Nana | |
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Nana at a public performance with Orange Caramel in 2015
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Native name | 임진아 |
Born |
Im Jin-ah September 14, 1991 Cheongju, North Chungcheong, South Korea |
Other names | Nana |
Education | Seoul Institute of the Arts |
Occupation | |
Musical career | |
Genres | K-pop |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2009–present |
Labels | Pledis Entertainment |
Associated acts | |
Website | After School's Website |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 임진아 |
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Revised Romanization | Im Jin-a |
McCune–Reischauer | Im Chi-na |
Stage name | |
Hangul | 나나 |
Revised Romanization | Nana |
McCune–Reischauer | Nana |
Im Jin-ah (born September 14, 1991), better known by her stage name Nana, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of the South Korean girl group After School and its subgroup Orange Caramel.
Nana was born on September 14, 1991. She graduated from Ochang High School in Cheongju, and was a participant in the 2009 Asia Pacific Super Model Contest. Nana is a licensed makeup artist and is a member of the Makeup Artists Association.
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. In June 2010, Nana, along with After School members Raina and Lizzy, formed a sub-unit called Orange Caramel. Nana's first solo song, "Close Your Eyes", was included on Orange Caramel's third single, "Shanghai Romance".
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". In September 2011, she was chosen as the main model for the Tokyo Girls Collection fashion show.
In March 2012, Nana again modeled for 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. In June 2012, After School released their fifth maxi-single Flashback. Nana has a solo song on it titled "Eyeline". In December she joined fellow K-pop stars Hyolyn, Hyuna, Hyoseong, and Nicole to form super group Dazzling Red for SBS Gayo Daejun, performing the song "This Person". She also became the endorsement model for the biggest diet brand in Korea, Juvis. Nana was also a permanent panelist on the Japanese fashion TV show, Tokyo Brandnew Girls.