Qri was born on December 12, 1986. Her birth name is Lee Ji-hyun. She has studied at Juyeob High School, and then attended Myungji University, enrolling in the Dept. of Theatre and Visual Arts, the same class as fellow group member, Boram. She was a model before her debut.



Qri was the last of the 3 new members to be added to the group after 2 former members Jiae and Jiwon quit the group in Mid 2009. It was later mentioned on TvN's Taxi Show that she was introduced to the CEO of Core Contents Media by her original company.



In September 2009, she made her acting debut on the drama Queen Seondeok as Yoo ShinRang’s wife.



She then made a cameo appearance alongside other members of T-ara on the drama Master of Study in 2010. She was then given a lead role on KBS's drama Southern Trader Kim Chul Soo's Update. Qri also made a cameo appearance alongside group member Soyeon on SBS's drama "Giants". She was cast alongside groupmate Eunjung for KBS's drama King Geunchogo in 2011, starting on episode 47.

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