Date of Birth: December 5th 1989
Position: Lead dancer, Vocalist
Yuri is a South Korean singer, actress and member of the idol girl group, Girls' Generation
She auditioned at the S.M. Entertainment Casting System and joined the company in 2001 after finishing in second place in the 2001 SM Youth Best Dancer Contest. She then underwent training for 5 years and 11 months before her debut.
Yuri is currently attending Chung-Ang University with fellow group member Sooyoung. She and Sooyoung were appointed as the university's new ambassadors on May 20, 2014.
Yuri made her first contribution as a songwriter for Girls' Generation's third mini album, Hoot, where she wrote the lyrics for the track, "Mistake".
It was announced in April 2015 that Yuri was in a relationship with the South Korean baseball player Oh Seung-hwan. Six months later, it was revealed that they had broken up.
Yuri released her first official solo mv, 'I will always find you' in January 2018 in Korean and English.