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Yuri (유리) is a South Korean[1] singer and rapper under ESteem. He was one half of the duo JxR and a member of project group SHAX under the name Dojin (도진).
Career[]
2019: Produce X 101 and JxR[]
In mid-2019, he participated in Mnet's boy group survival show Produce X 101 representing ESteem. He was eliminated in the 8th episode and ranked in 40th place.
On October 24, it was revealed that he would be debuting in a duo named JxR along with Baekjin.[2] They officially made their debut on December 5 with the digital single "Element".[3]
2021: Imitation and Wild Idol[]
In mid-2021, Yuri played Dojin, who is a member of SHAX, in the KBS2 drama Imitation. The first episode aired on May 7 while the 12th and final episode aired on July 23.
On August 11, 2021, he was introduced as the 19th contestant of the survival show Wild Idol.[4] Unfortunately, he was eliminated in the third episode and was unable to make it further in the show.[5]
Personal life[]
Nationality[]
Yuri was born as Yury Albertovich Pak (Юрий Альбертович Пак) in Uzbekistan to Russian parents of Korean and Russian descent. He naturalized to become a South Korean citizen in 2019 (legalized on September 19, 2019) and thus renounced his citizenship to Russia. He also legally changed his name to the native Korean name Park Yu-ri (박유리).[1]
Discography[]
Other releases[]
- "Trouble Maker" (with Hyuk as Dojin) (2021)
Filmography[]
Television dramas[]
- Imitation (KBS2, 2021)
Competition shows[]
- Produce X 101 (Mnet, 2019) - contestant
- Wild Idol (MBC, 2021) - contestant (#19)
Music video appearances[]
- Luna - "Free Somebody" (2016)
- NCT 127 - "Good Thing" (Performance video) (2019)
- Sam Smith & Kim Petras - “Unholy” (2022)
Trivia[]
- His father is of Korean descent while his mother is of mixed Korean and Russian descent, hence Yuri is a quarter Russian.
- He was an athlete for the youth national swimming team in Russia.[1]
- As a Russian citizen, he completed his conscription in Russia. As a naturalized South Korean citizen, he is exempt from being conscripted in South Korea.[1]
- He is a former SM Entertainment trainee.[6]
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