Lee Na-eun
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).
Lee Na-eun | |
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이나은 | |
.jpg) Naeun in 2019 | |
| Born | Lee Na-eun May 5, 1999 Daejeon, South Korea |
| Education | School of Performing Arts Seoul |
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| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2015–present |
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| Associated acts | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | I Na-eun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Naŭn |
Early life
Naeun was born on May 5, 1999 and attended School of Performing Arts Seoul.[1]
Career
Pre-debut
Naeun was a former JYP Entertainment trainee. She left the company right before girl group survival "Sixteen" began shooting, mentioning that her parents did not want her to participate in the show. Naeun trained for four months at DSP Media before joining April.
2015–present: Debut with April and solo activites
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.
It was revealed that Naeun will 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 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 Extraordinary You, based on the hit Daum webtoon July Found by Chance.[5]
Discography
Filmography
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | My Father is Strange | Drama Staff | KBS2 | Cameo |
| 2019 | Hip Hop King - Nassna Street | Song Ha-jin | SBS | |
| Extraordinary You | Yeo Joo-da | MBC | [6] | |
Music video appearances
| Year | Title | Performer(s) |
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| 2014 | "Stop Stop It" | Got7 |
| 2019 | "Vacance in September" | Kim Jaehwan and Stella Jang |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 2019 | Brand of the Year Awards | Best Female Actress Idol | A-TEEN | Won |
| V Live Awards | Favorite Web Series Actress | A-TEEN 2 | Won | |
| MBC Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Extraordinary You | Nominated |
References
- "| [TEN PHOTO] 에이프릴 나은 '청초한 미모'텐아시아". 텐아시아 (in Korean). Tenasia.hankyung.com. February 8, 2018. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
- Kim, Kyung-min (2015-07-17). "'카라 동생그룹' 에이프릴, 데뷔 초 읽기 "로고 공개"". X Sports News. Naver. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
- Lee, Jung-ah (8 August 2015). "'DSP 신인' 에이프릴, 데뷔일 전격 공개". Nate News (in Korean). Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- Shin, Ji-hye. "[V Report] Rookie girl group April makes debut". Kpop Herald (Korea Herald). Herald Corporation. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- "이나은·정건주·김영대 '어쩌다 발견한 하루' 출연확정…9월 첫방 [공식입장]". Naver (in Korean). Sports DongA. June 12, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- "'어쩌다 발견한 하루' 이나은X정건주X김영대, 캐스팅 확정…하이틴 로맨스 예고". Star Today (in Korean). MK. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
- 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.
- "April's Naeun starts as reporter on 'One Night of Entertainment'". Allkpop.
- "'APRIL's Naeun, SECHSKIES's Eun Ji Won, And Moon Se Yoon Join Baek Jong Won's New Variety Show". Soompi.
- Kim, Hyun-jung (October 17, 2019). "'에이틴2' 강민아·보민 합류+신예은·신승호 특별출연…4월 첫방[공식입장]". K Star Live. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
