Yura (South Korean singer)

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In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Yura
Yura wearing blue dress and posing for the camera in 2016
Yura in 2016
Born
Kim Ah-young

(1992-11-06) November 6, 1992 (age 28)
Ulsan, South Korea
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

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.

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, attracting 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".[6] Yura also featured in SBS's series To the Beautiful You.[7]

In 2013, Yura was cast in the sitcom Reckless Family 3.[8] She also featured in a special episode of KBS' night show The Clinic for Married Couples: Love and War 2.[9]

In 2014, Yura starred in the SBS mini drama Be Arrogant.[10] 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.[11]

2016–present: MC and acting[]

In 2015, Yura co-hosted the fourth season of reality competition series K-pop Star alongside Jun Hyun-moo.[12] Additionally, Yura also serves as the MC for joint Korean-Chinese audition program Super Idol.[13]

In 2016, Yura was cast as one of the new MCs of Olive Channel's Tasty Road with Kim Min-jung.[14] The same year, she joined tvN's variety show After the Play Ends and acted in the web drama Iron Lady.[15]

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.[16] She was also chosen as one of the MCs for KBS Drama's Beauty Bible 2017, alongside Han Hye-jin and Im Soo-hyang.[17] The same year, she starred in JTBC's short drama Hip Hop Teacher.[18]

In 2018, Yura starred in KBS' romance drama Radio Romance.[19][20]

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.[21] In response, representatives of Dream Tea stated Action Music had violated contractual terms.[22] 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.[23]

Discography[]

Main article: Girl's Day discography

Singles[]

As featured artist[]

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
Gaon
"I'll Love You"
(Jevice featuring Yura) 		2012 — N/A Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021 Hauch Bae Kyunghwa

Television series[]

Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
2010 I Trusted Him MBC Cameo
2012 The Secret Angel Sohu TV Yu-bin
To the Beautiful You SBS Lee Eun-young
2013 Reckless Family 3 MBC Every 1 Park Yoo-ra
Family KBS2 Cameo (Episode 11) [24]
The Clinic for Married Couples: Love and War 2 Yoo-jung
2014 Be Arrogant SBS Plus Hong Ha-ra
2016 Iron Lady tvN Jenny
2017 Hip Hop Teacher JTBC Kim Yoo-bin
2018 Radio Romance KBS2 Jin Tae-ri
2019 Psychopath Diary tvN Girl with a dog in park Cameo (Episode 2)
2020 Find Me in Your Memory MBC Go Yu-ra Cameo (Episodes 2 & 4)
2021 Now, We Are Breaking Up SBS Hye-rin [25]
2022 Meteorological Agency People JTBC Chae Yoo-jin [26]

Television show[]

Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
2010 We Are Dating MBC
2015 K-pop Star 4 SBS Host With Jun Hyun-moo
Super Idol! MBC Music
TV Zone
2014–2015 We Got Married MBC Cast member With Hong Jong-hyun (Episodes 91–131)
2016 Tasty Road O'live Host With Kim Min-jung
2017 Living Together in Empty Room MBC Cast member Episodes 4–8
Episodes 19–21 		[27][28]
Life Bar Season 2 tvN Host 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 Episode 54–57 [29]
2018 Ocean Police MBC Every1 Cast member [30]
Idol Star Athletics Championships MBC Host Chuseok Special (Bowling)
With Boom
2019 New Year Special (Bowling)
With Kim Shin-young and Shindong
Cabin Crew Channel A Cast member
Seoul Mate 3 tvN Host [31]
2017–2019 Weekly China Now ZHTV Host With Kim Il-Jung
2020-2021 Trend Record SBS Plus Host
2021 Romance Transfer TVING panelist [32]

Radio shows[]

Year Title Network Role Note Ref.
2021 Young Street SBS Power FM Special DJ June 7, 2021 – June 13, 2021 [33]

Event hosting[]

Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2016 5th Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards KBS Joy With Leeteuk [34]
2018 2018 Miss Korea Pageant MBC Every 1 With Park Soo-hong [35]

Music video appearances[]

Year Title Artist Ref.
2014 "Night & Day" Wheesung [36]
2015 "On Rainy Days" feat Sojin [37]

Awards and nominations[]

See also: List of awards and nominations received by Girl's Day
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.
Cable TV Broadcast Awards 2015 Popularity Award Dodohara Won [38]
MBC Entertainment Awards 2014 Rookie Female Award We Got Married Won [39]
2017 Female Excellence Award – Variety Living Together in Empty Room Nominated

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