Park Gyu-ri

パク・ギュリ　/　ぱく・ぎゅり

American singer

May 21, 1988 (age 38)　・　Seoul, South Korea

singer
actor
film actor

My Take

Gyuri is one of those performers who makes you realize how much staying power quiet charisma can have. As the eldest member and a central face of Kara, she helped carry one of the most beloved second-generation K-pop girl groups through its peak years in the late 2000s and early 2010s, when the group was genuinely huge in Japan and across Asia. What I find compelling about her is that she never felt like just a pop product — her poise always came across as genuine, and she transitioned into acting and radio work with an ease that a lot of idol-era peers never quite managed. Kara's 2022 comeback also showed she could step back into that world without missing a beat, which is rarer than it sounds.

Overview

Park Gyu-ri (Korean: 박규리; born May 21, 1988), better known by the mononym Gyuri, is a South Korean singer, actress, and radio personality. She is a member of South Korean girl group Kara.

1. Profile

Name (English): Park Gyu-ri
Name (Japanese): パク・ギュリ
Reading: ぱく・ぎゅり
Born: May 21, 1988 (age 38)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Dragon
Origin: Seoul, South Korea
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer / actor / film actor / radio personality / voice actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Dongduk Women's University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttp://dainent.kr/html/artist_profile.php?idx=20&go=1#artist_detail
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/gyuri_88/
Xhttps://x.com/gyuri88
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AE%E3%83%A5%E3%83%AA