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Born | Gina Jane Choi September 13, 1987 |
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Years active | 2007–2016 |
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Hangul | 최지나 |
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Revised Romanization | Choe Ji-na |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Chi-na |
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]
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.
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",애인이생기면하고싶은일),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]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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Black &White |
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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Korean | |||
Draw G's First Breath |
| 10 | — |
Top Girl |
| 6 | |
Bloom |
| 10 |
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Beautiful Kisses |
| 7 |
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English | |||
Oui |
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"—" 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 Gaon [17] | KOR Hot [18] | US World [19] | ||||
"Things I'd Like to Do with My Lover" (애인이생기면하고싶은일) (with Rain) | 2010 | 13 | — | — |
| Draw G's First Breath |
"I'll Back Off So You Can Live Better" (꺼져줄게잘살아) (feat. Junhyung) | 2 | — | — |
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"Supa Solo" (feat. Swings) | 8 | — | — | |||
"Say You Love Me" (with Hyuna) | 14 | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Nice to Meet You" (처음뵙겠습니다) (with Wheesung) | 29 | — | — | Black &White | ||
"Black &White" | 2011 | 1 | — | — |
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"Count On Me" (with Lee Ki-chan) | 43 | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Banana" (feat. Swings &JC Jieun) | 30 | — | — | Top Girl | ||
"Top Girl" | 4 | — | — |
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"2Hot" | 2012 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Bloom |
"Beautiful Day" (with Sanchez) | 30 | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Oops!" (feat. Ilhoon) | 2013 | 13 | 12 | 19 |
| Beautiful Kisses |
"Smile Again" (with Trouble Maker and Ryu Hyun-jin) | 83 | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Pretty Lingerie" (예쁜속옷) | 2014 | 11 | 19 | — |
| G.NA's Secret(single) |
"Miracle" (with The One,Jiyoung (A.Kor),Kim Woo-joo,Lee Ye-joon) | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Us" (feat. Kim Tae-woo) | 71 | — | — | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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KOR Gaon [17] | KOR Hot [18] | |||
"There's a Rumor" | 2010 | 183 | — | Draw G's First Breath |
"Don't Be Mad Anymore" (feat. Junbum,Hyungyu,&Hyunsuk) | 2011 | 185 | — | Black &White |
"I Miss You Already" | 123 | — | ||
"At First Sight,at a Glance" (feat. Verbal Jint) | 198 | — | ||
"I Hate You" | 96 | — | Top Girl | |
"Without You" | 117 | — | ||
"Icon" | 150 | — | ||
"Green Light" (feat. Jay Park) | 2012 | 58 | 83 | Bloom |
"Summer Star" | 124 | — | ||
"Oppa,Dongsaeng" (feat. Sangchu of Mighty Mouth) | 79 | 85 | ||
"Drop It (Cut It Off)" | 142 | — | ||
"Mind-Sync" (feat. Huh Gak) | 2013 | 65 | 42 | Beautiful Kisses |
"Oh,Good!" | 160 | — | ||
"Hate It,Can't Stand It" | 177 | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
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"Kiss Me" (키스해줄래) | 2010 | 24 | Playful Kiss OST | |
"Cause You're My Man" (내사람이라서) | 2011 | 12 |
| The Greatest Love OST |
"Tell Me Now" | 2012 | 20 | The Thousandth Man OST | |
"Love &Slow" | 2013 | 43 | Mate OST | |
"Half" (with Aaron Yan) | 2014 | — | Fall In Love With Me OST | |
"Don't Cry" | 2015 | — | The Scholar Who Walks the Night OST | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Year | Title | Role |
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2012 | SBS's Salamander Guru and The Shadows | Krystal (cameo) |
tvN's Reply 1997 | Choi Jin-ah (cameo) | |
2011 | SBS's Welcome to the Show | Herself (cameo) |
2015 | MBC's A Week of Romance | Herself |
Year | Title | Note(s) |
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2007 | MTV's Diary of Five Girls | All |
2011 | MBC's Weekly Idol | 11 &20 episode |
Oh my school | 18 &19 episode | |
Apink News | Season 1 Episode 2 (anchor) | |
Season 2 Episode 2 (cameo) | ||
2012 | MBC's Weekly Idol | 50 episode |
The Romantic and Idol | Season 2 - Episodes 1-6 | |
2013 | Three Turns | A Real Man Special in 2013.05.25 |
2014 | KBS's Hello Counselor | episode 173 [25] |
MBC's Weekly Idol | 147 episode | |
MNET's Singer Game | ||
2015 | MBC's Weekly Idol | 187 episode (aka Chamsonyeo) |
MBC's Real Man | Female special season 1 | |
MBC's King of Mask Singer | ||
2016 | MBC's We Got Married | Episode 304 |
Year | Artist/Band | Title |
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2008 | 2PM | 10 Out of 10 |
2011 | Lim Jeong Hee | Golden Lady |
Years | Awards |
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2010 |
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2011 |
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Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2010 | "꺼져 줄게 잘 살아" "I'll Back Off So You Can Live Better (feat. Jun Hyung)" | Best New Female Artist [30] | Nominated |
2011 | "Black & White" | Best Female [31] | Nominated |
Best Dance Performance [31] | Nominated | ||
2012 | "2HOT" | Best Female Artist - Solo [32] | Nominated |
Best Dance Performance [32] | Nominated | ||
2013 | "Oops!" | Best Dance Performance - Female Solo [33] | Nominated |
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