Luna | |
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Born | Park Sun-young [1] August 12, 1993 Seoul, South Korea |
Education | Chung-Ang University |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2006–present |
Musical career | |
Genres | |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2009–present |
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Member of | f(x) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 루나 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Runa |
McCune–Reischauer | Runa |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 박선영 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Bak Seon-yeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Pak Sŏn-yŏng |
Park Sun-young (born August 12,1993),known professionally as Luna,is a South Korean singer,dancer,musical actress and television host. She debuted as a member of the girl group f(x) in September 2009. In May 2016,Luna released her solo EP Free Somebody . In November 2019,the single "Free Somebody" was listed in Billboard 's greatest K-pop songs of the 2010s. [3] In September 2019,Luna left SM Entertainment and joined Humap Contents. In February 2021,Luna established her entertainment agency,Grida Entertainment.
Aside from her music career,Luna has established herself as a musical actress,notably through her participation in the original and Korean versions of stage musicals including Legally Blonde (2010–2011),Coyote Ugly (2011), High School Musical on Stage! (2013),School OZ Hologram Musical (2014), In the Heights (2015–2016), Rebecca (2017), Rudolf (The Last Kiss) (2017–2018), Autant en emporte le vent (Gone with The Wind) (2018), Mamma Mia! (2019–2020),The Days (2020–2021) and KPOP (2022). She also starred in the film The Lightning Man's Secret (2015).
On television,Luna hosted the music program The Show (2011),the third season of the reality show Get It Beauty (2016). She also appeared as a regular cast member on the reality shows Strong Girls (2017),The Suitcase Man (2017),The Taming of the Shrew 2 (2017),Beauty Code (2017),and Dressing Table 3 (2017–2018).
Luna was born as Park Sun-young in Seoul,South Korea on August 12,1993,to a family of classical vocal singers. [4] She has an older brother,and an older twin sister named Park Jin-young. [5] Luna is the only member of her family to not major in classical music. [6] [ better source needed ]
In 2006,SM Entertainment recruited Luna after seeing her perform on the SBS television program Truth Game. [7] She later debuted as the main vocalist and lead dancer of South Korean girl group f(x) in September 2009. Outside the group's activities,Luna also made several solo appearances. In 2010,she appeared as a regular member of Star King and earned a Newcomer Award from the SBS Entertainment Awards for her appearance and effort. [8] [ better source needed ] Later that year,Luna recorded the song "Let's Go" alongside labelmates Sungmin,Seohyun,and Jonghyun,for the purpose of increasing public participation in the 2010 G-20 Seoul summit. [9] [ better source needed ] She released a duet with Super Junior's Yesung entitled "And I Love You" for the soundtrack of the KBS2 drama The President and a solo single "Beautiful Day",which served as the OST for the drama Please Marry Me.[ citation needed ]
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In 2011,Luna was reported to make her musical debut,portraying the character Elle Woods in Legally Blonde . [10] In April,she started hosting the music program The Show from MTV Korea along with Secret's Hyoseong. [11] Luna was cast in the TV Chosun drama entitled Saving Mrs. Go Bong-shil as Seo In-young,a college student and youngest daughter of the title character,which first aired in December 2011. It was her drama debut alongside SS501's Kim Kyu Jong. [12]
In 2012,she appeared on Immortal Songs 2 as a contestant,performing Magma's "I Can't Know." Luna won first place for her performance. In the same year,she released a duet with Girls' Generation's Sunny for the SBS drama To The Beautiful You soundtrack and solo single "It's Okay" for the SBS drama Cheongdam Alice's OST. [13] The following year,Luna returned to musical performance,portraying Gabriella Montez in the Korean version of High School Musical on Stage! . She also recorded duets with Super Junior members Ryeowook for the musical,and Kyuhyun for The Croods soundtrack,as well as solo single "U+Me" which was used as the theme song for the game Softmax TalesWeaver.
