The year she turned 22, she debuted as a model in a promotional video for Nexon’s Mabinogi Duel. In 2015, she signed with Starhouse Entertainment and first sang on stage with anime theme songs. In November, she won a special award at a cosplayer contest in Beijing, China.
In 2016, she joined Mensa and was a promotional model with EXO’s Lay for a Chinese mobile game. In 2017, she was store manager for a day at the subculture store Hongdae Dungeon.
In 2018, she became an ambassador for the Gyeonggi International Cosplay Festival. In 2019, she sang for the first time on the soundtrack of the mobile game Exos Heroes.
In 2020, she sang “Nightglow” at the Honkai Impact 3rd online concert. In 2021, she took part in a project to remake “Start Over” from the Itaewon Class soundtrack. In 2022, she signed with Pop Music and prepared for a formal debut as a singer.
The breakthrough yearThe year she turned 31, her casting in Wavve’s Game of Blood 2 became known, and she took on a variety show for the first time. She was introduced as a top 1% Mensa member with an IQ of 156. Around the same time, she said on a broadcast that she was actually born in 1992, not 1995 as previously reported.
In 2024, two months after learning poker, she took first place in an Asia Poker Tour side event, and she also returned in Game of Blood 3. In 2025, she won the Women’s Event at the APT Manila Classic 2025, her second poker trophy.
The year she turned 34, she appeared in Netflix’s Death Game: Bet 10 Million Won but lost to Pengsoo. She then reached the final of Death Game: The Last Winner and won.
Yurisa (born Apr 2, 1992) debuted on Nov 20, 2014, the year she turned 22, as a model in a game promotional video, and became known in 2023, the year she turned 31, when she took on a variety show for the first time in Wavve’s Game of Blood 2. In 2026, the year she turned 34, she won Netflix’s Death Game: The Last Winner.
Ages are by calendar year (the year minus the birth year), birthdays aside.
Appeared at G-STAR 2014 in a promotional video for the trading card game as a model dueling the mascot character, the cat merchant. OSEN wrote that she began working as a model in 2014.
Source 01 · Inven (Korean) · G-STAR 2014 Mabinogi Duel video · opens in a new tabSource 02 · OSEN (Korean) · Game of Blood 2, her first variety show · opens in a new tabAfter photos she posted on China’s Weibo drew attention and earned her the nickname “mystery girl,” she signed with Starhouse Entertainment, the agency of the actor Lee Min-ho.
Source 03 · Star News (Korean) · Exclusive contract with Starhouse Entertainment · opens in a new tabAt Lezhin Comics V Hall, sang anime opening songs including Magic Knight Rayearth and Cardcaptor Sakura with the band P.O.L.
Source 04 · Korea Economic Daily TV (Korean) · First stage at the Anisound Festival · opens in a new tabWon the “Special Award for Best Korea-China Cosplayer Artist” at the Best Cosplayer contest of the 12th anime expo in Beijing. Her agency said she was the first Korean artist invited to the contest.
Source 05 · TV Report (Korean) · Special award at a Chinese cosplayer contest · opens in a new tabPosted her Mensa membership card and certificate on her Facebook page.
Source 06 · TV Report (Korean) · Joins Mensa · opens in a new tabChosen with EXO’s Lay, and modeled the heroine Luo Li.
Source 07 · Korea Economic Daily (Korean) · Chosen as model for Jeonmin Daejujae · opens in a new tabChosen as the promotional model for a complex store run by Yes24, and held fan signings as store manager for a day on the opening day, June 3, and June 4.
Source 08 · Korea Economic Daily (Korean) · Hongdae Dungeon store manager for a day · opens in a new tabAttended the press conference and ambassador appointment ceremony for the 21st Bucheon International Comics Festival at the Seoul Press Center as an ambassador for the Gyeonggi International Cosplay Festival.
Source 09 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · Bucheon International Comics Festival ambassadors · opens in a new tabSource 10 · Dong-A Ilbo (Korean) · Cosplay interview · opens in a new tabSang for the first time on “Eoreum Nunmul” (“Ice Tears”), a song on the soundtrack of the mobile RPG Exos Heroes.
Source 11 · Top Star News (Korean) · Overview of Yurisa’s career · opens in a new tabSource 15 · OSEN (Korean) · Exclusive contract with Pop Music · opens in a new tabSource 12 · Wikipedia (Korean) · Yurisa · opens in a new tab The year is confirmed in news reports; the month is from Wikipedia.At an online concert marking the game’s third anniversary in Korea, performed “Nightglow” on stage with Jo Su-eun, Naomi and others.
Source 13 · Game Talk (Korean) · Honkai Impact 3rd online concert · opens in a new tabTook part in a project to remake Gaho’s “Start,” from the Itaewon Class soundtrack, with 30 well-known YouTubers in Korea and abroad.
Source 14 · Herald Business (Korean) · K-pop remake relay · opens in a new tabSigned with Pop Music, a subsidiary of WYSIWYG Studios, and said she was preparing for a formal debut as a singer. She had 620,000 YouTube subscribers.
Source 15 · OSEN (Korean) · Exclusive contract with Pop Music · opens in a new tabHer casting became known with an introduction as a top 1% Mensa member with an IQ of 156, and she took on a variety show for the first time. The program was released on Wavve on April 28.
Said on a broadcast that she was actually born in 1992, not 1995 as previously reported.
Source 16 · Top Star News (Korean) · Reveals she was born in 1992 · opens in a new tab Top Star News (May 12, 2023) says only “a recent broadcast,” so the program and exact date were not confirmed.Took first place in a side event, not the main event, at the tournament in Manila, Philippines. She had learned poker two months earlier.
Source 17 · Newsen (Korean) · Asia Poker Tour 2024 win · opens in a new tabReturned to the series with Jang Dong-min, Hong Jin-ho and others.
Source 18 · News1 (Korean) · Game of Blood 3 press conference · opens in a new tabWon the Women’s Event at the tournament in Manila, Philippines, her second poker trophy in three months.
Source 19 · News Culture (Korean) · APT Manila Classic 2025 win · opens in a new tabAppeared in the one-on-one brain survival show but lost to Pengsoo in the game “Love Wins All” after 18 rounds.
Source 20 · Geumgang Ilbo (Korean) · Death Game trailer · opens in a new tabSource 21 · Edaily (Korean) · Loses to Pengsoo in Death Game · opens in a new tabReleased a digital single on music sites without advance notice.
Source 22 · OSEN (Korean) · Single “#Hashtag” released · opens in a new tabIn the second season, which began April 22, she reached the final and beat the actor Park Sung-woong to become the last one standing. The prize was 50 million won.
Source 23 · News Inside (Korean) · Final winner of Death Game 2 · opens in a new tabSource 11 · Top Star News (Korean) · Overview of Yurisa’s career · opens in a new tabEND OF SELECTED RECORDSSelected records, 2014–2026 · not a complete list of work. “Key moment” is an editorial label, not a measure of success.
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