Kwon Nara
Birth nameKwon Ah-yoon
Birth dateMarch 13, 1991 (age 35)
Birth placeIncheon, South Korea[1]
Alma materDongduk Women's University
OccupationActress
AgentGhost Studio[2]
Years active2012–present
Websiteghoststudio.net
Kwon Nara
GenreK-pop
InstrumentVocals
LabelFantagio
Years active2012–2019
Past member ofHello Venus
Kwon Nara
Headercolortransparent
Hangul%권아윤
Hanja權我潤
Hangulstage%권나라

Kwon Ah-yoon (; born March 13, 1991), known professionally as Kwon Nara (Korean: 권나라), is a South Korean actress and former singer. 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

Beginnings and acting debut

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

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

Main article: Hello Venus#discography

Filmography

See also: Hello Venus#Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2006Mr. WackyHigh School GirlCameo
2018Fantasy of the GirlsHa-nam[21]

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2012Take Care of Us, CaptainCameo[22]
2014I Need Romance Season 3
Single Cunning Lady[23][unreliable source?]
2016EntertainerSong-hee
2017Suspicious PartnerCha Yoo-jung
2018My MisterChoi Yoo-ra
Your HonorJoo-eun
2019Doctor PrisonerHan So-geum
2020Itaewon ClassOh Soo-ah[24]
2020–2021Royal Secret AgentHong Da-in[25]
2021–2022Bulgasal: Immortal SoulsMin Sang-woon / Kim Hwa-yeon[26]
2024The Midnight StudioHan Bom[27][28]
2025Knock-OffMoon Yoo-bin[29]

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2013After School – Lucky or NotCameo
2014After School – Lucky or Not 2Mal-soon

Television shows

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2016Law of the Jungle in East TimorCast memberEpisode 238–240

Web shows

YearTitleRoleRef.
2022Young Actors' RetreatCast member[30]

Accolades

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremonyYearCategoryNominee / WorkResultRef.
Baeksang Arts Awards2019Best New Actress – TelevisionMy Mister[31]
2020Best Supporting Actress – TelevisionItaewon Class[32]
KBS Drama Awards2019Excellence Award, Actress in a MiniseriesDoctor Prisoner[33]
Best New Actress
Netizen Award
2021Excellence Award, Actress in a MiniseriesRoyal Secret Agent[34]
Korea Drama Awards2019Best New ActressDoctor Prisoner[35]
SBS Drama Awards2017Best New ActressSuspicious Partner[36]
2018Your Honor[37]
Seoul International Drama Awards2021Outstanding Korean ActressRoyal Secret Agent[38][39]

Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
PublisherYearListiclePlacementRef.
Forbes2020Korea Power Celebrity 4033rd[40]

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