Jang Na Ra
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Profile
- Name: 장나라 / Jang Na Ra
- Nicknames: Jang Nan Han Ya? (It means "Are You playing around?") and Tweety
- Chinese name: 张娜拉 / Zhang Na La
- Profession: Actress and singer
- Birthdate: 1981-Mar-18
- Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
- Height: 163cm
- Weight: 45kg
- Star sign: Pisces
- Blood type: A
- Family: Parents, a brother and grandmother
- Talent agency: Pure Entertainment
TV Series
- Size 55 (TBA, 2009)
- Good Morning Shanghai (2007)
- Wedding (KBS, 2005)
- My Bratty Princess (CCTV, 2005)
- Dou Kou Nian Hua
- Love Is All Around (MBC, 2004)
- Hello Balbari (KBS, 2003)
- My Love Patzzi (MBC, 2002)
- Successful Story of a Bright Girl (SBS, 2002)
- Nonstop 2 (MBC, 2001)
TV Series Theme Songs
- Fan Zhe Ba, My Bratty Princess opening theme song (2005) with Alec Su
- Tian Bian, My Bratty Princess insert song (2005)
Movies
- Girl's Revolution 麻雀要革命 (2007)
- Oh! Happy Day (2003)
History
- Appeared in a play, 'Les Miserables', with her dad in her primary school days.
- Acted as a model for some CFs in her high school days.
- Entered college (the Department of Theater, the Faculty of the Art, Chungang University) in March of 2000.
- Published her first album, titled "First Story", in May of 2001.
- Started her singing career with the title song, Burying My Face In Tears. The title song was applauded as having harmonized native melody lines and vocals.
- MCed a live music ranking TV program, "MBC Music Camp".
- Two of her other songs, April Story and Confession ranked at the top on various Korean music charts.
- Her first album sold far above 300 thousand copies.
- Won several Best New Singer Prizes in 2001 awarded by Korean broadcasting stations and music associations.
- Works for Food for the Hungry International (FHI), whose proceeds benefit charities which send powdered milk to hungry North Korean children.
Awards
- 15th Chunsa Film Festival: Hallyu Star Award
Trivia
- Education: Chungang University (Theater and Art degrees)
- Hobbies: Cross-stitch and watching movies
- Specialty: Ocarina, dance and flute
- Languages: Korean, Mandarin and English
- Religion: Christianity