Sulli

Sulli
Promotional photo for "Goblin"
Background
Birth name	Choi Jin-ri (최진리)
Birth date	March 29, 1994 (1994-03-29)
Birth place	Busan, South Korea
Died	October 14, 2019(2019-10-14) (aged 25)
Height	169 cm
Weight	41 kg
Blood type	O
Career
Occupation	Singer-songwriter, actress, model
Group debut	September 5, 2009
Solo debut	June 29, 2019
Years active	2005–2019
Agency	SM Entertainment
Associations	f(x)
Related Wikis
F(x) Wiki • SMTown Wiki

Sulli (설리) was a South Korean singers-songwriter, actress and model under SM Entertainment. She was a member of the girl group f(x), but left the group on August 2015 to focus on her acting career.

In June 2019, it was announced that Sulli was set to make a return to the idol scene. She debuted as a soloist on June 29, 2019 with single "Goblin".

On October 14, 2019, Sulli passed away at her home in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do. It was later confirmed by the police with the cause of death under investigation under the assumption that she took her own life.

Early life and career

Sulli was born March 29, 1994, in Busan, South Korea. In 2005, Sulli joined SM Entertainment and debuted as a child actress at age 11 in the SBS drama Ballad of Seodong. She had various roles in multiple films over the next four years until her idol debut on September 5, 2019 in the girl group f(x) with the digital single "La Cha Ta". Following her debut as an idol, Sulli returned as an actress and starred in as lead in To the Beautiful You in 2012.

In 2013, Sulli became the face of makeup brand Etude House along with fellow f(x) member Krystal.

In 2014, Sulli appeared in hit films, The Pirate and Fashion King. During Red Light promotions due to being mentally and physically exhausted from the continuous, malicious comments and false rumors that had been spread about her.^{[citation needed]} SM Entertainment later announced to take legal action against the individual spreading malicious rumors. Two months later, SM Entertainment announced the person behind the rumors was caught and filed a suit against them on charges of defamation. However, charges against the accused were dropped by SM Entertainment and Sulli after the accused apologized.

In 2015, one year into her hiatus, Sulli was announced to have left f(x) to focus on her acting career.^{[citation needed]}

On November 9, 2018, Sulli was a featured singer in DEAN's single "Dayfly".

Sulli later made her return to music on June 29, 2019 to debut as a soloist with the single album "Goblin". The same day, a special stage titled Peaches Go!blin was held in SM Town Theater.

On October 14, 2019, Sulli was found dead at her home in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do by her manager who was unable to reach her the day before. It was later confirmed by the police with the cause of death under investigation under the assumption that she took her own life.

Personal life

Education

Sulli first attended Jungbu Elementary School in Busan and later transferred to Seoul Cheongdam Elementary School. After completing her primary education, she attended Chungdam Middle School and later graduated from the Department of Theatre & Film in the School of Performing Arts Seoul.

Relationships

In August 2014, media outlet Dispatch published a series of photos that appears to revealed Sulli out on an evening date with Dynamic Duo's Choiza. Dispatch reported that an acquaintance of both said the two were in ambiguous state of their relationship when they were first captured together in August of last year. Since then, their relationship continued to progress. Soon after the publication of the "date" photos, SM Entertainment along with Amoeba Culture confirmed that the two were in a relationship. In March 2017, according to Star News, Sulli and Choiza were reported to have broken up after two years and seven months since they were first revealed to be dating. Their breakup was confirmed by both of their agencies with Amoeba Culture stating: "Because it's our artist's personal life, we want to be cautious, but due to a lot of interest and concern, we're releasing a statement. Choiza and Sulli, due to their busy schedules and different ways of life, naturally grew apart. The time they spent together will remain as a good memory, and they will be moving forward as friends and colleagues."

A few months later after her breakup with Choiza, Sulli and band director Kim Min-joon were confirmed by Dispatch to be in a relationship after dating for two months in May, beginning their relationship in March. Two months later in July, Kim Min-joon announced their breakup on his private social media channel, writing to his fans: "Since the beginning of our relationship was revealed to everyone in a situation without our say, I am writing this because I think I should also reveal the end. Choi Jin-ri and I have decided to go our separate ways..

Discography

Single albums

• "Goblin" (2019)

Features

• DEAN - "Dayfly" (with Rad Museum) (2018)

Filmography

Films

• Punch Lady (2007)
• BABO (2008)
• The Pirates (2014)
• Fashion King (2014)
• Real (2017)

Television series

• Drama City (KBS, 2005)
• Ballad of Seodong (SBS, 2005)
• Love Needs a Miracle (MBS, 2005) - cameo
• Vacation (SBS, 2006)
• Oh! My Lady (SBS 2010) - cameo
• To the Beautiful You (SBS, 2012)
• Hotel Del Luna (tvN, 2019) - cameo

Television shows

• Inkigayo (SBS, 2010-2011)
• Welcome to the Show (Sulli, 2011)
• Jin Ri's Shop (Naver TV, 2018)
• Night of Malicious Comments (JTBC2, 2019)

Voice acting

• A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures (2019)

Documentaries

• I AM. (2012)
• SM Town Live in Tokyo Special Edition in 3D (2012)

Endorsements

• LG Household & Health Care Co., Ltd. (2009)
• LG CYON New Chocolate Phone (2009)
• Kay Switzerland (2009-2011)
• China LG CYON Lollipop (2010)
• Auction (2010)
• Ottogi Pasha Pasha (2010)
• Calvin Klein Jean (2010)
• LG CYON Optimus Z (2010)
• Crown Bakery (2010)
• Sony Cyber Shot (2010)
• China H2 (2010)
• ELITE school uniforms (2011)
• ChickenMania (2010-2012)
• QUA (2010)
• LG Electronics Hallyu Marketing (2010)
• Smoothie King (2010)
• FIFA Online 2 (2010)
• Japan Euiryu & by P.D (2010)
• SPA (2010)
• Naver Band (2010)
• Amore Pacific Etude House (2013-2014)
• SK Telecom 'LTE Infinite Capacity (2013)
• Jardin Cafe Real (2013)
• Lovcat Paris (2013)
• Lovecat Bijou Jewelry (2013)
• China Joy City Freestyle 2 (2014)
• Korea P&K SKII (2014)
• Swarovski Korea (2014)
• Jianco Sush Day Island Co., Ltd. (2014)
• Estee Lauder (2014)
• Dr. Rib (2018)

Awards and nominations

Mnet Asian Music Awards

Year	Award	Recipient	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2012	SBS Drama Awards	New Star Award	To the Beautiful You	Won	[citation needed]
		Best Couple Award (with Minho)		Won

Trivia

• Sulli has three brothers.
• Her mother enrolled her in acting school at a young age and began acting professionally at the age of 11.
• Sulli is close friends with Koo Hara and Gain.

Gallery

Pink Tape

Red Light

Red Light (2)

Red Light (3)

Red Light (4)

Red Light (5)

Red Light (6)

Red Light (7)

Red Light (8)

Red Light (9)

Red Light (10)

Red Light (11)

Red Light (12)

"Goblin" (1)

"Goblin" (3)

"Goblin" (4)

"Goblin" (5)

"Goblin" (6)

"Goblin" (7)

Special stage "Peaches Go!blin" teaser

Official links

• Website
• Instagram