Nana (entertainer)

2009–2013: Debut with After School and Orange Caramel

In November 2009 Nana debuted in After School along with Raina as third-generation members with the release of After School's second EP, Because of You.^[5] In June 2010 Nana, along with After School members Raina and Lizzy, formed a sub-unit called Orange Caramel.^[6]

In July 2011 Nana was part of the After School sub-unit A.S. Red along with After School members Kahi, Jungah and Uee, releasing the single "In the Night Sky".^[7] In September 2011, she was chosen as the main model for the Tokyo Girls Collection fashion show.^[8]

In March 2012 Nana again modeled for the Tokyo Girls Collection, walking the S/S 2012 show. She was also a model for the Japanese fashion show Girls' Award and Park Yoon-yoo's Seoul Fashion Walk S/S 2012.^[4] In June 2012, After School released their fifth maxi-single Flashback. Nana has a solo song on it titled "Eyeline".^[9] In December she joined fellow K-pop stars Hyolyn, Hyuna, Hyoseong, and Nicole to form the super group Dazzling Red for SBS Gayo Daejun, performing the song "This Person".^[10] She also became the endorsement model for the biggest diet brand in Korea, Juvis.^[11][12] Nana was also a permanent panelist on the Japanese fashion TV show Tokyo Brandnew Girls.^[13]

In 2013 she walked the runway for a-nation's "NYLON" fashion show.^[14] The same year, Nana collaborated with Electroboyz on their single "Ma Boy 3".^[15] In December 2013, Nana gained global recognition when she placed second on the Independent Critics List of 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2013.^[16] She rose to the No. 1 position in 2014^[17] and placed first again in 2015.^[18][19]

2014–present: Acting career and change of label

In March 2014 it was announced that Nana would be a member on a new SBS variety show called Roommate. The show features 11 celebrities living in one house.^[20] In April, Nana became the host for the second season of OnStyle's Style Log, along with Hong Jong-hyun and Cho Min-ho.^[21] In August 2014, Nana participated in the Chinese fashion elimination show Muse Dress,^[22] and emerged runner-up in the competition.^[23] She also had a cameo role in the Korean film Fashion King, which was released on November 6, 2014.^[24]

In early 2015 Nana debuted as an actress, starring in the Chinese television drama Love Weaves Through a Millennium, a remake of the Korean drama Queen In-hyun's Man (2012).^[25] The same year, she starred in the Chinese romantic comedy film Go Lala Go 2, the sequel to Go Lala Go!.^[26]

In February 2016, Nana joined the cast of Real Men for the fourth season's female soldier special.^[27] Later in the year, she was cast in a supporting role in the television drama The Good Wife, a remake of the American series of the same name^[28][29] Nana earned positive reviews for her role as Kim Dan,^[30] and received the Rookie Actress award at the 2016 Asia Artist Awards.^[31] Following her success on the small screen, Nana was cast alongside her The Good Wife co-star, Yoo Ji-tae in the crime comedy film The Swindlers (Conman), as the only female lead.^[32] The film garnered 213,185 admissions on the first day of its release and topped the local box office for three consecutive weeks.^[33][34]

In 2017, she was cast in her first leading role, in the romantic thriller Four Men,^[35] but decided to leave the cast due to delays in production.^[36]

In 2019, Nana starred in OCN's crime drama Kill It, playing detective Do Hyun-jin.^[37][38] The same year, she starred in KBS's melodrama Justice, based on the web novel Justice, written by Jang Ho and illustrated by Elja, as prosecutor Seo Yeon-ah.^[39] Nana once again received acclaim, earning herself an Excellence Award from the 2019 KBS Drama Awards.^[40]

In 2020, Nana was announced to star in a mystery thriller film, Confession, based on a Spanish film Contratiempo (The Invisible Guest), alongside So Ji-sub and Yunjin Kim.^[41]

In July 2020, Nana starred with Park Sung-hoon as the lead actress for KBS's drama Memorials.^[42] The drama gathered anticipation due to the series being based on the screenplay by Moon Hyun-kyung, the grand prize winner at the Broadcasting Content Promotion Foundation (BCPF)'s 10th Find the Desert's Shooting Star Screenplay Competition, held in 2018.^[43] Nana also made her return to music after 6 years through the drama with the release of her first soundtrack, "Our Memories in Summer" (우리의 여름처럼) with co-star Park Sung-hoon.^[44] On September 7, it was confirmed that Nana would star in a new MBC drama Oh My Ladylord with Lee Min-ki set to premiere on March 24, 2021.^[45]

After the completion of Oh My Ladylord, it was announced in May 2021, that Nana was cast in Netflix's upcoming series Glitch as "Heo Bora" alongside actress Jeon Yeo-been.^[46]

On December 8, 2021, Nana renewed her contract with Pledis Entertainment for the third time.^[47] In September 2024, Nana left Pledis Entertainment after 15 years, and signed with new agency Sublime.^[48]

Single albums

Singles

Film

Television series

Variety shows