TRIVIA
-SNSD’s biggest prankster.
-Her image is that of sexiness, but she’s also known for her “kkab” (crazy / hyper, playful acts).
-Yuri often talks to herself in a self-hypnosis way.
-Among her nicknames are “Black Pearl” and “Cola”, both referring to her unique personality and her tanned skin.
-She wrote the lyrics to one of SNSD’s ballads, titled “Mistake”. The song was included in SNSD’s third mini-album.
-Yuri is a health nut. Every morning, Yuri drinks grinded Ma juice mixed with milk, honey, and apples. She also regularly drinks Chinese herbal tonic.
-She does yoga. On the variety show ‘Invicible Youth’, there was a segment of “Yuri’s Yoga Classroom”.
-“Yuri” literally means “glass” in Korean.
-Yuri collects Mickey Mouse items. She also likes anime/manga Crayon Shinchan.
-She gained the nickname “BK Yuri” after she threw an impressive underhand opening pitch at a baseball game back in 2007. The nickname is taken from Byunghyun Kim, a former major league player known for his underhand pitch.
-Yuri’s favorite Japanese food is takoyaki.
-Yuri’s ideal man is Song Seung-hoon.
-She attends ChungAng University’s Department of Theater along with BIGBANG’s Seungri. Fellow member Sooyoung is her senior in the same department.