Nancy (singer)

Nancy Jewel McDonie (born April 13, 2000), known professionally as Nancy (Korean: 낸시), is a Korean-American singer, actress, host, and a member of the girl group Momoland, which was formed in November 10, 2016 through the Mnet's reality survival show Finding Momoland.

Nancy
낸시
Nancy in 2018
Born
Nancy Jewel Mcdonie

(2000-04-13) April 13, 2000
Daegu, South Korea
EducationHanlim Multi Art School
Occupation
  • Singer
  • dancer
  • host
  • actress
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2016–present
LabelsMLD
Associated actsMomoland

Early life and education

Nancy was born to a Korean mother and an American father of Irish ancestry.

She graduated from Hanlim Multi Art School on February 9, 2018, where she was a student in the Musical Department[1][2].

Personal life

Nancy has been living in the United States for about 6 years. In a interview about her being mixed with two different cultures Nancy said, "i have always been told by my parents that there are two cultures that I am in contact with even since i was a child."[3][4]

When asked if she was afraid or was unfamiliar with Korean culture when she moved to South Korea, she said: "Before I moved to South Korea, my mother kept telling me that Korean and American schools are really different." She added, "After I transferred to a Korean school, I couldn't speak Korean well, but it was not difficult because my friends helped me."[3]

Career

Pre-debut

Nancy auditioned in Korea's Got Talent as part of a hip-hop group called "Cutie Pies" in 2011, The group reached the semi-finals.[5] She was a former trainee of Nega Network.

She appeared in a various TV programs in her teens, such as The Unlimited Show where she had visited Philippines and Saipan, along with South Korean actress Kim Yoo-jung.

Nancy also appeared in music videos such as Snuper’s "Stand By Me" and MC Gree’s "Dangerous".

2016: Finding Momoland, debut with Momoland, and Sunny Girls
Main article: Momoland
Nancy in 2016

In 2016, Nancy became a contestant on Mnet's reality survival show Finding Momoland to select the members of MLD Entertainment's new girl group Momoland. She finished the competition in second place, and had her debut with the group on November 10, 2016 with the mini-album Welcome To Momoland.[6] Momoland made their debut stage performing at M Countdown,[7]

On November 19, it was announced that she would join Inkigayo's project girl group Sunny Girls[8] along with GFriend's Eunha, WJSN's Cheng Xiao, Oh My Girl's YooA and Gugudan's Nayoung.[9][10]

2017–present: Acting activities and Success with Momoland
See also: Great! (EP), Bboom Bboom, and Fun to the World

Nancy performing in 2018.

In 2017, Nancy has a Guest appearance in tvN's TV series The Liar and His Lover[11],

On April 2017, Momoland released the single "Wonderful Love", On August 22, 2017, Momoland's second mini-album, Freeze! Was released, in the same year, Nancy was cast in the lead role with boy band ZE:A's member Ha Min-woo in Naver TV's web music drama series, Some Light,[12] Nancy and Ha Min-woo also collaborated together for the theme song of the drama series[13],

in 2018 Nancy has a Guest appearance in MBC's Dae Jang Geum is Watching,[14]

On January 3, 2018, momoland released their third mini-album, Great! with the its lead single "Bboom Bboom", the lead single "Bboom Bboom" become a Commercial Success, it peaked at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart,[15] On June 26, 2018, Momoland released their fourth mini-album Fun to the World, with the lead single "Baam", the lead single was 15th best-selling song of July 2018 on Gaon Music Chart [16].

On October 4, 2019, Dreamscape Entertainment, who is the production company of the show, announced that Nancy will be starring as the female lead in an upcoming new Filipino drama series, titled The Soulmate Project, alongside Filipino-Australian actor, James Reid, consists of 13 episodes, Nancy revealed that her character, Binna, is a "Korean-American who lives in the Philippines". Nancy also revealed that the filming will also takes part in her home country South Korea[17].the drama was originally set to air in 2020.[18], But it was later postponed to air in 2021 due to the Covid-19 and ABS-CBN franchise renewal controversy[19][20].

