Lee Na-eun

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Na-eun (Korean: 이나은; born May 5, 1999), also known mononymously as Naeun, is a South Korean actress and former singer. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group April, formed by DSP Media in 2015. She is best known for her roles in television series A-Teen (2018), A-Teen 2 (2019) and Extraordinary You (2019).

Lee Na-eun
Lee for the Seoul Fashion Week photo call in September 2024
Born	(1999-05-05) May 5, 1999 (age 25) Cheongju, South Korea
Alma mater	School of Performing Arts Seoul
Occupations	Actress singer
Years active	2015–present
Agents	Namoo Actors (South Korea) HIAN (Japan)
Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2015–2022
Labels	DSP
Formerly of	April
Korean name
Hangul	이나은
Hanja	李娜恩
Revised Romanization	I Na-eun
McCune–Reischauer	Yi Naŭn

Early life and education

Lee was born on May 5, 1999, in Cheongju, South Korea.^[1][2] She attended School of Performing Arts Seoul and graduated in February 2018.^[3]

Career

2015–2022: Debut with April and acting career

Main article: April (girl group)

Lee was first introduced as a member of April by DSP Media on July 21, 2015.^[4] The group debuted on August 24 with the EP Dreaming^[5] and the title track "Dream Candy" (Korean: 꿈사탕).^[6] Lee made her official acting debut in the VR web drama "April Love" in 2016.^{[citation needed]} She also made a minor appearance in KBS2's My Father Is Strange in 2017.^[7]

On February 1, 2018, Lee alongside April bandmate Lee Jin-sol collaborated in their digital single track "My Story" which was released on February 7.^[8] On May 2, 2018, Lee alongside bandmate Lee Jin-sol released their 2nd collaboration track "Stars In The Night Sky" for SBS TV television series Switch.^[9] The same year, Lee was cast in the teen drama A-Teen (2018) and the second season of the series in 2019. Lee also starred in MBC's school fantasy drama Extraordinary You, based on the hit Daum webtoon July Found by Chance.^[10] From October 2019 to February 2021, she hosted Inkigayo alongside Jaehyun of NCT and Minhyuk of Monsta X.^[11]

On March 1, 2020, Lee and bandmate Lee Jin-sol released their 3rd collaboration song "Matter of Time" as part of seventh extended play Da Capo.^[12] On June 19, Lee was featured in Ravi's Paradise EP with the title track "Rain Drop".^[13] On November 8, Lee and Eric Nam released the duet "Attraction" as part of the soundtrack for Daum's webtoon Bunny & The Boys.^[14] Twelve days later, Lee was confirmed to star in Taxi Driver.^[15] However on March 8, 2021, Lee officially left the cast following Lee Hyun-joo's bullying accusations made against her.^[16][17]

2022–present: New agency and return to acting

After April's disbandment on January 28, 2022,^[18] it was officially announced on June 2, that she will promote as an actress after signed a contract with Namoo Actors.^[19]

On November 16, 2023, Lee was confirmed to make a special appearance in Flex X Cop.^[20] On January 31, 2024, Lee would be starring in the action thriller series i Shopping.^[21] On February 22, Lee also made a special appearance as a victim in the crime investigation drama Crash.^[22] On April 25, 2025, Lee signed a contract with HIAN for activities in Japan and became selected as a exclusive model for Kobunsha's JJ magazine to commemorate its 50th anniversary.^[23]

Discography

For Lee's discography with April, see April discography.

Title	Year	Peak chart position		Album
		KOR
		Circle	Hot [24]
As featured artist
"Rain Drop" (비♡) (Ravi featuring Lee Na-eun)	2020	—[A]	91	Paradise
Collaborations
"My Story" (내 이야기) (with Jinsol of April)	2018	—	—	Non-album single
"Matter of Time" (시간차) (with Jinsol of April)	2020	—[B]	—	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	—[C]	—	Bunny & The Boys OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

For Lee's filmography with April, see April (girl group) § Filmography.

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2017	My Father Is Strange	Drama staff	Cameo (episode 24)	[7]
2017–2018	Modulove	Herself		[30]
2019	Hip Hop King – Nassna Street	Song Ha-jin		[31]
	Extraordinary You	Yeo Joo-da		[32]
2024	Flex X Cop	Han Yu-ra	Cameo (episode 6, 9–10)	[33]
	Crash	Kim Min-ju	Cameo (episode 4)	[34]
TBA	i Shopping	So-mi		[21]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2018	A-Teen	Kim Ha-na		[35]
2019	A-Teen 2			[36]
	I Have a Secret		Cameo	[37]
2020	Twenty Twenty			[38]

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2017	I Am An Actor	Contestant	[39]
2018–2019	One Night of Entertainment	Reporter	[40]
2019	High School Lunch Cook-off	Host	[41]
2019–2021	Inkigayo		[11]
2020	Get it Beauty 2020	Main MC	[42]
	My Dream Is Ryan	Student teacher	[43]
	School Meal Restaurant	Host	[44]
	2020 SBS Gayo Daejeon		[45]

Radio shows

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2020–2021	Avengirls	Friday host	[46]

Music video appearances

Year	Title	Artist	Ref.
2014	"Stop stop it"	Got7	[47]
2019	"Vacance in September"	Kim Jae-hwan and Stella Jang	[48]

Ambassadorship

• 22nd Bucheon International Animation Festival (2020)^[49]

Awards and nominations

For Lee's accolades with April, see April (girl group) § Awards and nominations.

Award	Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Brand of the Year Awards	2020	Best Idol Actress	—	Won	[50]
MBC Drama Awards	2019	Best New Actress	Extraordinary You	Nominated	[51]
V Live Awards	2019	Favorite Web Series Actress	A-Teen 2	Won	[52]

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.^[25][26]
2. "Matter of Time" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 78 on the Gaon BGM Chart.^[27]
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.^[28][29]