Seo Yu-na
| Seo Yu-na | |
|---|---|
 Seo performing at the 2018 Winter Olympics Cheer Concert in September 2016 | |
| Native name | 서유나 |
| Born |
Seo Yu-na December 30, 1992 Busan, South Korea |
| Occupation |
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| Musical career | |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Instruments |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | FNC Entertainment |
| Associated acts | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 서유나 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 徐酉奈 |
| Revised Romanization | Seo Yu-na |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏ Yuna |
Seo Yu-na (born December 30, 1992), better known by the mononym Yuna, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of the South Korean girl group AOA and its sub-groups, AOA Black and AOA Cream.
Early life
Seo Yu-na was born in Busan, South Korea.[1] She began playing piano when she was 7 years old, leading to her having interest in becoming a singer as an adult. At the age of 18, she traveled to Seoul alone after getting consent from her parents. She transferred schools and stayed at her uncle's house while she went to auditions and practiced singing.[2] Her younger sister Yu-ri made her debut in 2014 with girl group Berry Good under Asia Bridge Entertainment, adopting the stage name "Seoyul".[3][4][5][6]
Career
AOA
On 30 July 2012, Yuna made her debut as a member of AOA on Mnet's M! Countdown with their debut single album, Angels' Story and the title track "Elvis".[7] AOA has released three EPs and nine singles as of 22 June 2015.[8] She is part of AOA's subunit "AOA Black". In 2015, AOA traveled to Hainan (China's largest island) where they filmed One Fine Day, a variety program in which idols/idol groups go on a "healing" vacation. They were the seventh idol group to appear on the program(followed by Girl's Day)
Yuna is also part of sub-unit AOA Cream together with Shin Hye-jeong and Kim Chan-mi. The sub-unit released their first teaser on 1 February 2016.[9] The music video teaser for title track "I'm Jealous, Baby" was released on 4 February 2016.[10] AOA Cream released their title track together with the MV on 12 February 2016.[11]
Solo career
Yuna has also had a successful, yet lesser known acting career, as she has played a lead role in the Japanese Musical "Summer Snow" in 2013, as well as playing another lead role in the comedic Korean web-drama "Prince's Prince" in February 2015.[12][13]
On 20 October 2013, Yuna sang for the OST "I'm Ok" for KBS's TV series Marry Him If You Dare. The song "I'm OK" is the theme song for the main character Na Mi-rae.[14]
In October 2016 it was announced that she will be part of the cast of a new web-drama Hot and Sweet playing Joon Young, a part-time food worker. The drama will premiere on October 20 and run for 8 episodes.[15] Yuna also released 2 songs for the drama, one "Hot and Sweet" a duet with Choi Min-hwan and "Everything" a solo song. [16]
In 2016, Yuna has also been cast in another new web-drama 'My Old Friend'. The drama will be aired starting in mid November for 5 episodes through Naver TVCast.[17]
In 2017, Yuna was casted in romantic comedy series Single Wife, first broadcast scheduled to be on August 23rd.[18] In June 2017, she sang the ost for drama My Only Love Song, the song is called "Another You".[19]
Discography
Soundtrack appearances and solo performances
| Year | Title | Song | Duration | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Marry Him If You Dare OST | "I'm Ok" | 03:13 | Solo |
| 2016 | Hot and Sweet OST | "Hot and Sweet" | 03:29 | with Choi Min-hwan [16] |
| "Everything" | 03:51 | Solo | ||
| 2017 | My Only Love Song OST | "Another You" | 03:35 | Solo |
Filmography
TV series
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Prince's Prince | Park Yu-na | KBS | |
| 2016 | Click Your Heart | Herself | Naver | Cameo |
| Hot and Sweet | Joon-young | Naver | ||
| My Old Friend | Eun-jae | Naver | ||
| 2017 | Single Wife | Hwang Hyo Rim | Drama X |
Musical theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Summer Snow Musical | Seol-hee | Female lead |
References
- ↑ AOA Profile on FNC Official Website
- ↑ AOA Yuna Profile on Aceofangles8.com
- ↑ "AOA Member Yuna's Younger Sister To Debut As A Member Of Berry Good". kpopstarz. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ↑ "Berry Good’s Seo Yul Says She has More Aegyo than Her Sister AOA’s Yuna". Newsen. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ↑ "AOA Yuna’s Sister to Make Debut as New Member of Berry Good". Newsen. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ↑ "5인조 걸그룹 BERRY GOOD - 서 율(서유리)". genie Magazine. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ↑ FNC's new girl group, AOA, reveals first group photo + more on the mysterious Y
- ↑ AOA Discography
- ↑ Sub-unit AOA Cream drops first sweet teaser images
- ↑ Updated: AOA Cream Drops Sweet and Flirty Teaser Images for Debut, Reveals Title Track
- ↑ AOA Cream To Debut With 'I'm Jealous, Baby' On February 12, kpopstarz.com; accessed 26 September 2016.
- ↑ AllKpop | Yuna to play female role in "Summer snow"
- ↑ AllKpop | Yuna to play female roll in "Prince's Prince"
- ↑ AOA's Yuna sings Yoon Eun Hye's theme 'I'm OK' for 'The Future Choice' OST, allkpop.com; accessed 26 September 2016.
- ↑ F.T. Island's Minhwan and AOA's Yuna make a cute couple in making film for their upcoming web drama
- 1 2 (in Korean) 매콤달콤 OST 최민환 (FT 아일랜드), 유나 (AOA)
- ↑ (in Korean) ‘할매할배의 날’ 드라마 ‘마이 올드 프랜드’ 크랭크인
- ↑ (in Korean) http://www.sportsseoul.com/news/read/507951 성혁, 드라마 '싱글 와이프' 첫 주연 신고식]
- ↑ (in Korean) 마이 온리 러브송 OST, 유나 (AOA)
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