Son Na-eun
Son Na-eun (born February 10, 1994)[1] is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group Apink.
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Born | Son Na-eun February 10, 1994[1] Seoul, South Korea |
Education | Dongguk University |
Occupation |
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Musical career | |
Genres | K-pop |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2011–present |
Labels | Play M |
Associated acts | Apink |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 손나은 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Son Na-eun |
McCune–Reischauer | Son Naŭn |
Early life
Son Na-eun was born on February 10, 1994 in Seoul, South Korea.[3] She has a younger sister named Son Sae-eun, who is a professional golf player.[4]
She attended Chungdam High School and later transferred to School of Performing Arts Seoul, from which she graduated on February 7, 2013. In 2013, she was accepted into Dongguk University's Department of Theatre and Film as an acting major.[5][6] She was also chosen as an ambassador for the said university in 2014 along with Girls' Generation's Yoona and Park Ha-sun.[7]
Career
2011: Debut with Apink
Son was the first Apink member to be announced in 2011. On April 21, Son debuted with Apink on Mnet's M Countdown performing their songs "I Don't Know", and "Wishlist" which were included on their debut EP Seven Springs of Apink.
2012–2016: Acting debut and success in roles
In 2012, Son made her acting debut as the teenage Hae-in in the historical drama The Great Seer.[8] She then made her film debut in the fifth installment of comedy series Marrying the Mafia, titled “Return of the Noble Family”.[9] Thereafter, Son played supporting roles in family drama Childless Comfort and romantic comedy Second 20s.[10][11] In 2016, she co-starred in tvN's romantic comedy Cinderella with Four Knights.[12]
Throughout 2013 and 2014, Son starred in MBC's We Got Married with Shinee's Taemin as a virtual married couple,[13][14] for which Son won the "Star of the Year" award at the MBC Entertainment Awards.[15][16]
2017–present: Continued solo activities
In 2017, it was confirmed that Son will star in the horror film The Wrath.[17][18] The same year, she was cast in Noh Hee-kyung's four-episode miniseries The Most Beautiful Goodbye.[19] In 2020, Son starred in MBC's new drama Dinner Mate as a popular social media influencer.[20][21]
In January 2021, Son was announced to be appearing in the upcoming drama No Longer Human.[22]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2012 | Marrying the Mafia 5: Return of The Family | Eun Hee-jae | |
2018 | The Wrath | Ok-boon |
Television series
Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2012 | The Great Seer | SBS | Teenage Hae-in | ||
Salamander Guru and The Shadows | Lee Tae-eun | Cameo (Episode 4) | |||
2012–2013 | Childless Comfort | JTBC | Oh Soo-mi | Supporting role | |
2015 | Second 20s | tvN | Oh Hye-mi | ||
2016 | Cinderella with Four Knights | Park Hye-ji | |||
2017 | The Most Beautiful Goodbye | Jae-young | |||
2018 | YG Future Strategy Office | Netflix | Herself | Cameo | |
2020 | Dinner Mate | MBC | Jin No-eul | Main role | [23] |
2021 | No Longer Human | JTBC | Supporting role | [24] | |
Reality show
Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2013–2014 | We Got Married | MBC | Main cast | With Taemin; Episode 167–203 | [25] |
2020 | Gamsung Camping | JTBC | Main cast | With Park So-dam, Park Na-rae, Ahn Young-mi and Solar | [26] |
Songwriting
Songs written
Year | Song | Album | Notes |
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2016 | "Cliche" | Dear | Co-written with Chorong |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominee / work | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | MBC Entertainment Awards | Star of the Year | We Got Married (Season 4) | Won | [27] |
Best Couple Award (with Lee Taemin) | Nominated | ||||
2019 | Korea First Brand Awards | Female CF Model | CF Model | Won | [28] |
2020 | MTN Broadcast Advertising Festival | CF Star Award | CF Model | Won | [29] |
39th MBC Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Dinner Mate | Nominated | [30] | |
References
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Son Na-Eun biography:
- "Apink Profile". Official Korean website (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
