Kwon Nara

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Kwon Nara
권나라
권나라 2020.webp
Kwon in 2020
Born (1991-03-13) March 13, 1991 (age 30)[1]
Incheon, South Korea
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
AgentA-Man Project
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2012–Present
Labels
Associated actsHello Venus
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationKwon Na-ra
McCune–ReischauerKwŏn 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] She was also cast in historical comedy TV series Royal Secret Agent as Hong Da-In, a courtesan whose beauty is comparable to Hwang Jini.

Discography[]

Main article: Hello Venus § discography

Filmography[]

See also: Hello Venus § filmography

Television series[]

Year Title Role Network
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
2020–21 Royal Secret Agent Hong Da-In[17] KBS2
2022 Starfish Min Sang-woon[18] tvN

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2006 Mr. Wacky High School Girl Cameo
2016 Fantasy of the Girls Ha-nam Lead role [19]

Awards and nominations[]

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Baeksang Arts Awards 2019 Best New Actress (TV) My Mister Nominated [20]
2020 Best Supporting Actress (TV) Itaewon Class Nominated [21]
KBS Drama Awards 2019 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Doctor Prisoner Nominated [22]
Best New Actress Won
Netizen Award Nominated
Korea Drama Awards 2019 Best New Actress Won [23]
SBS Drama Awards 2017 Best New Actress Suspicious Partner Nominated
2018 Your Honor Nominated
Seoul International Drama Awards 2021 Excellence Award, Actress Royal Secret Agent Pending [24][25]

Listicles[]

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref.
Forbes 2020 Korea Power Celebrity 33rd [26]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "My name is 나라, 윤조". 10Asia (in Korean). January 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "HELLOVENUS' debut date announced". 10Asia. April 24, 2012.
  3. ^ Hello Venus - 'Venus'. Naver Music (May 8, 2012). Retrieved on May 14, 2012.
  4. ^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  5. ^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Hello Venus's Nara, Opens Her Eyes to The World of Acting (Interview)". 10Asia. 31 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Girl Group Member Hungry for More Roles After Acting Debut". The Chosun Ilbo. 30 September 2017.
  9. ^ "[단독] 헬로비너스 나라, '나의 아저씨' 출연…이선균·아이유와 호흡". Nate (in Korean). 13 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Nara to star in 'Dear Judge'". Kpop Herald. 28 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Hello Venus's Nara to star in 'Doctor Prisoner' with Namgoong Min". KBS World. 15 January 2019.
  12. ^ "권나라, 에이맨프로젝트와 전속계약‥이종석과 한솥밥(공식)". Newsen. 7 June 2019.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Park, Se-yeon (March 22, 2020). "종영 '이태원 클라쓰' 16회 자체 최고 시청률로 '유종의 美'". MK (in Korean). Retrieved April 15, 2020 – via Naver.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "Cameo Appearance Here & There - How Do Dramas Use Idol Groups To Their Advantage?". KpopStarz. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  17. ^ "[공식]권나라 '암행어사' 출연 확정! 조선 첫사랑의 아이콘..미(美)X무(武) 갖춘 다모". chosun (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  18. ^ Shin So-won (March 17, 2021). "불가살' 이진욱X권나라X이준, 캐스팅 확정 [공식]". ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  19. ^ Park, Dong-je (13 June 2016). "영화 '소녀의 세계', 노정의-조수향-헬로비너스 권나라 캐스팅..9일 크랭크인". Break News (in Korean). Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  20. ^ Yoo, Chung-hee (April 4, 2019). "김서형·염정아·김혜자 등 '백상예술대상' TV부문 최종 후보 공개". Ten Asia (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ "Winners of the 2019 KBS Drama Awards". HanCinema. December 31, 2019. Archived from the original on April 6, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  23. ^ 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.
  24. ^ Lee Han-lim (August 20, 2021). "'서울드라마어워즈 2021', 한류드라마상 온라인 투표 진행" [Seoul Drama Awards 2021', online voting for Hallyu Drama Awards] (in Korean). The Fact. Retrieved August 20, 2021 – via Naver.
  25. ^ "(Actress) Outstanding Korean Drama Global Vote". Pikkle. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  26. ^ Kim, Min-soo; Shin, Yoon-ae (April 23, 2020). 2020 포브스코리아 선정 파워 셀럽 40 [40 Power Celebrities selected by Forbes Korea 2020]. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 4, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2021 – via Joins.

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