| Ryu Se-ra | |||||||||||
| Native Name: | 류세라 | ||||||||||
| Birth Name: | Ryu Se-ra | ||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 3 October 1987 | ||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Busan, [1] | ||||||||||
| Years Active: | 2010–present | ||||||||||
| Associated Acts: | Nine Muses | ||||||||||
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Ryu Se-ra (born October 3, 1987),[2] also known by the mononym Sera, is a South Korean singer-songwriter signed under the self-founded agency OCTO.[3] She is a former leader and main vocalist of South Korean girl group Nine Muses.[4] [5]
On August 12, 2010, Ryu debuted as part of the girl group Nine Muses.[6] Later, she became the leader and main vocalist of the group, following the departure of former leader Rana. On June 23, 2014, Star Empire announced that Ryu's exclusive contract had expired and she announced that she had also left the group.[7]
On August 1, 2015, Ryu released her first solo indie EP album "SeRen:Ade".[8] In September 2015, Ryu held her first solo concert in Hongdae, for which 600 people attended.[9]
In March 2018, Ryu founded a new agency OCTO and announced that she would continue solo activities with her real name, Ryu Se-ra.[10] An agency official has stated that the name OCTO carries a meaning of a new beginning.[11] On March 2, Ryu released a single album "Stay Real", managed and published by her new agency.[12] Later that month, Ryu held a second solo concert titled "Spring Rain" at Olympic Hall Muse Live stage,[13] followed by a concert titled "Sun Shower" held on June 23, 2018, at CKL stage.[14] [15] [16] Since 2014, Ryu has been active on YouTube where she shares her solo activities and song covers with her fans.[17] She appeared as a contestant on the music survival reality show Miss Back between October 8, 2020, and January 26, 2021, where she became a finalist.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [18] | ||||||
| SeRen:Ade |
| — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [19] | ||||||
| Stay Real |
| — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR | ||||||
| as Main Artist | ||||||
| "Walk With Me" | 2018 | — | Stay Real | |||
| "Han River" | — | |||||
| Soundtrack appearances | ||||||
| "Day By Day" | 2016 | — | Introduce Me a Good Person OST Part.14 | |||
| "Up and Down" | 2020 | — | Miss Back Part.3 | |||
| "Cat`s Rain" | — | Miss Back Part.5 | ||||
| "Winter Fantasy" | — | |||||
| "Lean On Me" | — | Miss Back Part.6 | ||||
| "Finale" | 2021 | — | Miss Back Part.9 | |||
| "We Are The One" | — | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||||
| Year | Title | Network | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Blue Tower | tvN | Tae-hee (Cameo) | |
| Reckless Family 2 | MBC TV | Sera | [20] |