# Yura (South Korean singer)
**Yura** (유라) is the stage name of **Kim Ah-young** (김아영), a South Korean singer and actress born in 1992 who joined the girl group [Girl's Day](https://www.edgepedia.org/girls-day) in 2010 and later built a screen career in dramas such as *[Radio Romance](https://www.edgepedia.org/radio-romance-tv-series)* (2018) and *[Forecasting Love and Weather](https://www.edgepedia.org/forecasting-love-and-weather)* (2022).[1](https://www.maniadb.com/artist/370290?d=s&o=d) • [2](https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/entertainment/who-is-yura/12776612)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Real name / stage name | Kim Ah-young (김아영); performs as Yura (유라)[1](https://www.maniadb.com/artist/370290?d=s&o=d) |
| Born | 1992, Ulsan, South Korea[3](https://www.hallyuhub.com.br/artists/yura) |
| Group | Girl's Day, joined in 2010 as a second-generation member; the four members' Dream T Entertainment contracts ended in 2019 without a formal disbandment[4](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E9%87%91%E4%BA%9A%E8%8D%A3-yura-216005305?lang=zh_cn) • [5](https://www.girlsdaydaily.com/news/2026/girls-day-reunion-2026/) |
| Screen debut | Chinese drama *Secret Angel* (2012), followed by SBS's *To the Beautiful You* (2012)[2](https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/entertainment/who-is-yura/12776612) |
| First terrestrial drama role | Jin Tae-ri in KBS 2TV's *Radio Romance* (2018)[6](https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20180327138500005) |
| Variety work | *We Got Married* season 4 with actor Hong Jong-hyun (2014); panelist on TVING's *Transit Love* from season 1[4](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E9%87%91%E4%BA%9A%E8%8D%A3-yura-216005305?lang=zh_cn) • [5](https://www.girlsdaydaily.com/news/2026/girls-day-reunion-2026/) |
| Education | Ulsan Arts High School; Dongduk Women's University, broadcast entertainment department[1](https://www.maniadb.com/artist/370290?d=s&o=d) |
| Current channel | YouTube channel Yura Yura Hae, opened 2025, with a first-anniversary Q&A in September 2026[7](https://www.chosun.com/english/kpop-culture-en/2026/09/27/N4HLKTB72RBIXGWPDXNW3ZAXQU/) |
## Early life and stage name
[Kim Ah-young](https://www.edgepedia.org/kim-ah-young) was born in Ulsan, South Korea, in 1992 and later trained at Ulsan Arts High School before studying broadcast entertainment at Dongduk Women's University; her listed profile measurements are 168 cm and 49 kg.[3](https://www.hallyuhub.com.br/artists/yura) • [1](https://www.maniadb.com/artist/370290?d=s&o=d)
Her company explained the stage name in 2013: the real name "Ah-young" is not comfortable to pronounce, while "Minah," "Hyeri," and "Sojin" roll easily, so the agency looked for a member-friendly name and settled on Yura, judging it a good fit for the team's concept as well.[8](https://sports.khan.co.kr/article/201307041903473)
## Girl's Day (2010 to 2019)
Girl's Day debuted in 2010, and Kim Ah-young joined the group as a second-phase member in October 2010, completing what became the four-member lineup of Sojin, Minah, Yura, and Hyeri.[4](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E9%87%91%E4%BA%9A%E8%8D%A3-yura-216005305?lang=zh_cn) In March 2013 the group released its first full-length album *Expectation*, and the follow-up track "Female President" brought the group its first number-one finish on a music show.[4](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E9%87%91%E4%BA%9A%E8%8D%A3-yura-216005305?lang=zh_cn) The group's final release together was the 2017 EP *Everyday #5*.[5](https://www.girlsdaydaily.com/news/2026/girls-day-reunion-2026/)
**After the group contract.** The four members chose not to renew together when their Dream T Entertainment contracts ended in 2019, but they stated that the group had not disbanded.[5](https://www.girlsdaydaily.com/news/2026/girls-day-reunion-2026/) They have continued occasional joint appearances: all four reunited in a March 2026 gathering that Korean press framed as a friendship story 16 years after the debut, and a July 2026 video on Hyeri's channel showed the members gathered ahead of the group's 15th anniversary, where Yura said she missed her Girl's Day era.[5](https://www.girlsdaydaily.com/news/2026/girls-day-reunion-2026/) • [9](https://kstyle.com/topicNews.ksn?topicNo=1515)
## Acting career
Yura's first screen appearance came in the Chinese drama series *Secret Angel* in 2012, followed by a role in SBS's *To the Beautiful You* the same year.[2](https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/entertainment/who-is-yura/12776612) In 2018 she took the role of Jin Tae-ri in KBS 2TV's Monday-Tuesday drama *Radio Romance*, her first part in a terrestrial-network drama; in an interview that year she described the character as an actress whose popularity had faded after childhood fame, and noted that a proposal scene with Ha-jun made it her third on-screen marriage after *Love and War 2* with Jang Su-won of Sechs Kies and her *We Got Married* stint with Hong Jong-hyun.[6](https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20180327138500005)
