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Yeri (singer)

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Yeri
Yeri posing for photographers, holding up a heart sign with her hand at KCON in Japan.
Yeri in May 2024
Born
Kim Ye-rim

(1999-03-05) March 5, 1999 (age 25)
Seoul, South Korea
Alma materHanlim Multi Art School
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active2015–present
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentVocals
LabelsSM
Member ofRed Velvet
Formerly ofSM Rookies
WebsiteOfficial website
Korean name
Hangul
김예림
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Yerim
McCune–ReischauerKim Yerim
Stage name
Hangul
예리
Revised RomanizationYeri
McCune–ReischauerYeri
Signature
Signature of Yeri

Kim Ye-rim (Korean: 김예림; Hanja: 金藝琳; born March 5, 1999), better known by her stage name Yeri, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of South Korean girl group Red Velvet. Aside from her music career, Yeri hosted Show! Music Core (2015) and The Viewable SM (2016). Yeri also appeared on variety show Secret Unnie (2018) and Law of the Jungle in Thailand (2019). In 2020, Yeri hosted her first reality-variety show Yeri's Room, which aired through the YouTube channel Dum Dum Studio.

Early life

Kim Ye-rim was born on March 5, 1999, in Seoul, South Korea.[1] She has three younger sisters: Yoo-rim, Ye-eun and Chae-eun.[2][3] Yeri graduated from Hanlim Multi Art School in 2018.[4]

Career

Pre-debut activities

Yeri joined SM Entertainment after auditioning at the SM Weekly Audition in 2011.[5][6] In 2014, she performed as one of the upcoming members of SM Entertainment's pre-debut training team SM Rookies on the SM Town Live World Tour IV.[7] She made a brief appearance in the introduction of Red Velvet's debut song, "Happiness", before debuting as a member in 2015.[8][unreliable source?]

2015–present: Red Velvet and solo activities

See also: Red Velvet (group)
Yeri at Incheon International Airport in August 2017

Yeri was introduced as a new member of Red Velvet on March 10, 2015, during the promotions of their first extended play (EP) Ice Cream Cake.[9] From May 9 to November 14, Yeri hosted MBC's music program Show! Music Core together with Minho from Shinee and N from VIXX.[10]

In July 2016, Yeri played the female lead in the music video for J-Min and Shim Eun-jee's single "Way Back Home", which was released as part of the project SM Station.[11] In 2016, Yeri became an MC for the SM C&C web-variety program The Viewable SM together with Leeteuk.[12]

In December 2017, singer Ragoon released his EP Talking, whose lead single "Story" was co-written by Yeri.[13]

In April 2018, Yeri was confirmed as part of the cast of JTBC's new variety show Secret Unnie together with Han Chae-young.[14] On December 13, Yeri, together with NCT's Renjun, Jeno and Jaemin, took part in the third season SM Station.[15] They released the official Korean soundtrack version of "Hair in the Air" from the television series Trolls: The Beat Goes On!.[15]

On March 14, 2019, the music video for Yeri's first self-composed solo project "Dear Diary" was released as a part of SM Station Season 3.[16][unreliable source?] The same month, Yeri was confirmed as part of the cast of Law of the Jungle in Thailand [17] In May, she featured in South Korean rapper Giant Pink's song "Tuesday is better than Monday".[18]

On June 8, 2020, the first episode of Yeri's reality-variety show Yeri's Room aired on the YouTube channel Dum Dum Studio.[19] New episodes premiered every Monday and Wednesday, with special clips uploaded every Friday. The guest in the first episode was Twice member Nayeon. On July 24, Yeri participated in the NCSOFT Fever 2020 Cool Summer Project and released a remake of "Woman On The Beach" by Cool as a collaboration with AB6IX Jeon Woong and Ravi.[20] On August 7, the third song remake in the project, "Sorrow", was released.[20] Yeri appeared in the music video along with Ravi and Kim Woo-seok.[21]

In February 2021, Yeri was cast in tvN's one-act drama Drama Stage in the episode "Mint Condition".[22] On April 7, Yeri was cast as female lead of the web series Blue Birthday.[23] In May 2023, Yeri was cast as female lead on Wavve web series Bitch X Rich.[24]

Other ventures

Endorsement

Aside from endorsements with Red Velvet, in January 2020, Yeri released her own lipstick collection with make-up brand Notre Colette.[25] In July 2020, AprilSkin Korea announced Yeri as their new exclusive brand model,[26] noting that they selected Yeri for her "sensuous and trendy image" that matched well with their brand concept.[26]

Philanthropy

In February 2020, Yeri donated 10 million won to the Community Chest of Korea to help support those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea.[27] On March 5, 2021, Yeri donated 10 million won to Jusarang Community's Baby Box to help single-mother families and "baby box" infants.[28]

Discography

For Yeri's discography with Red Velvet, see Red Velvet discography.