- "[화보] '에이핑크' 손나은, "가요계의 중심, 될래요"" (in Korean). 더스타 & Chosun.com. 2011-05-13. Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
- "[INTERVIEW] Girl group A PINK - Part 1". 10Asia. May 26, 2011. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- "건국대 사범대학 부속고등학교 1학년 손새은 "나날이 새로워지는 선수가 될 거예요"". Archived from the original on 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
- "Son Na Eun Admitted to the Same University as SNSD Seo Hyun". enewsWorld. November 4, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
- "Conflicting views of celebs on campus". The Korea Times. February 3, 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
- 윤아‧손나은‧박하선… 동국대 동문 스타 한자리 [Yoona, Son Naeun, Park Ha-Sun at 108th Anniversary of Dongguk University]. Epoch Times (in Korean). September 18, 2014. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
- Ho, Stewart (May 23, 2012). "A Pink's Son Na Eun to Make Her Acting Debut in the Fall". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- "BEAST's Yoon Du-jun, ZE:A's Hwang Kwang-hee, A PINK's Son Na-eun cast in movie". 10Asia. August 27, 2012. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- "A-Pink member follows in Jung Eun-ji's lead". Korea JoongAng Daily. September 27, 2012. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- Lee, Nancy (July 20, 2015). "Apink's Son Na Eun to Join Choi Ji Woo in Upcoming tvN Drama". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- "정일우부터 손나은까지 '신데렐라와 네명의 기사' 6人 캐스팅 확정[공식입장]". Sports Chosun (in Korean). August 22, 2016. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- "New stars join 'We Got Married' show". Korea JoongAng Daily. 3 January 2014. Archived from the original on 25 December 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- Hong, Grace Danbi (April 13, 2013). "SHINee's Taemin and A Pink's Son Na Eun Get ′Married′". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
- Hong, Grace Danbi (December 6, 2013). "G-Dragon and Jung Hyung Don and Many More Nominated for Best Couple at MBC Entertainment Awards". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on October 30, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
- Lee Min-ji (December 30, 2013). 대박 자신감? MBC 연예대상 13개부문 공동수상 '의미퇴색' [MBC giving out 13 co-awards 'ruins the meaning of the award']. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
- "Apink singer returns to acting: Son Na-eun makes her big-screen debut in horror film 'The Wrath'". Korea JoongAng Daily. 8 November 2018. Archived from the original on 25 December 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- "Son Na-eun Gets 1st Starring Role in Horror Remake". The Chosun Ilbo. November 17, 2018. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- 손나은, 노희경 작품 ‘세상에서 가장…’ 특별출연. TenAsia (in Korean). October 31, 2017. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- "'저녁 같이 드실래요' 이지훈, 로맨티스트+나쁜남자… 반전 두 얼굴". iMBC (in Korean). May 21, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- "'저녁 같이 드실래요' 손나은, SNS 셀럽 변신… '치명 매력' 엿보기". iMBC (in Korean). May 22, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- "손나은 '인간실격' 출연 확정, 전도연→류준열과 호흡". TV Daily (in Korean). January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- Nam, S. (February 21, 2020). "Apink's Son Naeun And Lee Ji Hoon Confirmed To Join Seo Ji Hye And Song Seung Heon In New Romance Drama". Soompi. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- Jeong Ga-young (January 12, 2021). "손나은, 차기작은 '인간실격'…전도연·류준열과 호흡". sportsworldi (in Korean). Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- Jin, Hwang Hye (December 30, 2013). "SHINee's Taemin and A Pink′s Son Na Eun to Leave 'We Got Married'". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- "'갬성캠핑' 안영미X박나래X박소담X손나은X솔라, 출연 확정[공식]". hankyung. September 14, 2020. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- "The Winners of 2013 MBC Entertainment Awards". m-i.k. December 30, 2013. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
- "[영상M] 오마이걸, 2020년 기대되는 '여자아이돌'". m-i.k (in Korean). December 17, 2019. Archived from the original on December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- "손나은, MTN 방송광고 스타상 "커피CF 생각해봤죠"[인터뷰]". m-i.k (in Korean). July 15, 2020. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- Hong Se-young (December 30, 2020). "[2020 MBC 연기대상] 안보현·김혜준 남녀 신인상 영광". sports.donga (in Korean). Retrieved December 30, 2020.