Kwon Nara
Kwon Nara
Kwon in 2020
Born Kwon Ah-yoon
March 13, 1991 (age 33)
Incheon, South Korea[1]
Alma mater Dongduk Women's University
Actress
Occupation
Years active 2012–present
Agent Ghost Studio [ko][2]
Musical career
Genres K-pop
Instrument(s) Vocals
Years active 2012–2019
Labels Fantagio
Formerly of Hello Venus
Korean name
Hangul 권나라
Revised Romanization Kwon Na-ra
McCune–Reischauer Kwŏn Nara
Birth name
Hangul 권아윤
Hanja 權我潤
Revised Romanization Kwon A-yun
McCune–Reischauer Kwŏn Ayun
Website ghoststudio.net
Kwon Ah-yoon (Korean: 권아윤; born March 13, 1991), known professionally as Kwon
Nara (Korean: 권나라) or Nara, is a South Korean actress, Before she transitioned to
acting career she is best known as one of the original members of the South Korean girl
group Hello Venus.[3]
Career[edit]
Beginnings and acting debut[edit]
Kwon in June 2013
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.[4] The single "Venus" reached number 35 on the Gaon
chart.[5][6]
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.[7]
2017–present: Rise in popularity and lead roles[edit]
Kwon in August 2017
In 2017, Nara played her first major acting role in SBS's romantic comedy
drama Suspicious Partner.[8][9] In 2018, Nara starred tvN's melodrama My Mister,
[10]
followed by SBS legal drama Your Honor.[11]
In 2019, Nara got her first lead role in the KBS' medical prison drama Doctor Prisoner.
[12]
In June 2019, Nara signed with new agency A-Man Project.[13]
In 2020, she starred in JTBC drama Itaewon Class, based on the webtoon of the same
name.[14] The series was a commercial success and became the seventh highest-rated
Korean dramas in cable television history.[15][16] 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.
In March 2021, Nara was confirmed to be starring in tvN's fantasy drama Bulgasal:
Immortal Souls.[17] in the role of Min Sang-woon, a woman who used to be an immortal,
but goes through a tragic event that turns her into a human. The drama premiered in
December 2021.[18]
In June 2022, Nara signed with new agency C-JeS Entertainment.[19] In September 2022,
Nara joined an essemble casts featuring actors from television dramas Love in the
Moonlight, Itaewon Class, and The Sound of Magic in the TVING-produced reality tv
show Young Actors' Retreat.[20]
Discography[edit]
Main article: Hello Venus § discography
Filmography[edit]
See also: Hello Venus § Filmography
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Film[edit]
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2006 Mr. Wacky High School Girl Cameo
Fantasy of the
2018 Ha-nam [21]
Girls
Television series[edit]
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Take Care of Us, Captain [22]
I Need Romance Season
3
2014 Cameo
Single Cunning Lady [23][unreliable source?]
2016 Entertainer Song-hee
2017 Suspicious Partner Cha Yoo-jung
My Mister Choi Yoo-ra
2018
Your Honor Joo-eun
2019 Doctor Prisoner Han So-geum
2020 Itaewon Class Oh Soo-ah
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020–2021 Royal Secret Agent Hong Da-in [24]
2021–2022 Bulgasal: Immortal Souls Min Sang-woon / Kim Hwa-yeon [25]
2024 The Midnight Studio Han Bom [26][27]
Web series[edit]
Note
Year Title Role Ref.
s
2013 After School – Lucky or Not"
Cameo
After School – Lucky or Not"
2014 Mal-soon
2
Television shows[edit]
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
Law of the Jungle in East
2016 Cast member Episode 238–240
Timor
Web shows[edit]
Year Title Role Ref.
Young Actors'
2022 Cast member [28]
Retreat
Awards and nominations[edit]
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the
nomination
Nominee /
Award ceremony Year Category Result Ref.
Work
Best New Actress –
2019 My Mister Nominated [29]
Television
Baeksang Arts Awards
Best Supporting Actress –
2020 Itaewon Class Nominated [30]
Television
Excellence Award, Actress in
Nominated
a Miniseries
2019 Doctor Prisoner [31]
Best New Actress Won
KBS Drama Awards
Netizen Award Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in Royal Secret
2021 Won [32]
a Miniseries Agent
Korea Drama Awards 2019 Best New Actress Doctor Prisoner Won [33]
Suspicious
2017 Nominated [34]
Partner
SBS Drama Awards Best New Actress
2018 Your Honor Nominated [35]
Seoul International Royal Secret
2021 Outstanding Korean Actress Nominated [36][37]
Drama Awards Agent
Listicles[edit]
Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref.
Forbes 2020 Korea Power Celebrity 40 33rd [38]
Reference:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwon_Nara
