Gyuri | Solo Music & Acting | KARA

An MBC report in September 2011 announced that she would leave the show in October after approximately one year and five months. Her agency cited overseas commitments and named the Japanese musical production 200 Pounds Beauty among her forthcoming projects.

The episode introduced Lee Yoon-seon's decision to leave a busy clothing business in Dongdaemun. MBC's advance report described this as Gyuri's first documentary narration and placed it alongside her ongoing work as a radio DJ.

At the production announcement she said the film had moved her and she wanted to convey its appeal on stage. The production team reported that, at the 6 November closing matinee with Sungje, she encouraged audience applause during Maria and became emotional while thanking Osaka at the curtain call.

The limited A edition included its music video, a making-of film, and a 28-page photo book. A later official report from the 2024 Japan tour also lists “Daydream” for Gyuri's solo stage, connecting the original release with its subsequent performance history.

Drawn to the cross-dressing role, she initially considered cutting her hair but ultimately used a wig. In an Ilgan Sports interview she explained that Yeo-joo’s disguise is easily exposed, so forcing a masculine voice would feel unrealistic. Her Japanese press appearance also discussed presenting a different side from KARA.

Production material places the first shoot on 25 May 2013 at Jeju’s Yongmeori coast and tea fields. They filmed a trek to discover sites for a travel product and discussed the script and characters with the director between takes. In his released comment, Ji Chang-wook described Gyuri as approachable and the first collaboration as enjoyable.

Contemporary announcements or post-event articles are listed alongside participant Em2T’s record. For video posts, the written caption was consulted; this is not a record of watching the full video.

Photos and a concert report by attendee Em2T.

She wrote the lyrics for both songs, with the release notes citing inspiration from Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince. Her contribution therefore extended beyond singing to writing the words for this jointly credited project, released with a 2015 FLUXUS INC. credit.

Contemporary announcements or post-event articles are listed alongside participant Em2T’s record. For video posts, the written caption was consulted; this is not a record of watching the full video.

Contemporary announcements or post-event articles are listed alongside participant Em2T’s record. For video posts, the written caption was consulted; this is not a record of watching the full video.

One caption says August 15; post-event reporting and other captions establish August 16.

The official archive lists a 2015 production, 110 minutes, in Korean Cinema Today. This entry records the festival screening and her stage appearance separately from the Korean theatrical release on April 14, 2016.

This was separate from the October 4 outdoor stage greeting for Two Rooms, Two Nights. Kstyle’s October 6 photo report explicitly dates Star Road to the fifth; the supplied October 10 article discusses her dress at that event. Publication dates are kept separate from her appearance date.

Star Road brought actors and spectators together on an approximately 150-metre red carpet from Haeundae Marine City toward Park Hyatt. It was announced as a joint event of the Korea Entertainment Management Association and Asian Film Market, separate from a film screening or awards ceremony.

Contemporary announcements or post-event articles are listed alongside participant Em2T’s record. For video posts, the written caption was consulted; this is not a record of watching the full video.

Contemporary announcements or post-event articles are listed alongside participant Em2T’s record. For video posts, the written caption was consulted; this is not a record of watching the full video.

Production staff identified the 30 January 2016 episode as her first appearance. In her Two Rooms, Two Nights release interview she recalled the unexpected challenge of action in a historical drama as demanding but enjoyable. The role expanded her work from Japanese-language film performance to period costume and physical action.

In her release interview she described studying with a teacher to make Mi-na’s Japanese intonation more natural than her KARA speech. She even limited meetings with friends to avoid switching back to Korean. Initially preoccupied with her own performance, she said a later Busan festival screening helped her see the complete film.

Before theatrical release, the film premiered in Korean Cinema Today at BIFF 2015. Gyuri attended the October 4 outdoor stage greeting. Production and festival premiere date to 2015; the Korean theatrical release was April 14, 2016.

Directed by Cho Sung-kyu; produced in 2016; 103 minutes. The festival hosted its world premiere, and Gyuri attended the opening ceremony.

Photos and a concert report by attendee Em2T.

