Lina (South Korean singer)

Lina
Hangul	린아
Birth name
Hangul	이지연
Hanja	李智淵
Revised Romanization	I Ji-yeon
McCune–Reischauer	Ri Chiyŏn

Lina
Lina
이지연
	Lina performing at "Moon Embracing the Sun - The musical", in February 2014
Born	Lee Ji-yeon; February 18, 1984 (age 40); South Korea
Occupations	Singer; actress;
Years active	2002–present
Spouse	Jang Seung-jo (m. 2014)
	Musical career
Genres	K-pop; R&B; Dance; Acapella;
Instruments	Vocals; Piano;
Years active	2002–2010
Labels	S.M. Entertainment

Lee Ji-yeon (born February 18, 1984), known professionally as Lina, is a South Korean singer and musical actress. She debuted in 2002 as a member of South Korean R&B duo Isak N Jiyeon and disbanded in 2004. She later re-debut as a member of South Korean girl group The Grace in 2005 and the group currently being inactive. She currently active as a musical actress.

Career

2002–2004: Isak N Jiyeon

Lina made her debut as member of the South Korean duo Isak N Jiyeon in 2002 with used her real name "Jiyeon". The duo only release one studio album, Tell Me Baby in 2002 and officially disbanded in 2004.

2005–2010: The Grace

Lina redebuted as member of the South Korean girl group The Grace in 2005. The group officially debuted on April 29, 2005 in China and May 3, 2005 in South Korea. As of 2010, the group was indefinite hiatus.

Personal life

On July 25, 2014, Lina confirmed that she was dating musical actor, Jang Seung-jo for two years. They had been meeting each other since the musical "Temptation of Wolves".^[1] They got married on November 22, 2014 in a private wedding.^[2]

Discography

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Network	Note
2012	Dream of the Emperor	Kim Munhui	KBS	^[3]

Musical theatre

Year	Title	Role
2011	The March of the Youth	Oh Young-shim
2011	Temptation of Wolves	Jung Han-kyung
2011-2012	Fame	Serena Katz
2013-2014	Murder Ballad	Sarah
2014	Moon Embracing the Sun	Heo Yeon-woo
2014-2015	Jekyll & Hyde	Lucy Harris
2015	Man of La Mancha	Aldonza
2015-2016	The Orchestra Pit	Harp player
2016	Newsies	Katherine Plumber
2016	Notre-Dame de Paris	Esmeralda
2016-2017	The Count of Monte Cristo	Mercedes
2017	Cyrano de Bergerac The Musical	Roxanne

References

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^ Kyung-min, Ko (20 August 2012). "천상지희 린아, '대왕의 꿈' 첫 촬영 "신기하고 기대된다"". My Daily. Retrieved 2016-01-14.

External links

Lina on Twitter

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[3] Kyung-min, Ko (20 August 2012). "천상지희 린아, '대왕의 꿈' 첫 촬영 "신기하고 기대된다"". My Daily. Retrieved 2016-01-14.

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