Yuri is officially a supporting vocalist and a main dancer in Girls’ Generation. She may not be one of the lead voices, but her singing is quite respectable, maybe even underrated. In fact, she has even recorded her own OST song, “Must!” for the drama “Working Mom”, with Sooyoung. But perhaps it is because her dancing is so good that she is more known for it. Yuri is often paired with Hyoyeon during dance remixes as the two girls show off why they are the top dancers in the group. The movements Yuri makes with her body give many fans nosebleeds as her curves are accentuated, or maybe her curves accentuate her movements. Either way, Yuri’s dancing is always a sight to behold.
But despite the seemingly perfect way Yuri takes care of herself, she is still quite prone to mistakes. In fact, Yuri’s fellow members have mentioned her as the member who messes up the most. There are times she cannot remember lyrics or when she is late in her choreography. However, like a true professional, she bites the bullet and continues on with the show, or she laughs off other people’s ribbing of her, especially when they make fun of her habit of sleeping with her tongue sticking out.
On stage, Yuri acts in a professional manner. Depending on the song and the theme, Yuri adopts the corresponding persona, smiling when she has to, and being tough and sexy when warranted. However, when Yuri is not in the spotlight, there is a very different side of her that can be seen. She is constantly smiling, playing jokes, and acting crazy or playful, which is where her well-deserved nickname “KkabYul” comes from. Her jokes can be downright silly, from tying the members’ shoelaces together to placing fake bugs in Tiffany’s bed to scare Tiffany. Yuri claims to get her sense of humor from her mom, and it’s easy to see how. In one story, Yuri asked her mom to include more “hehe”s or “keke”s in her texts, so in her next text to Yuri, Yuri’s mom used “he” or “ke” for every other word.
There is, however, no argument about how great Yuri is. Sure, she is known as a great dancer in terms of Girls’ Generation performances. But it takes much more skill to be an all-around entertainer and well-rounded person. In fact, Lee Hyori picked Yuri out of all the Girls’ Generation members, and members of other girl groups, as one of two girls who has the most staying power as a solo entertainer. While perhaps surprising at first because of the amount of talent present in Girls’ Generation, Hyori’s statement may be easy to see when thought about for a bit. Yuri can obviously dance, and she sings quite decently. On top of that, she is also a model, an actress, a spokeswoman, a reality show star, a songwriter, a television show emcee, and an awards show hostess, coming a long way from fearing for her career because she did not get as many outside gigs as some of her fellow members. Yuri obviously has the capability to reach this high potential, because no matter what she does, she is always entertaining, even as she turns 23 today.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR BEAUTIFUL KWON YURI ! <3
i hope you had a great day :)
we sones love you soo much ! ^-^
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KWON YURI LUV U!!!!!! :) <3
Happy Birthday Yuri Noona…. Hope the best for you :)
i wish to watch some fmv….
happy birthday Yuri……..luv u…
happy b’day kkabYul !!
stick together with sica forever ^^
Happy birthday Yuri :D
As a new SONE, I did nothing, but drew a picture of you.^.^but I’m too shy to post it online :P
Happy Birthday to the sexy, crazy, beautiful, and amazing Yuri noona. <3
Happy 23rd birthday. I wish you the best throughout your whole life and hope you had an amazing day and also hope that your sisters were there to celebrate it with you. God Bless <3
From, SONE.
Happy 23rd Birthday to Yuri,our Black Pearl!Stay happy,pretty and cute always!^-^Saranghae!<3~
Its the 5th of december!!!! >.< Happi Birthday Kkabyul!! The amazing and talented black pearl of soshi!!! I wish her all the best in her future career towards a good life and wealth ^^ Always stay perfect!! Saranghaeyo ~
Happy Birthday Yuri ! May God Bless You =) =)
I’m gonna give you all the Mickeys in the world!! Wait for me!!<3
HAPPY B DAY YURI!!! I HOPE U HAVE A GOOD BIRTHDAY! I LOVE YOUR SMILE AND I THINK YOUR REALLY FUNNY. I HOPE THE OTHER SNSD MEMBERS BLESS YOU AND THAT YOU ALWAYS STAY HAPPY. GOD BLESS
P.S.
FIGHTING!!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy birthday sexy sexy Kwon Yuri <3 <3
No one else can dance as passionate as you :D
Happy Birthday Yuri… You are so beautiful and I believe in the goodness of your heart. I wish you good health and all the joy and Happiness in the world and I hope and pray that all your dreams come true. I’m grateful that you are in the world. Seeing you smile and seeing you happy, makes me Happy.
God Bless you.
소녀시대 파이팅
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KWON YUL! greetings from CANADA ;)
Now that I think about it, Yuri WAS the first SNSD member that caught my attention when my cousin first showed me Gee a couple of years ago (man, was it that long already?).
Anyways, well-written piece right there. Nice “portrait” of Yuri there.
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY, our dear Black Pearl, Kwon Yuri!!! Wishing you all the best of love and happiness. Stay safe, stay strong, stay happy, stay healthy.
As always, we SONEs love you. I love you.
Cheers!
Clap Clap for the facts! :D
Happy Birthday Yuri :)
From Hawai’i, Happy Birthday Yuri! Hope you have a special day!
I hope Yuri have a great 23rd birthday :) I love her with all my heart and I wish her the best. She has the best personality and amazing in every single way. It hurts to see my baby is getting older and someday will be on her own, but I know with Yuri’s personality and her brains she will be just fine :) I love you so much Yul <33333 I love you forever.
great article for the birthday girl! clap! clap!
she was the first member that caught my attention from the very beginning because her smile is so bright, it outshined all the members. the video that i first recognized snsd was hoot, and since then, i never looked to anyone else but yuri.. as much as i love snsd, yuri will be my ultimate bias. she’s the only member that i see and i want to see more of..
kwon yul, happy birthday! i will see you in dkfc next year!
LOL Her wife Jessica
Happy Birthday to Black Pearl Kwon Yuri!!! Hope you stay safe and healthy :D Also wrap up warm for the winter!
An Extremely well-written birthday post, my friend ! Thank you ever so much for posting it.
Yes, here’s wishing our favourite “KkabYul” a Most Blessed 23rd(24th) Birthday !
May her day be filled with all her fondest wishes fulfilled :).
Cheers !
Kenneth.
Happy birthday Yuri Noona! Stay healthy and happy always :) Hope you enjoy your day today!