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{{short description|South Korean singer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{family name hatnote|Ryu||lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Ryu Se-ra
| image           = 180306 Sera Ryu YouTube.png
| caption         = Ryu in March 2018
| native_name     = 류세라
| birth_name      = Ryu Se-ra
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1987|10|03}}
| birth_place     = [[Busan]], {{nowrap|[[South Korea]]}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.sportsseoul.com/read/entertain/969315.htm|title=추석특집 얼굴은 '차도남녀' 실제는 '따시남녀' 아이돌 ★ 고향 접전|publisher=스포츠서울|language=ko|accessdate=August 4, 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130428014115/http://news.sportsseoul.com/read/entertain/969315.htm|archivedate=April 28, 2013}}</ref>
| occupation      = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|YouTuber}}
| genre           = {{hlist|[[K-pop]]|[[contemporary R&B|R&B]]}}
| instrument      = {{hlist|Vocals|piano|guitar}}
| years_active    = 2010–present
| label           = {{hlist|[[Star Empire Entertainment|Star Empire]] {{small|(2010–2014)}}|OCTO {{small|(2018–present)}}}}
| associated_acts = [[Nine Muses (band)|Nine Muses]]
| website            = {{URL|ryusera.com}}
| module          = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes
| hangul = 류세라
| hanja  = 柳世羅
| rr     = Ryu Se-ra
| mr     = Ryu Sera
}}}}
'''Ryu Se-ra''' ({{Korean|류세라}}, born October 3, 1987),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.joins.com/article/12955127|title=[취중토크 외전] '모델돌' 나인뮤지스, 술마시고 나체로 쓰러져…|publisher=중앙일보|language=ko|accessdate=August 4, 2018|date=October 25, 2013}}</ref> also known by the mononym '''Sera''' ({{Korean|세라}}), is a South Korean singer-songwriter signed under the self-founded agency OCTO.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=421&aid=0003279860|title=[단독] 나인뮤지스 출신 세라, 1인 기획사 설립…본격 홀로서기|publisher=News1|language=ko|accessdate=August 4, 2018}}</ref> She is a former leader and main vocalist of South Korean girl group [[Nine Muses (band)|Nine Muses]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/429179|title=나인뮤지스, 새 멤버 시너지 어땠나?③ 보컬을 넓히다|publisher=TenAsia|language=ko|accessdate=August 7, 2018|date=January 28, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thestar.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/03/30/2012033000352.html|title=[화보] 나인뮤지스 세라, '10년 후엔 작가가 되고 싶어요'|work=The Star|language=ko|accessdate=August 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101142906/http://thestar.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/03/30/2012033000352.html|archive-date=November 1, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Career ==
=== 2010–2014: Debut with Nine Muses ===
On August 12, 2010, Ryu debuted as part of the girl group [[Nine Muses (band)|Nine Muses]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kim |first1=Ji-hyun |title=신예 걸그룹 나인뮤지스, 박진영 사단이 돕는다 |url=http://tvdaily.asiae.co.kr/read.php3?aid=128079151377627002 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=TV Daily |date=August 3, 2010 |language=ko}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title='나인뮤지스' 세라 졸업...팀 재정비 후 8월 컴백 |url=http://www.ytn.co.kr/_ln/0106_201406240925443472 |accessdate=August 10, 2018 |work=YTN |date=June 24, 2014 |language=ko}}</ref>
===2015–present: Solo activities and new agency===
On August 1, 2015, Ryu released her first solo indie [[Extended play|EP]] album "SeRen:Ade".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jung |first1=Yoon-kyung |title=류세라, 팬 위한 앨범 '세레나데' 공개…정성 한가득 |url=http://www.viva100.com/main/view.php?key=20150802010000142 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=Viva 100 |date=August 2, 2015 |language=ko}}</ref>
In September 2015, Ryu held her first solo concert in Hongdae, for which 600 people attended.<ref>{{cite news |title=나인뮤지스 탈퇴 류세라 '홀로서기'…버스킹에 단독 콘서트까지 |url=http://news.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=20151124000118 |accessdate=August 10, 2018 |work=Herald News |date=November 24, 2011 |language=ko}}</ref>
