Yuju (singer)

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In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.

Yuju
Yuju in white dress performing in January 2019
Yuju performing at the KBS Song Festival in January 2019
Born
Choi Yu-na

(1997-10-04) October 4, 1997 (age 23)
Deogyang-gu, Goyang, South Korea
Alma materSungshin Women's University
OccupationSinger
Years active2015–present
Agent
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentsVocals
LabelsGFriend
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationChoe Yu-na
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Yuna
Stage name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYuju
McCune–ReischauerYu-chu
Signature
Signature of Yuju

Choi Yu-na (Korean: 최유나; born October 4, 1997),[1] better known by her stage name Yuju (Korean: 유주), is a South Korean singer-songwriter. She participated in various singing competitions and was signed to Source Music in 2014. She is best known for being a former member of the South Korean girl group GFriend. She is the first Korean female idol to be declared as the winner on Fantastic Duo 2.

Career[]

In 2011, she competed in the first season of K-pop Star 1, where she was eliminated in the first round.[2]

In January 2015, Yuju made her debut as a member of GFriend[3] with the song "Glass Bead". A few months later the group released their second single, named "Me Gustas Tu". During the promotions of the song, while performing on a slippery stage, GFriend members fell on the stage eight times, gaining international attention. The group was praised for their professionalism, especially Yuju, who suffered a twisted finger during the performance.[4][5][6][7] Their next song, "Rough", won 15 times on music show programs.

Yuju sang "Spring Is Gone by Chance" for the South Korean television drama The Girl Who Sees Smells with Loco. The song won "OST Chart First Place" ten weeks in a row on Music Bank and "Best OST" at the 2015 Melon Music Awards.[8] An acoustic version of the song was also released. The soundtrack has already achieved 100M+ Digital Index and 2.5M+ Downloads on Gaon, making it the one of the several OSTs whose given a Streaming and Downloads Certifications on the platform.[9]

Yuju recorded "Billy & The Brave Guys", for the soundtrack of the animated movie Chicken Hero, which was released on February 18, 2016.[10] In March 2016, she collaborated with Sunyoul of UP10TION for a song called "Cherish".[11]

In October 2017, she collaborated with Jihoo of IZ for a song titled "Heart Signal".[12]

She also appeared on South Korean Television Show "SBS' Fantastic Duo" (Season 2) Ep. 27-28 and declared as the Final Winner of the episode, alongside with Wheesung performing their winning piece "The Heartbreaking Story". She is the first and only Kpop Female Idol to win on the said television show, competing among 5 Contentants whose picked over 8 potential nominees on Everysing app. The duo won $10,000 (Ten Thousand Dollars) as a prize.[13]

In June 2018, she released a digital single entitled "Love Rain" featuring Suran.[14]

On May 4, 2021, she became the host and protagonist of "Yuju is Halli Queen", as the defending champion in Halli Galli; her gaming name is Hallelujah.[15]

On May 5, 2021, Yuju served as MC for KBS "Korean Children's Song Contest".[16]

On September 1, 2021, Yuju signed an exclusive contract with Konnect Entertainment.[17]

Discography[]

See also: GFriend discography

Singles[]

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales
(DL) 		Album
KOR
Gaon
[18]
As a lead artist
"I Love You" (난 널 사랑해) 2015 — N/A King of Mask Singer Vol. 16
"Love Rain"
(feat. Suran) 		2018 —[A] Non-album single
Collaborations
"Without a Heart" (심장이 없어)
(with The Name) 		2015 — N/A King of Mask Singer Vol. 17
"Cherish" (보일 듯 말 듯)
(with Sunyoul) 		2016 31 Non-album single
"Heart Signal" (하트시그널)
(with Jihoo) 		2017 —[B] N/A Non-album single
"First Love" (첫사랑)
(with Jung Key) 		38 CHERISH
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Soundtrack appearances[]

