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Sung Yu-ri

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In thisKorean name,the family name isSung.

Sung Yu-ri
Sung in 2019
Born(1981-03-03)March 3, 1981(age 43)
Tübingen,West Germany
NationalitySouth Korean[note 1]
EducationKyung Hee University
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1998–present
AgentInitial Entertainment
Spouse
Ahn Sung-hyun
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(m.2017)​
Children2
Musical career
GenresPop
InstrumentsVocal
Years active
  • 1998–2002
  • 2010–2011
  • 2019–present
LabelsDSP Media
Korean name
Hangul
성유리
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSeong Yu-ri
McCune–ReischauerSŏng Yuri
Sung in 2013

Sung Yu-ri(born March 3, 1981) is a South Korean actress and singer. She made her entertainment debut in 1998 as a member of the now-defunctK-popgroupFin.K.L.Sung turned to acting in 2002, starring intelevision dramassuch asThousand Years of Love(2003),The Snow Queen(2006),Hong Gil-dong(2008), andFeast of the Gods(2010).

Early life and education

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Sung was born in 1981 inTübingen,Baden-Württemberg,West Germany.Her father Sung Jong-hyun, a prominent professor of theology at the Presbyterian College and Theological Seminary, was studying at the time in West Germany. Sung's family returned to South Korea when she was four years old and she grew up inGangdong District,Seoul.She attended Myung Elementary and Middle School, and Kwang Nam High School, and graduated from Kyung Hee University with a Post Modern Music major in 2005.

Career

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When Sung was a high school student, she began her entertainment career in 1998 as the youngest member of the four-memberK-popgirl groupFin.K.L(which stood for "Fine Killing Liberty" ), one of the firstKorean idolgroups.[1]Fin.K.L quickly rose in popularity, releasing four albums (Blue Rain(1998),White(1999),Now(2001),Eternity(2002)), and various singles, live concert albums andcompilation albums.But after the release of their fourth album, Sung and fellow band membersOck Joo-hyun,Lee HyoriandLee Jinbegan doing solo activities.[2]

Sung made her acting debut in 2002 withBad Girls,and a year later was cast in her first leading role inThousand Years of Love(2003). Sung learned horseback riding and martial arts in her role as aBaekjeprincess whotime travelsto modern-day South Korea.[3]This was followed by theromantic comedyFirst Love of a Royal Prince(2004), partly shot in Japan andBali,in which Sung's fun-loving sandwich shop delivery girl was a departure from her previous feminine characters.[4]During this time, she was harshly criticized for her acting.[5][6][7]

Sung graduated fromKyung Hee Universityin February 2005 with a degree in Theater and Film; she also received an Achievement Award for promoting her alma mater.[8]After a brief return to music via Fin.K.L'sdigitalsingleCorealismin late 2005, she decided to focus solely on her acting career. In line with this, all the Fin.K.L members left their agencyDSP Entertainment,and Sung joinedSidusHQin June 2005. In 2006, she starred inOne Fine DayandThe Snow Queen,playing, respectively, an orphan adopted by a wealthy but suffocating family, and a cold-hearted heiress with an incurable disease.

But it was fusion-perioddramedyHong Gil-dongin 2008 that changed how the industry perceived Sung as an actress. The series' screenwriters, theHong sisterswere initially criticized for casting her, but they defended Sung, and her portrayal of a tomboyish, vanity-free outlaw drew a positive reception from audiences.[9]

Sung then played an aspiring show director who joins theCirque du SoleilinSwallow the Sun,a 2009 big-budget action-romance series with overseas location shoots inLas Vegasand South Africa.[10]That same year, she also appeared in her first big-screen starring role as a Korean-American adoptee who returns to her native country to search for her biological mother inMaybe(titledRabbit and Lizardin Korean).[6][11][12][13][14]

In 2011, Sung left SidusHQ and transferred toKing Kong Entertainment.[15][16]She then starred inRomance Town,in the role of a maid who wins ₩14 billion in the lottery and keeps it a secret from her boss and fellow household help.[17][18][19]A more traditionalmelodramafollowed withFeast of the Gods(2012), about two rival female chefs ofKorean royal court cuisine.[7][20][21][22][23]Afterwards, Sung reunited onscreen with previousHong Gil-dongco-starKang Ji-hwanin the action-comedy filmRunway Cop,which revolves around a detective who goes undercover as a fashion model for a drug case.[24][25][26][27]

In 2013, she played a genius withpsychogenic amnesiainThe Secret of Birth.[28][29]The low-budgetindieA Boy's Sisterwas then released, in which Sung played the titular character who's grieving after her brother's death.[30][31]Later that year, she replacedHan Hye-jinas one of the hosts of talk showHealing Camp, Aren't You Happy.[32][33]

When Sung's contract with King Kong Entertainment expired in January 2014, she signed withFantagio.[34]She then appeared for free in the short filmChorogi and the Stalker Guywhich screened at 6th Seoul International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival (SESIFF).[35]Sung next played a diva actress who unexpectedly falls for her loyal manager in the 2015omnibusSummer Snow.[36][37]

