Luda (singer)

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Lu-da (Korean: 이루다; born February 6, 1997), professionally known as Luda, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of the South Korean girl group WJSN.

Luda
루다
Luda in 2018
Born	Lee Lu-da (1997-02-06) February 6, 1997 (age 28)[1] Seoul, South Korea
Occupations	Singer actress
Years active	2016–present
Agent	SidusHQ
Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	Starship Yuehua
Member of	WJSN WJSN Chocome
Formerly of	WJMK Starship Planet
Korean name
Hangul	이루다
Revised Romanization	I Ruda
McCune–Reischauer	I Ruda
Signature

Career

2016–present: Debut with WJSN, WJMK and solo activities

Main articles: WJSN and WJMK (group)

Luda was revealed to be a member of WJSN and its 'Natural Unit' on December 31, 2015.^{[2][better source needed]} WJSN debuted on February 25, 2016, with the release of their debut EP Would You Like?, including the lead singles "Mo Mo Mo" and "Catch Me".^[3][4]

On May 2, 2018, Starship Entertainment and Fantagio collaborated to form a special four-member unit named WJMK, consisting of members of their respective girl groups WJSN and Weki Meki. The group consists of four members: Yoojung, Doyeon, Seola and Luda. They released the single "Strong" on June 1, 2018, along with the music video.^[5][6]

In 2018, she was cast as a member of the MBC variety show Dunia: Into a New World.^[7] Luda released her first solo single, titled "Dreamland", as part of the official soundtrack for Dunia: Into a New World.^{[8][9][10][11]}

On September 23, 2020, announced the formation of the new sub-unit WJSN Chocome, featuring members Luda, Dayoung, Soobin, and Yeoreum. They released their debut single album Hmph!, and its title track with the same name on October 7, 2020.^[12][13][14]

On September 19, 2022, Starship Entertainment announced that Luda will make her acting debut in the web drama My 20th Twenty, which was released on April 21, 2023.^[15]

On March 3, 2023, Starship Entertainment announced that Luda had chosen not to renew her contract with the label, however it was stated that she haven't left the group.^[16][17]

On April 19, 2023, Luda signed an exclusive contract with SidusHQ as an actress.^[18]

Discography

For Luda's discography with WJSN and WJMK, see WJSN discography and WJMK discography.

Soundtrack appearances

List of soundtrack appearances, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Album
"Dreamland"[19]	2018	Dunia: Into a New World OST Part 2
"Eyes On You"[20]	2023	My 20th Twenty OST Part 2

Filmography

For Luda's filmography with WJSN, see WJSN filmography.

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2022	Gaus Electronics	Herself	Cameo (episode 6)	[21]
2024	Marry You	Jin-sol	Cameo (episode 4)	[22]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2023	Rinza Noodle House	Da-na	[23]
	My 20th Twenty	Bae Nou-ri	[24]
2025	The Villain Next Door	Park Se-young	[25]

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2018	Dunia: Into a New World	Cast member	[26][27]
	Visiting Tutor		[28][29]
2022	My House Sangjeon		[30]

Music video appearances

Year	Song Title	Artist	Ref.
2024	"There's still someone I love"	KCM	[31]

Awards and nominations

For Luda's accolades with WJSN, see List of awards and nominations received by WJSN.

Award	Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Korea First Brand Awards	2018	Female Variety Star	Dunia: Into a New World	Nominated	[citation needed]
18th MBC Entertainment Awards		Rookie Award in Variety Category		Nominated	[32]