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales
(DL) 		Album
KOR
Gaon
[23]
"Spring Is Gone by Chance" (우연히 봄)
(with Loco) 		2015 5 The Girl Who Sees Smells OST Part 2
"Spring Is Gone by Chance" (우연히 봄) (Acoustic Ver.)
(with Loco) 		—
"Just This Song" (이 노래만) 2018 — N/A Let's Eat 3 OST Part 3
"Snowflake Love" (눈꽃사랑) —[C] My Strange Hero OST Part 5
"This Way That Way" (이랬다 저랬다) 2020 — Yoobyeolna! Chef Moon OST Part 1
"First Day" —[D] Was It Love? OST Part 3
"Secret"
(feat. ISHXRK) 		—[E] Alice OST Part 1
"I'm in the Mood for Dancing" —[F] True Beauty OST Part 2
"Falling" 2021 —[G] Run On OST Part 10
"Up" (위로) — Bossam: Steal the Fate OST Part 11
"Up" (위로) (String Ver.) —[H]
"Stay (Prod. by Jinyoung)" (남아있어 (Prod. by 진영))[32] — Police University OST Part 5
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Composition credits[]

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.[33]

Title Year Album Artist Composer Lyricist Arranger
"Hope" 2019 Fever Season GFriend No Yes No
"Apple" 2020 回:Song of the Sirens Yes Yes Yes
"Eye of the Storm" Yes Yes Yes
"Tarot Cards" Yes Yes Yes
"Mago" 回:Walpurgis Night Yes Yes Yes
"Night Drive" Yes Yes Yes

Awards and nominations[]

See also: List of awards and nominations received by GFriend
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Melon Music Awards 2015 Best OST Award Yuju (with Loco)
"Spring Is Gone by Chance" 		Won [34]

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Love Rain" didn't enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at position 55 on component Download Chart.[19]
  2. ^ "Heart Signal" didn't enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at position 63 on component BGM Chart.[21]
  3. ^ "Snowflake Love" didn't enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at position 58 on component BGM Chart.[26]
  4. ^ "First Day" didn't enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at position 42 on component BGM Chart.[27]
  5. ^ "Secret" didn't enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at position 81 on component BGM Chart.[28]
  6. ^ "I'm In the Mood for Dancing" didn't enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at position 39 on component BGM Chart.[29]
  7. ^ "Falling" didn't enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at position 43 on component Download Chart.[30]
  8. ^ "Up" didn't enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at position 90 on component BGM Chart.[31]

References[]

  1. ^ Choi Jin-shil (February 14, 2015). "여.친.소① 여자친구를 소개합니다". TenAsia (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 17, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "아이유에 이어 유주까지…인재 놓치는 박진영" 여자친구 유주 못 알아봤다" (in Korean). news.kmib.co.kr. September 15, 2015. Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  3. ^ "New Rookie Group GFriend Makes Debut with ′Glass Bead′ MV". Mwave. January 15, 2015. Archived from the original on January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  4. ^ "This Video of a K-Pop Singer Falling 8 Times in 1 Song Will Inspire You to Keep Going No Matter What". Time. September 7, 2015. Archived from the original on September 17, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  5. ^ "Domino dancing: K-pop group Gfriend come a cropper on slippery stage (VIDEO)". Malaymail Online. September 7, 2015. Archived from the original on September 17, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  6. ^ "K-pop: Yuju et SinB du groupe GFriend tombent sur scène" (in French). TVQC. September 7, 2015. Archived from the original on September 17, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  7. ^ "여자친구, '오늘부터 우리는' 음원 역주행…꽈당 투혼 덕분?" (in Korean). September 8, 2015. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  8. ^ "빅뱅, '2015 멜론 뮤직 어워드' 주인공" (in Korean). newsis.com. November 8, 2015. Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  9. ^ "Gaon Download and Streaming Certification– Year 2019". gaonchart.co.kr. Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  10. ^ k-popscene.com Team (February 3, 2016). "Yuju – Billy & The Brave Guys (Chicken Hero OST)". kpopscene.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  11. ^ "여자친구 유주X업텐션 선율, '보일 듯 말듯' 라이브 영상 공개" (in Korean). asiatoday.co.kr. March 12, 2016. Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  12. ^ "여자친구 유주X아이즈 지후, '하트시그널' 오늘(27일) 공개" (in Korean). EDaily. October 27, 2017. Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  13. ^ "'판듀2' 휘성X유주, 박현빈X이기광 누르고 14대 판듀 등극 (종합)" (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  14. ^ Jang, Woo-young. "[신곡읽기] 여자친구 유주, 음색여신의 촉촉한 'Love Rain' (ft.수란)" (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  15. ^ ENG [0ROUND] 잠시만요✋ 유주 명언 하나 날리고 시작할게요!!
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