Kwon Nara

Kwon Na-ra (Korean: 권나라) (changed her name legally to Kwon Ah-yoon (Korean: 권아윤; Hanja: 權我潤), 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]

In this Korean name, the family name is Kwon.
Kwon Nara
권나라
Kwon in 2020
Born (1991-03-13) March 13, 1991[1]
Incheon, South Korea
Alma materDongduk Women's University
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
AgentA-Man Project
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2012–Present
Labels
Associated actsHello Venus
Korean name
Hangul
권나라
Revised RomanizationKwon Na-ra
McCune–ReischauerKwŏn Nara

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] KBS 2

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2006 Mr. Wacky High School Girl Cameo
2016 Fantasy of the Girls Ha-nam Lead role [18]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
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 [19]
12th Korea Drama Awards Best New Actress Doctor Prisoner Won [20]
KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Nominated [21]
Best New Actress Won
Netizen Award Nominated
2020 56th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Supporting Actress (TV) Itaewon Class Nominated [22]

References
  1. "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. Park, Dong-je (13 June 2016). "영화 '소녀의 세계', 노정의-조수향-헬로비너스 권나라 캐스팅..9일 크랭크인". Break News (in Korean). Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  19. Yoo, Chung-hee (April 4, 2019). "김서형·염정아·김혜자 등 '백상예술대상' TV부문 최종 후보 공개". Ten Asia (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  20. 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.
  21. "Winners of the 2019 KBS Drama Awards". HanCinema. December 31, 2019. Archived from the original on April 6, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  22. 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.
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