G.NA

G.NA

G.NA

Canadian singer active in South Korea


Gina Jane Choi (born September 13, 1987), better known by her stage name G.NA, is a Korean-Canadian singer, songwriter and actress based in South Korea. She released her debut EP, Draw G's First Breath, on July 14, 2010.[1]

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As a solo artist, she released one studio album, four extended plays, fifteen singles (including seven as a featured artist). She also released six OST soundtrack appearances.

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 일), on July 5, 2010.[4] Her debut EP, Draw G's First Breath, was released the same year.[5] In February 2011, she released her debut studio album Black & White, which gained her success and sold more copies.[citation needed] and she sang on Hyuna's album Bubble Pop! in the song "A Bitter Day".[citation needed]

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]

In 2015 she debuted in the idol sub-unit Chamsonyeo, a group produced in the TV program Hitmaker produced by Defconn and Jeong Hyeong-don.

On February 1, 2016, G.NA was involved in a prostitution scandal, where she was accused of being paid 35 million won ($30,000 USD) by an unidentified businessman for sex. G.NA denied this accusation and explained that a male friend, whom she later learned was a "broker for high-end prostitution", had lent her money during her financial troubles and asked her to meet his businessman friend, intending the two to have sex for having lent her money, whereas she had believed the meeting with the businessman to be "romantic" in nature. She was ultimately charged with prostitution and ordered to pay a fine of 2 million won.[9] Later that month, it was revealed that her contract expired in March and she would be leaving her agency. She has left her entertainment career in an indefinite hiatus.[10]

Discography

G.NA in 2011
G.NA in a LG advertisement in 2011

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Filmography

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References

  1. "'오소녀' 최지나, 14일 G.NA로 멤버 첫 솔로 출격". July 14, 2010. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  2. "bntnews.hankyung.com". Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  3. "New Albums and Singles Preview - 2012 May Week 3". Soompi. Archived from the original on May 21, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  4. Min-sik, Yoon (September 14, 2017). "Fans condemn G.NA's thank-you message amid prostitution 'rumors'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  5. "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  6. "Gaon Album Chart - 2011년 9월 (September 2011)". Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  7. "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.
  8. "Gaon Album Chart - 2012년 5월 (May 2012)". Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  9. "Digital Chart ("G.NA" search)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  10. "Billboard K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard Korea. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  11. "G.NA Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  12. "Gaon Download Chart 2010년". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 18, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  13. "2011년 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  14. "2012년 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  15. "2013년 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). p. 2. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  16. "2011년 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). p. 2. Archived from the original on September 10, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  17. "Winners at the 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards!". Allkpop. November 28, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  18. "Winners from the 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards". Allkpop. November 29, 2011. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  19. "Winners from the '2012 Mnet Asian Music Awards'". Allkpop. November 30, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  20. "2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards (part 1)". Mwave. MAMA. Archived from the original on December 9, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2015.

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