Choi Jin-ri famed by her stage name Sulli was a South Korean K-pop singer, songwriter, actress as well as a model. She began gaining attention by playing the young Princess Seonhwa of Silla in the SBS drama Ballad of Seodong (2005). She debuted as a member of the South Korean girl group f(x) in the year 2009 and later left the group in the year 2015. She made her debut as a solo artist with the single album "Goblin", and held a special stage Peaches Go!blin on the same day at SM Town Theater on 29th June 2019.
Famous For
- For being the former member of the South Korean girl band, f(x). The group holds the distinction of being the first K-pop act to have performed at SXSW. Their second album, Pink Tape, also garnered international recognition.
Death of Sulli
Sulli was found dead by her manager at her house in Seongnam, south of Seoul on 14th October 2019 at 3:20 p.m. KST. Police stated it as a possible suicide as she was suffering from severe depression. The manager reportedly visited the house when he was not able to reach her, after speaking with Sulli via phone the previous day.
Early Life of Sulli
On 29th March 1994, Sulli was born in Busan, South Korea as Choi Jin-ri. Her given name means "the truth" in Korean. She was brought up in a family of four children; two elder brothers and one younger. Her age was 25 when she died. Her mother enrolled her in acting school at a young age and later she attended Jungbu Elementary School, Seoul Cheongdam Elementary School and then attended Chungdam Middle School. She first came to Seoul in 2004 while in the fourth grade. She decided to be an actress from a very young age. She was never scared to face the camera. Her nationality is South Korean and her ethnicity is Asian. Her religion is unknown. Her horoscope sign is Aries.
Body Measurements of Sulli
Sulli was a very beautiful woman with a glowing face attracting a lot of people towards her. Her body build was slim with a tall height of 5 ft 7 in or 170 cm. Her height consisted of 56 Kg or 123.5 pounds. Her body measurements were 33-23-32 in or 84-58.5-81 cm. Her other body measurements such as shoe size, dress size and more will be added soon. She worked out to keep her body toned and in perfect shape and worked out for one and a half to two hours. Moreover, she also started a workout routine with stretching exercises and followed it up with strength and conditioning exercises that involved bodyweight moves as well as light dumbbell exercises. She tried to eat a healthy and balanced diet. She also drank a lot of water throughout the day. And, she usually used to add slices of lemon to a bottle of water. Plus, she liked to have some green tea throughout the day.
Career of Sulli
- Sulli attended an SM Entertainment audition where she sang the S.E.S. song titled Chingu ("Friend").
- After that, she was officially cast as an S.M. trainee.
- Then, she moved into a dormitory with Taeyeon and Tiffany of Girls' Generation.
- She continued to stay there up until the debut of Girls' Generation, in the year 2007.
- She started acting professionally from the year 2005 when she was 11 years old.
- Firstly, she was selected to play young Princess Seonhwa of Silla in the SBS drama Ballad of Seodong.
- Later, her stage name was changed to Sulli.
- After that, she continued to take on minor roles in television dramas and movies such as Vacation (2006), Punch Lady (2007), The Flower Girl is Here (2007) and BABO (2008).
- She debuted as a member of the group f(x), with the single "La Cha Ta" on 5th September 2009.
- She starred as the lead role in To the Beautiful You in August 2012.
- The drama series started broadcasting on 15th August 2012 on SBS.
- She later won the New Star Award at the SBS Drama Awards for her performance in the drama.
- She and groupmate Krystal Jung became the new faces of the makeup brand, Etude House in the year 2013.
- She then appeared in the period adventure film The Pirates in August 2014 where she played a supporting character named Heuk-myo, a young girl who became a pirate after being saved by the female captain.
- She played the leading role in the comedy film Fashion King.
- Moreover, she also starred in a leading role in the film Real (2017) with Kim Soo-hyun in the year 2017.
- She was a featured singer in Dean's single "Dayfly" which was released on 9th November 2018.
- She made her debut as a solo artist with the single album "Goblin", and held a special stage Peaches Go!blin on the same day at SM Town Theater on 29th June 2019.
Controversy of Sulli
- She abruptly went on hiatus from the Korean entertainment industry due to being mentally and physically exhausted from the continuous, malicious comments and false rumors that had been spread about her.
- It was announced that she had officially withdrawn from the group on August 2015.
- She was maliciously accused of drug use on social media due to her dilated pupils in the film Real in 2017.
- She announced that she was an advocate for the no bra movement in July 2019.
- Her previously uploaded images on social media of her not wearing a bra and exposing her nipples on a number of occasions, starting from May 2016, was met with heavy criticism.
- Her breast was accidentally exposed during a live stream on social media and caused a backlash against her in Korea in September 2019.
Marital Status, Dating, Boyfriend, Husband, Child
- Sulli was not married yet but she has been in many relationships. At the time of her death, she was dating a brand director, Kim Min-joon. The couple was good friends for years before their romantic association.
- Before Kim, Sulli was in a relationship with Choiza, a famous South Korean Musician. Sulli started going out with rapper Choiza in 2014. In March 2017, S.M. Entertainment released a statement confirming that they have indeed decided to go separate ways. Her sexual orientation was straight and she was not a lesbian.
Net Worth of Sulli
The net worth of Sulli would be surely in millions as she was a very famous actress. Her net worth was estimated to have $15 Million at the time of her death. Her salary is 400K per episode. Overall, she was satisfied with her earnings without a doubt.
