nara
kwon
a-man project & hello venus.
nara is the stage name of kwon nara, a south korean singer and actress. born on march 13, 1991, she debuted with Hello Venus in 2012 and began making small cameos in popular television dramas starting in 2014.
profile
Stage Name: Kwon Na Ra (권나라)
Birth Name: Kwon Na Ra (권나라) but legally changed to Kwon Ah Yoon (권아윤)
Birthday: March 13, 1991
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Height: 172 cm (5’7″)
Weight: 52 kg (114 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Instagram: @hv_nara
facts
– She was born in Incheon, South Korea.
– She has two younger sisters named Hara and Bora.
– Education: Dongduk Women’s University, Major in Broadcasting
– Her nicknames are Ddochi and Bundang’s Lee Na Young.
– Her hobbies include watching movies and playing golf.
– As a child, her dream was to become a flight attendant. But after growing up, she wanted to be an actress and singer.
– She appeared in 2000won’s “I Hate Seoul” and San E’s “Story Of Someone I Know” MVs.
– She changed her birth name Kwon Na Ra to Kwon Ah Yoon after she was hit by a car by a drunk driver.
– She still promotes under her birth name though she legally changed it to Kwon Ah Yoon.
– She began her acting career by making cameos in dramas from 2012-2016.
– She took on her first major acting role in Suspicious Partner.
– She took on her first lead role in Doctor Prisoner.
– She became an acting trainee for Fantagio when she was in middle school.
– She then joined the girl group Hello Venus and debuted on May 9, 2012.
– After Hello Venus’s disbandment, she left Fantagio and joined A-MAN Project.
– She was involved in a dating rumor with Lee Jong Suk after joining his agency (A-MAN Project). However, the rumors were deemed are untrue after a source stated that they only had a close senior-junior relationship.
career
Nara became an acting trainee for Fantagio Entertainment when she was in middle school. 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. The single "Venus" reached number 35 on the Gaon chart.
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.
In 2017, Nara played her first major acting role in SBS's romantic comedy drama Suspicious Partner.
In 2018, Nara starred tvN's melodrama My Mister,[9] followed by SBS legal drama Your Honor.
In 2019, Nara got her first lead role in the KBS' medical prison drama Doctor Prisoner.
In June 2019, Nara signed with new agency A-Man Project.
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.
filmography
Television series
2012: Take Care of Us, Captain
2013: After School "Lucky or Not"
2014: I Need Romance Season 3
2016: Entertainer Song-hee
2017: Suspicious Partner
2018: My Mister
2019: Doctor Prisoner
2020: Itaewon Class
Film
2006: Mr. Wacky
2016: Fantasy of the Girls
awards & nominations
2017: 25th SBS Drama Awards Best New Actress - Suspicious Partner
2018: 26th SBS Drama Awards - Your Honor
2019: 55th Baeksang Arts Awards - My Mister
12th Korea Drama Awards Best New Actress - Doctor Prisoner
33rd KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award - Actress in a Miniseries