Lee Na-eun

Lee Na-eun (Korean: 이나은; born May 5, 1999), also known mononymously as Naeun, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a former member of South Korean girl group April. Besides from her group's activities, Naeun also has roles in A-Teen (2018), A-Teen 2 (2019) and Extraordinary You (2019). She previously hosted Inkigayo alongside Jaehyun of NCT and Minhyuk of Monsta X from October 2019 to February 2021.

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Na-eun
Naeun in 2019
Born (1999-05-05) May 5, 1999
Cheongju, South Korea
EducationSchool of Performing Arts Seoul
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Years active2017–present
AgentNamoo Actors
Musical career
GenresK-pop
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2015–2022
Labels
Formerly ofApril
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Na-eun
McCune–ReischauerYi Naŭn

Early life

Lee Naeun was born on May 5, 1999, and attended School of Performing Arts Seoul.[1]

Career

2015–2019: Debut with April and acting career
Main article: April (girl group)

Naeun was first introduced as a member of April by DSP Media on July 21, 2015.[2] The group debuted on August 24 with the EP Dreaming[3] and the title track "Dream Candy" (Korean: 꿈사탕).[4] Naeun made her official acting debut in the VR web drama "April Love" in 2016. She also made a minor appearance in KBS2's My Father is Strange in 2017.

In 2018 it was revealed that Naeun would be taking part in the soundtrack of SBS TV's Switch alongside April member Jinsol. The track, "Stars In The Night Sky" was released on May 2, 2018. It was also announced in 2018 that Naeun would play the lead role in teen drama A-Teen (2018) and the second season of the series in 2019. Naeun also starred in MBC's school fantasy drama Extraordinary You, based on the hit Daum webtoon July Found by Chance.[5][6]

2021–present: Disbandment of April and hiatus

On June 2, 2022, Naeun signed with Namoo Actors.[7]

Discography
Main article: April discography
Title Year Peak chart position Album
KOR
Circle Hot
[8]
As featured artist
"Rain Drop" (비♡)
(Ravi featuring Lee Na-eun)		 2020 —[upper-alpha 1]91 Paradise
Collaborations
"My Story" (내 이야기)
(with Jinsol of April)		 2018 —— Non-album single
"Matter of Time" (시간차)
(with Jinsol of April)		 2020 —[upper-alpha 2]— Da Capo
Soundtrack appearances
"Stars In The Night Sky" (밤하늘 별)
(with Jinsol of April)		 2018 —— Switch OST Part 5
"Attraction" (끌림)
(with Eric Nam)		 2020 —[upper-alpha 3]— Bunny & The Boys OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Television series
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 My Father is Strange Drama Staff Cameo (Episode 24)
Modulove Na Eun
2019 Hip Hop King - Nassna Street Song Ha-jin Main role
Extraordinary You Yeo Joo-da Main role [14]

Web series
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 A-Teen Kim Ha-na Lead role
2019 A-Teen 2 Lead role [15]
I Have a Secret Cameo
2020 Twenty Twenty

Television shows
Year Title Role Ref.
2017 I Am An Actor Contestant
2018-2019 One Night of Entertainment Reporter [16]
2019 High School Lunch Cook-off Host [17]
2019–2021 Inkigayo [18]
2020 Get it Beauty 2020 Main MC [19]
My Dream Is Ryan Student teacher [20]
School Meal Restaurant (급식당) Host
2020 SBS Gayo Daejeon [21]

Radio shows
Year Title Role Ref.
2020–2021 Avengirls Friday Host [22]

Awards and nominations
See also: April (girl group) § Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2019 Brand of the Year Awards Best Idol Actress — Won
V Live Awards Favorite Web Series Actress A-Teen 2 Won
MBC Drama Awards Best New Actress Extraordinary You Nominated
2020 Brand of the Year Awards Best Idol Actress — Won

Notes
  1. "Rain Drop" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 71 and 122 on the Gaon BGM Chart and the Gaon Download Chart, respectively.[9][10]
  2. "Matter of Time" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 78 on the Gaon BGM Chart.[11]
  3. "Attraction" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 33 and 65 on the Gaon BGM Chart and the Gaon Download Chart, respectively.[12][13]

References
  1. "| [TEN PHOTO] 에이프릴 나은 '청초한 미모'텐아시아". 텐아시아 (in Korean). Tenasia.hankyung.com. February 8, 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-06-06. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  2. APRIL (21 July 2015). "[Teaser] APRIL(에이프릴) NAEUN(나은)" – via YouTube.
  3. Lee, Jung-ah (8 August 2015). "'DSP 신인' 에이프릴, 데뷔일 전격 공개". Nate News (in Korean). Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  4. Shin, Ji-hye. "[V Report] Rookie girl group April makes debut". Kpop Herald (Korea Herald). Herald Corporation. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  5. "이나은·정건주·김영대 '어쩌다 발견한 하루' 출연확정…9월 첫방 [공식입장]". Naver (in Korean). Sports DongA. June 12, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  6. "K-pop girl group April's label to hit Lee Hyun-joo with legal action over abuse allegations involving the former member". South China Morning Post. 4 March 2021.
  7. Son, Jin-ah (June 2, 2022). "에이프릴 출신 이나은, 배우로 전향? 나무엑터스와 전속계약(공식)" [Na-eun from April turns into an actress? Exclusive contract with Namoo Actors (official)] (in Korean). MK Sports. Retrieved June 2, 2022 – via Naver.
  8. Peak chart positions on Billboard's K-pop Hot 100:
    • "Rain Drop". Billboard. June 21–27, 2020. Archived from the original on October 6, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  9. 2020년 26주차 BGM Chart [Week 26 of 2020 BGM Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). June 21–27, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  10. 2020년 26주차 Download Chart [Week 26 of 2020 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). June 21–27, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  11. 2020년 10주차 BGM Chart [Week 10 of 2020 BGM Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). March 1–7, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  12. 2020년 46주차 BGM Chart [Week 46 of 2020 BGM Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). November 8–14, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  13. 2020년 46주차 Download Chart [Week 46 of 2020 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). November 8–14, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  14. "'어쩌다 발견한 하루' 이나은X정건주X김영대, 캐스팅 확정…하이틴 로맨스 예고". Star Today (in Korean). MK. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  15. Kim, Hyun-jung (June 5, 2019). "'에이틴2' 강민아·보민 합류+신예은·신승호 특별출연…4월 첫방[공식입장]". Xports News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  16. "April's Naeun starts as reporter on 'One Night of Entertainment'". Allkpop.
  17. "'APRIL's Naeun, SECHSKIES's Eun Ji Won, And Moon Se Yoon Join Baek Jong Won's New Variety Show". Soompi.
  18. "Full Interview of SBS' 'Inkigayo' New MCs: NCT's Jaehyun, APRIL's Naeun, and MONSTA X's Minhyuk". K Star Live. October 17, 2019. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  19. "APRIL's Naeun Joins Oh Yeon Seo As MC For "Get It Beauty 2020"". Soompi.
  20. ‘내꿈은 라이언’ 이나은, ‘마예종’ 스페셜 교생으로 등장 (in Korean). 18 September 2020.
  21. Lee Se-Hyun (December 23, 2020). "[단독]에이프릴 이나은, SBS '가요대전' MC 확정". sportskhan (in Korean). Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  22. 은하·효정·나은·다영·지애, '어벤걸스'로 뭉쳤다 (in Korean).
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