Yerin (entertainer)

Jung Ye-rin (Korean: 정예린; born August 19, 1996), known mononymously as Yerin (Korean: 예린), is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group GFriend.

In this Korean name, the family name is Jung.

Yerin
Yerin in February 2020
Born
Jung Ye-rin

(1996-08-19) August 19, 1996
Incheon, South Korea
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
AgentSublime
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2015–present
Labels
Associated actsGFriend
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJeong Ye-rin
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Yerin
Stage name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYe-rin
McCune–ReischauerYerin
Signature

Early life

Yerin was born on August 19, 1996, in Incheon.[1] She attended the School of Performing Arts Seoul and graduated in 2015.[2]

Career

2015–2021: Activities with GFriend

In January 2015, Yerin officially debuted as a member of GFriend with their first extended play, Season of Glass.[3] She made her acting debut two months later playing a supporting role in the web drama Midnight's Girl.[4] On April 13, 2015, she appeared in Super Junior Heechul and TRAX Jungmo unit M&D's music video "I Wish".[5]

In January 2016, Yerin was chosen as a new MC for SBS MTV's music program The Show, alongside Zhou Mi.[6] On October 17, 2016, she featured the song "Future Boyfriend" with El Camino.[7]

In 2017, Yerin collaborated with Cao Lu and Kisum on the single "Spring Again".[8] Later that year, she participated in SBS's reality-documentary show Law of the Jungle, featuring in the episodes in Komodo.[9]

2021–present: Solo activities

In June 2021, Yerin signed with Sublime Artist Agency as a solo artist and actress.[10]

In May 2022, Yerin will make her solo debut with the extended play Aria.[11][12]

Discography
See also: GFriend discography

Extended plays
List of extended plays, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures
Title Details Peak chart
positions		 Sales
KOR
Aria TBA

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales
(DL)		 Album
KOR
[13]
Collaboration
"Spring Again" (왜 또 봄이야)
(with Cao Lu, Kisum)		 2017 37 Non-album single
As featured artist
"Future Boyfriend" (미남)
(El Camino featuring Yerin)		 2016 — N/A Non-album single
"Sorry for Loving You"
(Gree featuring Yerin)		 2022 — N/A Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Composition credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.[15]

Title Year Album Artist Composer Lyricist Arranger
"Hope" 2019 Fever Season GFriend
"Secret Diary" 2020 回:Walpurgis Night

Filmography

Web series
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Midnight's Girl Ye Eun Supporting role [4]
2022 The Witch Store Reopening Lee Hae-na B-PLAY channel [16][17]
Sea Village Cloud Pension Gu Ru-mi [18]

Television show
Year Title Role Ref.
2016 The Show MC [6]
2021 Beauty Time 3 Cast member [19]
2022 Catch Job MC [20]

Radio show
Year Title Role Ref.
2021 On Air Spin-off DJ [21]

References
  1. "[스타의 보물SONG]'여친소' 화제의 걸그룹 '여자친구'의 자기소개" (in Korean). Sports Seoul. August 2, 2015. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  2. "[bnt포토] 여자친구 예린, 입장도 깜찍하게~" (in Korean). BNT News. February 11, 2015. Archived from the original on February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  3. "여자친구, 데뷔앨범 하이라이트 메들리 공개..'소녀감성'" (in Korean). Chosun. January 14, 2015. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  4. "[단독] 여자친구 예린, 웹드라마 '0시의 그녀' 캐스팅…위너 남태현과 호흡" (in Korean). OBS News. March 24, 2015. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  5. Nam, U-jeong (April 14, 2015). "M&D 김희철·김정모, 신곡 '하고싶어' 뮤비 공개…여자친구 예린과 연기 호흡". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved August 7, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. SBS연예뉴스, SBS뉴스 (January 28, 2016). "여자친구 예린, '더쇼' 새 MC 확정 '조미와 호흡 맞춰'". SBS연예뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  7. "프로듀싱팀 엘 카미노 데뷔곡 '미남' 발매…여자친구 예린 피처링" (in Korean). Sports Dong-A. October 17, 2016. Archived from the original on February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  8. "차오루X키썸X예린, '왜 또 봄이야' M/V 콘셉트 미리보기" (in Korean). Korea Economic Daily. March 15, 2017. Archived from the original on December 24, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  9. "[단독]EXID 하니·여자친구 예린, '정글의 법칙' 출격" (in Korean). JTBC. June 13, 2017. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  10. Kim Myung-mi (June 17, 2021). "여자친구 예린, 써브라임 아티스트 에이전시와 전속계약(공식입장)". Naver (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  11. Lee Ha-na (April 15, 2022). "여자친구 출신 예린, 5월 솔로 데뷔 '데뷔 7년만'(공식입장)". Naver (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved April 15, 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. "예린(YERIN) 1st Mini Album 'ARIA' OBJET TEASER". Twitter. May 3, 2022. Archived from the original on May 3, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  13. Gaon Digital Chart
  14. "2017년 03월 Download Chart". Archived from the original on April 7, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  15. "Songs Registered Under JUNG YERIN (10022150)". Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA). Archived from the original on June 17, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  16. Jung Yu-jin (August 19, 2021). "[단독]여자친구 예린‧CIX 용희, 드라마 '마녀상점 리오픈' 주인공 출연" [[Exclusive] GFRIEND Yerin and CIX Yonghee to appear as the main characters in the drama 'The Witch Store Reopening']. SpoTV News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  17. Jeong Hee-yeon (October 5, 2021). "예린·용희 주연 웹드 '마녀상점 리오픈' 대본 리딩 현장 공개" [The script reading site for the webd 'The Witch's Store Reopening' starring Yerin and Yonghee was released]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  18. Lee Jeong-bum (September 23, 2021). "여자친구 예린-남대정-김재원, 웹드라마 '바다마을 구름펜션' 크랭크업" [GFriend Yerin-Nam Dae-jeong-Kim Jae-won, crank up web drama 'Sea Village Cloud Pension]. Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Naver.
  19. Kim Na-yul (May 20, 2021). "[단독]여자친구, 전속 계약 해지에 향후 행보 주목‥예린은 '뷰티타임3' 출연(종합)". Herald POP (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  20. Kim Myung-mi (February 7, 2022). "캐취업' 조우종X예린 MC 발탁, 신개념 채용 오디션(공식입장)" [‘Catch Job’ Cho Woo-jong X Ye-rin MC selection, new concept recruitment audition (official position)] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved February 7, 2022 – via Naver.
  21. Kim Ji-hye (June 29, 2021). "여자친구 예린, 팬들과 무대서 본다..'온에어 스핀오프' DJ 변신". Herald Pop (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
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