Kwon Nara

Kwon Na-ra (Korean: 권나라) (changed her name legally to Kwon Ah-yoon (Korean: 권아윤), 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
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actress
AgentA-Man Project
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2012–Present
Labels
Associated actsHello Venus
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
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.

On 17 March 2021, tvN has released the full main casts for new drama, Bulgasal: Immortal Souls.[16] Kwon Nara will plays as Min Sang-woon, A woman who used to be an immortal, but goes through a tragic event that turns her into a human. After suffering the loss of her mother and twin sister at the hands of an unidentified murderer, Min Sang Un escapes with her younger sister Min Sa Ho and lives quietly in hiding. Although she works hard to conceal her name and identity, the appearance of a ''bulgasal'' alters her life of secrecy.[17] This drama is scheduled to air on 18 December 2021.[18]

Discography
Main article: Hello Venus § discography

Filmography
See also: Hello Venus § filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2006 Mr. Wacky High School Girl Cameo
2016 Fantasy of the Girls Ha-nam [19]

Television series
Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
2012 Take Care of Us, Captain SBS Cameo
2014 I Need Romance Season 3 tvN
Single Cunning Lady MBC [20]
2016 Entertainer SBS Song-hee
2017 Suspicious Partner Cha Yoo-jung
2018 My Mister tvN Choi Yoo-ra
Your Honor SBS Joo-eun
2019 Doctor Prisoner KBS2 Han So-geum
2020 Itaewon Class JTBC Oh Soo-ah
2020–2021 Royal Secret Agent KBS2 Hong Da-In [21]
2021–2022 Bulgasal: Immortal SoulstvNMin Sang-woon [22]

Web series
Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
2013 After School – Lucky or Not" Naver TV Cast Cameo
2014 After School – Lucky or Not" 2 Mal-soon

Awards and nominations
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Baeksang Arts Awards 2019 Best New Actress – Television My Mister Nominated [23]
2020 Best Supporting Actress – Television Itaewon Class Nominated [24]
KBS Drama Awards 2019 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Doctor Prisoner Nominated [25]
Best New Actress Won
Netizen Award Nominated
Korea Drama Awards 2019 Best New Actress Won [26]
SBS Drama Awards 2017 Best New Actress Suspicious Partner Nominated
2018 Your Honor Nominated
Seoul International Drama Awards 2021 Outstanding Korean Actress Royal Secret Agent Nominated [27][28]

Listicles
Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref.
Forbes 2020 Korea Power Celebrity 33rd [29]

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. 김미화|기자|. "'불가살' 이진욱X권나라X이준 캐스팅 확정..K판타지 온다 [공식]". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  17. "Lee Jin Wook, Kwon Nara, Lee Joon, Gong Seung Yeon, And Kim Woo Seok Confirmed For New Fantasy Drama". Soompi. 2021-03-17. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  18. Sang-Hun, Choe (2021-11-03). "From BTS to 'Squid Game': How South Korea Became a Cultural Juggernaut". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  19. Park, Dong-je (13 June 2016). "영화 '소녀의 세계', 노정의-조수향-헬로비너스 권나라 캐스팅..9일 크랭크인". Break News (in Korean). Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  20. "Cameo Appearance Here & There - How Do Dramas Use Idol Groups To Their Advantage?". KpopStarz. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  21. "[공식]권나라 '암행어사' 출연 확정! 조선 첫사랑의 아이콘..미(美)X무(武) 갖춘 다모". chosun (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  22. Shin So-won (March 17, 2021). "불가살' 이진욱X권나라X이준, 캐스팅 확정 [공식]" [Immortal' Lee Jin-wook X Kwon Nara X Lee Jun confirmed casting [Official]]. ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved March 17, 2021 – via Naver.
  23. Yoo, Chung-hee (April 4, 2019). "김서형·염정아·김혜자 등 '백상예술대상' TV부문 최종 후보 공개". Ten Asia (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  24. 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.
  25. "Winners of the 2019 KBS Drama Awards". HanCinema. December 31, 2019. Archived from the original on April 6, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  26. 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.
  27. Lee Han-lim (August 20, 2021). "'서울드라마어워즈 2021', 한류드라마상 온라인 투표 진행" [Seoul Drama Awards 2021', online voting for Hallyu Drama Awards] (in Korean). The Fact. Retrieved August 20, 2021 – via Naver.
  28. "(Actress) Outstanding Korean Drama Global Vote". Pikkle. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  29. Kim, Min-soo; Shin, Yoon-ae (April 23, 2020). 2020 포브스코리아 선정 파워 셀럽 40 [40 Power Celebrities selected by Forbes Korea 2020]. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 4, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2021 – via Joins.
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