Yuju (singer)

Yuju
Yuju in April 2018
Native name 최유나
Born Choi Yu-na
(1997-10-04) October 4, 1997
Ilsan-gu, Goyang, South Korea
Other names Yuju
Occupation Singer
Musical career
Genres K-pop
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2015–present
Labels Source Music
Associated acts GFriend
Korean name
Hangul 최유나
Revised Romanization Choe Yu-na
McCune–Reischauer Ch'oe Yuna
Stage name
Hangul 유주
Revised Romanization Yu-chu
McCune–Reischauer Yuju

Choi Yu-na (born October 4, 1997),[1] better known by her stage name Yuju, is a South Korean singer. She is best known as the main vocalist of the South Korean girl group GFriend.

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.

Yuju recorded "Billy & The Brave Guys", for the soundtrack of the animated movie Chicken Hero, which was released on February 18, 2016.[9] In March 2016, she collaborated with Sunyoul of UP10TION for a song called "Cherish".[10]

On October 2017, she collaborated with Jihoo of IZ for a song titled "Heart Signal".[11]

Discography

Solo discography

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales

(DL)

 Album
KOR
[12]
"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)		 —
"I Love You" (난 널 사랑해) — N/A King of Mask Singer Vol. 16
"Without a Heart" (심장이 없어)
(with The Name)		 — 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
"Love Rain" (feat. Suran) 2018 — N/A Non-album single
"Just This Song" (이 노래만) — N/A Let's Eat 3 OST. Part 3
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Awards and nominations

Melon Music Awards

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2015 "Spring Is Gone by Chance" by Yuju & Loco Best OST[8] Won

References

  1. ↑ Choi Jin-shil (February 14, 2015). "여.친.소① 여자친구를 소개합니다". TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  2. ↑ "아이유에 이어 유주까지…인재 놓치는 박진영" 여자친구 유주 못 알아봤다" (in Korean). news.kmib.co.kr. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "New Rookie Group GFriend Makes Debut with ′Glass Bead′ MV". Mwave. January 15, 2015. 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. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Domino dancing: K-pop group Gfriend come a cropper on slippery stage (VIDEO)". Malaymail Online. September 7, 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.
  8. 1 2 "빅뱅, '2015 멜론 뮤직 어워드' 주인공" (in Korean). newsis.com. November 8, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  9. ↑ k-popscene.com Team (February 3, 2016). "Yuju – Billy & The Brave Guys (Chicken Hero OST)". kpopscene.com. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  10. ↑ "여자친구 유주X업텐션 선율, '보일 듯 말듯' 라이브 영상 공개" (in Korean). asiatoday.co.kr. March 12, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  11. ↑ "여자친구 유주X아이즈 지후, '하트시그널' 오늘(27일) 공개" (in Korean). EDaily. October 27, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  12. ↑ Gaon Digital Chart
    • "Spring Is Gone by Chance". March 1, 2016.
    • "Cherish". March 24, 2016.
    • "First Love". December 15, 2017.
  13. ↑ Cumulative Sales for "Spring Is Gone by Chance":
    • "Gaon Download Chart - 2015 (see #15)". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
    • "Gaon Download Chart March 6-12, 2016 (see #70)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
    • "Gaon Download Chart March 13-19, 2016 (see #81)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
    • "Gaon Download Chart March 20-26, 2016 (see #93)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
    • "Gaon Download Chart March 27-April 2, 2016 (see #91)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
    • "Gaon Download Chart April 3-9, 2016 (see #72)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
    • "Gaon Download Chart April 10-16, 2016 (see #84)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
    • "Gaon Download Chart April 17-23, 2016 (see #95)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  14. ↑ Cumulative Sales for "Spring Is Gone by Chance (Acoustic Ver.)":
    • "Gaon Download Chart - Week 22 2015 (see #89)" (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  15. ↑ Cumulative Sales for "Cherish":
    • "Gaon Download Chart March 6-12, 2016 (see #15)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
    • "Gaon Download Chart March 13-19, 2016 (see #21)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
    • "Gaon Download Chart March 20-26, 2016 (see #61)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
    • "Gaon Download Chart March 27-April 2, 2016 (see #92)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
    • "Gaon Download Chart April 3-9, 2016 (see #98)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  16. ↑ Cumulative Sales for "First Love":
    • "Gaon Download Chart December 3-9, 2017 (see #17)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
    • "Gaon Download Chart December 10-16, 2017 (see #95)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved December 21, 2017.

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