28 Facts About Sulli

Choi Jin-ri, known professionally as Sulli, was a South Korean singer and actress.

Sulli first made her debut as a child actress, appearing as a supporting cast member on the SBS historical drama Ballad of Seodong.

Concurrently with her music career, Sulli returned to acting by starring in the SBS romantic comedy series, To the Beautiful You, a Korean adaptation of the Hana-Kimi where her performance was positively received and earned her two SBS Drama Awards and a nomination at the 49th Paeksang Arts Awards.

Sulli garnered attention for her role in the experimental neo-noir thriller Real.

Sulli later returned to the music industry in 2018, making a guest appearance on Dean's single "Dayfly" and releasing her debut single album Goblin in June 2019, which was her last musical project prior to her death.

Sulli was recognized as a known figure in Korean popular culture for her outspoken persona, becoming the top 10 most Googled person in South Korea in 2017.

Sulli was born on March 29,1994, in Busan, South Korea.

Sulli had previously been enrolled in another acting school by her mother at a young age.

In 2005, Sulli began acting professionally at the age of 11, when she was selected to play young Princess Seonhwa of Silla in the SBS drama Ballad of Seodong.

Sulli continued to take on minor roles in television dramas and movies such as Vacation, Punch Lady, The Flower Girl is Here and BABO.

Sulli continued to stay there up until the debut of Girls' Generation, in 2007.

On September 5,2009, Sulli debuted as a member of the group f, with the single "La Cha Ta".

Sulli plays Gu Jae-hee, who disguises as a boy in order to attend the same school as her crush.

Sulli later won the New Star Award at the SBS Drama Awards for her performance in the drama.

Between 2015 and 2017, Sulli took part in modelling for various campaigns including for Estee Lauder as an endorsement model.

In 2017, Sulli starred in a leading role in the film Real with Kim Soo-hyun as Song Yoo-hwa, a rehabilitation therapist at the hospital which Kim's character frequents.

Sulli was a featured singer in Dean's single "Dayfly", which was released on November 9,2018, and served as her first release since leaving f in 2015.

In 2019, Sulli joined the JTBC2 variety program The Night of Hate Comments, which discussed celebrity's reactions to hateful comments, malicious rumors and cyberbullying they had encountered online.

Sulli agreed with a commenter that said her biggest success is her social presence on SNS and that she is an attention seeker.

Sulli disagreed with a commenter who said she looked like a "druggie" because of her large dilated pupils, saying that she has done nothing illegal, but had studied drug behavior during method acting for her film Real.

Sulli denied going braless to seek attention, saying that for her it was more comfortable, as well as "more natural and prettier", and that she sees bras as an accessory that she sometimes wears.

Sulli was cast as the main lead in the second season of the omnibus Netflix series Persona.

On October 23,2019, Mystic Story revealed they have decided to temporarily suspend production, as Sulli was in the midst of filming the second out of five planned episodes for the series when she died.

Between September 2013 and March 2017, Sulli dated Dynamic Duo rapper Choiza, during which both celebrities endured malicious comments and cyberbullying throughout their public relationship.

IU's song "Peach", which was written about Sulli, re-entered music charts.

Sulli's persona has been parodied on Saturday Night Live Korea.

Additionally, Sulli proclaimed that she was an advocate for the no bra movement, having previously been criticized for going braless on several social media posts.

Sulli was an artist, with one of her drawings being the inspiration for IU's song "Red Queen" from her 2015 Chat-Shire album.