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**권리세** (Eng: *Kwon Rise*) is a sub vocalist of LADIES' CODE.

## Biography

She was born in Fukushima, Japan, on August 16th, 1991. She was a third-generation Korean-Japanese. She has an older sister named Riae and an older brother named Junki. At age 15, she moved to Korea to follow her dream of becoming a singer. However, she returned to Japan the following year when her father passed away, almost giving up on her passion. She eventually returned to Korea and worked toward her dream.

She passed away on September 7th, 2014, as a result of the group's car accident.

## Education

She attended Fukushima Chōsen Elementary/Middle School, Kent Foreign High School, and Seikei University, where she majored in Economics and Business Administration. According to her Miss Korea Hanooki profile, she also attended Idyllwild Arts Academy for dance.

## Career

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### Pre-debut

In 2009, she participated in the Miss Korea contest as a representative of Japan, and won the Korean Abroad Award as Miss Japan. Her sister Riae, a model, had participated in 2007 and received the same award.

Rise auditioned for MBC's *Star Audition The Great Birth* in Japan in 2010. She passed, earning a ticket to do the show in Korea in 2011. She finished in the top 12. Two of Rise's songs from the show were officially released; "Hey Hey Hey" and "Like A Virgin". Soon after, she because a trainee at KeyEast Entertainment. Rise later appeared in the third season of MBC’s *We Got Married* from episodes 11—24, alongside David Oh. Their first episode premiered June 18th, 2011.

### Post-debut

On October 25th, 2013, Rise was featured in the music video for Kanto's song "What You Want", featuring Kim Sunggyu (INFINITE).

## Discography

### Compilations

* "Hey Hey Hey" (2011)
* "Like A Virgin" (2011)

## Trivia

* Rise was fluent in Korean and Japanese.
* Rise shared a dorm room with EunB and Ashley.
* When she first came to Korea to become a kpop singer, she was trained by Kim Mirae (Liz), a vocal instructor at Baekseok University, who she became very close with. Mirae was the one who encouraged her to audition for *Star Audition* and come back to Korea after her father's passing.
* Her mother's name is Choo Seongri.
* David Oh admitted that he had a crush on Rise, but he wasn't her type. They remained friends but lost contact when she debuted in LADIES' CODE and didn't have a cell phone.

## References

1. ↑ Her Daum Cafe profile says she was 164 cm tall, but her official website and Naver profiles say she was 166.
2. ↑ Instagram @kwon418 @junki.g
3. ↑ Junki's given name is 純紀, which reads as "Junki" in Japanese (じゅんき). In Korean (Hanja), it's read as "Sunki" (순기). Both Riae (梨愛/リエ/리애) and Rise (梨世/リセ/리세)'s names are read the same in Japanese and Korean.
4. ↑ 권리세, 중학교 시절 한국서 가수데뷔 꿈꿔
5. ↑ 미코 일본眞 권리세, '위대한탄생' 예선 합격
6. ↑ The Star profile - translated by ladiescode
7. ↑ "Miss Korean 2009 Number 27 - Kwon Ri-Sae, Japan"
8. ↑ Korean Beacon - "Kim Ju-Ri Wins Miss Korea 2009" [Archived]
9. ↑ Soompi - "MBC “Star Audition” Contestant Kwon Ri Sae Signs with Key East"
10. ↑ Soompi - "David Oh and Kwon Ri Sae To Join 'We Got Married'"
11. ↑ Miss Korea Hanooki
12. ↑ YouTube - LADIES'CODE리얼리티 EP #01
13. ↑ 다음뉴스 - 권리세, 김범수 소속사로 옮긴 진짜 이유
14. ↑ Instagram @miraeliz.kim
15. ↑ 130316 레이디스코드 LADIES' CODE 리세 Rise MBC 사람이다Q It's Person Q
16. ↑ Soompi - David Oh Belatedly Confesses That He Had a Crush on the Late Kwon RiSe