In March 2018, Ryu founded a new agency [[OCTO]] and announced that she would continue solo activities with her real name, Ryu Se-ra.<ref>{{cite news |title=[단독] 나인뮤지스 출신 세라, 1인 기획사 설립…본격 홀로서기 |url=http://news1.kr/articles/?3271454 |last1=Hwang |first1=Mi-hyun |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=News1 |date=March 26, 2018 |language=ko}}</ref> An agency official has stated that the name OCTO carries a meaning of a new beginning.<ref>{{cite news |title=[단독] 나인뮤지스 출신 세라, 1인 기획사 설립…본격 홀로서기 |last1=Hwang |first1=Mi-hyun |url=http://news1.kr/articles/?3271454 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=News1 |date=March 26, 2018 |language=ko}}</ref> On March 2, Ryu released a single album "Stay Real", managed and published by her new agency.<ref>{{cite news |title=Stay Real |url=https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10142776 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=Melon |language=ko}}</ref> Later that month, Ryu held a second solo concert titled "Spring Rain" at Olympic Hall Muse Live stage,<ref>{{cite news |title=멜론티켓, 류세라 콘서트 '봄비' 티켓 오픈 소식알려…'시선집중' |last1=신|first1=아람 |url=http://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=359682#08e1|accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=topstarnews |date=February 12, 2018 |language=ko}}</ref> followed by a concert titled "Sun Shower" held on June 23, 2018, at CKL stage.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kim |first1=Soo-kyung |title=나인뮤지스 류세라, 단독 콘서트 '썬샤워' 개최 |url=http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1503664 |accessdate=August 10, 2018 |work=10 Asia |date=May 30, 2018 |language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Jung |first1=Yoon-kyung |title=[영상]나인뮤지스에서 홀로선 가수 류세라 "6월 콘서트 예정" |url=http://news1.kr/articles/?3279683 |accessdate=August 10, 2018 |work=News 1 |date=April 3, 2018 |language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hwang |first1=Mi-hyun |title=류세라, 6월 23일 단독 콘서트 개최 "신나는 무대" |url=http://news1.kr/articles/?3331619 |accessdate=August 12, 2018 |work=News 1 |date=May 30, 2018 |language=ko}}</ref> Since 2014, Ryu has been active on YouTube where she shares her solo activities and song covers with her fans.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRyuSera/featured|title=Sera Ryu|website=YouTube|language=en|access-date=January 10, 2020}}</ref> 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.
==Discography==
{{For|Sera's works with [[Nine Muses (group)|Nine Muses]]|Nine Muses discography}}
===Extended plays===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album details
! scope="col" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Sales
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[Gaon Chart|KOR]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T|title=Gaon Weekly Album Chart |work=Gaon Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association|language=Korean|accessdate=August 4, 2018}}
* {{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=33&hitYear=2015&termGbn=week|title=''Serenade'' (2015)|date=August 2–8, 2015}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''SeRen:Ade''
|
* Released: August 1, 2015
* Label: Independent
* Format: CD
| —
| {{N/A}}
|-
| colspan="6" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
|}
===Single albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album details
! scope="col" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Sales
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[Gaon Chart|KOR]]<br><ref name="gaon chart">{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T|title=Gaon Weekly Album Chart |work=Gaon Chart |publisher=Korea Music Content Industry Association|language=Korean|accessdate=August 4, 2018}}
* {{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=10&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|title=''Stay Real'' (2018)|date=March 4–10, 2018}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''Stay Real''
