Go Woo-ri (; born February 22, 1988), better known by the
mononym
A mononym is a name composed of only one word. An individual who is known and addressed by a mononym is a mononymous person. In some cases, a mononym selected by an individual may have originally been from a polynym, a word which refers to one o ...
Woori or as Go Na-eun is a South Korean singer, rapper and actress. She was a member of the South Korean girl group
Rainbow and its sub-group, Rainbow Blaxx.
Early life
Go Woo-ri was born in
Jeonju,
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
on February 22, 1988. She studied at Daejeon Arts High School and
Korea National Sport University
Korea National Sport University (KNSU) is a South Korean national university located in the neighborhood of Bangi-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul. It is the only national sport university of South Korea and offers degrees from undergraduate to doctoral lev ...
. She was formerly a trainee at
SM Entertainment
SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency. It is one of South Korea's largest entertainment companies where it was established in 1995 by record executive and record producer Lee Soo-man. The company ha ...
before switching to
DSP Media.
Career
2009–2016: Rainbow and Rainbow Blaxx
On November 12, 2009, Woori debuted as the main rapper of the girl group Rainbow with the release of extended play ''
Gossip Girl''. Since then, Rainbow has released seven EPs and two studio albums.
In January 2014, DSP announced Woori, alongside member
Jaekyung, Seungah, and Hyunyoung, would form Rainbow's second sub-unit. On January 20, 2014, the sub-unit named Rainbow Blaxx debut with the release of extended play ''RB Blaxx''.
On October 27, 2016, DSP announced Rainbow would disband on November 12 as the members contract were to expired.
2010–present: Solo activities
In 2010, Woori made her debut as an actress in the film ''
Heartbeat
A heartbeat is one cardiac cycle of the heart.
Heartbeat, heart beat, heartbeats, and heart beats may refer to:
Computing
*Heartbeat (computing), a periodic signal to indicate normal operation or to synchronize parts of a system
*Heartbeat, clus ...
''.
On November 10, 2011, she was cast in the film ''
You're My Pet''.
In October 2011, Woori was cast in the second season of ''
Invincible Youth
''Invincible Youth'' () is a South Korean variety show which aired its first season on KBS2 from October 23, 2009 to December 24, 2010. Season 1 featured seven girls (collectively known as G7) from K-pop idol groups wherein they experience how it ...
''.
On February 27, 2012, she made her drama debut in
KBS2
The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) () is the national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in February 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters.
KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels, a ...
's ''I Need a Fairy''.
In 2013, she was cast in ''
The Clinic for Married Couples: Love and War''.
She also
cameo in ''
Reply 1994
''Reply 1994'' () is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Go Ara, Jung Woo, Yoo Yeon-seok, Kim Sung-kyun, Son Ho-jun, Baro, Min Do-hee, Sung Dong-il, and Lee Il-hwa. It aired on tvN from October 18 to December 28, 2013 for 21 episod ...
''.
She was then cast as a supporting role in the drama ''
Glorious Day'' (2014) and ''
Flower of Queen
''Flower of Queen'' () is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Kim Sung-ryung, Lee Sung-kyung, Lee Jong-hyuk and Yoon Park. It aired on MBC on Saturdays and Sundays 21:45 for 50 episodes beginning March 14, 2015.
Plot
Lee Soo-jung is ...
'' (2015).
In 2016, she was cast with her first main role in ''Start Again''.
On January 10, 2018, it was announced that Woori changed her stage name to Go Na-eun.
In January 2018, she was cast in ''
Yeonnam-dong 539''. She was then cast in the horror film ''The Whispering''.
In July, she was cast in ''
My Only One''.
In 2019, she was cast in ''
Love in Sadness
''Love in Sadness '' () is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Ji Hyun-woo, Park Han-byul, Ryu Soo-young and Wang Bit-na. It is a remake of the 1999 TBS drama ''Beauti''. The series aired four episodes every Saturday on MBC TV from ...
''.
On November 3, 2019, it was announced that she changed her stage name back to Go Woo-ri.
In 2020, she was cast in ''
True Beauty''.
In 2021, she was cast in ''
Hello, Me!
''Hello, Me!'' () is a South Korean television series starring Choi Kang-hee, Kim Young-kwang, Lee Re, Eum Moon-suk and Kim Yoo-mi. Based on the 2011 novel ''Fantastic Girl'' by Kim Hye-jung, it premiered on KBS2 on February 17, 2021 and avai ...
''.
Personal life
In June 2022, Go's agency confirmed that she is in a relationship with a businessman who is more than 5 years older.
Later, on August 4, it was announced that she will marry on October 3. They got married on October 3, 2022, in presence of friends and family in
Seocho District, Seoul.
Discography
Filmography
Film
Television series
Web series
Television show
Ambassadorship
*Help Animals Ambassador, Animal Protection Group (2022)
References
External links
*
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Go, Woo-ri
1988 births
Living people
People from Jeonju
Rainbow (girl group)
Japanese-language singers of South Korea
South Korean female idols
South Korean women rappers
South Korean women pop singers
South Korean female models
South Korean television presenters
South Korean women television presenters
South Korean film actresses
South Korean television actresses
21st-century South Korean women singers
21st-century South Korean singers
21st-century South Korean actresses
DSP Media artists