Jo Yu-ri (Korean: 조유리; born October 22, 2001) is a South Korean singer and actress. She is known as a former member of the South Korean–Japanese girl group Iz*One. She first gained prominence after participating in Mnet's reality competition series Produce 48 in 2018, where she finished in third place and debuted with Iz*One on October 29, 2018.
Following Iz*One's disbandment in April 2021, Jo embarked on a successful solo career, releasing her debut single album Glassy in October 2021, which garnered her several nominations for Rookie of the Year at major music awards. In addition to her music career, Jo has ventured into acting, making her debut in the web series Mimicus (2022).
In July 2017, Jo participated in Mnet's reality television show Idol School where the nine final participants would debut with newly formed girl group Fromis 9.[1] She finished in 15th place.[2]
On May 11, 2018, Jo participated in Mnet's reality television show Produce 48 where she finished in 3rd place. As one of twelve successful participants, she went on to be a part of the newly formed girl group Iz*One.[3] On October 29, 2018, Jo debuted as a member of Iz*One with the release of Color*Iz.[4] On February 17, 2020, Iz*One released their first Korean-language studio album Bloom*Iz, on which Jo wrote and co-composed the song "Someday", a sub-unit song sung by her, Kim Chae-won, and Choi Ye-na.[5] The group disbanded on April 29, 2021, upon the expiration of their contract.[6]
On April 11, 2022, Jo was cast in her first acting role, the Playlist Studio web series Mimicus.[14] On May 17, it was announced that Jo would be releasing her first extended play titled Op.22 Y-Waltz: in Major on June 2, with lead single "Love Shhh!".[15] The album debuted at number five on South Korea's Circle Album Chart. On June 7, she achieved her first ever music show win on SBS M's The Show for "Love Shhh!"[16] On August 11, Jo released the promotional single "Maybe" through Universe.[17] On September 13, Jo released the song "Can You Feel My Heart" as part of the soundtrack for the KBS2 television series The Law Cafe.[18]
On October 8, it was announced that Jo would be releasing her second single album titled Op.22 Y-Waltz: in Minor on October 24.[19] Later that same month, Jo released the song "Run (Female Ver.)" for the Netflix television series The Fabulous.[20] In December 2022, Jo made a special appearance in episode 7 of the second season of Work Later, Drink Now portraying Sieun, a juvenile delinquent. Jo's performance was well received by critics such as Choi Hye-jin writing for MT Star News, who praised Jo's natural acting and described the performance as "short, but leaving a strong impression".[21] In addition to her appearance, Jo also released the track "Drink It, Girls!" as part of the soundtrack for Work Later, Drink Now 2.[22]
On May 24, 2023, Jo and actress Chae Soo-bin released the promotional single "Yellow Circle" in collaboration with Lipton and Starship Entertainment.[23] On June 29, it was announced that Jo had been cast in the second season of the Netflix television series Squid Game.[24] On July 2, Jo released the track "Down (Juicy Juicy)" for tvN television series See You in My 19th Life.[25] Three days later, she released a cover of Taeyeon's "A Poem Titled You".[26] On July 25, it was announced that Jo would be releasing her second extended play titled Love All, alongside the lead single "Taxi", on August 9.[27] On August 29, she and Zerobaseone's Sung Han-bin released the duet "Luv Luv Luv" as part of the soundtrack for the tvN series My Lovely Liar.[28]
^Includes the BillboardK-pop Hot 100 (defunct as of 2022), and South Korea Songs (part of Billboard's Hits of the World (2022 onwards)).
^"Loveable" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 18 on the component Download Chart.[41]
^"Taxi" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 24 on the component Download Chart.[42]
^"My Love" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at numbers 29 and 36 on the component Download Chart and BGM Chart, respectively.[43][44]
^"Story of Us" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at numbers 62 and 151 on the component Download Chart and BGM Chart, respectively.[45][46]
^"Can You Feel My Heart" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at numbers 8 and 43 on the component Download Chart, and BGM Chart, respectively.[47][48]
^"Drink It, Girls! " did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 85 on the component Download Chart.[49]
^"Down (Juicy Juicy)" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 41 on the component Download Chart.[50]
^"Luv Luv Luv" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 46 on the component Download Chart.[51]
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^로지텍 G, 가수 조유리와 오로라 컬렉션 브랜드 콜라보 진행 [Logitech G collaborates with singer Yuri Cho for Aurora Collection brand]. K Bench (in Korean). August 16, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
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^Accumulated sales for Op.22 Y-Waltz: in Major on the Oricon Albums Chart:
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"週間 アルバムランキング – 2022年07月04日付" [Weekly Album Ranking – Published on July 4, 2022]. Oricon (in Japanese). July 4, 2022. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
^Accumulated Sales of Love All on the Circle Album Chart:
^Peak chart positions for single albums on the Circle Album Chart (formerly Gaon Album Chart):
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