Seo Yu-na

Seo Yu-na (Hangul: 서유나; born December 30, 1992), better known by the mononym Yuna, is a South Korean singer, actress and yoga instructor. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group AOA and its sub-groups, AOA Black and AOA Cream.

In this Korean name, the family name is Seo.
Seo Yu-na
Yuna in January 2018
Born (1992-12-30) December 30, 1992
Busan, South Korea
Other namesE.NA
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
  • yoga instructor
Years active2012–present
Musical career
GenresK-pop
Instrument(s)Vocals
LabelsFNC
Formerly of
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSeo Yu-na
McCune–ReischauerSŏ Yuna

Early life

Seo Yu-na was born on December 30, 1992.[1] She began playing the piano when she was seven years old, causing her to take interest in becoming a singer as an adult. At the age of 18, she traveled to Seoul alone after getting consent from her parents. She transferred schools and stayed at her uncle's house while she went to auditions and practised singing.[2] Her younger sister Yu-ri made her debut in 2014 with girl group Berry Good under Asia Bridge Entertainment, adopting the stage name "Seoyul".[3][4][5][6]

Career

Career with AOA

On July 30, 2012, Yuna made her debut as a member of AOA on Mnet's M! Countdown with their debut single album, Angels' Story and the title track "Elvis".[7] AOA has released three EPs and nine singles as of June 22, 2015.[8] She is part of AOA's subunit "AOA Black". In 2015, AOA traveled to Hainan where they filmed One Fine Day, a variety program in which idols/idol groups go on a "healing" vacation. They were the seventh idol group to appear on the program(followed by Girl's Day)

Yuna is also part of sub-unit AOA Cream together with Shin Hye-jeong and Kim Chanmi. The sub-unit released their first teaser on February 1, 2016.[9] The music video teaser for title track I'm Jelly Baby was released on February 4, 2016.[10] AOA Cream released their title track together with the MV on February 12, 2016.[11]

On January 1, 2021, Yuna's contract expired with FNC Entertainment, and she left the company.[12]

As an actress

Yuna has also had a successful, yet lesser known acting career, as she has played a lead role in the Japanese Musical "Summer Snow" in 2013, as well as playing another lead role in the comedic Korean web-drama "Prince's Prince" in February 2015.[13][14]

On October 20, 2013, Yuna sang for the OST "I'm Ok" for KBS's TV series Marry Him If You Dare. The song "I'm OK" is the theme song for the main character Na Mi-rae.[15]

In October 2016 it was announced that she will be part of the cast of a new web-drama Hot and Sweet playing Joon Young, a part-time food worker. The drama will premiere on October 20 and run for 8 episodes.[16] Yuna also released 2 songs for the drama, one "Hot and Sweet" a duet with Choi Min-hwan and "Everything" a solo song.[17]

In 2016, Yuna has also been cast in another new web-drama 'My Old Friend'. The drama will be aired starting in mid November for 5 episodes through Naver TVCast.[18]

In 2017, Yuna was cast in the romantic comedy series Single Wife, scheduled for August 23.[19] In June 2017, she sang the theme song for drama My Only Love Song, the song is called "Another You".[20]

Yuna sung the OST for tvN's A Korean Odyssey together with Shin Ji-min, the song is called "If You Were Me" and it was released on January 28, 2018.[21]

In 2019 Yuna together with Shin Hye-jeong and Kim Chanmi will take part in Lifetime's reality program AOA DaSaDanang Heart Attack Danang where the members will travel to Danang, Vietnam for an adventure.[22] In July 2019, Yuna was cast in web drama Love Formula 11M as So-jin.[23]

As a yoga instructor

After her departure from AOA, Yuna gave an update on her social media and revealed she had transformed into a yoga instructor and living a new life outside of the entertainment industry.[24]

As songwriter, producer and backing singer

In December 2019, FNC Entertainment confirms that Yuna used her pseudonym E.NA to become a backing singer for Shin Yu-na's parts for Itzy's debut single "Dalla Dalla"; she also had credits in single "Heart Shaker" by Twice.[25] She is also credited as the backing singer for Cosmic Girls's single "Butterfly".[26]

Discography
Main article: AOA discography

Singles
Year Title Peak chart positions Album
KOR
[27]
2023 "Ice Flower" (얼음꽃) TBA Non-album single

