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Yeri
ArtistBlitzway Entertainment

Yeri

Yeri (예리 | Kim Ye-rim) has turned the usual maknae narrative into something more flexible and more interesting. After joining Red Velvet in March 2015, she grew from the group's late-added youngest member into a performer whose solo identity now stretches across music, acting, hosting, and self-directed online presence.

Her growth has happened in public and in layers. Early solo visibility came through MC work, SM Station single Dear Diary, and the intimate tone of her own digital content, but acting has become the sharper second lane. Blue Birthday, Bitch x Rich 2, and film debut The Ghost Game pushed her past idol side-project territory and into a schedule that increasingly treats screen work as central, not supplemental.

That transition became official in 2025 when she left SM Entertainment for solo management and signed with Blitzway Entertainment while staying in Red Velvet for group activity. In 2026, with Azure Spring and a long-discussed solo album both in the conversation, Yeri looks less like the youngest member of a famous group and more like an artist entering her own second act.

Red Velvet
Vocalist, Maknae of Red Velvet
1 articles5 creditsDebut: March 6, 2015South Korean

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Filmography

2026
Azure SpringK-Drama
Seo Anna LeadKang Sang JunMBN PlusWavveTVING
2025
The Ghost GameFilm
Actress

Other Credits

2025
Bitch x Rich 2Drama
Actress
2021
Blue BirthdayDrama
Actress
2019
Dear DiaryMusic
Solo Single

Fans Also Ask

Why did Yeri join Red Velvet later?
Yeri joined Red Velvet in March 2015, several months after the group's original August 2014 debut. SM Entertainment added her as the fifth member once the group had already launched, making her one of the more discussed mid-cycle additions in major K-pop. She quickly became central to the group's chemistry and public identity.
Is Yeri still with SM Entertainment?
No for solo management, yes for Red Velvet activities. Yeri's exclusive contract with SM Entertainment ended in April 2025, and she signed with Blitzway Entertainment in May 2025 for her individual career. She still remains part of Red Velvet, which makes her current setup a split-agency arrangement rather than a group exit.
What dramas and films has Yeri done?
Yeri's acting credits include Blue Birthday in 2021, Bitch x Rich 2 in 2025, and the 2025 film The Ghost Game. She is also attached to Azure Spring in 2026. That body of work matters because it shows a real acting lane forming, not just the occasional idol cameo or promotional casting.
Has Yeri released solo music?
Yes. Yeri released the self-composed single Dear Diary through SM Station in March 2019, giving fans an early look at her songwriting voice outside Red Velvet. She later confirmed plans for a fuller solo album in 2026, which would mark the first major standalone project of her post-SM, Blitzway-managed era.
What is Yeri's real name?
Yeri's real name is Kim Ye-rim, written 김예림 in Korean. She was born in Seoul on March 5, 1999 and is the youngest member of Red Velvet. The stage name Yeri became widely recognizable through group promotions, but current acting and career coverage increasingly uses her full legal name alongside it.

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