Jung Ye-rin (; born August 19, 1996), known

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as Yerin (), is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group

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Early life

Yerin was born on August 19, 1996, in

Incheon Incheon (; ; or Inch'ŏn; literally "kind river"), formerly Jemulpo or Chemulp'o (제물포) until the period after 1910, officially the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시, 仁川廣域市), is a city located in northwestern South Kore ...

. She attended the

School of Performing Arts Seoul School of Performing Arts Seoul ( ko, 서울공연예술고등학교), colloquially known as (SOPA) in South Korea, is an arts high school in Gung-dong, Guro District, Seoul. History SOPA was founded on March 6, 1966 as Jeonghui High School ...

and graduated in 2015.

Career

2015–2021: Activities with GFriend

In January 2015, Yerin officially debuted as a member of

with their first extended play, '' Season of Glass''. She made her acting debut two months later playing a supporting role in the web drama ''Midnight's Girl''. On April 13, 2015, she appeared in

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and TRAX Jungmo unit M&D's music video "I Wish". In January 2016, Yerin was chosen as a new MC for

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's music program '' The Show'', alongside Zhou Mi. On October 17, 2016, she featured the song "Future Boyfriend" with El Camino. In 2017, Yerin collaborated with

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and

Kisum Jo Hye-ryung (; born January 20, 1994), also known by her stage name Kisum (), is a South Korean rapper and actress. In 2015, Kisum competed on the first season of the variety show ''Unpretty Rapstar''. She had previously competed in season thre ...

on the single "Spring Again". Later that year, she participated in SBS's reality-documentary show ''

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'', featuring in the episodes in Komodo.

2021–present: Solo activities

In June 2021, Yerin signed with Sublime Artist Agency as a solo artist and actress. In February 2022, Yerin hosted an entertainment show of MBN "Catch Job" with broadcaster Cho Woo-Jong. In May 2022, Yerin made her solo debut with the extended play ''Aria''. She is set to be an MC in MBC's ''Crazy Encounter Season 4''.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Soundtrack appearances

Other charted songs

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 show

Web shows

Radio show

Music videos

Notes

References

External links

Official website
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