In her pre-release Xportsnews interview she said Cho invited her back after Two Rooms, Two Nights to reveal another side of her. Having grown up with dogs, she visited cat cafés to learn feline behaviour. She singled out Lee-jung’s reunion with her mother through Nabi’s help as especially memorable and a chance to reconsider mother–daughter relationships.

Before its November 2016 release, the film had its world premiere in Korean Fantastic: Features at the 20th BIFAN. The official archive lists 2016, 103 minutes and World Premiere. Her opening photograph is not used as proof of attendance at screening Q&As.

Returning to Japanese KAMILIA after roughly a year, she discussed film work and volunteering and mentioned the following year’s KAMILIA-club launch event.

An agency-supplied report recorded the KAMILIA-selected club name GRACE, her letter and KAMILIA’s cake-and-flower surprise.

The agency’s post-event report records an approximately 120-minute programme with personal gifts, KAMILIA photographs and a jointly created new profile. She also sang Kiss Shite, Winter Magic and Yuki no Hana, combining conversation with vocal performances.

She also wrote the accompanying messages and translated them into Japanese. After KAMILIA preorders in Korea and Japan, the book was published for the 30 December 2017 Japanese fanmeeting. Further requests from KAMILIA led to general online sales beginning on 9 March 2018.

At the Kyoto appearance on 13 October 2018, she explained that footage she personally shot appears in the finished film. Moving behind the camera made her consider how to bring out her subjects while acting, connecting So-eun’s video-making work with her own practical experience.

The program mixed KARA songs and new music with a Santa appearance, gifts and commemorative photographs, reuniting her with Japanese KAMILIA for another year-end gathering.

NEWSIS’s same-day report and FnToday’s next-day photographs document her presence, separately from any screening or Q&A for her own films.

The official programme presents her work as an actor, singer and DJ alongside her interest in nature. The festival ran April 1–10. This entry is dated to the ambassador announcement; it does not treat planned opening attendance as confirmed.

RBW JAPAN hosted and planned the event with MC Tomoki Fujiwara. FC presales, general seats and VIP front seating with interaction benefits supported an intimate solo gathering.

Choi Sooyoung hosted the series, with coaches including Jo Kwon, Lee Hyun, and Aiki. Official clips preserve her feedback on trainee performances. It was an ongoing role within a selection and training programme, alongside the work of the other coaches.

The project followed May’s HAPPY GYURI DAY with BIGC MOMENT; a livestream was also announced for KAMILIA abroad.

Alongside the birthday party, the program promised interactive games and questions. VIP benefits included selfies, a handshake, signed posters and special photocards.

Directed by Baek Jae-ho, the work explores coexistence with local cats. A post-screening audience discussion was announced, and Gyuri was listed among the festival’s participating actors.

Big Boss Entertainment and Cheetah Company presented the event with VIP and R seating. Its cozy teddy-bear and string-light artwork evoked an intimate winter evening.

The announced benefits included photo time, signed-poster draws, and VIP two-shot photographs and handshakes. The official club’s post-event message thanked KAMILIA for the sweet time shared by pink-clad Gyuri and GRace.

The festival’s September 15 announcement gives a 19:00 start; OSEN’s report the following day confirms both hosts. This was the eve celebration, a separate event from the festival’s opening ceremony.

All attendees were offered a send-off and signed-poster draws; upgrades included front seating, photocards and a two-shot draw for 50 people per session.

Big Boss Entertainment and Cheetah Company offered VIP and general seating. Photography was restricted to a designated photo segment, and an international sales page was announced to open simultaneously.

The previous day’s announcement was checked against release-day coverage; the entry does not imply that all five characters launched together. This documents a game collaboration and modelling campaign, not a TV-airing history.

November 26 was the announcement; November 27 released the first three characters. The image is Hara’s KARA CAT promotional portrait.

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Directed by Park Myung-chun, the film followed a journey through nature and the members observing one another. The sources explicitly identify three participating members, rather than the full quintet.

November 30 is the preview publication date. TV airing was scheduled for December, not asserted to have begun November 30.

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