Yoon Ye-jin (Hangul: 윤예진; born May 24, 1991), better known by her stage name Nada (나다) is a South Korean rapper and singer. She is a former member of the girl group Wassup. Nada made her debut as a soloist on December 22, 2016, with the digital single "Seorae Village".
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Born | Yoon Ye-jin May 24, 1991 Seoul, South Korea |
Education | Sunhwa Arts School |
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Genres | K-pop |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2013–present |
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Personal life
editNada was born as Yoon Ye-ji in Seoul, South Korea. She studied at Sunhwa Arts School.
Career
edit2013–2016: Debut with Wassup and solo activities
editIn 2013, Nada become a member of the girl group Wassup under Mafia Records, she was the main rapper of the group. On August 9, 2013, Nada released her first solo song "Bang Bang" as a member of Wassup, the song was also produced by her.[2] on May 18, 2014, Nada was featured in Pharaoh's song "Domperii" with Red Roc.[3] Nada participated in Mnet's rap competition TV show, Show Me the Money 3 as a contestant until round 3,[4] On February 2, 2016, Nada released her 1st mixtape Homework.[5] In July 2016, Nada become a contestant in Mnet's female rapper competition show Unpretty Rapstar 3,[6] she lost out to Giant Pink in the finals with 131 votes.
On October 28, 2016, Nada was chosen as the new model for fitness brand Reebok korea's women's campaign '#PERFECTNEVER'. The campaign supports "women who are endlessly challenged by themselves, rejecting the limits of perfection".[7][8][9][10] November 3, Mafia Records announced that Nada will be releasing a solo single but the company has yet to specify a specific release date.[11] on December 18, the teaser image for her solo single "Seorae Village" was released, the teaser of the music video was released on December 21.[12] the song along with its music video was released on December 22.[13][14]
2017–2019: Leaving Wassup, It's Okay to Be a Little Crazy and collaboration
editOn February 1, 2017, it was announced that Nada had officially left Wassup after a dispute with the Mafia Records.[15][16] then Nada signed a contract with Ground Zero[17] and on September 27, she made her first comeback after leaving Wassup, with the single "Trippin".[18][19] On October 28, Nada was the cast member of SBS's variety show It's Okay to Be a Little Crazy,[20]
On January 12, 2018, Nada released "Ride", featuring Sumin.[21][22] On May 30, 2018, Nada and Mina Myoung of 1MILLION Dance Studio collaborate on a reality show about music called Never Sleep, it premiered on mobile contents service app oksusu on June 5.[23][24] The two also collaborate on a digital single called MND Project, released on June 15, 2018. With the song "Dozer".[25] The music video of "Dozer" was directed by TW from the company OVIS and the music video was also produced by OVIS theirself.[26] in August 2019, the Brazilian girl group EVE released the single "Oy Mama", which featured Nada.[27][28]
2020–present: "My Body" and Miss Back
editOn April 17, 2020, World Star Entertainment announced that Nada would make her first comeback in 2 years.[29] the teaser image of her comeback with the song "My Body" was released on June 19, the song was released along with its music video on June 25.[30][31][32][33][4] Nada also participated in the song as a songwriter and producer.[34] She promoted the song in several music programs.[35][36]
On September 3, Nada joined MBN's reality-variety show Miss Back.[37] The show revolves around many female singers who debuted previously in girl groups, but slowly faded away from the limelight.[38][39][40] On November 20, Nada released "Piggyback Ride" featuring singer Raina.[41] On July 13, 2021, she announced her new single "Spicy", her first release in a year.[42][43] "Spicy" was released along with its music video on July 31, 2021.[44][45] On November 29, 2021, Nada release the single "Bulletproof".[46]
Discography
editMixtape
editRelease date | Title | Notes |
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February 2, 2016 | Homework[47] |
Singles
editSolo
editRelease date | Title | Notes |
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August 9, 2013 | "Bang Bang" | Produced by her |
December 22, 2016 | "Seorae Village" (서래마을) | |
September 27, 2017 | "Trippin'" | Lyricist |
June 25, 2020 | "My Body" (내 몸) | Lyricist and producer |
July 31, 2021 | "Spicy" (신) | Lyricist |
November 28, 2021 | "Bulletproof" | Lyricist |
As a featured artist
editRelease date | Title | Artist(s) | Album | Notes |
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May 18, 2014 | "Domperii" (feat. Red Roc, Nada) | Pharoh | Part 1 | |
May 18, 2014 | "We Are The Champs" (feat. Nada & Nari from Wassup) | Champs | Dynamite | |
March 27, 2015 | "Pendulum" (시계추) (feat. Nada of Wassup) | THE GITA | — | |
May 27, 2015 | "What About You?" (feat. Nada of Wassup, Eugene Jung, Seo Paul) | Takers | — | |
