Yerin

Biography

Jung Ye-rin (Korean: 정예린; born August 19, 1996), known mononymously as Yerin (예린), is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of the South Korean girl group GFriend and is currently active as a soloist.

Early life

Yerin was born on August 19, 1996, in Incheon. She attended the School of Performing Arts Seoul and graduated in 2015.

2015–2021: Activities with GFriend

In January 2015, Yerin officially debuted as a member of GFriend with their first extended play, Season of Glass. She made her acting debut two months later playing a supporting role in the web drama Midnight's Girl. On April 13, 2015, she appeared in Super Junior Heechul and TRAX Jungmo unit M&D's music video "I Wish".
In January 2016, Yerin was chosen as a new MC for SBS MTV's music program The Show, alongside Zhou Mi. On October 17, 2016, she featured the song "Future Boyfriend" with El Camino.
In 2017, Yerin collaborated with Cao Lu and Kisum on the single "Spring Again". Later that year, she participated in SBS's reality-documentary show Law of the Jungle, featuring in the episodes in Komodo.

2021–present: Solo activities

In June 2021, Yerin signed with Sublime Artist Agency as a solo artist and actress.
In February 2022, Yerin hosted an entertainment show of MBN "Catch Job" with broadcaster Cho Woo-Jong. In May 2022, Yerin made her solo debut with the extended play Aria. She is set to be an MC in MBC's Crazy Encounter Season 4.
On March 31, 2023, Sublime Artist Agency announced that Yerin would be leaving the company after deciding not to renew her exclusive contract. On April 17, Bill Entertainment announced that Yerin signed an exclusive contract with the agency. Additionally on June 21, they announced that she would be coming back with her second solo album. Her second EP Ready, Set, Love was released on August 23.
On August 13, 2024, it was announced that Yerin would be releasing her third EP Rewrite×Rewrite4 September 2024 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1Wavy2:542볕뉘 (SHINE)2:483Permeate3:164Save me3:125One Thing2:3864U3:23 on September 4.
In 2025, Yerin signed an exclusive contract with A-Side Company, before releasing her first digital single "Awake×Awake24 September 2025 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Awake2:582Awake (instrumental)2:58" on September 24.
On May 26, 2026, A-Side Company announced that Yerin's fourth EP Reach You×REACH YOU9 June 2026 · EPSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Polaris3:272Shooting Star3:063Spring Glow3:304Orbit2:555Shooting Star (instrumental)3:06 would be released on June 9.

Composition credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.