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Yoon Son-ha

윤손하

  • Solo · Female
  • Ballad
  • Pop
  • Debuted 2004
  • On hiatus
Debut
200410.27
Birthday
11.171975
Genre
Ballad · Pop

Basic info

Yoon Son-ha is a singer who first became known as an actress and then sang in Japan under the name 'sona'. Her signature songs include 〈会いたい〉 and 〈Love, Again〉.

Debut
October 27, 2004 · Debut song 会いたい (보고 싶다)
Debut agency
SME Records
Birthday
November 17, 1975
Years active
2004–2007
Genre
Ballad · Pop
Real name
윤손하
Debut reference
Listed by debut year rather than idol generation.

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She debuted in 1994 as a KBS open-recruitment actress and appeared in dramas such as 《Ready Go!》. In 2001 she took a lead role in a Japanese NHK drama and began working in Japan.

In Japan she was called 'Yoon Sona' and was regarded as an early Korean Wave star. In October 2004 she released her first single 〈会いたい〉 on Japan's SME Records under the name 'sona'.

In 2005 she released the album 《song bird》 and the singles 〈Love, Again〉 and 〈Reach for the sky〉. After 《song bird 2》 in 2007, her Japanese record releases did not continue.

In June 2017, when an elementary school violence incident involving her child was reported, she made a public apology. That same year she stopped her entertainment activities and moved to Canada with her family.

Signature songs

  1. 会いたい (보고 싶다) 2004 YouTube Spotify
  2. Love, Again 2005 YouTube Spotify
  3. Reach for the sky 2005 YouTube Spotify

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Key releases

  1. 2004.10 会いたい1st Japanese singleSong related to the Japanese broadcast of the Korean drama 《Stairway to Heaven》
  2. 2004.12 sOnaJapanese albumJapanese release of an album released in Korea in 2000
  3. 2005.02 コエヲキカセテJapan single
  4. 2005.03 song birdJapanese album
  5. 2005.06 Love, AgainJapan singleTheme song for the MBS drama 〈약속〉
  6. 2005.10 Reach for the skyJapan singleSong for the Universal Studios Japan Halloween event
  7. 2007.03 song bird 2 ~love song collection~Japanese album

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Key records and stories

  • She entered the entertainment industry in 1994 as a KBS open-recruitment actress.
  • In October 2004 she released her first single 〈会いたい〉 in Japan under the name 'sona'.
  • She released the album 《song bird》 in Japan in March 2005.
  • In June 2017, after reports of an elementary school violence incident involving her child, she made a public apology and stopped her entertainment activities that year.
  • In Japan she was better known by the name 'Yoon Sona (ユンソナ)'.
  • She appeared alongside Kyoko Fukada in the Japanese Fuji TV drama 《Fighting Girl》.

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