Yuri Choi

I'm Right Here... Yuri Choi

This is the story about a woman who was the Shirley Temple of Korea in the 1960s, a promising child actor with excellent acting skills in the 1970s, and an exceptional emcee in the 1980s. But then, after scathing false reports were published about her, she was forced to live for decades with a tainted reputation. Yuri Choi was born in Seoul, South Korea, and from the age of three, she appeared in over two dozen feature films, numerous television programs, theater productions, commercials, and she also emceed live TV shows and events including the 1988 Seoul Olympics. She was considered the "Shirley Temple of Korea" thanks to her charmingly cute visage and natural acting ability from such a young age. She attended college in the United States, where she earned a degree in psychology with a minor in theater in only three years. Upon graduation, she returned to Korea and worked as an emcee, making a great contribution to the modernization of broadcasting culture in Korea. Due to the events outlined in this memoir, like a bolt of lightning out of nowhere, Yuri was dramatically forced to leave Korea. She settled for a while in Japan, where she dedicated herself to learning Japanese and starting a new life. Yuri hopes her memoir will inspire the reader to keep faith and courage no matter what hardship life may throw at you.