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Yuju

Birthname:

Choi Yu Na (최유나)

Birthdate:

October 4, 1997

Birthplace:

Ilsan, South Korea

Position:

Main Vocal

Height:

169cm

Weight:

49kg

Bloodtype:

Family:

1 Older Sister

Languages:

Korean (Fluent), English (Conversational)

Education:

Graduated from School of Performing Arts (SOPA)

Ability (According to Her):

Vocal:

High

Rap:

Low

Leadership:

Average

Personal Talents:

Foreign Language:

Body Gags:

High

Self Introduction:

Happy Moments :

Receiving awards after working hard

Hard Moments:

When she lost a precious friend

Moment She Wants to Forget:

"Dancing on stage by myself"

Moment of Strength:

"Talking to my mom on the phone at night, reading letters from fans and friends"

First Love:

"Secret"

Hobbies:

Writing lyrics and melodies, stretching

Specialty:

Vocals

Jinx:

Things She Likes:

Dried sweet potato, Rice

Things She Hates:

Green onions

Words That Represent Her:

"Hidden Card!"

Motto:

"Always move forward"

Solo Activities / Appearances:

[Predebut] SBS K-Pop Star 2. Reached Round 1 Elimination Finals
[Predebut] Participated In Gyeong-Gi General Arts Festival 2010, 2011 and 2012
[Predebut] Participated In 2013 DBS National Arts Festival.
MBC King of Masked Singer Ep.15 & 16 with name "Christmas in July". Won Round 1
Sang an OST for SBS drama "The Girl Who Sees Smells", titled "Spring Is Gone by Chance" (우연히 봄)" ft. Loco
MC for a segment in KBS2 MV Bank Stardust (with Sowon)
150816 KBS CoolFM Super Junior Kiss The Radio (with Eunha)
150911 MBC Radio Starry Night (with Eunha)
151028 MBC Radio Star
KBS2 Cool Kiz On The Block Ep.130
KBS2 Gag Concert Ep.825 (with Yerin)
MBC Every1 Weekly Idol Christmas Special (with Yerin, SinB, Lovelyz Kei, Jisoo, Seojung & TWICE Nayeon, Dahyun, Tzuyu )
Special Performance "I Don't Know Love Yet" in 151230 KBS Song Festival (with Yerin, Red Velvet Irene & Seulgi)
160209 MBC Insta Wars
160210 KBS2 Bon Bon Olympic (Gold Medal Duty)
Featured on Mad Clown's performance "Fire" in 2015 Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards
Sang an OST + chosen as the Ambassador for an animation movie "Billy & The Brave Guys"
Special Stage "Miracle" in 160214 SBS Inkigayo (with BTOB Sungjae)
Released a duet single with UP10TION Sunyoul, titled "Cherish (보일 듯 말 듯)"
Special Stage "Gee" in 160313 SBS Inkigayo (with Sowon, Yerin, SinB & TWICE Jihyo, Nayeon, Jungyeon, Dahyun, Tzuyu)
KBS2 Hello Counselor Ep.263 (with SinB)
SBS Same Bed, Different Dreams Ep.42 (with Yerin)
SBS Star King Ep. 444, 445 & 448 (with Yerin and SinB)
Special Stage "One Voice" in 2016 Dream Concert (with Red Velvet Seulgi, IOI Kim Sejeong, Oh My Girl Seunghee, and Fiestar Yezi)
Special Stage "Touch My Body" in 160624 KBS Music Bank Half Year Special (with Red Velvet Joy, TWICE Momo, and CLC Seungyeon)
Special MC for 160626 SBS Inkigayo (with Sowon)
MBC Duet Song Festival Ep.14 as a contestant
Special DJ for 160819 SBS PowerFM Lee Gukjoo's Young Street (with SinB)
Special DJ for 160822 SBS PowerFM 20th Anniversary (with Eunha)
Special Stage : Voice of Inkigayo "U Go Girl" in 160828 Inkigayo (with Akdong Musician Suhyun, Baek A Yeon, and TWICE Jihyo)
(Samsung Card) Holgabun Night Market : GFRIEND's Special Snack (with Umji)
160918 KBS2 Chuseok Special "Hello Friends" (with Yerin, Eunha, and Umji)
Singderella Ep.17 (with GFRIEND) 2017.03.11
SNL Korea (with GFRIEND) 2017.09.09
Immortal Song 2 "When Our Lives Are Almost Over" 2017.09.09

Achievements :

[Predebut] 2010 Gyeong-Gi General Arts Festival : Participation Award
[Predebut] 2011 Gyeong-Gi General Arts Festival : Top Award
[Predebut] 2012 Gyeong-Gi General Arts Festival : Grand Award
[Predebut] 2013 DBS National Arts Festival : Golden Award
2015 MelOn Music Awards : Best OST ("Spring Is Gone by Chance")
160209 MBC Idol Star Athletics Championships (ISAC) Women 60m Sprint: Gold Medal / 1st Place
160915 MBC Idol Star Athletics Championships (ISAC) Women 60m Sprint: Gold Medal / 1st Place
160915 MBC Idol Star Athletics Championships (ISAC) Women 400m Relay: Bronze Medal / 3rd Place (with Yerin, Eunha, and SinB)
170130 MBC Idol Star Athletics Championships (ISAC) Women 60m Sprint: Silver Medal / 2nd Place
170130 MBC Idol Star Athletics Championships (ISAC) Women 400m Relay: Bronze Medal / 3rd Place (with Sowon, Yerin, and SinB)
Yuju and Wheesung Won Fantastic Duo (for "The Heartbreaking") 2017.10.08

She was an ex-trainee in Loen Entertainment and Cube Entertainment
Trained for about 2-3 years
Sang "Invitation" by Ailee in audition for Source Music
She's in the Tall Line along with Sowon
Almost debuted with stage name "Aria"
She has the worst sleeping habits among the members
Has a signature dance called "Data Dance"
After her appearance on King of Masked Singer, her name was the 1st keyword search on korean online search engine
She was called "Flying Shoe Yuju" because she had incidents where her shoe slipped off during performance (2 times)
Her childhood dream was to be a figure skater
In SOPA, she was in the same class with Seventeen DK, Oh My Girl Jiho, and WJSN Cheng Xiao
In the dorm, her rommates are Eunha, SinB, and Umji
Body part she's most confident is legs
Sports she's best at is running
Her mother is an english teacher, that's why she's good in english