On April 20, 2015, Sung signed an exclusive contract with SL Entertainment.[38]She next starred in the revenge melodramaMonster.[39][40]

Personal life

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Sung married golfer Ahn Sung-hyun in May 2017 in a low-key private ceremony. They had been dating for four years and did not publicly announce their marriage until after the ceremony.[41][42]On July 16, 2021, Sung announced on her Instagram that she was pregnant with twins.[43]Later on January 8, 2022, Sung's agency announced that Sung had given birth to twin daughters on January 7, 2022.[44]

Philanthropy

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On July 22, 2022, Sung purchased cosmetics worth 30 million won with her own money, which were donated to the Skylight Project.[45]

Filmography

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Main article:Sung Yu-ri filmography

Video game appearances

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Sung Yu-ri is a playable character in the video gameTony Hawk's Pro Skater 2(only in the South Korean PC version).

Discography

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Fin.K.L

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For Sung Yu-ri's work with Fin.K.L, seeFin.K.L.

Solo artist

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Album information Track listing
연인선언 (Lover's Declaration)
  • Artist:Timfeat. Sung Yu-ri
  • Single
  • Released: August 19, 2010
  • Label:Sony Music
Track listing
  1. 연인선언 (Lover's Declaration)
  2. 연인선언 (Lover's Declaration) (Inst.)
한 사람 (One Person)[46]
  • Artist: Sung Yu-ri
  • Single
  • Released: November 20, 2011
  • Label:CJ E&M
Track listing
  1. Forever
  2. 한 사람 (One Person)
  3. 한 사람 (One Person) (Inst.)

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2002 MBC Entertainment Awards Best New MC Section TV Entertainment Won
SBS Drama Awards New Star Award Bad Girls Won
2003 SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Planning Drama Thousand Years of Love Won
Netizen Popularity Award Won
Top 10 Stars Won
2004 2nd Andre Kim Best Star Awards Acting Award — Won
MBC Drama Awards Popularity Award, Actress[47] First Love of a Royal Prince Nominated
2006 MBC Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress One Fine Day Nominated
Special Award, Actress in a Miniseries Won
Popularity Award, Actress Nominated
Best Couple AwardwithGong Yoo Nominated
KBS Drama Awards Popularity Award, Actress[48] The Snow Queen Won
Best Couple AwardwithHyun Bin[48] Won
2007 3rd Andre Kim Best Star Awards Female Star Award[49] — Won
1stMnet 20's Choice Awards Natural Beauty Award — Won
2008 44th Baeksang Arts Awards Most Popular Actress (TV)[50] Hong Gil-dong Won
2nd Korea Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress Nominated
KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Nominated
Popularity Award, Actress Won
Best Couple AwardwithKang Ji-hwan Won
2009 SBS Drama Awards Best Couple AwardwithJi Sung Swallow the Sun Nominated
2011 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama Romance Town Nominated
Netizen Award, Actress Nominated
Best Couple AwardwithJung Gyu-woon Nominated
2012 MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama Feast of the Gods Won
Popularity Award, Actress Nominated
2013 SBS Entertainment Awards Excellence Award, MC category Healing Camp, Aren't You Happy Won
SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries[51] The Secret of Birth Won
2014 SBS Entertainment Awards Producer's Award Healing Camp, Aren't You Happy Won
2016 MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Special Project Drama Monster Nominated
2022 2022 KBS Entertainment Awards[52] Excellence Award in Reality Category Love Recall Nominated

State honors

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Name of the organization, year presented, and the award given
Organization Year Award Ref.
51st Taxpayers' Day 2017 Presidential Commendation [53]

Notes

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  1. ^Germany only recognize nationality by ethnicity, therefore she does not hold German nationality.

References

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  2. ^"Fin.K.L. Reunites After Two Years".The Chosun Ilbo.March 19, 2004.RetrievedJanuary 13,2015.
  3. ^Lee, Seung-jae (March 18, 2003)."Romantic Fantasy Transcending Time".The Dong-a Ilbo.RetrievedJanuary 13,2015.
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  42. ^"Actress Sung Yu-ri Ties the Knot with Pro Golfer".The Chosun Ilbo.May 17, 2017.
  43. ^Lee Young-soo (July 16, 2021)."성유리, 쌍둥이 임신 소식 자필 편지 공개" 태명은 사랑이, 행복이 "[전문]"[Sung Yu-ri reveals a handwritten letter on the news of twin pregnancy "My name is love, happiness].Sports Seoul(in Korean).Naver.RetrievedJuly 16,2021.
  44. ^Kim Won-gyeom (January 8, 2022)."성유리, 7일 쌍둥이 딸 출산…" 건강하고 예쁘게 잘 키우겠다 "[공식입장]"[Sung Yuri gave birth to twin daughters on the 7th... "I will raise them healthy and beautiful" [Official position]] (in Korean). SPOTV News.RetrievedJanuary 8,2022– viaNaver.
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