Nam Gyu-ri
Nam Gyu-ri (Korean: 남규리; born on April 26, 1985 in Seoul, South Korea) is a South Korean singer and actress. She was the leader of the Korean female trio, SeeYa. In 2009, Nam Gyu-ri had a contract dispute with the group's management company and left the group.[1] Nam has also acted, most notably in the film Death Bell and the drama 49 Days.
Nam Gyu-ri | |
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Born | Nam Mi-jeong April 26, 1985 Seoul, South Korea |
Occupation | Singer, actress |
Years active | 2006–present |
Agent | KORTOP Media |
Musical career | |
Genres | K-pop, R&B, dance |
Labels | Mnet Media (2006–2009) CCM (2009–2011) |
Associated acts | SeeYa |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 남규리 |
Hanja | 南奎里 |
Revised Romanization | Nam Gyu-ri |
McCune–Reischauer | Nam Kyu-ri |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 남미정 |
Hanja | 南美静 |
Revised Romanization | Nam Mi-jeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Nam Mi-jŏng |
Career
In April 2009, Core Contents Media, SeeYa's management company, announced that Nam Gyu-ri had violated the terms of her contract by refusing to perform her engagements as a member of SeeYa; the company also stated that it would potentially take legal action against Nam.[2] Although the company later announced that she would return, it was eventually revealed that the issues could not be fully resolved, and Nam left again.[1] In leaving the group permanently, Nam released a statement through her lawyers in which she said that she "could not possibly" return to SeeYa. In the statement, Nam announced that the reason for her departure was that she was more interested in pursuing an acting career than singing. Because it was impossible to pursue both paths, she had decided that she needed to give up working with the group.[3] For this reason, she declined offers from all record companies that were interested in recruiting SeeYa, and would henceforth make a new beginning as an actor and not a singer.[4]
Shortly after finding new management, however, Nam resumed her singing career as a solo artist.[5][6] Her new management company, Eyagi Entertainment, has confirmed that Nam would pursue a solo career in both acting and singing.[7] Despite the fact that Nam stated she wouldn't pursue her singing career as a solo singer, she managed to contribute in Ivy's comeback album "I Be.." in 2009.[8]
In 2011, Nam returned to SeeYa temporarily during the group's promotion of its final album. SeeYa officially disbanded on January 30, 2011.
In 2014, Nam signed with SidusHQ, one of South Korea's most famous talent agencies.[9]
In November 2018, Nam signed with new agency KORTOP Media, founded by veteran drama producer Go Dae-hwa.[10]
Discography
Singles
Year | Song Title | Album | Notes |
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2010 | Taste of Love | N/A | feat. One Way |
2011 | Starlight Tears | N/A | Oh Jun-seong's The Works series. |
2013 | A Man and Woman Meet For the First Time | N/A | feat. Lee Kyeol |
Soundtracks
Year | Song Title | Album | Notes |
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2007 | Flying in the Deep Night | Unstoppable Marriage | |
Lately I | Unstoppable Marriage | with Lee Hong-ki | |
2008 | Man | Death Bell | |
2009 | I Wanna See Your Face | More than Blue | |
2010 | Say Love | Assorted Gems | |
2011 | Lightness Window | 49 Days | |
I Only Look at You | Mr. Idol | ||
2012 | That Man | Fashion King | |
Haeundae Lovers | Haeundae Lovers |
Collaborations
Year | Song Title | Artist |
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2008 | Don't Cheat | Miss S feat. Nam Gyu-ri |
2010 | Goodbye and Goodbye | Shin Hye-sung feat. Nam Gyu-ri |
Music video
Year | Song Title | Artist | Notes |
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2006 | Love Song | SG Wannabe | |
2008 | Don't Cheat On Me | Miss S | |
2011 | Ran into You By Chance | Led Apple | [11] |
2013 | If This Ain't Love | Verbal Jint feat. Ailee | [12] |
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Death Bell | Kang Yi-na | [13] |
2009 | More Than Blue | Catgirl | |
2011 | Mr. Idol | Mi-oh | Cameo |
2013 | Top Star | Actress in Ice Flower | Cameo |
2014 | Mad Sad Bad | Shi-wa | segment: "Saw you"[14] |
2018 | Deja Vu | Ji-min | [15][16] |
History of Jealousy | Lee Su-min | [17] | |
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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2010 | Super Star | Ahn Gyu-ri | SBS | Episode 6: "Never Ending Love" |
Life Is Beautiful | Yang Cho-rong | [18] | ||
2011 | 49 Days | Shin Ji-hyun | [19] | |
2012 | Drama Special – Butcher Barber | Mi-ja | KBS2 | [20] |
