G.NA
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G.NA in April 2012 | |
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Gina Jane Choi September 13, 1987 Edmonton, Alberta |
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Years active | 2010–present |
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Website |
playgna |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 최지나 |
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Revised Romanization | Choe Ji-na |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Chi-na |
Gina Jane Choi (born September 13, 1987), better known by her stage name G.NA, is a Canadian singer, songwriter and actress based in South Korea. She released her debut mini-album, Draw G's First Breath, on July 14, 2010.[1]
History
Gina Jane Choi was born on September 13, 1987 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She graduated from Fraser Heights Secondary School in Surrey, British Columbia. G.NA was originally set to debut as the leader of girl group Five Girls under Good Entertainment.[2] However, the group disbanded shortly before their scheduled debut in 2007 due to Good Entertainment's financial troubles and the members all left for separate Korean entertainment agencies; Choi joined Cube Entertainment.[3]
G.NA released a duet with Rain, "Aeini Saenggimyeon Hago Sipeun Il" ("Things I Want to Do When I Have a Lover", 애인이 생기면 하고 싶은), on July 5, 2010.[4] Her debut mini-album, Draw G's First Breath, was released the same year.[5] In February 2011, her song "Black & White" was a hit, and she sang on Hyuna's album Bubble Pop! in the song "A Bitter Day".
Her third EP, Bloom, was released on May 22, 2012, with the lead single "2HOT".[6] In October she released Oui, comprising English versions of her previous hit songs. Beautiful Kisses was released in March 2013.[7]
G.NA collaborated with Aaron Yan for his song Half (1/2), for the drama series Fall in Love with Me, and was in a variety show, Real Man.[8]
On 2015 she debuted in the idol sub-unit Chamsonyeo, a group produced in the TV program Hitmaker produced by Defconn and Jung Hyungdon.
On March 1, 2016, G.NA did not renew her contract with Cube Entertainment and left the agency on good terms.[9]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR [10] | |||
Korean | |||
Black & White |
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11 |
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Extended plays
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR [10] | |||
Korean | |||
Draw G's First Breath |
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10 | |
Top Girl |
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6 | |
Bloom |
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10 |
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Beautiful Kisses |
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7 |
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English | |||
Oui |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
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KOR [16] |
KOR Hot 100 [17] | ||||
"애인이 생기면 하고 싶은 일" Things I'd Like To Do With My Lover (feat. Rain) |
2010 | 13 | — | KOR: 967,801+ | Draw G's First Breath |
"꺼져 줄게 잘 살아" I'll Back Off So You Can Live Better (feat. Jun Hyung) |
2 | — | KOR: 1,772,952+ | ||
"Supa Solo" (feat. Swings) | 8 | — | |||
"Black & White" | 2011 | 1 | — | KOR: 2,319,222+ | Black & White |
"Top Girl" | 4 | — | KOR: 1,906,619 | Top Girl | |
"Banana" (feat. Swings & JC Jieun) | 30 | — | |||
"2Hot" | 2012 | 2 | 2 | KOR: 1,626,839+ | Bloom |
"Oops!" (feat. Ilhoon of BTOB) | 2013 | 13 | 12 | KOR: 498,011+ | Beautiful Kisses |
"Pretty Lingerie" | 2014 | 11 | 19 | KOR: 387,387+ | G.NA's Secret (single) |
"Magic Words" (in the group Chamsonyeo) | 2015 | Magic Words (single) | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Other charted songs
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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KOR [16] |
KOR Hot 100 [17] | |||
"There's A Rumor" | 2010 | 183 | — | Draw G's First Breath |
"Don't Be Mad Anymore" (feat. Junbum, Hyungyu, & Hyunsuk) | 2011 | 185 | — | Black & White |
"Nice To Meet You" (feat. Wheesung) | 29 | — | ||
"I Miss You Already" | 123 | — | ||
"At First Sight, At a Glance" (feat. Verbal Jint) | 198 | — | ||
"I Hate You" | 96 | — | Top Girl | |
"Without You" | 117 | — | ||
"Icon" | 150 | — | ||
"Green Light" (feat. Jay Park) | 2012 | 58 | 83 | Bloom |
"Summer Star" | 124 | — | ||
"Oppa, Dongsaeng" (feat. Sangchu of Mighty Mouth) | 79 | 85 | ||
"Drop It (Cut It Off)" | 142 | — | ||
"Mind-Sync" (feat. Huh Gak) | 2013 | 65 | 42 | Beautiful Kisses |
"Oh, Good!" | 160 | — | ||
"Hate It, Can't Stand It" | 177 | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Soundtrack appearances
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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KOR [16] | |||
