Yeri (singer)

Kim Ye-rim (Korean: 김예림; born March 5, 1999), known by her stage name Yeri, is a South Korean singer. She is a member of South Korean girl group Red Velvet.

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Yeri
Yeri in January 2020
Born
Kim Ye-rim

(1999-03-05) March 5, 1999
Seoul, South Korea[1]
Other namesYeri
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
  • dancer
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2015–present
LabelsSM
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Ye-rim
McCune–ReischauerKim Yerim
Stage name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationYe-ri
McCune–ReischauerYeri
Signature

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.[2][3]

Career

Pre-debut

Yeri joined SM Entertainment after auditioning at the SM Weekly Audition in 2011.[4][5] In 2014, she performed as one of the upcoming members of SM Entertainment's pre-debut training group SM Rookies on SM Town Live World Tour IV.[6] She had a brief appearance in the introduction of Red Velvet's debut song, "Happiness", before debuting as a member in 2015.[7]

2015–present: Red Velvet and solo activities
See also: Red Velvet (group)
Yeri at Incheon International Airport in August 2017

Yeri was introduced as a new member of Red Velvet on March 10, 2015, during the promotions of their first extended play Ice Cream Cake.[8] From May 9, 2015 to November 14, 2015, Yeri hosted MBC's music program Show! Music Core, together with Minho from Shinee and N from VIXX.[9] In July 2016, Yeri was the female lead in the music video for J-Min and Shim Eun-jee's "Way Back Home", which was released as part of the single project SM Station.[10] In 2016, she became an MC for an SM C&C web-variety program The Viewable SM together with Leeteuk.[11] In December 2017, the singer Ragoon released his EP `s Talking which had its title track "Story" composed and co-penned by Yeri.[12]

In April 2018, Yeri was confirmed as part of the cast of JTBC's new variety show Secret Unnie together with Han Chae-young.[13] On December 13, 2018, Yeri, together with NCT's Renjun, Jeno and Jaemin took part in the third season of SM Entertainment's music project, SM Station. The single's music video, the Korean version of "Hair in the Air", and the official Korean soundtrack of the television series Trolls: The Beat Goes On!, were released on YouTube.[14] On March 14, 2019, the music video for Yeri's first self-composed solo project "Dear Diary" was released on YouTube as a part of SM Station Season 3.[15] In May, she was featured on South Korean rapper Giant Pink's song "Tuesday is better than Monday".

On June 8, 2020, the first episode of Yeri's reality-variety show Yeri's Room aired through the YouTube channel Dum Dum Studio. New episodes of the show air every Monday and Wednesday, with special clips uploaded every Friday. The guest on the first episode was Twice member Nayeon.

On July 24, 2020, Yeri participated in NCSOFT Fever 2020 Cool Summer Project and released a remake of 'Woman On The Beach' by COOL, a collaboration with Jeon Woong from AB6IX and Ravi (rapper)[16] On 7 August, the third song remake in the project titled 'Sorrow' was released. Yeri appeared in the MV along with her co-singers, Ravi and Kim Woo-seok.[17]

Personal life

Yeri graduated from Hanlim Multi Art School in 2017.[18] In February 2020, Yeri donated 10 million won for the Community Chest of Korea to help support those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea.[19]

Discography
See also: Red Velvet discography
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
[20]
As lead artist
"Dear Diary" (스물에게) 2019 200 N/A SM Station Season 3
As featured artist
"Tuesday Over Monday"
(with Giant Pink)		 2019 — N/A Non-album single
Collaborations
"Hair in the Air"
(with NCT's Renjun, Jeno, Jaemin)		 2018 — N/A SM Station Season 3
"I Will Be Your Warmth" (너의 온기가 되어줄게)
(with Babylon)		 2019 — Non-album single
"Woman on the Beach" (해변의 여인)
(with Ravi and Jeon Woong)		 2020 — Fever Music 2020 - Cool Summer Project
"Sorrow" (애상)
(with Ravi and Kim Wooseok)		 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Songwriting and composing credits
Year Album Artist Song Lyrics Music Ref.
Credited With Credited With
2017 s Talking Ragoon "Story"
(이야기)		 Yes Ragoon Yes
  • Ragoon
  • No.K
 [21][12]
2018 Non-album single Herself "1000" Yes N/A Yes N/A
2019 SM Station Season 3 "Dear Diary"
(스물에게)		 Yes Yes Son Go-eun [22][23][24]
Non-album single Ellie Goulding, Diplo & Red Velvet "Close To Me (Red Velvet Remix)" Yes
No
  • Will Grands
  • Alvaro
  • ILYA
  • Diplo
 [25]
Non-album single Babylon & Yeri "I Will Be Your Warmth"
(너의 온기가 되어줄게)		 Yes
Yes
[26][27]

Filmography
See also: Red Velvet (band) § Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 SMTown: The Stage Herself Documentary film of SM Town [28]
2020 Trolls World Tour Kim-Petit Animated film [29]

Television drama
Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
2016 Descendants of the Sun KBS2 Herself Cameo (Episode 16) [30]
2021 Drama Stage tvN TBA Short "Mint Condition" [31]

Television shows
Year Title Network Role Note Ref.
2015 Show! Music Core MBC Host with Minho and N
2016 The Viewable SM V Live Web-variety [11]
2018 Secret Unnie JTBC Cast member with Han Chae-young [13]
2019 Law of the Jungle in Thailand SBS [32]
2020 Yeri's Room Dum Dum Studio YouTube Host Web-variety, talk show

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