Singles

List of singles, showing year released, selected peak positions, sales figures, and name of the album
Title Year Peak chart
positions 		Album
KOR
[29]
As lead artist
"Dear Diary" (스물에게) 2019 200 SM Station Season 3
As featured artist
"Tuesday Over Monday"
(Giant Pink featuring Yeri) 		2019 — Non-album singles
"Your Warmth" (너의 온기가 되어줄게)
(Babylon featuring Yeri) 		—[A]
Collaborations
"Hair in the Air"
(with NCT's Renjun, Lee Je-no and Na Jae-min) 		2018 — SM Station Season 3
"Woman on the Beach" (해변의 여인)
(with Ravi and AB6IX's Jeon Woong) 		2020 — Fever Music 2020 - Cool Summer Project
"Sorrow" (애상)
(with Ravi and Kim Wooseok) 		—[B]
"Snow Dream 2021"
(with Chenle, Haechan, Jisung, Ningning) 		2021 —[C] 2021 Winter SM Town: SMCU Express
"Nap Fairy" (낮잠)
(with Sam Kim) 		2022 —[D] SM Station Season 4
Soundtrack appearances
"It's You (Yeri ver.)" 2021 —[E] Blue Birthday OST Part 4
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Composition credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.[36]

Name of the song, year released, artist, and name of the album
Year Artist Song Album Lyricist Composition Ref
Credited With Credited With
2017 Ragoon "Story" (이야기) sTalking Yes Ragoon Yes Ragoon, No.K —
2019 Herself "Dear Diary" (스물에게) SM Station Season 3 Yes – Yes MonoTree
Ellie Goulding, Diplo & Red Velvet "Close To Me (Red Velvet Remix)" Brightest Blue Japanese Ver Yes Wendy No – [37]
Babylon & Yeri "Your Warmth" (너의 온기가 되어줄게) Non-album single Yes Babylon Yes Babylon, Jung So-ri [38]

Filmography

For Yeri's filmography with Red Velvet, see Red Velvet filmography.

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 SMTown: The Stage Herself Documentary film of SM Town [39]
2020 Trolls World Tour Kim-Petit Animated film [40]
2022 Blue Birthday Oh Ha-rin New edited version and add never-before-seen scenes [41]
TBA Next Ja-young [42]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Descendants of the Sun Herself Cameo (Episode 16) [43]
2021 Drama Stage:
"Mint Condition" 		Hong Chae-ri One-act drama [44]
2023 Applause Eun-seo [45]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021 Blue Birthday Oh Ha-rin [46]
2023–present Bitch X Rich Baek Je-na Season 1–2 [47][48]

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Show! Music Core Co-host With Minho and N [49]
2018 Secret Unnie Cast member With Han Chae-young [14]
2019 Law of the Jungle in Thailand Episode 368–372 [17]

Web shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 The Viewable SM Host Web-variety [12]
2020 Yeri's Room Web-variety, talk show
Dum Dum Studio's channel 		[19]

Awards and nominations

For Yeri's accolades with Red Velvet, see List of awards and nominations received by Red Velvet.
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s)/work(s) Result Ref.
APAN Star Awards 2023 Excellence Award – Actress in a Webseries Bitch X Rich Won [50]
Brand Customer Loyalty Awards 2023 Best Female Idol – Actor Herself Won [51]

Notes

  1. ^ "Your Warmth" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 89 on the Gaon BGM chart.[30]
  2. ^ "Sorrow" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 69 on the Gaon BGM chart.[31]
  3. ^ "Snow Dream 2021" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at position 83 on the Gaon Download Chart.[32]
  4. ^ "Nap Fairy" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 50 and 74 on the Gaon BGM Chart and the Gaon Download Chart, respectively.[33][34]
  5. ^ "It's You (Yeri ver.)" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at position 157 on the Gaon Download Chart.[35]

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