In 2014,Luna was chosen to feature on "Dream Drive," the debut single of co-ed project team Play The Siren. [14] In March,she was confirmed to be one of the hosts for MBC Music's new survival b-boy competition program Dance Battle Korea.[ citation needed ] Luna also starred as Diana in SM Entertainment's first hologram musical School OZ,alongside labelmates Changmin,Key,Suho,Xiumin,and Seulgi. [15]
In March 2015,she was announced to be acting in the web drama entitled Jumping Girl,alongside Block B members U-Kwon and B-Bomb. This would be her first time playing the female lead in an acting project. [16] [ better source needed ] Subsequently,Luna was also cast as the main female lead in the children's movie,Thunderman's Secret. [17] In the same year,she participated on MBC's King of Masked Singer and received widespread praise for her performance. [18] Luna released the digital single "Don't Cry For Me",a remake of Lee Eun Ha's hit song from 1986,on May 10,to thank her fans and viewers of King of Masked Singer for supporting her during her run in the program. [19] She also took part in the Anh Chi Hwan special for Immortal Song 2,and showcased her powerful singing ability with her cover of the classic hit "Salt Doll". [20] In July 2015,it was announced that Luna would star as Nina Rosario in the Korean production of the Broadway musical In The Heights , [21] which began in September of that year and came to a close in November. At the end of the year,she collaborated with Ailee,Apink's Eun-ji &Mamamoo's Solar at the 2015 SBS Gayo Daejun to perform a cover of Jinju's "I'm Okay" for the Limited Edition I - Diva Together section of the show,on December 27. [22]
In April 2016,Luna was appointed as a fixed presenter of OnStyle TV's "Get it Beauty" program. [23] On May 6,2016,she released a collaborative single with Amber,R3hab,and Xavi&Gi,"Wave",as part of the SM Station project. [24] On May 17,2016,it was rumored that Luna would debut as a solo artist with a mini album in mid June, [25] which was confirmed on May 26. [26] On May 31,2016,she made her solo debut with the mini album, Free Somebody, complete with 6 songs,including a title track of the same name. In August 2016,Luna reprised her role as Nina in the Tokyo shows of In The Heights. Also that month,she launched her YouTube channel, Luna's Alphabet ,on which she uploads vlogs twice a week. [27] On October 2,2016,Luna released another collaborative single with Amber,featuring Ferry Corsten and Kago Pengchi,as part of SM Station,titled "Heartbeat". [28] On December 16,2016,she collaborated with Shin Yong-jae to release "It's You",also as part of the SM Station project. [29] On December 30,Luna collaborated with Yesung,Sunny,Red Velvet's Seulgi and Wendy,NCT's Taeil and Doyoung,and Lee Dong-woo,on "Sound of Your Heart",SM Station's final song of 2016. [30]
In January 2017,it was confirmed that Luna was cast to star in the food variety show Strong Girls,alongside Park Bo-ram,Fiestar's Cao Lu,Young-ji,and Giant Pink. The show's first episode aired on E Channel on January 23. [31] [ better source needed ] On January 12,a collaborative song between Luna,Beast's Junhyung,and Jeong Hyeong-don,entitled "Tell Me It's Okay" was released,produced through the show Hitmaker . [32] Also on January 12,it was announced that Luna,EXID's Hani,and Mamamoo's Solar would release a collaborative dance song on January 19,produced by Park Geun-tae. [33] It was later revealed that the song's title is "Honey Bee",and is of the pop soul genre,incorporating 808 bass and saxophone. [34] On January 28,she performed "Father" on Immortal Songs 2 as part of the show's 'Lunar New Year Family Special',with her sister,Jin-young,winning first place. [35]
On May 30,2017,it was announced that Luna would be starring in the 2017 South Korean musical production of Rebecca ,alongside Shin Young-sook,Jung Young-ju,Kim Sun-young,and Lee Sang-hyun,with performances expected to begin in August. [36] On July 15,she released an OST for the drama Good Thief,Bad Thief,titled "Where Are You". [37] On August 15,Luna also released an OST for the drama The King in Love ,titled "Could You Tell Me". [38] On October 16,2017,it was announced that she would be in the musical "The Last Kiss",also titled Rudolf in other countries,Luna will play the role of Rudolf's lover Mary Vetsera. On November 17,she collaborated on a global version of the main track "This Is Me",from the movie The Greatest Showman ,along with singers and influencers from 18 countries. [39] Luna released a solo version of the song YouTube. [40]
On January 5,2018,Luna released a collaborative single with Amber,"Lower",as part of SM Station project. [41] On February 9,2018,Luna collaborated with Heda,a winner of "everysing" app,as part of SM Station project,to re-release a duet version of "Free Somebody". [42] On February 20,2018,she released an OST for the drama Should We Kiss First? ,titled "Is It Love?". [43] In April,2018,it was announced that Luna would release her next solo release this month,marked it as her comeback after 2 years with her debut mini album,Free Somebody. On April 24,Luna released her new single,"Night Reminiscin'",featuring Yang Da-il,included with a B-side track,"Falling Out". [44] In January 2019,Luna released a new single called "Even So",including 2 B-side tracks,"안녕이대로안녕(Bye Bye)",and "Do You Love Me" featuring Korean-American singer Johan Kim. [45]
On September 5,2019,SM Entertainment announced that Luna had not renewed her contract with the company. [46] [47] In October 2019,she signed with Humap Contents. [48]
