Kwon Nara
Kwon Nara | |
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권나라 | |
![]() Kwon Nara in 2016 | |
Born | [1] Incheon, South Korea | March 13, 1991
Alma mater | Dongduk Women's University |
Occupations |
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Agent | A-Man Project |
Musical career | |
Genres | K-pop |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2012–Present |
Labels |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 권나라 |
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Revised Romanization | Kwon Na-ra |
McCune–Reischauer | Kwŏn Nara |
Kwon Na-ra (Korean: 권나라) (changed her name legally to Kwon Ah-yoon (Korean: 권아윤), known by her stage name Nara, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as one of the original members of the South Korean girl group Hello Venus.[2]
Career
Nara became an acting trainee for Fantagio Entertainment when she was in middle school.[1] She joined the girl group Hello Venus as a founding member where she went by the stage name "Nara". They debuted on May 9, 2012 with the mini-album Venus, which contained four tracks.[3] The single "Venus" reached number 35 on the Gaon chart.[4][5]
Aside from her group activities, Nara appeared as a cameo role as a stewardess on the 20th episode of the SBS drama Take Care of Us, Captain with fellow Hello Venus member, Yooyoung.[6]
In 2017, Nara played her first major acting role in SBS's romantic comedy drama Suspicious Partner.[7][8]
In 2018, Nara starred tvN's melodrama My Mister,[9] followed by SBS legal drama Your Honor.[10]
In 2019, Nara got her first lead role in the KBS' medical prison drama Doctor Prisoner.[11]
In June 2019, Nara signed with new agency A-Man Project.[12]
In 2020, she starred in JTBC drama Itaewon Class, based on the webtoon of the same name.[13] The series was a commercial success and became the seventh highest-rated Korean dramas in cable television history.[14][15]
Discography
Filmography
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Network |
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2012 | Take Care of Us, Captain | (Cameo) | SBS |
2013 | After School "Lucky or Not" | Naver TV Cast | |
2014 | I Need Romance Season 3 | tvN | |
Single Cunning Lady[16] | MBC | ||
After School "Lucky or Not" 2 | Mal-soon (Cameo) | Naver TV Cast | |
2016 | Entertainer | Song-hee (Cameo) | SBS |
2017 | Suspicious Partner | Cha Yoo-jung | |
2018 | My Mister | Choi Yoo-ra | tvN |
Your Honor | Joo-eun | SBS | |
2019 | Doctor Prisoner | Han So-geum | KBS2 |
2020 | Itaewon Class | Oh Soo-ah | JTBC |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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2006 | Mr. Wacky | High School Girl | Cameo | |
2016 | Fantasy of the Girls | Ha-nam | Lead role | [17] |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | SBS Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Suspicious Partner | Nominated | |
2018 | SBS Drama Awards | Your Honor | Nominated | ||
2019 | 55th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actress (TV) | My Mister | Nominated | [18] |
12th Korea Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Doctor Prisoner | Won | [19] | |
KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Nominated | [20] | ||
Best New Actress | Won | ||||
Netizen Award | Nominated | ||||
2020 | 56th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Supporting Actress (TV) | Itaewon Class | Nominated | [21] |
References
- ^ a b "My name is 나라, 윤조". 10Asia (in Korean). January 2, 2013.
- ^ "HELLOVENUS' debut date announced". 10Asia. April 24, 2012.
- ^ Hello Venus - 'Venus'. Naver Music (May 8, 2012). Retrieved on May 14, 2012.
- ^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- ^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- ^ "HelloVenus Yooyoung and Nara's Past as Actresses Revealed". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ "Hello Venus's Nara, Opens Her Eyes to The World of Acting (Interview)". 10Asia. 31 July 2017.
- ^ "Girl Group Member Hungry for More Roles After Acting Debut". The Chosun Ilbo. 30 September 2017.
- ^ "[단독] 헬로비너스 나라, '나의 아저씨' 출연…이선균·아이유와 호흡". Nate (in Korean). 13 December 2017.
- ^ "Nara to star in 'Dear Judge'". Kpop Herald. 28 May 2018.
- ^ "Hello Venus's Nara to star in 'Doctor Prisoner' with Namgoong Min". KBS World. 15 January 2019.
- ^ "권나라, 에이맨프로젝트와 전속계약‥이종석과 한솥밥(공식)". Newsen. 7 June 2019.
- ^ Sim, Eon-kyung (June 25, 2019). "권나라 측 "'이태원 클라쓰' 출연, 제안 받고 검토 중"[공식입장]". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved April 15, 2020 – via Naver.
- ^ Park, Se-yeon (March 22, 2020). "종영 `이태원 클라쓰` 16회 자체 최고 시청률로 `유종의 美`". MK (in Korean). Retrieved April 15, 2020 – via Naver.
- ^ Choi, Ji-won (January 30, 2020). "Park Seo-jun to show perfect sync with original webcomic in 'Itaewon Class'". the Korea Herald. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ "Cameo Appearance Here & There - How Do Dramas Use Idol Groups To Their Advantage?". KpopStarz. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ Park, Dong-je (13 June 2016). "영화 '소녀의 세계', 노정의-조수향-헬로비너스 권나라 캐스팅..9일 크랭크인". Break News (in Korean). Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ Yoo, Chung-hee (April 4, 2019). "김서형·염정아·김혜자 등 '백상예술대상' TV부문 최종 후보 공개". Ten Asia (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ Park, Pan-suk (October 2, 2019). "'하나뿐인내편' 최수종, 2019 코리아드라마 어워즈 대상 영예[공식]". OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 22, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2020 – via Naver.
- ^ "Winners of the 2019 KBS Drama Awards". HanCinema. December 31, 2019. Archived from the original on April 6, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- ^ MacDonald, Joan (May 8, 2020). "Baeksang Arts Awards Announces Nominees And Plans To Proceed Without An Audience". Forbes. Archived from the original on May 10, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.