Qri

Qri
이지현
Qri in 2017
Born
Lee Ji-hyun

(1986-12-12) December 12, 1986 (age 39)
Goyang, South Korea
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
Years active2009–present
LabelsMBK
Korean name
Hangul
큐리
Revised RomanizationKyuri
McCune–ReischauerK'yuri
Birth name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Ji-hyeon
McCune–ReischauerYi Chihyŏn

Lee Ji-hyun is a South Korean singer and actress. She goes by the stage name Qri. She is known for being the leader of T-ara, which is one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. She also has performed as a solo artist and is an actress in television.

Life

Qri was born on 12 December 1986. She went to Juyeob High School. Then she attended Myungji University.

Music

Qri at K Collection, Seoul 2012

T-ara

Qri joined T-ara in mid-2009.

In July 2013, Qri became the leader of T-ara.

QBS

Qri, Boram and Soyeon formed QBS in May 2013. QBS was focused on the Japanese market. They released their first song in 2013. It is called Kaze no You ni (風のように, Like the Wind).

Acting

In September 2009, Qri has a role in the television drama Queen Seondeok.

In 2010, she had a cameo appearance in the drama Master of Study. Later that year she had a lead role on KBS's drama Southern Trader Kim Chul Soo's Update. Qri also made a cameo appearance in SBS' drama Giant.

In 2011 she was in KBS' drama King Geunchogo with fellow T-ara member Hahm Eun-jung.

List of albums

Year Album Song Notes
2013Bunny Style!"Shabondama no Yukue (シャボン玉のゆくえ)"with Boram
"Do we Do we"Solo
2017What's My Name?"Diamond"Solo

Movies and television

Movies

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2010Death Bell 2: Bloody CampCameo
2011Gisaeng RyungCameo

Television series

Year Network Title Role Notes Ref
2009MBCQueen SeondeokYoung Mo, daughter of HajongSupporting Role
2010KBSMaster of StudyCameo
2010Bubi BubiHerself
2010KBSSouthern Trader Kim Chul Soo's UpdatesLee KyungSupporting Role
2010SBSGiantsCameo
2011KBSKing GeunchogoPrincess Bu Yeo-jinSupporting Role
2015Naver TV CastSweet TemptationQriWeb Drama

Variety shows

Year Title Network
–Law of Unchanging LoveO'live
2009 Mnet ScandalMnet
2010 Dream GirlsMnet
Hello BabyKBS
BouquetMBC
2011 Win WinKBS2
Challenge 1000 Song
1 vs. 100KBS
2012Naughty BoysJTBC
2013Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2KBS2
2014Witch HuntJTBC
2015Idol Star Athletic Championship 2015MBC
2016 Idol Intern King Oksusu

Awards

Year Award Category Nominated Work Result
2017Dr. Gloderm Best of Beauty The Brightest Skin Female Singer AwardWon
2017LBMA Star Award Korean Wave Star AwardWon

References

  1. 1 2 "Qri Becomes T-ara's New Leader Ahead Of Group's Six-Member Comeback". Popdust. 14 July 2013. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  2. ↑ Nannar, Nina (May 9, 2017). "Ten best selling girl groups of all time". ITV News. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  3. ↑ Birthdate Archived October 30, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Mark Russell (29 April 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1.
  5. ↑ (in Korean) ‘티아라’ 여섯 멤버들을 소개할게요. Donga. August 07, 2009.
  6. 1 2 "Queen Seon-deok Cast (Korean Drama - 2009) - 선덕여왕". HanCinema. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  7. 1 2 "Master of Study (Korean Drama - 2010) - 공부의 신". HanCinema. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  8. 1 2 "Drama Special - The State of South Korean Trader Kim Cheol-soo (Korean Drama - 2010) - 드라마 스페셜 - 남파 트레이더 김철수씨의 근황". HanCinema. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  9. 1 2 "Giant (Korean Drama - 2010) - 자이언트". HanCinema. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  10. 1 2 (in Korean) 티아라 은정·큐리, '근초고왕' 대본연습 사진공개 . Starnews. April 12, 2011.
  11. ↑ "King Geunchogo Cast (Korean Drama - 2010) - 근초고왕". HanCinema. Retrieved 2017-11-20.

Other websites

Qri at IMDb