She was encouraged by her teacher in second year of elementary school to try acting and suggested it to her parents.[4] She started working as a child actress in educational programs but she couldn't attend school regularly so her parents forced her to quit it and so she focus on her studies. She attended Dongguk University there she studied theatre after graduating.[5] She signed with Ace Factory and started working in dramas, musical shows and theatre.
^"등장인물소개 - 기상청 외 사람들" [Character introduction - People outside the meteorological office] (in Korean).
^Park Pan-seok (December 12, 2022). "대행사 이보영X조성하X손나은, 첫 대본 연습부터 싱크로율 100%" [Agency Lee Bo-young X Jo Seong-ha X Son Na-eun, 100% synchro rate from the first script practice] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via Naver.