Yuju (singer)

Choi Yu-na (born October 4, 1997),[1] better known by her stage name Yuju, is a South Korean singer-songwriter. She participated in various singing competitions and was signed to Source Music in 2014. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group GFriend. She is the first and only Korean Female Idol to be declared as the Final Winner on SBS Fantastic Duo 2 series.

In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.
Yuju
최유나
Yuju performing at the Goryeong Daegaya Cultural Festival in April 2018
Born
Choi Yu-na

(1997-10-04) October 4, 1997
Deogyang-gu, Goyang, South Korea
Other namesYuju
EducationSungshin Women's University
OccupationSinger
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2015–present
LabelsSource
Associated actsGFriend
Korean name
Hangul
최유나
Hanja
Revised RomanizationChoe Yu-na
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Yuna
Stage name
Hangul
유주
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYuju
McCune–ReischauerYu-chu

Career

In 2011, she competed in the first season of K-pop Star 1, where she was eliminated in the first round.[2]

In January 2015, Yuju made her debut as a member of GFriend[3] with the song "Glass Bead". A few months later the group released their second single, named "Me Gustas Tu". During the promotions of the song, while performing on a slippery stage, GFriend members fell on the stage eight times, gaining international attention. The group was praised for their professionalism, especially Yuju, who suffered a twisted finger during the performance.[4][5][6][7] Their next song, "Rough", won 15 times on music show programs.

Yuju sang "Spring Is Gone by Chance" for the South Korean television drama The Girl Who Sees Smells with Loco. The song won "OST Chart First Place" ten weeks in a row on Music Bank and "Best OST" at the 2015 Melon Music Awards.[8] An acoustic version of the song was also released. The soundtrack has already achieved 100M+ Digital Index and 2.5M+ Downloads on Gaon, making it the one of the several OSTs whose given a Streaming and Downloads Certifications on the platform.[9] The song also accumulated approximately 150.2M+ Total Streams and 4.8M+ Unique Listeners on MelOn, as of December 2020 via MelOn Trend.[10]

Yuju recorded "Billy & The Brave Guys", for the soundtrack of the animated movie Chicken Hero, which was released on February 18, 2016.[11] In March 2016, she collaborated with Sunyoul of UP10TION for a song called "Cherish".[12]

In October 2017, she collaborated with Jihoo of IZ for a song titled "Heart Signal".[13]

She also appeared on South Korean Television Show "SBS' Fantastic Duo" (Season 2) Ep. 27-28 and declared as the Final Winner of the episode, alongside with Wheesung performing their winning piece "The Heartbreaking Story". She is the first and only Kpop Female Idol to win on the said television show, competing among 5 Contentants whose picked over 8 potential nominees on Everysing app. The duo won $10,000 (Ten Thousand Dollars) as a prize.[14]

In June 2018, she released a digital single entitled "Love Rain" featuring Suran.

Discography
See also: GFriend discography

Songwriting credits
Year Song Album Artist Notes Ref.
2019 "Hope" Fever Season GFriend Co-written with all GFriend members (as Lyricist). [15]
2020 "Apple" 回:Song of the Sirens Co-written with Eunha (as Composer, Lyricist and Arranger) [16]
"Eye of the Storm" Co-written with Umji (as Composer, Lyricist and Arranger) [17]
"Tarot Cards" Co-written with Eunha and Umji (as Composer, Lyricist and Arranger) [18]
"Mago" 回:Walpurgis Night Co-written with Eunha and Umji (as Composer, Lyricist and Arranger) [19]
"Night Drive" Co-written with Eunha (as Composer, Lyricist and Arranger) [20]

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales

(DL)

