Lee Na-eun

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Lee Na-eun
이나은
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Naeun in 2019
Born
Lee Na-eun

(1999-05-05) May 5, 1999 (age 22)
Daejeon, South Korea
EducationSchool of Performing Arts Seoul
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2015–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Na-eun
McCune–ReischauerYi Naŭn

Lee Na-eun (Korean: 이나은; born May 5, 1999) is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of South Korean girl group April. Besides from her group's activities, Naeun also has roles in A-Teen (2018), A-Teen 2 (2019) and Extraordinary You (2019). She previously hosted Inkigayo alongside with Jaehyun of NCT and Minhyuk of Monsta X from October 2019 to February 2021.

Early life[]

Lee Naeun was born on May 5, 1999 and attended School of Performing Arts Seoul.[1]

Career[]

2015–present: Debut with April and solo activities[]

Main article: April (girl group)

Naeun was first introduced as a member of April by DSP Media on February 9, 2015.[2] The group debuted on August 24 with the EP Dreaming[3] and the title track "Dream Candy" (Korean: 꿈사탕).[4] Naeun made her official acting debut in the VR web drama "April Love" in 2016. She also made a minor appearance in KBS2's My Father is Strange in 2017.

In 2018 it was revealed that Naeun would be taking part in the soundtrack of SBS TV's Switch alongside April member Jinsol. The track, "Stars In The Night Sky" was released on May 2, 2018. It was also announced in 2018 that Naeun would play the lead role in teen drama A-TEEN (2018) and the second season of the series in 2019. Naeun also starred in MBC's school fantasy drama Extraordinary You, based on the hit Daum webtoon July Found by Chance.[5][6]

Discography[]

Main article: April discography

Singles[]

Title Year Peak chart position Sales
(DL) 		Album
KOR KOR Hot
Collaborations
"My Story" (내 이야기)
(with Jinsol of April) 		2018 — — N/A Non-album single
"Matter of Time" (시간차)
(with Jinsol of April) 		2020 — — Da Capo
Soundtrack appearances
"Stars In The Night Sky" (밤하늘 별)
(with Jinsol of April) 		2018 — — N/A Switch OST Part 5
"Attraction" (끌림)
(with Eric Nam) 		2020 — — Bunny & The Boys OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography[]

Television series[]

Year Title Role Network Notes
2017 My Father is Strange Drama Staff KBS2 Cameo
Modulove Na Eun tvN
2019 Hip Hop King - Nassna Street Song Ha-jin SBS
Extraordinary You Yeo Joo-da MBC [7]

Web series[]

Year Title Role Network Notes
2018 A-TEEN Kim Ha-na Naver TV
2019 A-TEEN 2 [8]
I Have a Secret Cameo
2020 Twenty Twenty Cameo

Television shows[]

Year Title Role Network Ref.
2017 I Am An Actor Contestant K-Star
2018-2019 One Night of Entertainment Reporter SBS [9]
2019 High School Lunch Cook-off Host tvN [10]
2019–2021 Inkigayo Host SBS [11]
2020 Get it Beauty 2020 Main MC Onstyle [12]
My Dream Is Ryan Student teacher KakaoTV [13]
School Meal Restaurant (급식당) Host Studio Lululala YouTube
2020 SBS Gayo Daejeon Host SBS [14]

Radio shows[]

Year Network Title Role Ref.
2020–present Naver NOW Avengirls Friday Host [15]

Awards and nominations[]

See also: April (girl group) § Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2019 Brand of the Year Awards Best Idol Actress N/A Won
V Live Awards Favorite Web Series Actress A-TEEN 2 Won
MBC Drama Awards Best New Actress Extraordinary You Nominated
2020 Brand of the Year Awards Best Idol Actress N/A Won

Notes[]

References[]

  1. ^ "| [TEN PHOTO] 에이프릴 나은 '청초한 미모'텐아시아". 텐아시아 (in Korean). Tenasia.hankyung.com. February 8, 2018. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  2. ^ Kim, Kyung-min (2015-07-17). "'카라 동생그룹' 에이프릴, 데뷔 초 읽기 "로고 공개"". X Sports News. Naver. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  3. ^ Lee, Jung-ah (8 August 2015). "'DSP 신인' 에이프릴, 데뷔일 전격 공개". Nate News (in Korean). Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  4. ^ Shin, Ji-hye. "[V Report] Rookie girl group April makes debut". Kpop Herald (Korea Herald). Herald Corporation. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  5. ^ "이나은·정건주·김영대 '어쩌다 발견한 하루' 출연확정…9월 첫방 [공식입장]". Naver (in Korean). Sports DongA. June 12, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  6. ^ "K-pop girl group April's label to hit Lee Hyun-joo with legal action over abuse allegations involving the former member". South China Morning Post. 4 March 2021.
  7. ^ "'어쩌다 발견한 하루' 이나은X정건주X김영대, 캐스팅 확정…하이틴 로맨스 예고". Star Today (in Korean). MK. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  8. ^ Kim, Hyun-jung (June 5, 2019). "'에이틴2' 강민아·보민 합류+신예은·신승호 특별출연…4월 첫방[공식입장]". Xports News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  9. ^ "April's Naeun starts as reporter on 'One Night of Entertainment'". Allkpop.
  10. ^ "'APRIL's Naeun, SECHSKIES's Eun Ji Won, And Moon Se Yoon Join Baek Jong Won's New Variety Show". Soompi.
  11. ^ "Full Interview of SBS' 'Inkigayo' New MCs: NCT's Jaehyun, APRIL's Naeun, and MONSTA X's Minhyuk". K Star Live. October 17, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  12. ^ "APRIL's Naeun Joins Oh Yeon Seo As MC For "Get It Beauty 2020"". Soompi.
  13. ^ ‘내꿈은 라이언’ 이나은, ‘마예종’ 스페셜 교생으로 등장 (in Korean).
  14. ^ Lee Se-Hyun (December 23, 2020). "[단독]에이프릴 이나은, SBS '가요대전' MC 확정". sportskhan (in Korean). Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  15. ^ 은하·효정·나은·다영·지애, '어벤걸스'로 뭉쳤다 (in Korean).

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