She then had roles in SBS's *Now, We Are Breaking Up* (2021 to 2022) and JTBC's romantic comedy *Forecasting Love and Weather* (2022), the latter alongside [Song Kang](https://www.edgepedia.org/song-kang), Park Min-young, and Yoon Bak.[2](https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/entertainment/who-is-yura/12776612) She also appeared in *Miss Night and Day*.[10](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/kim-yura-ah-young/)
## Variety and broadcasting
Variety shows have been a substantial part of her public profile. In June 2014 she joined MBC's *We Got Married* season 4, playing a mock-married couple with actor Hong Jong-hyun; the pairing earned her the Female Newcomer Award at the 2014 MBC Entertainment Awards, and the couple was placed on the shortlist for the Best Couple Award that December.[2](https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/entertainment/who-is-yura/12776612) • [4](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E9%87%91%E4%BA%9A%E8%8D%A3-yura-216005305?lang=zh_cn)
**Dating shows and reunions.** From the first season of TVING's *Transit Love*, a dating reality program, Yura served as a panelist.[11](https://www.girlsdaydaily.com/news/) She attended the production announcement for *Transit Love 4* in October 2025[9](https://kstyle.com/topicNews.ksn?topicNo=1515) and recorded "Remember" for that season's soundtrack, released as OST Part 7.[12](https://music.bugs.co.kr/artist/80096022?wl_ref=S_ar_02_04) In January 2026 she and Hong Jong-hyun, nicknamed the "Jjong-a Couple," reunited on her channel for a "Remind WGM" project 12 years after their original broadcast, following mission cards prepared by producers, and in a September 2026 Q&A she called the filming the most memorable content of her channel's first year.[7](https://www.chosun.com/english/kpop-culture-en/2026/09/27/N4HLKTB72RBIXGWPDXNW3ZAXQU/) • [13](https://lab.allkpop.com/article/2026/09/girls-days-yura-and-hong-jong-hyun-reunite-12-years-after-we-got-married-virtual-marriage)
## Other activities
Yura debuted as an author in December 2021 with a poetry collection published jointly with the poet Na Tae-joo.[11](https://www.girlsdaydaily.com/news/) In 2025 she opened the personal YouTube channel Yura Yura Hae, whose first year included interview-style content and friend dates; she has said she planned the "friend date" format after jokingly asking the producers to set her up with friends, and her channel work falls under her agency, Awesome ENT.[7](https://www.chosun.com/english/kpop-culture-en/2026/09/27/N4HLKTB72RBIXGWPDXNW3ZAXQU/) • [14](https://www.koreadaily.com/article/20260920064325572) • [2](https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/entertainment/who-is-yura/12776612)
## Distinction from the singer Youra
The name is shared with **Youra** (김유라), a separate South Korean indie singer-songwriter born in 1993 who debuted as a soloist under the label Mun Hwa In on October 1, 2018 with the single "my," and who is unrelated to Girl's Day.[15](https://kprofiles.com/youra-profile-facts/) A third namesake, the Japanese singer yura, was born in Gunma, Japan, in 1972 and debuted as a J-pop artist decades later.[16](https://www.tunecore.co.jp/artists?id=1095053&lang=en)
## References
1. [유라 [걸스데이], maniadb.com](https://www.maniadb.com/artist/370290?d=s&o=d)
2. [Who is Yura? Girl's Day singer and actress behind Forecasting Love and Weather, Korea JoongAng Daily](https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/entertainment/who-is-yura/12776612)
3. [Yura (Girl's Day): idade e carreira, HallyuHub](https://www.hallyuhub.com.br/artists/yura)
4. [金亚荣-YURA, iQIYI](https://www.iq.com/actor-info/%E9%87%91%E4%BA%9A%E8%8D%A3-yura-216005305?lang=zh_cn)
5. [Girl's Day Reunites in Full Group; Fans Celebrate Rare Update, Girl's Day Daily](https://www.girlsdaydaily.com/news/2026/girls-day-reunion-2026/)
6. [유라 "걸스데이, 워낙 합이 좋아 '7년 차 징크스' 넘겼죠", 연합뉴스 (Yonhap News)](https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20180327138500005)
7. [Yura, Hong Jong-hyun Reunite for 'WGM' Time Machine Project, The Chosun Daily](https://www.chosun.com/english/kpop-culture-en/2026/09/27/N4HLKTB72RBIXGWPDXNW3ZAXQU/)
8. [걸스데이 유라 본명 '김아영', 예명 쓰는 이유는?, 스포츠경향 (Sports Kyunghyang)](https://sports.khan.co.kr/article/201307041903473)
9. [「ユラ」の最新ニュース, 韓国芸能ニュース Kstyle](https://kstyle.com/topicNews.ksn?topicNo=1515)
10. [Kim 'Yura' Ah-young, Singer, Actress, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/kim-yura-ah-young/)
11. [Girl's Day member news | Girl's Day Daily](https://www.girlsdaydaily.com/news/)
12. [유라, 벅스 (Bugs!) artist page](https://music.bugs.co.kr/artist/80096022?wl_ref=S_ar_02_04)
13. [Girl's Day's Yura and Hong Jong Hyun reunite 12 years after 'We Got Married', allkpop Lab](https://lab.allkpop.com/article/2026/09/girls-days-yura-and-hong-jong-hyun-reunite-12-years-after-we-got-married-virtual-marriage)
14. [걸스데이 유라, 집순이라더니 (유라유라해), 미주중앙일보 (The Korea Daily)](https://www.koreadaily.com/article/20260920064325572)
15. [Youra Profile and Facts, Kpop Profiles](https://kprofiles.com/youra-profile-facts/)
16. [yura, TuneCore Japan artist profile](https://www.tunecore.co.jp/artists?id=1095053&lang=en)
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