|
* Released: March 2, 2018
* Label: OCTO
* Format: CD, digital download
| —
| {{N/A}}
|-
| colspan="6" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
|}
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year
! scope="col" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Sales
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[Gaon Chart|KOR]]<br><ref name="gaon chart" />
|-
! scope="col" colspan="5" | as Main Artist
|-
! scope="row" |"Walk With Me" {{small|({{lang|ko|나와 걸어줘}})}}
| rowspan="2" |2018
| —
| {{N/A}}
| ''Stay Real''
|-
! scope="row" |"Han River" {{small|({{lang|ko|한강}})}}
| —
| {{N/A}}
| {{non-album single}}
|-
! scope="col" colspan="5" | Soundtrack appearances
|-
! scope="row" |"Day By Day" {{small|({{lang|ko|하루하루}})}}
| 2016
| —
| rowspan="7" {{N/a}}
| ''Introduce Me a Good Person OST Part.14''
|-
! scope="row" |"Up and Down" {{small|({{lang|ko|오르락 내리락}})}}
| rowspan="4" |2020
| —
|''[[Miss Back#Part 3|Miss Back Part.3]]''
|-
! scope="row" |"Cat`s Rain" {{small|({{lang|ko|고양이비}})}}<br>{{small|with Jung Yujin (The Ark)}}
| —
| rowspan="2" |''[[Miss Back#Part 5|Miss Back Part.5]]''
|-
! scope="row" |"Winter Fantasy" <br>{{small|with [[Raina (singer)|Raina]], [[Park Subin|Dalsooobin]], [[Kim Ga-young (actress)|Gayoung]], Soyul ([[Crayon Pop]]), [[Nada (musician)|Nada]] & Jung Yujin (The Ark)}}
| —
|-
! scope="row" |"Lean On Me" {{small|({{lang|ko|기대}})}}
| —
|''[[Miss Back#Part 6|Miss Back Part.6]]''
|-
! scope="row" |"Finale" <br>{{small|with [[Raina (singer)|Raina]], [[Park Subin|Dalsooobin]], [[Kim Ga-young (actress)|Gayoung]], Soyul ([[Crayon Pop]]), [[Nada (musician)|Nada]] & Jung Yujin (The Ark)}}
| rowspan="2" |2021
| —
| rowspan="2" |''[[Miss Back#Part 9|Miss Back Part.9]]''
|-
! scope="row" |"We Are The One" <br>{{small|with [[Raina (singer)|Raina]], [[Park Subin|Dalsooobin]], [[Kim Ga-young (actress)|Gayoung]], Soyul ([[Crayon Pop]]), [[Nada (musician)|Nada]] & Jung Yujin (The Ark)}}
| —
|-
| colspan="6" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
|}
==Filmography==
===TV series===
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Network
! Role
! Ref.
|-
| rowspan=2 align="center"| '''2013'''
| ''[[:ko:푸른거탑|Blue Tower]]''
| [[TVN (South Korea)|tvN]]
| Tae-hee (Cameo)
|
|-
| ''Reckless Family 2''
| [[MBC TV (South Korean TV channel)|MBC TV]]
| Sera
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kim |first1=Ji-yi |title=나인뮤지스 세라, '무작정 패밀리2' 반전 꽃뱀 연기도전 |url=http://isplus.live.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=11836114 |accessdate=August 9, 2018 |work=Ilgan Sports |date=June 18, 2013 |language=ko}}</ref>
|}
===Reality shows===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Network !! Role !! Ref.
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Miss Back]]'' || [[Maeil Broadcasting Network|MBN]] || Cast member || <ref>{{cite news|last1=Ham|first1=Na-yan|title=티아라 소연→와썹 나다·소율, '미쓰백' 라인업 확정 [공식]|url=https://entertain.v.daum.net/v/20200903143331232|accessdate=October 10, 2020|work=Sports DongA|date=September 3, 2020|language=ko}}</ref>
|}
===Documentary===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Director
|-
| 2012 || ''9 Muses of Star Empire'' || Lee Hark-joon
|}
==Endorsements==
* [2011] CJ Condition Raisin Tree Drink (with [[Oh Ji-ho]])
* [2013] Hug Ozawa's Eyes Cloud Glasses
* [2013] Jinjusangdan Hanboks
==Modelling career==
* 2011 Seoul Fashion Week
* 2012 Korean International Style Show in Japan
* 2012 K-Collection in Seoul
* 2012 K-pop Nature Concert in Jeju
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
{{Nine Muses}}
{{Authority control}}
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[[Category:1987 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:South Korean female idols]]
[[Category:Singers from Busan]]
[[Category:21st-century South Korean singers]]
[[Category:21st-century South Korean women singers]]