Biography
Who is Yuju?
Early life and education
Yuju was born Choi Yu-na on October 4, 1997 in Goyang, South Korea, as the youngest of two daughters in her family. From an early age, she enjoyed sports, dancing and singing. In her first year of middle school, Yuju won a singing contest encouragement award without formal training. Afterwards, she attended a vocal academy to pursue singing and learned to play guitar due to her interest in composing. She gained more performance experience in city and provincial competitions since her second year of middle school.
After graduating from the School of Performing Arts Seoul, Yuju enrolled at Sungshin Women's University to study Contemporary Practical Music.
Career beginnings and GFriend
In 2011, Yuju competed in the first season of K-pop Star and later trained at Cube Entertainment and LOEN Entertainment. She auditioned for and signed with Source Music in 2014. In January 2015, Yuju made her debut as a member of GFriend with the lead single Glass Bead from the extended play Season of Glass. Her stage name signifies owner and has the added meaning of being an owner of powerful singing ability.
In April 2015, Yuju and Loco released Spring Is Gone by Chance for the soundtrack of the South Korean television drama A Girl Who Sees Smells. The song placed first on the Music Bank OST chart for ten consecutive weeks and won Best OST at the 2015 Melon Music Awards. In July 2015, Yuju drew interest on King of Mask Singer as the youngest contestant at the time. GFriend released numerous successful songs and continued their activities until their exclusive contract ended in May 2021.
Solo career and releases
Following her departure from Source Music, Yuju signed an exclusive contract with Konnect Entertainment in September 2021. Yuju debuted as a soloist on January 18, 2022, with the extended play Rec. And its lead single Play. She took creative control over her works and co-wrote each song on her debut EP. In July 2022, she released her second digital single Evening featuring rapper Big Naughty.
On March 7, 2023, Yuju released her second extended play titled O alongside the lead single Without U. She later released the singles Dalala and Rewind in 2023. After her contract with Konnect expired, Yuju signed an exclusive contract with At Area on March 12, 2025. On August 12, 2025, Yuju released her third extended play In Bloom, followed by her fourth extended play File. 07 in October 2026.
Birthday and age
Yuju was born on October 4, 1997, which makes Yuju 29 years old today. That birthday falls under the Libra sign. Yuju shares the date with 60 other famous people.
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