In 2020,Luna lent her voice in single "Flow" for an original character named Luna Snow in NetEase and Marvel Entertainment's mobile game Marvel Super War . [49]
On February 24,2021,it was confirmed that Luna established her own entertainment agency,Grida Entertainment. [50] [ unreliable source? ]
On September 24,2021,it was confirmed that Luna would release a digital single in early October. [51] Luna officially released the new single entitled "Madonna" on October 6. [52] [53]
In 2022,Luna portrayed the lead role of MwE in the Broadway musical KPOP. [54]
In December 2023,Luna held her solo concert,"The Love Affair :A Night Of Music",at Bear Hall Theater in Seoul. [55]
In February 2017,Luna revealed an underwear collection that she designed in collaboration with C'esttout called Girls Can Do Anything,where proceeds would be donated to the Korean Unwed Mothers' Families Association,an organization that assists single mothers and their families in South Korea. [56] She also donated over 14,000 sanitary pads to the association. [57]
In October 2011,it was confirmed that Luna had been accepted at Chung-Ang University's Institute of the Arts as a theater major through a special rolling admissions screening process. [58]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2015 | The Lightning Man's Secret | Han-na | Lead Role | [59] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2011–12 | Saving Mrs. Go Bong-shil | Seo In-young | [12] | |
2015 | Jumping Girl | Nam Sang-ah | web drama | [ citation needed ] |
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Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2010 | Idol Star Trot Battle (Chuseok Special) | Contestant | Sang Because I'm a Girl with Onew | |
Idol Star Athletics Championships | Contestant | Won Gold in High Jump Won Silver in 100 m Hurdles | ||
Youth Alkkagi (Chuseok Special) | Contestant | Alkkagi Battle with IU | ||
Trend E The Muzit | Herself | Sang Evanescence's Bring Me to Life with TRAX | ||
Let's Go! Dream Team | Herself | October 31 | ||
2010–2011 | Star King | Regular panelist | Episode 159,165–166,169,172–174,176–180,182,184,200–201 and 220–222 | |
2011 | Idol Star Athletics –Swimming Championships | Contestant | Won Gold in High Jump | |
Come to Play | Herself | March 14 episode (with Jiyeon and IU) | ||
The Show [11] | Host | Season 1 Pairing with Hyoseong (Secret) | ||
2012 | Immortal Songs 2 | Contestant | Episode 64–70 | |
2014 | Music Travel Yesterday | Herself | March 15 episode Sang Lee Sun-hee's I Always Miss You | |
Dance Battle Korea | Host | April 15 episode | ||
2013 | Take Two with Phineas and Ferb (Korean Version) | Herself | June 28 | |
2015 | Idol Star Athletics Basketball Futsal Archery Championships | Contestant | Won Gold in High Jump | |
King of Mask Singer | Contestant | April 5 –April 12:1st Generation Mask King April 19 –April 26:2nd Generation Mask King May 3 –May 10:Eliminated by Third Generation challenger | ||
Radio Star | Herself | May 27 episode | ||
Global Request Show:A Song For You | Host | August 24 –September 4 | ||
Immortal Songs 2 | Contestant | Episode 225 Sang Ahn Ji-hwan's Salt Doll | ||
2016 | Duet Song Festival | Contestant | Episode 1 Sang Yim Jae-beom's For You with Goo Hyun-mo | |
You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook | Herself | Episode 322 | ||
Comedy Big League (Season 5) | Featured guest | Episode 173 | ||
King of Mask Singer | Celebrity panelist | Episode 71 and 72 | ||
Pan Stealer –Korean Traditional Music Strikes Back | Herself | Episode 6 Special collaboration with Jambinai From the Place to Be Erased | ||
Tribe of Hip Hop (Season 1) | Featured artist | Sang Turtle Ship with Kim Young-ok and Joo-heon | ||
Tribe of Hip Hop (Season 2) | Featured artist | Episode 11 Sang My Time with G2 and Moon Hee-kyung | ||
Get It Beauty | Host (Season 3) | May 13 –December 31 | ||
2017 | Hitmaker (Season 3) | Regular cast | Episode 5–6 | |
Strong Girls | January 23 –April 10 | |||
The Suitcase Man | Episode 2–15 | [60] | ||
Singing Battle | Hidden card | Episode 14 Sang JYP &Sunye's Afternoon Separation | ||
Immortal Songs 2 | Contestant | Episode 288 Sang Insooni's Father with twin sister,Park Jin Young | [35] | |
The Taming of the Shrew 2 | Regular cast | July 4 –August 23 | [61] | |
Beauty's Code | With Seo Hyo-rim and Kim Jung-min | |||
2017 –2018 | Dressing Table 3 | October 31,2017 –January 16,2018 |
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2020 | Marvel Super War | Luna Snow | [62] |
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2010–2011 | Legally Blonde | Elle Woods | [10] |
2011 | Coyote Ugly | Violet Sanford | [63] |
2013 | High School Musical on Stage! | Gabriella Montez | |
2014 | School OZ Hologram Musical | Diana | [64] [65] [66] |
2015–2016 | In the Heights | Nina Rosario | [21] |
2017 | Rebecca | I | [36] |
2017–2018 | Rudolf (The Last Kiss) | Mary Vetsera | |
2018 | Autant en emporte le vent (Gone with The Wind) | Scarlett O'Hara | |
2019–2020 | Mamma Mia! | Sophie | |
2020–2021 | The Days | Her | |
2022 | KPOP | MwE | [67] |
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Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / work | Result | Ref. |
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Mnet Asian Music Awards | 2016 | Best Dance Performance Solo | "Free Somebody" | Nominated | |
Song of the Year | Nominated | ||||
SBS Entertainment Awards | 2010 | New Star Award | Star King | Won | [70] |
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