Kwon Na-ra (Korean: 권나라) (changed her name legally to Kwon Ah-yoon (Korean: 권아윤), known by her birth 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]
Kwon Nara | |
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권나라 | |
![]() Kwon in 2021 | |
Born | (1991-03-13) March 13, 1991 (age 31)[1] Incheon, South Korea |
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Agent | C-JeS Entertainment |
Musical career | |
Genres | K-pop |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2012–present |
Labels | Fantagio |
Formerly of | Hello Venus |
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Revised Romanization | Kwon A-yun |
McCune–Reischauer | Kwŏn Ayun |
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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.
In March 2021, Nara was confirmed to be starring in tvN's fantasy drama Bulgasal: Immortal Souls.[16] in the role of Min Sang-woon, a woman who used to be an immortal, but goes through a tragic event that turns her into a human. The drama premiered in December 2021.[17]
In June 2022, Nara signed with new agency C-JeS Entertainment.[18]
In September 2022, Nara joined an essemble casts featuring actors from television dramas Love in the Moonlight, Itaewon Class, and The Sound of Magic in the TVING-produced reality tv show Young Actors' Retreat.[19]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2006 | Mr. Wacky | High School Girl | Cameo | |
2016 | Fantasy of the Girls | Ha-nam | [20] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2012 | Take Care of Us, Captain | Cameo | ||
2014 | I Need Romance Season 3 | |||
Single Cunning Lady | [21] | |||
2016 | Entertainer | Song-hee | ||
2017 | Suspicious Partner | Cha Yoo-jung | ||
2018 | My Mister | Choi Yoo-ra | ||
Your Honor | Joo-eun | |||
2019 | Doctor Prisoner | Han So-geum | ||
2020 | Itaewon Class | Oh Soo-ah | ||
2020–2021 | Royal Secret Agent | Hong Da-in | [22] | |
2021–2022 | Bulgasal: Immortal Souls | Min Sang-woon / Kim Hwa-yeon | [23] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2013 | After School – Lucky or Not" | Cameo | ||
2014 | After School – Lucky or Not" 2 | Mal-soon |
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2016 | Law of the Jungle in East Timor | Cast member | Episode 238–240 |
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2022 | Young Actors' Retreat | Cast member | [24] |
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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Baeksang Arts Awards | 2019 | Best New Actress – Television | My Mister | Nominated | [25] |
2020 | Best Supporting Actress – Television | Itaewon Class | Nominated | [26] | |
KBS Drama Awards | 2019 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Doctor Prisoner | Nominated | [27] |
Best New Actress | Won | ||||
Netizen Award | Nominated | ||||
2021 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Royal Secret Agent | Won | [28] | |
Korea Drama Awards | 2019 | Best New Actress | Doctor Prisoner | Won | [29] |
SBS Drama Awards | 2017 | Best New Actress | Suspicious Partner | Nominated | [30] |
2018 | Your Honor | Nominated | [31] | ||
Seoul International Drama Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Korean Actress | Royal Secret Agent | Nominated | [32][33] |
Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement | Ref. |
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Forbes | 2020 | Korea Power Celebrity | 33rd | [34] |
Korea Drama Awards for Best New Actress | |
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