Meet Jo Yu-ri, who plays Player 222 in Netflix's Squid Game: the 23-year-old K-pop singer is a former member of Iz*One, and rose to fame after starring in the survival show, Produce 48
In the Netflix show's second episode, audiences watch Kim Jun-hee, aka Player 222 (played by 23-year-old Jo Yu-ri, also known as Yuri), giving birth in the middle of the game. Many viewers found the scene both unnecessary and unrealistic. 'How actually ridiculous is Squid Game? Like, who can give birth to a whole child in five minutes? (Not a metaphor – her water broke in the middle of a life-or-death game and she literally popped the baby out, just like that),' wrote one user on X.
Despite the criticism, Yuri's emotional performance throughout the episodes highlight her promising career as an actress.
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Park Sung-hoon, Kang Ae-shim, Yim Si-wan, Jo Yu-ri, Lee Byung-hun, Hwang Dong-hyuk and Lee Jung-jae attend Netflix's Squid Game Experience at Manhattan Mall on June 17, in New York City.
Here is what to know about the
Squid Game star – beyond her acting chops.
Jo Yu-ri is also a K-pop artist
Jo Yu-ri and the Iz*One members in April 2021. Photo: @official_izone/Instagram
Some might recognise this rising actress from her earlier career as a member of the
K-pop girl group Iz*One . She was the main vocalist of the now-disbanded group, which included other famous names like Ive's Jang Wonyoung, often referred to as the 'It' girl of K-pop's fourth generation, and
Le Sserafim's Kim Chaewon.
Jo Yu-ri is set to release her mini-album Episode 25 on July 14. Photo: @zo__glasss/Instagram
The singer made her solo debut in 2021, shortly after Iz*One disbanded. She recently announced on Instagram that her third mini-album Episode 25 will be released on July 14, with the title track 'Farewell for Now!'
She's a multi-talented musician
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