Lovers of Haeundae | Yoon Se-na | [21] | ||
Ohlala Couple | Bae Jung-ah | Cameo, episode 1 | ||
2013 | Heartless City | Yoon Soo-min | jTBC | [22] |
2014 | My Forgetful Girlfriend | Xue Jia Bao | Hunan TV | Chinese drama[23] |
Drama Special – House, Mate | Seo-won | MBC | [24] | |
2015 | Late Night Restaurant | Min-kyung | SBS | Cameo, episode 16 |
2016 | Yeah, That's How It Is | Lee Na-young | [25] | |
2017 | Swan | Kim Min-seo | Web drama[26] | |
Hey Anna! Let's Eat! | Anna | Naver TVCast | Web drama[27] | |
2018 | My Secret Terrius | Choi Eun-kyung | MBC | Special appearance[28] |
Children of Nobody | Jeon Soo-young | [29] | ||
2019 | Different Dreams | Miki | [30] |
Documentary
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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2013 | Burundi, Small Hope for the Six Brothers and Sisters | Narrator | EBS | [31] |
Variety show
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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2015 | Law of the Jungle | Cast member | SBS | [32] |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2008 | 17th Buil Film Awards | Best New Actress | Death Bell | Nominated | |
2010 | SBS Drama Awards | New Star Award | Life Is Beautiful | Won | [33] |
2011 | 47th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actress (TV) | Nominated | ||
SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Drama Special | 49 Days | Nominated | ||
2018 | MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday-Thursday Miniseries | Children of Nobody | Nominated | |
2019 | MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries | Different Dreams | Nominated |
References
- (in Korean) Lee, Mi-hye. 오락가락 남규리, 씨야 합류 끝내 무산…네티즌 “원래 말 안됐다” (Flip-Flopping Nam Gyuri; Plans to Return to SeeYa Dissolve...Netizens Say "It Didn't Make Sense Initially") Archived August 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Joins.com/Newsen. August 13, 2009. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- SeeYa's Nam Gyu-ri Out of the Group. KBS World. April 21, 2009. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
- 남규리 "씨야 합류계획無..배우로 새출발"공식입장. Star News (in Korean). August 13, 2009. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Archived December 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 18, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Archived May 5, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- "남규리 vs 씨야, '얄궂은 운명' 재등장 | 네이트 연예". Nate (in Korean). Retrieved June 13, 2009.
- "남규리, 싸이더스HQ와 전속계약..김우빈과 한솥밥". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). October 7, 2014.
- "남규리, 코탑미디어와 전속계약[공식입장]". OSEN (in Korean). November 21, 2018.
- "LEDApple's Teaser Starring Nam Gyuri Released". Mwave. November 8, 2011.
- "Nam Gyuri Appeared in VerbalJint's Music Video for Free". Mwave. February 22, 2013.
- "High school is horror". Korean Film Biz Zone. July 23, 2008.
- "Nam Gyuri was Cast as Zombie in 'Mad Sad Bad' Because She is Pretty". Mnet. May 9, 2014.
- "Nam Gyu-ri cast in upcoming thriller movie". Korea JoongAng Daily. August 12, 2017.
- "Nam Gyu-ri Wants to Break out of Typical Roles". The Chosun Ilbo. July 2, 2018.
- "Oh Ji-ho and Nam Gyu-ri in "History of Jealousy"". Hancinema. November 7, 2011.
- 남상미, 김수현드라마 다시 합류.."갈등 해결". Star News (in Korean). October 2, 2010.
- "Ex-Pop Star Nam Gyu-ri Is Committed to Acting Career". The Chosun Ilbo. April 9, 2011.
- "Nam Gyu-ri returns in new KBS show". Korea JoongAng Daily. July 11, 2012.
- "Nam Gyu-ri returns to TV with Cho Yeo-jung's new drama". TenAsia. June 28, 2012.
- "Nam finds catharsis, even if she's a weirdo". Korea JoongAng Daily. August 6, 2013.
- "Nam Gyu-ri, a sensation in China". Korea JoongAng Daily. April 25, 2012.
- "[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Drama Festival – House, Mate"". Hancinema. November 16, 2014.
- 남규리, 과거에 연예인과 연애 사실 고백 "깜짝". JTBC (in Korean). October 21, 2015.
- 남규리, 성형외과 전문의로 변신…한중 합작 '스완' 출연 결정. TenAsia (in Korean). June 23, 2015.
- 남규리, 웹드 '애나야 밥먹자' 현장 사진 공개…'바비인형 미모'. TenAsia (in Korean). August 17, 2017.
- [단독] 남규리, '내 뒤에 테리우스' 특별 출연…소지섭 옛 연인 된다. Osen (in Korean). June 20, 2018.
- "[공식]'붉은 달 푸른 해' 김선아X이이경X남규리, 출연 확정 '기대↑'". Sports Chosun (in Korean). October 8, 2018.
- "[단독] 남규리, MBC '이몽' 주연 합류..경성구락부 재즈싱어". Sports Chosun (in Korean). October 4, 2018.
- "Nam narrates documentary". Korea JoongAng Daily. December 14, 2013.
- "Nam Gyu-ri joins the 'Byeong-man crew'". Hancinema. June 17, 2015.
- "Ko Hyun-jung wins grand prize at SBS Drama Awards". Asiae (in Korean). June 8, 2011.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nam Gyu-ri. |
- (in Korean) Nam Gyu-Ri's short biography on Naver