Raina | |
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Background information | |
Born | Ulsan, South Korea | May 7, 1989
Genres | |
Occupation | Singer |
Years active | 2009–present |
Labels | Aer Music |
Formerly of | |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 오혜린 |
Hanja | 吳惠麟 |
Revised Romanization | O Hye-rin |
McCune–Reischauer | O Hye-rin |
Stage name | |
Hangul | 레이나 |
Revised Romanization | Reina |
McCune–Reischauer | Reina |
Oh Hye-rin (born May 7,1989), [1] better known by her stage name Raina,is a South Korean singer. She is best known as a former member of the South Korean girl group After School and member of the sub-unit Orange Caramel. Raina debuted with the group in November 2009 following the release of the group's third single,"Because of You". [2] She debuted as a solo singer in September 2014 with the single "You End,And Me".
Raina tried to audition with JYP Entertainment to become a rapper before joining Pledis Entertainment. [3] Before debut,Raina was a barista at the Coffee Bean &Tea Leaf. She also previously auditioned for Mnet's Superstar K and was a student at the SM Academy. Raina is considered to be one of the best vocalists among idol girl groups in South Korea. [4]
Raina officially debuted with After School for the release of their second single,"Because of You",which attained No. 1 on the Gaon Digital Chart and won the "triple crown" on SBS Inkigayo . She debuted in After School's sub-unit Orange Caramel on June 18,2010,on KBS Music Bank with the song "Magic Girl". [5] She released her first solo single for the My Shining Girl OST in February 2012. Raina has written lyrics for Orange Caramel's "Still..." and "In this Place". Raina also wrote the lyrics for After School's "Love Love Love" and "Timeless".
On June 12,2014,Raina and rapper San E released an R&B duet called "A Midsummer Night's Sweetness". [6] The collaboration topped all major music charts in South Korea soon after it was released,and it was No. 4 on the year-end Gaon Digital Chart. [7]
In October 2014,Raina became the first After School member to make a solo debut with the release her solo single titled "Reset",which was released on October 8. [8] The single consists of title track "You End,and Me" and b-side track "Repertoire". [9]
Raina released her second digital single titled "I Don't Know" on November 24,2015.
On June 16,2016,Raina and rapper San E released their second duet,called "Sugar and Me".
On June 5,2017,Raina released her third OST titled When Rain Falls for MBC's drama Lookout;fellow After School member E-young participated in lyric-writing,composition and arrangement for the track. Raina released her first single album,Loop on July 31. The single album contains three tracks,with title track "Loop" featuring NU'EST's Aron.
In August 2018,Raina released the single "It's Okay" as part of a project single with producer Bumzu. Subsequently,on September 5,2018,Raina's soundtrack single entitled "Home" was released as the fifth OST for SBS' drama Your Honor. On December 17,2019,it was shared that Raina had left Pledis following the expiration of her contract. [10]
Following her departure from Pledis,Raina has yet to join an agency. In April 2020 Raina participated in her first project since leaving Pledis as a member of the X-MAS project in which she released her version of Lena Park's "Ann" (앤). [11] To much excitement of fans,Raina released her next OST for KBS's Once Again alongside former Myteen member and Produce X 101 contestant Song Yuvin,called "Love is Danger". [12] Since then,Raina has been announced as part of the line-up for MBN's female idol revival show Miss Back hosted by Baek Ji-young. [13]
On December 4,2021,Raina signed a contract with Aer Music. [14]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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KOR [15] | |||
Reset |
Track listing
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Loop |
