Jo Yu-ri (; born October 22, 2001) is a South Korean singer and actress. She is known as a former member of the South Korean–Japanese girl group
Iz*One
Iz*One ( ; ko, 아이즈원, Aijeuwon; ja, アイズワン, Aizuwan; stylized as IZ*ONE) was a South Korean–Japanese girl group formed through the Mnet reality competition show '' Produce 48''. The group was composed of twelve members: J ...
. Following the dissolution of Iz*One in April 2021, she debuted as a solo artist with the single album ''
Glassy'' in October of the same year.
Career
2017–2020: Pre-debut and Iz*One
In July 2017, Jo participated in
Mnet
M-Net (an abbreviation of Electronic Media Network) is a South African pay television channel established by Naspers in 1986. The channel broadcasts both local and international programming, including general entertainment, children's series, ...
's reality television show ''
Idol School'' where the nine final participants would debut with newly formed girl group
Fromis 9
Fromis 9 (; stylized as fromis_9) is a South Korean girl group formed by CJ E&M through the 2017 reality show '' Idol School''. The group is composed of eight members: Roh Ji-sun, Song Ha-young, Lee Sae-rom, Lee Chae-young, Lee Na-gyung, Park J ...
. She finished in 15th place.
On May 11, 2018, Jo participated in Mnet's reality television show ''
Produce 48
''Produce 48'' () was the third season of the South Korean reality competition series ''Produce 101''. It was a large-scale project in which the public "produces" a girl group by voting for members out of a pool of 96 contestants from South Kor ...
'' where she finished in 3rd place. As one of twelve successful participants, she went on to be a part of the newly formed girl group
Iz*One
Iz*One ( ; ko, 아이즈원, Aijeuwon; ja, アイズワン, Aizuwan; stylized as IZ*ONE) was a South Korean–Japanese girl group formed through the Mnet reality competition show '' Produce 48''. The group was composed of twelve members: J ...
. On October 29, 2018, Jo debuted as a member of Iz*One with the release of ''
Color*Iz
''Color*Iz'' (stylized in all caps; pronounced "colorize") is the debut extended play (EP) by South Korean–Japanese girl group Iz*One, a project group formed through the 2018 Mnet reality competition show '' Produce 48''. The album was released ...
''. The group disbanded on April 29, 2021, upon the expiration of their contract.
On September 22, 2020, Jo released "My Love" for
SBS's television series ''
Do You Like Brahms?
''Do You Like Brahms?'' () is a South Korean television series starring Kim Min-jae, Park Eun-bin, Kim Sung-cheol, Park Ji-hyun, Lee You-jin, and Bae Da-bin. It is a romance drama about the students of classical music at a prestigious instit ...
''.
2021–present: Solo activities
On June 24, 2021, Jo released "Story of Us" for
JTBC
JTBC (shortened from ''Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company'' (; stylized as jtbc) is a South Korean nationwide pay television network. Its primary shareholder is JoongAng Holdings, with a 25% stake. It was launched on 1 December 2011. JTBC ...
's television series ''
Monthly Magazine Home
''Monthly Magazine Home'' () is a South Korean television series directed by Lee Chang-min and starring Jung So-min, Kim Ji-seok, Jung Gun-joo and Kim Won-hae. The series follows the story of a 'house building' romance of a man who 'buys' house ...
''.
On September 23, Jo released "Autumn Memories" (), a collaboration song with
Lee Seok-hoon
Lee Seok-hoon (born January 6, 1972) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Lee began his directorial debut with the high school comedy '' See You After School'' (2006), followed by romantic comedy '' Two Faces of My Girlfriend'' ...
. On September 24,
Wake One Entertainment
Wake One (), is a South Korean entertainment company under CJ ENM. The label is home to Davichi, Roy Kim, Ha Hyun-sang, Jo Yu-ri, TO1 and Kep1er (co-managed with Swing Entertainment).
History
The company was founded in 2014 by Son Dong-hoon ...
announced that Jo will be releasing her first
single album
''Single Album'' is the fourteenth studio album by the American punk rock band NOFX, released on February 26, 2021. It is the band's first studio album in nearly five years, since 2016’s '' First Ditch Effort'', marking the longest gap betwee ...
titled ''
Glassy'' on October 7, with lead single of the
same name.
On April 11, 2022, Jo was cast for
Playlist Studio
Playlist Studio (), better known as Playlist, is a South Korean web drama production company known for producing independent video content and can expand its business to various areas such as performances, webtoons, music sources, and games by us ...
's upcoming web series ''Mimicus''.
On May 17, Wake One Entertainment announced that Jo would be releasing her first
extended play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record. titled ''
Op.22 Y-Waltz: in Major'' on June 2, with lead single "
Love Shhh!
"Love Shhh!" () is a song recorded by South Korean singer Jo Yu-ri for her first extended play '' Op.22 Y-Waltz: in Major''. It was released as the EP's lead single by Wake One Entertainment on June 2, 2022.
Background and release
On May 17, Wake ...
".
On August 11, Jo released the
promotional single
A promotional recording, or promo, or plug copy, is an audio or video recording distributed free, usually in order to promote a recording that is or soon will be commercially available. Promos are normally sent directly to broadcasters, such as ...
"Maybe" through
Universe
The universe is all of space and time and their contents, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy. The Big Bang theory is the prevailing cosmological description of the development of the universe. Acc ...
.
On October 8, Wake One Entertainment announced that Jo would be releasing her second single album titled ''
Op.22 Y-Waltz: in Minor'' on October 24.
Discography
Extended plays
Single albums
Singles
Soundtrack appearances
Composition credits
All song credits are adapted from the
Korea Music Copyright Association
The Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA) is a South Korean non-profit copyright collective for musical works, administering public performance and broadcasting rights, and mechanical recording and reproduction rights. Founded in 1964, it i ...
's database unless stated otherwise.
Filmography
Web series
Television shows
Web shows
Awards and nominations
Notes
References
External links
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2001 births
Living people
Musicians from Busan
K-pop singers
South Korean female idols
South Korean women pop singers
21st-century South Korean women singers
Iz*One members
Produce 48 contestants
Japanese-language singers of South Korea
Reality show winners
Swing Entertainment artists
South Korean web series actresses
21st-century South Korean actresses
Wake One Entertainment artists