"Kiss Me" (키스해줄래) | 2010 | 24 | Playful Kiss OST |
"Tell Me Now" | 2012 | 20 | The Thousandth Man OST |
"Because You Are The One" | 2011 | — | The Greatest Love OST |
"Love & Slow" | 2013 | 43 | Mate OST |
"Half" (with Aaron Yan) | 2014 | — | Fall In Love With Me OST |
"Don't Cry" | 2015 | — | Scholar Who Walks The Night OST |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Filmography
Television drama
Year | Title | Role |
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2012 | SBS's Salamander Guru and The Shadows | Krystal (cameo) |
tvN's Reply 1997 | Choi Jin-ah (cameo) | |
2011 | SBS's Welcome to the Show | Herself (cameo) |
2015 | MBC's A Week of Romance | Herself |
Variety show
Year | Title | Note(s) |
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2011 | MBC's Weekly Idol | 11 & 20 episode |
Oh my school | 18 & 19 episode | |
2012 | MBC's Weekly Idol | 50 episode |
2014 | MBC's Weekly Idol | 147 episode |
MNET's Singer Game | ||
2015 | MBC's Weekly Idol | 187 episode (aka Chamsonyeo) |
MBC's Real Man | Female special season 1 | |
MBC's King of Mask Singer | ||
2016 | MBC's We Got Married | Episode 304 |
Awards
Years | Awards |
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2010 |
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2011 |
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Mnet Asian Music Awards
Year | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2010 | Best New Female Artist[22] | "꺼져 줄게 잘 살아" "I'll Back Off So You Can Live Better (feat. Jun Hyung)" |
Nominated |
2011 | Best Female[23] | "Black & White" | Nominated |
Best Dance Performance[23] | Nominated | ||
2012 | Best Female Artist - Solo[24] | "2HOT" | Nominated |
Best Dance Performance[24] | Nominated | ||
2013 | Best Dance Performance - Female Solo[25] | "Oops!" | Nominated |
Music show awards
Music Bank
Year | Date | Song |
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2011 | February 25 | Black & White |
2012 | June 8 | 2Hot |
2013 | March 29 | Oops! |
Inkigayo
Year | Date | Song |
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2011 | February 27 | Black & White |
M! Countdown
Year | Date | Song |
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2010 | August 12 | I’ll Back Off So You Can Live Better |
2011 | February 17 | Black & White |
2011 | February 24 | Black & White |
References
- ↑ "'오소녀' 최지나, 14일 G.NA로 멤버 첫 솔로 출격". Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ↑ "지나, '엠카'서 '꺼져줄게 잘 살아' 데뷔..용준형 지원 사격 : 야후! 미디어 - 세상을 만나는 창". Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ↑ "bntnews.hankyung.com". Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ↑ "비스트 윤두준, 오소녀 출신 지나 뮤비 첫 연기도전 '연인호흡' - 손에 잡히는 뉴스 눈에 보이는 뉴스 - 뉴스엔". Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ↑ "비 비스트 휘성... '대형신인' 지나 데뷔에 톱스타들 뭉쳤다 - 손에 잡히는 뉴스 눈에 보이는 뉴스 - 뉴스엔". Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ↑ "New Albums and Singles Preview - 2012 May Week 3". soompi. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ↑ G.NA reveals more photos for comeback with “Oops” (ft. Ilhoon) from new mini album ‘Beautiful Kisses’
- ↑ "'Real Men' teases next week's female soldiers: Girl's Day's Hyeri, G.NA and more!". Allkpop. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ↑ "'지나, 지난해 큐브와 전속계약 만료..결별[공식입장]'".
- 1 2 "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on February 4, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- ↑
- "2011 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Gaon Album Chart - 2011년 9월 (September 2011)". Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
- ↑ "Gaon Album Chart - 2012년 8월 (August 2012 - Domestic)". Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on May 13, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
- ↑ "Gaon Album Chart - 2012년 5월 (May 2012)". Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
- ↑
- "2013 Album Chart (see #233)" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
- 1 2 "Billboard K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard Korea. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
- ↑ Winners at the 18th Korean Culture Entertainment Awards
- ↑ G.NA wins “Best Rookie Award” at “2010 Gaon Chart Awards”
- ↑ Winners from the 2011 Mnet 20’s Choice Awards
- ↑ Winners from the 26th Golden Disk Awards
- ↑ "Winners at the 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards!". Allkpop. 2010-11-28. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
- 1 2 "Winners from the 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards". Allkpop. 2011-11-29. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
- 1 2 "Winners from the '2012 Mnet Asian Music Awards'". Allkpop. November 30, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
- ↑ "2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards (part 1)". Mwave. MAMA. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
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