Yerin (entertainer)

Jung Ye-rin (Korean: 정예린; born August 19, 1996), known mononymously as Yerin (Korean: 예린), is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group GFriend and is currently active as a soloist.

In this Korean name, the family name is Jung.

Yerin
Yerin in August 2023
Born
Jung Ye-rin

(1996-08-19) August 19, 1996
Incheon, South Korea
Alma materSchool of Performing Arts Seoul
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
AgentBill Entertainment
Musical career
GenresK-pop
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2015–present
Labels
Formerly ofGFriend
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJeong Ye-rin
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Yerin
Stage name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYe-rin
McCune–ReischauerYerin
Signature
Signature of Yerin

Early life

Yerin was born on August 19, 1996, in Incheon.[1] She attended the School of Performing Arts Seoul and graduated in 2015.[2]

Career

2015–2021: Activities with GFriend

In January 2015, Yerin officially debuted as a member of GFriend with their first extended play, Season of Glass.[3] She made her acting debut two months later playing a supporting role in the web drama Midnight's Girl.[4] On April 13, 2015, she appeared in Super Junior Heechul and TRAX Jungmo unit M&D's music video "I Wish".[5]

In January 2016, Yerin was chosen as a new MC for SBS MTV's music program The Show, alongside Zhou Mi.[6] On October 17, 2016, she featured the song "Future Boyfriend" with El Camino.[7]

In 2017, Yerin collaborated with Cao Lu and Kisum on the single "Spring Again".[8] Later that year, she participated in SBS's reality-documentary show Law of the Jungle, featuring in the episodes in Komodo.[9]

2021–present: Solo activities

In June 2021, Yerin signed with Sublime Artist Agency as a solo artist and actress.[10]

In February 2022, Yerin hosted an entertainment show of MBN "Catch Job" with broadcaster Cho Woo-Jong.[11] In May 2022, Yerin made her solo debut with the extended play Aria.[12][13] She is set to be an MC in MBC's Crazy Encounter Season 4.[14]

On March 31, 2023, Sublime Artist Agency announced that Yerin would be leaving the company after deciding not to renew her exclusive contract.[15] On April 17, 2023, Bill Entertainment announced that Yerin signed an exclusive contract with the agency.[16] Additionally on June 21, 2023, they announced that she would be coming back with her second solo album.[17] Her second EP Ready, Set, Love was released on August 23, 2023. [18]

Discography
See also: GFriend discography

Extended plays
List of extended plays, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures
Title Details Peak chart
positions		 Sales
KOR
[19]
Aria
Track listing
  1. "Intro: Bloom"
  2. "Aria"
  3. "Believer"
  4. "Lalala"
  5. "Time" (시간)
 8
Ready, Set, Love
  • Released: August 23, 2023
  • Label: Bill Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Track listing
  1. "Bambambam" (밤밤밤)
  2. "Summer Charm" (루프탑)
  3. "The Dance"
  4. "Bambambam" (밤밤밤) (Inst.)
 18

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales
(DL)		 Album
KOR
[22]
As lead artist
"Aria" 2022 —[upper-alpha 1] N/A Aria
"Bambambam" (밤밤밤) 2023 — Ready, Set, Love
Collaborations
"Spring Again" (왜 또 봄이야)
(with Cao Lu, Kisum)		 2017 37 Non-album singles
"Colors"
(with Youngjae)		 2022 — N/A
As featured artist
"Future Boyfriend" (미남)
(El Camino featuring Yerin)		 2016 — N/A Non-album singles
"Sorry for Loving You"
(Gree featuring Yerin)		 2021 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory
N/A denotes data that are not available.

Soundtrack appearances
List of soundtracks, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
"Spring" 2022 — Good Job OST Part 4
"All I need is you (너만 있으면)"
(with Song I-han)		 2023 — The Witch Store Reopens OST Part 3
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory

Other charted songs
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
Down.
[23]
"Believer" 2022 134 Aria
"Lalala" 146
"Time" (시간) 145

Composition credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.[25]

Title Year Album Artist Composer Lyricist Arranger
"Hope" 2019 Fever Season GFriend No Yes No
"Secret Diary" 2020 回:Walpurgis Night Yes Yes Yes

Videography

Music videos
Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"Aria" 2022 Kim Young-jo, Yoo Seung-woo (Naive) [26]
"Bambambam" (밤밤밤) 2023 Kim Byung-joon (Maybe More That) [27]

Filmography
See also: GFriend § Filmography

Web series
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Midnight's Girl Ye Eun [4]
2022 The Witch Store Reopening Lee Hae-na B-PLAY channel [28][29]
TBA Sea Village Cloud Pension Gu Ru-mi [30]

Television shows
Year Title Role Ref.
2016 The Show MC [6]
2021 Beauty Time 3 Cast member [31]
2022 Catch Job MC [11]
My House Sangjeon Cast Member [32]
Crazy Encounter Season 4 MC [14]

Web shows
Year Title Role Ref.
2022 Sing in the Green Cast Member [33]

Radio shows
Year Title Role Ref.
2021 On Air Spin-off DJ [34]
2022 Got7's Youngjae's Best Friend Special DJ [35]

Notes
  1. "Aria" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 46 on the Download Chart.[23]

References
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