 Album
KOR
[21]
As a lead artist
"I Love You" (난 널 사랑해) 2015 — N/A King of Mask Singer Vol. 16
"Love Rain" (feat. Suran) 2018 —[22] N/A Non-album single
Collaborations
"Without a Heart" (심장이 없어)
(with The Name)		 2015 — N/A King of Mask Singer Vol. 17
"Cherish" (보일 듯 말 듯)
(with Sunyoul)		 2016 31 Non-album single
"Heart Signal" (하트시그널)
(with Jihoo)		 2017 — N/A Non-album single
"First Love" (첫사랑)
(with Jung Key)		 38 CHERISH
Soundtrack appearances
"Spring Is Gone by Chance" (우연히 봄)
(with Loco)		 2015 5 The Girl Who Sees Smells OST. Part 2
"Spring Is Gone by Chance" (우연히 봄) (Acoustic Ver.)
(with Loco)		 —
"Just This Song" (이 노래만) 2018 — N/A Let's Eat 3 OST. Part 3
"Snowflake Love" (눈꽃사랑) — N/A My Strange Hero OST. Part 5
"This Way That Way" (이랬다 저랬다) 2020 — N/A Yoobyeolna! Chef Moon OST. Part 1
"First Day" — N/A Was It Love? OST. Part 3
"Secret" (feat. ISHXRK) — N/A Alice OST. Part 1
"I'm In the Mood for Dancing" — N/A True Beauty OST. Part 2
"Falling " 2021 — N/A Run On OST. Part 10
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Awards and nominations
See also: List of awards and nominations received by GFriend
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Melon Music Awards 2015 Best OST Award Yuju (with Loco)
"Spring Is Gone by Chance"		 Won [27]

References
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  2. "아이유에 이어 유주까지…인재 놓치는 박진영" 여자친구 유주 못 알아봤다" (in Korean). news.kmib.co.kr. September 15, 2015. Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  3. "New Rookie Group GFriend Makes Debut with ′Glass Bead′ MV". Mwave. January 15, 2015. Archived from the original on January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  4. "This Video of a K-Pop Singer Falling 8 Times in 1 Song Will Inspire You to Keep Going No Matter What". Time. September 7, 2015. Archived from the original on September 17, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  5. "Domino dancing: K-pop group Gfriend come a cropper on slippery stage (VIDEO)". Malaymail Online. September 7, 2015. Archived from the original on September 17, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  6. "K-pop: Yuju et SinB du groupe GFriend tombent sur scène" (in French). TVQC. September 7, 2015. Archived from the original on September 17, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  7. "여자친구, '오늘부터 우리는' 음원 역주행…꽈당 투혼 덕분?" (in Korean). September 8, 2015. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  8. "빅뱅, '2015 멜론 뮤직 어워드' 주인공" (in Korean). newsis.com. November 8, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
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  11. k-popscene.com Team (February 3, 2016). "Yuju – Billy & The Brave Guys (Chicken Hero OST)". kpopscene.com. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  12. "여자친구 유주X업텐션 선율, '보일 듯 말듯' 라이브 영상 공개" (in Korean). asiatoday.co.kr. March 12, 2016. Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  13. "여자친구 유주X아이즈 지후, '하트시그널' 오늘(27일) 공개" (in Korean). EDaily. October 27, 2017. Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  14. "'판듀2' 휘성X유주, 박현빈X이기광 누르고 14대 판듀 등극 (종합)" (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  15. "기대 (Hope)". www.melon.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  16. "눈의 시간". www.melon.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  17. "눈의 시간". www.melon.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  18. "Tarot Cards". www.melon.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  19. "MAGO". m2.melon.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  20. "Night Drive". m2.melon.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  21. Gaon Digital Chart
  22. "Love Rain" didn't enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked 55 position on the Gaon Download Chart: *2018년 26주차 Download Chart. Archived from the original on July 5, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  23. Cumulative Sales for "Cherish":
  24. Cumulative Sales for "First Love":
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  26. Cumulative Sales for "Spring Is Gone by Chance (Acoustic Ver.)":
  27. "Spring is Gone by Chance by LOCO and YUJU won the Best OST Award on 2015 MelOn Music Awards". MelOn. Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2015.

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