November 28, 2015 | "Move Out" (비켜) (feat. Nada of Wassup) | BETHEBLUE | Emergence | |
October 13, 2015 | "Luv Me" | Stephanie | Top Secret | |
March 2, 2016 | "I Just Wanna" (feat. NADA of Wassup) | Grey Day | Permeate | |
August 11, 2019 | "Oy Mama" (feat. Nada) | EVE | — |
Collaborations
editRelease year | Release day | Title | Feat | Album | Notes |
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2016 | February 23 | "Do You Now My Heart?" (내 맘을 아냐고) | NADA of Wassup, MADTOWN, Rooftop House Studio feat. Jui | — | co-producer |
December 22 | "Together As One" | with various artists | Hooxi, The Beginning | W Foundation & United Nations campaign | |
2018 | January 12 | "Ride" | Sumin | — | |
June 15 | "Dozer" (도져) | Mina Myoung | MND Project | ||
2020 | November 20 | "Piggyback Ride" (어부바) | Raina | MBN Miss Back Part.2 | |
December 17 | "tantara" | Raina, Soyul (Crayon Pop) | MBN Miss Back Part.4 | ||
November 20 | "Winter Fantasy" | Dalsooobin, Sera, Gayoung, Soyul (Crayon Pop), Raina & Jung Yujin (The Ark) | MBN Miss Back Part.5 | ||
2021 | January 27 | "Finale" | Raina, Sera, Dalsooobin, Gayoung, Soyul (Crayon Pop) & Jung Yujin (The Ark) | MBN Miss Back Part.9 | |
January 27 | "We Are The One" | Raina, Sera, Dalsooobin, Gayoung, Soyul (Crayon Pop) & Jung Yujin (The Ark) |
Participation on Albums
editRelease year | Release day | Title | Artist(s) | Album | Notes |
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2015 | October 13 | "Luv Me" | Stephanie | Top Secret | |
2016 | August 20 | "Scary (Prod.by KUSH)" (with Soyeon) (무서워) | Unpretty Rapstar 3 Compilation | ||
August 27 | "Sticky (Prod. By San E)" (Feat. San E) | ||||
September 10 | "Nothing (Prod. By Swings)" (Feat. Swings) | ||||
September 17 | "Nasty" (Feat. Park Mi-kyung) | ||||
September 24 | "King pin" (Feat. Koonta, Don Mills) | ||||
October 24 | "She's coming (Prod. By Primary)" | Unpretty Rapstar contestants |
Filmography
editTV series
editYear | Title | Role | Note |
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2020 | Hanging On | Guest appearance - Episode 7 |
Tv show
editYear | Title | Role | Note |
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2014 | Show Me the Money 3 | Herself | Contestant until round 3 |
2016 | Unpretty Rapstar 3 | Herself | Contestant |
2018 | It's Okay to Be a Little Crazy | Herself | Cast member |
Never Sleep | Herself | Cast member | |
2020–2021 | Miss Back | Herself | Cast member |
2021 | Camping Middle School | Cast Member | [48] |
References
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- ^ "래퍼 파로, 신곡 'Domperii' 뮤직비디오 선공개". 천지일보 - 새 시대 희망언론 (in Korean). 19 May 2014.
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- ^ "와썹 나다, 솔로활동 시동…믹스테이프 3부작 첫 작품 공개". m.edaily.co.kr. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
- ^ "Third season of 'Unpretty Rapstar' kicks off". Korea JoongAng Daily. 29 July 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ^ "Wassup's Nada is the model for 'Reebok's women's campaign!". allkpop. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
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- ^ "리복, 우먼스 캠페인 모델에 래퍼 '나다' 선정". www.fashionn.com.
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- ^ "Wassup's Nada visits 'Seorae Village' in funky new MV!". allkpop. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
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- ^ "Wassup's Nada, Jinju, and Dain File Lawsuits To Cancel Contracts With Mafia Records Due To Lack Of Payments". Soompi. February 2017.
- ^ "WASSUP's Jinju & Dain also file suit against Mafia Records over lack of payments". Asian Junkie. 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Ground-Zero's Instagram profile post: "[나다 NADA] 공식 페이스북, 유투브 인사 Official YouTube, Facebook Greeting Please Subscribe and LIKE!!! 많은 사랑과 관심 그리고 구독 해주세요!! #Nada #나다 #QueenNada…"". Instagram. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
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- ^ "NADA X MINA MYOUNG [NEVER SLEEP 네버슬립]". YouTube. 나다 NADA Official.
- ^ "Nada & 1MILLION's Mina Myoung partnering up for new music + performance reality show 'Never Sleep'". allkpop. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
- ^ "DOZER - NADA X MINA MYOUNG / Mina Myoung Choreography". YouTube. 1MILLION Dance Studio.
- ^ "[NADA x MINA MYOUNG] 나다 x 미나명 'DOZER' MUSIC VIDEO". YouTube. 나다 NADA Official.
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- ^ "MBN's "Miss Back" Announces Lineup Of Female Idols Who Will Take A Second Chance At Stardom". Soompi. 3 September 2020.
- ^ Dang, Ha. "MBN Launch New Show "Miss Back" Giving Forgotten Female Idols A Second Chance". Xenews.net.
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- ^ "Nada strikes in red in 'Spicy' MV". allkpop. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ "NADA's "SPICY" turns up the heat in the latest single!". Retrieved 2021-09-19.
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- ^ "NADA's 1st mixtape". YouTube. 와썹WASSUP.
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