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Kim Na-young, 2023 Jeju Eco Music Festival

Kim Na-young

김나영

  • Solo · Female
  • Ballad
  • Debuted 2012
  • Active

Kim Na-young, 2023 Jeju Eco Music Festival — Photo: STUDIO JEJUMBC _ 스튜디오 제주MBC · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Debut
2012
Birthday
12.311991
Genre
Ballad

Basic info

Kim Na-young is a ballad singer who made her name through Hongdae busking. Her signature songs include 〈어땠을까〉 and 〈솔직하게 말해서 나〉.

Debut
2012
Debut agency
Neverland Entertainment
Current agency
Birthday
December 31, 1991
Years active
2012–
Genre
Ballad
Real name
김나영
Debut reference
Listed by debut year rather than idol generation.

걸어온 길

She began her singing career in 2012, building her skills through busking in the Hongdae streets. In 2013 she also challenged Mnet's 《슈퍼스타K》.

Around December 31, 2015, a video of her busking on a cold night spread, and 〈어땠을까〉 climbed to the top of the music charts.

〈다시 너를〉, the 《태양의 후예》 (Descendants of the Sun) OST sung with Mad Clown in 2016, and 〈솔직하게 말해서 나〉 in 2019 were greatly loved.

In December 2019, when chart-rigging suspicions arose over her duet with Yang Da-il, her agency denied them and announced it would take legal action against malicious acts. In 2025 she continued her activities with a new song and a solo concert.

Signature songs

  1. 어땠을까 2015 YouTube Spotify
  2. 다시 너를 2016 YouTube Spotify
  3. 솔직하게 말해서 나 2019 YouTube Spotify
  4. 헤어진 우리가 지켜야 할 것들 2019 YouTube Spotify

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Key releases

  1. 2016.10 From The Heart1st studio album
  2. 2018.11 inner2nd studio album
  3. 2019.12 헤어진 우리가 지켜야 할 것들SingleDuet with Yang Da-il
  4. 2021.10 Me3rd studio album

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Key records and stories

  • In winter 2015, a video of her Hongdae busking went viral, and 〈어땠을까〉 rose to the top of the charts.
  • In June 2019 she reached No. 1 on SBS's 《인기가요》 with 〈솔직하게 말해서 나〉.
  • In December 2019, when suspicions of music-chart rigging arose over her duet with Yang Da-il, her agency denied them and announced legal action.
  • He appeared on MBC's 《King of Mask Singer》 in 2016.
  • She has sung more than 20 drama OST songs.

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