♥ Kwon Yuri ♥ Balck Pearl ♥
Y U R I (유리)
Stage Name: Black Pearl YURI
(흑진주 유리 – heukjinjoo Yuri)
Birth Name: Kwon Yu-ri (권유리)
Nicknames: Yul, Kkab-Yul
(hyper/playful Yul), Kwon Seobang (Husband Kwon), Kwon Banjang
(Class-President Kwon), BK Yuri
Position: Supporting
Vocalist/2nd Main Dancer
Date of Birth:
December 5, 1989
Zodiac Sign:
Sagittarius
Bloodtype: AB
Sibling(s): 1 older brother
(Kwon Hyuk-jun)
Language: Korean
(Fluent), English, Chinese (Fluent), Japanese
Specialty: Dance, Acting,
Swimming
Casted: 2001 SM 1st Annual
Youth Best Contest (Best Dancer, 2nd Place)
Training Duration: 5 Years 11
Months
School: ChungAng
University (중앙대학교) Department of Theater | graduated from Neunggok High
School
Career:
- 2005 KM Super
Junior Show ‘The King’s Boyfriend’
- 2006 CF Dongil Highvill Lake City
- 2006 MV DBSK
- ‘Beautiful
Life‘
- 2006 CF China Chocopie CF (with Jang Dong-gun)
- 2006
CF East-West food Hat Choco mitte
- 2007
Movie ‘Attack on the Pin-Up Boys‘ (as Ballet Girl)
-
2007 Sitcom KBS ‘Unstoppable Marriage’ (as Kwon Yu-ri)
- 2008
OST for SBS drama Working Mom ‘Ggok‘ (with Sooyoung)
- 2008 Variety Show KBS2
‘Kko Kko Tour’ season 2
- 2009 MV K.Will –
‘Tears are Dropping (눈물이 뚝뚝)‘
- 2009 MV Joo
Hyunmi & Seohyun - ‘Jjalajajja (짜라자짜)‘
- 2009 MC for MBC
Music Core (with Tiffany)
- 2009 Variety show KBS2 ‘Invincible
Youth’ (as part of Girl7)
- 2010 CF ‘Biotherm’ (with Daniel Henney; Tiffany & Sooyoung)
TRIVIA
Stage Name: Black Pearl YURI
(흑진주 유리 – heukjinjoo Yuri)
Birth Name: Kwon Yu-ri (권유리)
Nicknames: Yul, Kkab-Yul
(hyper/playful Yul), Kwon Seobang (Husband Kwon), Kwon Banjang
(Class-President Kwon), BK Yuri
Position: Supporting
Vocalist/2nd Main Dancer
Date of Birth:
December 5, 1989
Zodiac Sign:
Sagittarius
Bloodtype: AB
Sibling(s): 1 older brother
(Kwon Hyuk-jun)
Language: Korean
(Fluent), English, Chinese (Fluent), Japanese
Specialty: Dance, Acting,
Swimming
Casted: 2001 SM 1st Annual
Youth Best Contest (Best Dancer, 2nd Place)
Training Duration: 5 Years 11
Months
School: ChungAng
University (중앙대학교) Department of Theater | graduated from Neunggok High
School
Career:
- 2005 KM Super
Junior Show ‘The King’s Boyfriend’
- 2006 CF Dongil Highvill Lake City
- 2006 MV DBSK
- ‘Beautiful
Life‘
- 2006 CF China Chocopie CF (with Jang Dong-gun)
- 2006
CF East-West food Hat Choco mitte
- 2007
Movie ‘Attack on the Pin-Up Boys‘ (as Ballet Girl)
-
2007 Sitcom KBS ‘Unstoppable Marriage’ (as Kwon Yu-ri)
- 2008
OST for SBS drama Working Mom ‘Ggok‘ (with Sooyoung)
- 2008 Variety Show KBS2
‘Kko Kko Tour’ season 2
- 2009 MV K.Will –
‘Tears are Dropping (눈물이 뚝뚝)‘
- 2009 MV Joo
Hyunmi & Seohyun - ‘Jjalajajja (짜라자짜)‘
- 2009 MC for MBC
Music Core (with Tiffany)
- 2009 Variety show KBS2 ‘Invincible
Youth’ (as part of Girl7)
- 2010 CF ‘Biotherm’ (with Daniel Henney; Tiffany & Sooyoung)
TRIVIA
- SNSD’s biggest prankster.
- Her image is that of sexiness, but she’s also known for her “kkab” (crazy /
hyper, playful acts). - Yuri often talks to herself in a self-hypnosis way.
- Among her nicknames are “Black Pearl” and “Cola”, both referring to her
unique personality and her tanned skin. - She wrote the lyrics to one of SNSD’s ballads, titled “Mistake”. The song
was included in SNSD’s third mini-album. - Yuri is a health nut. Every morning, Yuri drinks grinded Ma juice mixed with
milk, honey, and apples. She also regularly drinks Chinese herbal tonic. - She does yoga. On the variety show ‘Invicible Youth’, there was a
segment of “Yuri’s Yoga Classroom”. - “Yuri” literally means “glass” in Korean.
- Yuri collects Mickey Mouse items. She also likes anime/manga Crayon
Shinchan. - She gained the nickname “BK Yuri” after she threw an impressive underhand
opening pitch at a baseball game back in 2007. The nickname is taken from
Byunghyun Kim, a former major league player known for his underhand pitch. - Yuri’s favorite Japanese food is takoyaki.
- Yuri’s ideal man is Song Seung-hoon.
- She attends ChungAng University’s Department of Theater along with BIGBANG’s
Seungri. Fellow member Sooyoung is her senior in the same department.