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South Korean singer and actress (born 1984) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lee Ji-yeon (Korean: 이지연; born February 18, 1984), known professionally as Lina (린아), is a South Korean musical actress and singer. She was a part of the short-lived Korean R&B duo Isak N Jiyeon during 2002. After the duo disbanded in 2004, Lina eventually became a member of girl group The Grace in 2005.
Lina | |
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이지연 | |
Born | Lee Ji-yeon February 18, 1984 |
Education | Myongji University |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2002–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Musical career | |
Genres | |
Instruments |
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Years active | 2002–2010 |
Labels | SM |
Member of | |
Formerly of | Isak N Jiyeon |
Website | Lina |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 린아 |
Revised Romanization | Rin-a |
McCune–Reischauer | Rina |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 이지연 |
Hanja | 李智淵 |
Revised Romanization | I Ji-yeon |
McCune–Reischauer | Ri Chiyŏn |
Following The Grace's indefinite hiatus in 2010, Lina established herself as a musical actress, notably through her participation in the original and Korean versions of stage musicals including Fame, Moon Embracing the Sun, Jekyll & Hyde, Notre-Dame de Paris, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and Les Misérables.
On July 25, 2014, Lina confirmed that she was dating musical actor, Jang Seung-jo for two years. They had been seeing each other since the musical "Temptation of Wolves".[1] They got married on November 22, 2014, in a private wedding.[2] The two welcomed their first child in September 2018.[3] On September 28, 2021, the agency announced that Lina is pregnant with her second child.[4] On December 31, 2021, Lina gave birth to the couple's second child, a daughter.[5]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
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KOR [6] | ||||
"Answer Me" (with Sung Doo Seop & Shinshin Kim) | 2013 | — | — | Murder Ballad OST |
"You Belong To Me" (with Sung Doo Seop) | — | |||
"Little By Little – Reprise" (with Shinshin Kim) | — | |||
"You Belong To Me – Reprise" (with Shinshin Kim, Sung Doo Seop & Moon Jin Ah) | — | |||
"Finale" (with Shinshin Kim, Sung Doo Seop & Moon Jin Ah) | — | |||
"Last Love" (마지막 사랑) (as Ballerina Created by Ballet) | 2017 | — | King of Mask Singer: Episode 102 | |
"The Star" (그 별) (with Han Ji-sang) | 2019 | — | Ben-Hur: The Musical OST | |
"The Light of Catacombs" (카타콤의 빛) (with Woohyuk Min, Ensemble) | — | |||
"How We Used To Be" (그날의 우리) (with Kai, Seo Ji-young, Eunsoo Moon) | — | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
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KOR [7] | ||||
"I Dream Of You" | 2003 | — | — | 2003 Winter Vacation in SMTOWN.com |
"Rock'n' Roll Star" | 2006 | — | Sweet Flower | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Year | Title | Role |
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2011 | The March of the Youth | Oh Young-shim |
2011 | Temptation of Wolves | Jung Han-kyung |
2011–2012 | Fame | Serena Katz |
2013–2014 | Murder Ballad | Sarah |
2014 | Moon Embracing the Sun | Heo Yeon-woo |
2014–2015 | Jekyll & Hyde | Lucy Harris |
2015 | Man of La Mancha | Aldonza |
2015–2016 | The Orchestra Pit | Harp player |
2016 | Newsies | Katherine Plumber |
2016 | Notre-Dame de Paris | Esmeralda |
2016–2017 | The Count of Monte Cristo | Mercedes |
2017 | Cyrano de Bergerac The Musical | Roxanne |
2019 | Ben-Hur | Esther |
2019–2020 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Mrs. Lovett |
2020–2021 | The Count of Monte Cristo (10th Anniversary) | Mercedes |
2022–2023 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Miss Lovett[10] |
2023–2024 | Les Misérables | Fantine |
2024 | Hadestown | Persephone |
2024–2025 | Jekyll & Hyde | Lucy Harris |
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