| 41 | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (DL) | Album | |
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KOR [16] | |||||
"A Midsummer Night's Sweetness" (with San E) | 2014 | 1 | Non-album single | ||
"You End, And Me" (장난인거 알아) (feat. Kanto) | 25 |
| Reset | ||
"Don't Know" (모르겠다) | 2015 | 69 | Non-album singles | ||
"Sugar and Me" (달고나) (with San E) | 2016 | 5 |
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"Loop" (밥 영화 카페) (feat. Aron of NU'EST) | 2017 | 55 |
| Loop | |
"It's Okay" (작아지는 중) | 2018 | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Ann" (앤) | 2020 | — | X-MAS Project Vol.3 | ||
"Piggyback Ride" (어부바) (with Nada) | — | MBN Miss Back Part.2 | |||
"tantara" (with Nada & Soyul (Crayon Pop)) | — | MBN Miss Back Part.4 | |||
"Winter Fantasy" with Dalsooobin, Sera, Gayoung, Soyul (Crayon Pop), Nada & Jung Yujin (The Ark) | — | MBN Miss Back Part.5 | |||
"Can We Break Up?" (헤어질 수 있을까) with Junggigo | 2021 | — [a] | MBN Miss Back Part.7 | ||
"Finale" with Sera, Dalsooobin, Gayoung, Soyul (Crayon Pop), Nada & Jung Yujin (The Ark) | — | MBN Miss Back Part.9 | |||
"We Are The One" with Sera, Dalsooobin, Gayoung, Soyul (Crayon Pop), Nada & Jung Yujin (The Ark) | — | ||||
"A Midsummer Night's Sweetness: Summer Again" (with San E) | 2021 | 68 | A Midsummer Night's Sweetness: Summer Again (TEN PROJECT Part.3) | ||
"Morning Aroma" (아침향기) | 2022 | — | Project 'Hwaeum': Morning Scent with Raina | ||
"Just like us back then" (그때 우리처럼) | 2023 | — [b] | Non-album single | ||
Soundtrack appearances | |||||
"Glowing" (자체발광) (feat. Man Seong) | 2012 | 97 | — | Glowing She OST Part 2 | |
"Faraway" | — | ||||
"Stay Weird Stay Different" (이상하자) (with Hanhae, feat. Verbal Jint) | 2015 | — | Stay Weird Stay Different OST | ||
"When Rain Falls" (주르륵) | 2017 | — | The Guardians OST Part 3 | ||
"Home" | 2018 | — | Your Honor OST Part 5 | ||
"LOVE IS DANGER" (with Song Yuvin) | 2020 | — | Once Again OST Part 4 | ||
"Waiting For You " (오늘 연락해) | 2021 | — | How to Be Thirty OST Part 1 | ||
"Endless Night" (끝나지 않는 밤) | 2022 | — | Café Minamdang OST Part 3 | ||
"Angel Wings" (그린나래) | 2023 | — | Oh! Youngsim OST Part 3 | ||
"Enduring Long And Clumsily" (한참을 서툴고 한참을 견디며) | — | CEO-dol Mart OST Part 3 | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
Title | Year | Album |
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"Allday Allnight" (볼래) (with Jakops, ₩uNo, Day Day) | 2015 | XXX Digital Single |
"Forgotten Season" (잊혀진 계절) | King of Mask Singer Volume 34 | |
"You in My Imagination" (상상 속의 너) (with Lizzy) | 2016 | Two Yoo Project Sugar Man Part 13 |
"By My Side" | Melody to Masterpiece Track 1 | |
"Jingle Jingle Jingle Bells" (징글징글징글벨) (feat. Z.NU) | Sing For You | |
"Once" (한 때) (Bumzu feat. Raina) | 2017 | Non-album single |
"When autumn comes" (가을이 오면) | 2019 | Project 10 |
"Merry Merry Christmas Day" (메리메리크리스마스데이) (among Aer Music artists) | 2021 | 2021 Christmas Story |
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2022 | Again, Oh Hae-Young | Oh Hae-young | [22] |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2014 | San E & Raina – "A Midsummer Night's Sweetness" | Song of the Year [23] | Nominated |
Best Collaboration [23] | Nominated |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2014 [24] | San E & Raina – "A Midsummer Night's Sweetness" | Song of the Year | Nominated |
Hot Trend Award | Nominated | ||
Rap/Hip Hop | Won |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2015 | San E & Raina – "A Midsummer Night's Sweetness" | Digital Bonsang | Nominated |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2014 | San E & Raina – "A Midsummer Night's Sweetness" | Hip Hop/Rap Award | Won |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2014 | San E & Raina – "A Midsummer Night's Sweetness" | Artist of the Year – July | Won |
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