Kim Ye-rim (; born March 5, 1999), known by her stage name Yeri, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of South Korean girl group
Red Velvet.
Early life
Kim Ye-rim was born on March 5, 1999, in Seoul, South Korea. She has three younger sisters: Yoo-rim, Ye-eun and Chae-eun. Yeri graduated from
Hanlim Multi Art School
Hanlim Multi Art School ( ko, 한림연예예술고등학교) is an arts high school located in Songpa District in Seoul, South Korea.
History
Hanlim School was founded on 3 March 1962, with Lee Hyeon-man being appointed school principal. In 20 ...
in 2018.
Career
Pre-debut activities
Yeri joined
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 ...
after auditioning at the SM Weekly Audition in 2011. In 2014, she performed as one of the upcoming members of SM Entertainment's pre-debut training team
SM Rookies
SM Rookies (, stylized as SMROOKIES) is a pre-debut training team created by South Korean entertainment agency SM Entertainment in 2013, composed of trainees who have yet to join an idol group. From 2013 to 2018, the team officially introduced 30 ...
on the
SM Town Live World Tour IV
SM Town Live World Tour IV was the 2014–15 worldwide live concert tour by SM Town. The tour commenced with one show in Seoul and then continued in Tokyo, Shanghai, Hsinchu.
Background
SM Town is the name for the artists under Korean reco ...
. She made a brief appearance in the introduction of
Red Velvet's debut song, "Happiness", before debuting as a member in 2015.
2015–present: Red Velvet and solo activities
![Kim Yeri at Incheon Airport on August 3, 2017](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/Kim_Yeri_at_Incheon_Airport_on_August_3%2C_2017.jpg)
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
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Ice cream cake is a popular party food, often eaten a ...
''.
From May 9 to November 14, Yeri hosted
MBC's music program ''
Show! Music Core'' together with
Minho from
Shinee
Shinee ( ; ko, 샤이니, Syaini; ja, シャイニー, Shainī; stylized as SHINee) is a South Korean boy band formed by SM Entertainment in 2008. The group's musical impact in their native country has earned them numerous accolades and th ...
and
N from
VIXX
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.
In July 2016, Yeri played the female lead in the music video for
J-Min
Oh Ji-Min (born May 27, 1988), known professionally as J-Min( ja, ジェイミン), is a South Korean singer, songwriter and musical actress. She began her career in Japan before eventually debuting in South Korea.
Career
2007–2009: Debut ...
and Shim Eun-jee's single "Way Back Home", which was released as part of the project ''
SM Station
SM Station is a digital music project by South Korean record label SM Entertainment. It undertook to release one digital single every Friday starting from February 3, 2016. The project's first season ended on February 3, 2017, with 52 songs. Its ...
''.
In 2016, Yeri became an MC for the SM C&C web-variety program ''The Viewable SM'' together with
Leeteuk
Park Jeong-su (born July 1, 1983), known professionally as Leeteuk (), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, presenter, radio personality and actor. He debuted as the leader of the boy band Super Junior in November 2005 and since then has part ...
.
In December 2017, singer Ragoon released his EP ''Talking'', whose lead single "Story" was co-written by Yeri.
In April 2018, Yeri was confirmed as part of the cast of
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. JTB ...
's new variety show ''Secret Unnie'' together with
Han Chae-young
Kim Ji-young (born September 13, 1980), professionally known by the stage name Han Chae-young, is a South Korean actress. She first gained recognition as the antagonist in the television series '' Autumn in My Heart'' (2000) before gaining wider ...
.
On December 13, Yeri, together with
NCT's Renjun, Jeno and Jaemin, took part in the third season ''SM Station''.
They released the official Korean soundtrack version of "Hair in the Air" from the television series ''
Trolls: The Beat Goes On!''.
[
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''. The same month, Yeri was confirmed as part of the cast of '' Law of the Jungle in Thailand'' ] In May, she featured in South Korean rapper Giant Pink
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's song "Tuesday is better than Monday".
On June 8, 2020, the first episode of Yeri's reality-variety show ''Yeri's Room'' aired on the YouTube channel Dum Dum Studio. New episodes premiered every Monday and Wednesday, with special clips uploaded every Friday. The guest in the first episode was Twice
Twice (; Japanese: トゥワイス, Hepburn: ''To~uwaisu''; commonly stylized as TWICE) is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group is composed of nine members: Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, ...
member Nayeon
Im Na-yeon (; born September 22, 1995), known mononymously as Nayeon, is a South Korean singer. She became a member of the South Korean girl group Twice, under JYP Entertainment, in 2015 as a winning contestant of the reality survival televis ...
. 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. On August 7, the third song remake in the project, "Sorrow", was released.[ Yeri appeared in the music video along with Ravi and Kim Woo-seok.
In February 2021, Yeri was cast in tvN's one-act drama ''Drama Stage'' in the episode "Mint Condition".] On April 7, Yeri was cast as female lead of the web series ''Blue Birthday
''Blue Birthday'' () is a South Korean drama web series produced by Naver subsidiary Playlist Studio. Directed by Park Dan-hee and co-written by Goo So-yeon and Moon Won-young, the series stars Kim Ye-rim as Oh Ha-rin and Yang Hong-seok as ...
''.
Other ventures
Endorsement
Aside from endorsements with Red Velvet, in January 2020, Yeri released her own lipstick collection with make-up brand Notre Colette. In July 2020, AprilSkin Korea announced Yeri as their new exclusive brand model, noting that they selected Yeri for her "sensuous and trendy image" that matched well with their brand concept.[
]
Philanthropy
In February 2020, Yeri donated 10 million won to the Community Chest of Korea
Community Chest of Korea ( ko, 사회복지공동모금회) is a Korean nonprofit organization, launched in 1998. It is the only government-sanctioned charity within Korea. It is Korea's largest welfare institution. With a community-based fundrais ...
to help support those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
The COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The first case in South Korea was announced on 20 January 2020. The numb ...
. On March 5, 2021, Yeri donated 10 million won to Jusarang Community's Baby Box to help single-mother families and "baby box" infants.
Discography
Singles
Composition credits
Filmography
Film
Television series
Web series
Television shows
Web shows
Notes
References
External links
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1999 births
Living people
Singers from Seoul
Red Velvet (group) members
SM Rookies members
South Korean female idols
South Korean women pop singers
South Korean child singers
South Korean television personalities
South Korean dance musicians
South Korean web series actresses
21st-century South Korean women singers
Hanlim Multi Art School alumni