Soundtrack appearances and solo performances
Year Title Song Duration Artist
2013Marry Him If You Dare OST"I'm Ok"03:13Solo
2016Hot and Sweet OST"Hot and Sweet"03:29with Choi Min-hwan[17]
"Everything"03:51Solo
2017My Only Love Song OST"Another You"03:35Solo
2018A Korean Odyssey OST"If You Were Me"03:20with Shin Ji-min feat. Yoo Hwe-seung
2019Melting Me Softly OST"Tuk Tuk"03:30Solo [28]
Woman of 9.9 Billion OST"My Diamond"03:46Solo
2020Big Picture House OST"Comfort"04:35Solo
2021Oh! Master OST"Fall In Love With You"03:28With Kang Seung-sik

Filmography

TV series
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015Prince's PrincePark Yu-na
2016Click Your HeartHerselfCameo
Hot and SweetJoon-young
My Old FriendEun-jae
2017Single WifeHwang Hyo-rim
2019Two HeartsJo Ah-ra [29]
Love Formula 11MSo-jin
2020Big Picture HouseNam Ga Young

Musical theatre
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Summer Snow MusicalSeol-heeFemale lead
2019 One More Musical Moon Da-in Main role

References
  1. AOA Profile on FNC official website
  2. "AOA Yuna Profile on Aceofangles8.com". Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  3. "AOA Member Yuna's Younger Sister To Debut As A Member Of Berry Good". kpopstarz. January 23, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  4. "Berry Good's Seo Yul Says She has More Aegyo than Her Sister AOA's Yuna". Newsen. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  5. "AOA Yuna's Sister to Make Debut as New Member of Berry Good". Newsen. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  6. "5인조 걸그룹 BERRY GOOD - 서 율(서유리)". genie Magazine. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  7. FNC's new girl group, AOA, reveals first group photo + more on the mysterious Y
  8. AOA Discography
  9. Sub-unit AOA Cream drops first sweet teaser images
  10. Updated: AOA Cream Drops Sweet and Flirty Teaser Images for Debut, Reveals Title Track
  11. AOA Cream To Debut With 'I'm Jealous, Baby' On February 12, kpopstarz.com; accessed September 26, 2016.
  12. "소속 아티스트 서유나와의 전속 계약 종료 안내". FNC Entertainment. January 1, 2021.
  13. AllKpop | Yuna to play female role in "Summer snow"
  14. AllKpop | Yuna to play female roll in "Prince's Prince"
  15. AOA's Yuna sings Yoon Eun Hye's theme 'I'm OK' for 'The Future Choice' OST, allkpop.com; accessed September 26, 2016.
  16. F.T. Island's Minhwan and AOA's Yuna make a cute couple in making film for their upcoming web drama
  17. (in Korean) 매콤달콤 OST 최민환 (FT 아일랜드), 유나 (AOA)
  18. (in Korean) ‘할매할배의 날’ 드라마 ‘마이 올드 프랜드’ 크랭크인
  19. (in Korean) http://www.sportsseoul.com/news/read/507951 성혁, 드라마 '싱글 와이프' 첫 주연 신고식]
  20. (in Korean) 마이 온리 러브송 OST, 유나 (AOA)
  21. AOA's Jimin And Yuna Sing “If You Were Me” In MV For “Hwayugi” OST Featuring Yoo Hoe Seung
  22. (in Korean) 'AOA 크림' 유나-혜정-찬미, 라이프타임 신규 웹예능 출연 확정
  23. (in Korean) AOA 유나, 웹드 '사랑공식 11M' 캐스팅…멤버 찬미와 호흡 예정
  24. "유나, AOA 탈퇴 후 '요가쌤' 변신 근황 "매일 눈바디 체크"". Xports News (in Korean). December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  25. "AOA's Yuna Revealed To Have Written Music Under The Name E.NA". Soompi. December 26, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  26. "Yuna is credited on WJSN 8th Mini Album "Neverland" for backing vocals on the album's title track "Butterfly"". Twitter. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  27. "Circle Digital Chart" (in Korean).
  28. (in Korean) AOA 유나, '날 녹여주오' 새 OST '툭툭' 3일 발매..짙은 감성+부드러운 보컬
  29. Korean Dramas Starting Today 2019/03/30 in Korea
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