그룹 '여자친구'의 자기소개" (in Korean). Sports Seoul. August 2, 2015. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "[bnt포토] 여자친구 예린, 입장도 깜찍하게~" (in Korean). BNT News. February 11, 2015. Archived from the original on February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "여자친구, 데뷔앨범 하이라이트 메들리 공개..'소녀감성'" (in Korean). Chosun. January 14, 2015. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "[단독] 여자친구 예린, 웹드라마 '0시의 그녀' 캐스팅…위너 남태현과 호흡" (in Korean). OBS News. March 24, 2015. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  5. ^ Nam, U-jeong (April 14, 2015). "M&D 김희철·김정모, 신곡 '하고싶어' 뮤비 공개…여자친구 예린과 연기 호흡". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved August 7, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ a b SBS연예뉴스, SBS뉴스 (January 28, 2016). "여자친구 예린, '더쇼' 새 MC 확정 '조미와 호흡 맞춰'". SBS연예뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  7. ^ "프로듀싱팀 엘 카미노 데뷔곡 '미남' 발매…여자친구 예린 피처링" (in Korean). Sports Dong-A. October 17, 2016. Archived from the original on February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  8. ^ "차오루X키썸X예린, '왜 또 봄이야' M/V 콘셉트 미리보기" (in Korean). Korea Economic Daily. March 15, 2017. Archived from the original on December 24, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  9. ^ "[단독]EXID 하니·여자친구 예린, '정글의 법칙' 출격" (in Korean). JTBC. June 13, 2017. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  10. ^ Kim Myung-mi (June 17, 2021). "여자친구 예린, 써브라임 아티스트 에이전시와 전속계약(공식입장)". Naver (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  11. ^ Gaon Digital Chart
  12. ^ "2017년 03월 Download Chart". Archived from the original on April 7, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  13. ^ "Songs Registered Under JUNG YERIN (10022150)". Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA). Archived from the original on June 17, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  14. ^ Jung Yu-jin (August 19, 2021). "[단독]여자친구 예린‧CIX 용희, 드라마 '마녀상점 리오픈' 주인공 출연" [[Exclusive] GFRIEND Yerin and CIX Yonghee to appear as the main characters in the drama 'The Witch Store Reopening']. SpoTV News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  15. ^ Jeong Hee-yeon (October 5, 2021). "예린·용희 주연 웹드 '마녀상점 리오픈' 대본 리딩 현장 공개" [The script reading site for the webd 'The Witch's Store Reopening' starring Yerin and Yonghee was released]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  16. ^ Lee Jeong-bum (September 23, 2021). "여자친구 예린-남대정-김재원, 웹드라마 '바다마을 구름펜션' 크랭크업" [GFriend Yerin-Nam Dae-jeong-Kim Jae-won, crank up web drama 'Sea Village Cloud Pension]. Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Naver.
  17. ^ Kim Na-yul (May 20, 2021). "[단독]여자친구, 전속 계약 해지에 향후 행보 주목‥예린은 '뷰티타임3' 출연(종합)". Herald POP (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  18. ^ Kim Myung-mi (February 7, 2022). "캐취업' 조우종X예린 MC 발탁, 신개념 채용 오디션(공식입장)" [‘Catch Job’ Cho Woo-jong X Ye-rin MC selection, new concept recruitment audition (official position)] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Naver.
  19. ^ Kim Ji-hye (June 29, 2021). "여자친구 예린, 팬들과 무대서 본다..'온에어 스핀오프' DJ 변신". Herald Pop (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2021.

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