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G.NA
G.NA in December 2013
Born	Gina Jane Choi (1987-09-13) September 13, 1987 (age 37) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Occupations	Singer actress
Musical career
Genres	K-pop R&B
Years active	2007–2016
Labels	Good Cube
Formerly of	Five Girls United Cube
Musical artist
Korean name
Hangul	최지나
Revised Romanization	Choe Ji-na
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oe China

Gina Jane Choi (born September 13, 1987), better known by her stage name G.NA, is a Canadian singer, songwriter and actress based in South Korea. She released her debut EP, Draw G's First Breath, on July 14, 2010.

As a solo artist, she released one studio album, four extended plays, fifteen singles (including seven as a featured artist). She also released six OST soundtrack appearances.

History

Gina Jane Choi was born on September 13, 1987, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She graduated from Fraser Heights Secondary School in Surrey, British Columbia. G.NA was originally set to debut as the leader of girl group Five Girls under Good Entertainment. However, the group disbanded shortly before their scheduled debut in 2007 due to Good Entertainment's financial troubles and the members all left for separate Korean entertainment agencies; Choi joined Cube Entertainment.

G.NA released a duet with Rain, "Aeini Saenggimyeon Hago Sipeun Il" ("Things I Want to Do When I Have a Lover", 애인이 생기면 하고 싶은 일), on July 5, 2010. Her debut EP, Draw G's First Breath, was released the same year. In February 2011, she released her debut studio album Black & White, which gained her success and sold more copies. and she sang on Hyuna's album Bubble Pop! in the song "A Bitter Day".

Her third EP, Bloom, was released on May 22, 2012, with the lead single "2HOT". In October, she released Oui, comprising English versions of her previous hit songs. Beautiful Kisses was released in March 2013.

G.NA collaborated with Aaron Yan for his song "Half (1/2)", for the drama series Fall in Love with Me, and was in a variety show, Real Man.

In 2015 she debuted in the idol sub-unit Chamsonyeo, a group produced in the TV program Hitmaker produced by Defconn and Jeong Hyeong-don.

On February 1, 2016, G.NA was involved in a prostitution scandal, where she was accused of being paid 35 million won ($30,000 USD) by an unidentified businessman for sex. G.NA denied this accusation and explained that a male friend, whom she later learned was a "broker for high-end prostitution", had lent her money during her financial troubles and asked her to meet his businessman friend, intending the two to have sex for having lent her money, whereas she had believed the meeting with the businessman to be "romantic" in nature. She was ultimately charged with prostitution and ordered to pay a fine of 2 million won. Later that month, it was revealed that her contract expired in March and she would be leaving her agency. She has left her entertainment career in an indefinite hiatus.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Other charted songs

Soundtrack appearances

Filmography

Television drama

Variety show

Music video appearances

Awards

Mnet Asian Music Awards

References

1. "'오소녀' 최지나, 14일 G.NA로 멤버 첫 솔로 출격". July 14, 2010. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
2. "지나, '엠카'서 '꺼져줄게 잘 살아' 데뷔..용준형 지원 사격 : 야후! 미디어 - 세상을 만나는 창". Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
3. "bntnews.hankyung.com". Retrieved July 16, 2010.
4. "비스트 윤두준, 오소녀 출신 지나 뮤비 첫 연기도전 '연인호흡'". July 9, 2010. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
5. "비 비스트 휘성... '대형신인' 지나 데뷔에 톱스타들 뭉쳤다". July 14, 2010. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
6. "New Albums and Singles Preview - 2012 May Week 3". Soompi. Archived from the original on May 21, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
7. G.NA reveals more photos for comeback with “Oops” (ft. Ilhoon) from new mini album ‘Beautiful Kisses’
8. "'Real Men' teases next week's female soldiers: Girl's Day's Hyeri, G.NA and more!". Allkpop. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
9. Min-sik, Yoon (September 14, 2017). "Fans condemn G.NA's thank-you message amid prostitution 'rumors'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
10. "지나, 지난해 큐브와 전속계약 만료..결별[공식입장]". March 2016.
11. ^ "Gaon Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
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13. "Gaon Album Chart - 2011년 9월 (September 2011)". Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
14. "Gaon Album Chart - 2012년 8월 (August 2012 - Domestic)". Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on May 13, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
15. "Gaon Album Chart - 2012년 5월 (May 2012)". Gaon Chart (in Korean). KMCIA. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
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17. ^ "Digital Chart ("G.NA" search)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved May 13, 2021.
18. ^ "Billboard K-Pop Hot 100". Billboard Korea. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
19. "G.NA Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
20. ^ "Gaon Download Chart 2010년". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 18, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
21. ^ "2011년 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved May 13, 2021.
22. "2012년 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved May 13, 2021.
23. "2013년 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). p. 2. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
24. "2011년 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). p. 2. Archived from the original on September 10, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
25. "Hello Counselor - Jun Hyoseong, G.NA, Kim Yeongcheol & more! (2014.06.09)". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021.
26. Winners at the 18th Korean Culture Entertainment Awards
27. G.NA wins “Best Rookie Award” at “2010 Gaon Chart Awards”
28. Winners from the 2011 Mnet 20's Choice Awards
29. Winners from the 26th Golden Disk Awards
30. "Winners at the 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards!". Allkpop. November 28, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
31. ^ "Winners from the 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards". Allkpop. November 29, 2011. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
32. ^ "Winners from the '2012 Mnet Asian Music Awards'". Allkpop. November 30, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
33. "2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards (part 1)". Mwave. MAMA. Archived from the original on December 9, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2015.

External links

• Official website

• 1987 births
• Living people
• Actresses from British Columbia
• Actresses from Edmonton
• Canadian actresses of Korean descent
• Canadian dance musicians
• Canadian expatriates in South Korea
• Canadian film actresses
• Canadian musicians of Korean descent
• Canadian contemporary R&B singers
• Canadian sopranos
• Canadian television actresses
• Canadian television hosts
• Cube Entertainment artists
• Korean-language singers of Canada
• K-pop singers
• Singers from British Columbia
• Musicians from Edmonton
• Actors from Surrey, British Columbia
• South Korean female idols
• Canadian women pop singers
• 21st-century Canadian women singers
• Canadian women television hosts
• Singers from Alberta