Filmography

Television
For Nancy works with Momoland, see Momoland § Filmography.
Year Network Title Note
2010 EBS Hangul Train Chipo As a kid
2010 KBS2 Hello Counselor Season 1
2011 tvN Korea's Got Talent contestant
2011–2013 Tooniverse The Unlimited Show season 2-5
2014 Olala School 2 Cast member
2016 Mnet Finding Momoland contestant
2017 K-STAR I Am the Actor Cast member
2017 Idol Acting Competition Cast member
2017–2018 Arirang TV Pops in Seoul MC
2018 MBC Momoland's Saipan Land Cast member
2018 MBC 2018 Idol Star Athletics Championships Chuseok Special Cast member
2019 MBC 2019 Idol Star Athletics Championships Chuseok Special Cast member
2020 MBC 2020 Idol Star Athletics Championships Cast member

Dramas
Year Network Title Role Note Ref.
2017 tvN The Liar and His Lover Herself Guest appearance [11]
2018 MBC Dae Jang Geum is Watching Herself Guest appearance [14]
2021 Kapamilya Channel The Soulmate Project Binna[21] Lead role [22][23]

Web dramas
Year Network Title Role Ref.
2017 Naver TV Some Light Main [12]

Discography
For Nancy works with Momoland, see Momoland § Discography.

OSTs
  • "Some Light" (with Minwoo) (2017)

Nancy Jewel Mcdonie on Instagram

References
  1. ""아쉽지만 뿌듯해요" 예리, 주이, 연정, 재현, 휘영, 주학년, 한림예고 졸업". 민중의소리 (in Korean). 2018-02-09. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  2. "모모랜드 낸시-주이, '함께 그리는 하트' (한림예고 졸업식)". 서울경제 (in Korean). 2018-02-09. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  3. "모모랜드 낸시 "내 몸매 관련 댓글밖에 없어…그게 왜 중요한가"". www.donga.com. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  4. 뉴스,SBS연예뉴스, SBS (2020-06-25). "모모랜드 낸시 "몸매 댓글밖에 없더라…왜 몸매만 중요하게 생각하는지"". SBS연예뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  5. "Meet Nancy McDonie of Momoland". PEP.ph. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  6. "엠넷 '모모랜드를 찾아서' 모모랜드, 결국 파이널 미션 실패로 데뷔 불발". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  7. "모모랜드, '엠카운트다운' 500회 특집 통해 전격 데뷔". 아시아경제 (in Korean). 2016-11-11. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  8. "은하X성소X유아X나영X낸시 '써니걸스'의 'TAXI'". tv.kakao.com (in Korean). 20170201045740. Retrieved 2020-08-12. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. "'써니걸스' 성소-은하-유아-나영-낸시, 강렬한 매력의 'TAXI' 첫 공개". 서울경제 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  10. tenasia.hankyung.com, Digital. "써니걸스 | 텐아시아". 텐아시아 연예뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  11. "모모랜드(MOMOLAND) 연우-혜빈-나윤, '그녀는 거짓말을 너무 사랑해' 깜짝 출연 - 박소윤 기자". 톱스타뉴스 (in Korean). 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  12. https://m.bilibili.com/video/av20193346
  13. "Some Light (Korean Drama - 2017) - 썸라이트". HanCinema. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  14. "'대장금이 보고있다' 모모랜드(MOMOLAND), 카메오로 깜짝 출연". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  15. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  16. "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  17. News, ABS-CBN. "'Soulmate Project': Script hints at how James and Nancy will meet in series". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  18. "MOMOLAND's Nancy To Make Acting Debut In New Filipino Drama | E! News". m.eonline.com. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  19. "Philippines Lawmakers Vote to Shut Down Country's Largest TV Network". Time. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  20. Gutierrez, Jason (2020-07-10). "Philippine Congress Officially Shuts Down Leading Broadcaster". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
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  22. "Nancy McDonie confirms 'The Soulmate Project' with James Reid will air soon". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  23. "LOOK: James Reid and Nancy McDonie get into character for 'The Soulmate Project'". Rappler. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
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