Lina (South Korean singer)

Lee Ji-yeon (born February 18, 1984), known professionally as Lina, is a South Korean musical actress and singer. She was a part of the short-lived Korean R&B duo Isak N Jiyeon during 2002. After the duo disbanded in 2004, Lina eventually became a member of girl group The Grace in 2005. The group went on hiatus in 2010. Due to the group going on hiatus, Lee Ji-yeon later established herself as a musical actress, notably through her participation in the original and Korean versions of stage musicals including Fame, Moon Embracing the Sun, Jekyll & Hyde, and Notre-Dame de Paris.

Lina
이지연
Lina performing at "Moon Embracing the Sun - The musical" in February 2014
Born	Lee Ji-yeon (1984-02-18) February 18, 1984 South Korea
Education	Myongji University
Occupation	Singer actress
Years active	2002–present
Spouse(s)	Jang Seung-jo (m. 2014)
Children	1
Musical career
Genres	K-pop R&B acapella
Instruments	Vocals piano
Years active	2002–2010
Labels	SM
Associated acts	Isak N Jiyeon The Grace SM Town
Website	Lina

Lina
Hangul	린아
Revised Romanization	Rina
McCune–Reischauer	Rina
Birth name
Hangul	이지연
Hanja	李智淵
Revised Romanization	I Ji-yeon
McCune–Reischauer	Ri Chiyŏn

Personal life

On July 25, 2014, Lina confirmed that she was dating musical actor, Jang Seung-jo for two years. They had been meeting each other since the musical "Temptation of Wolves".[1] They got married on November 22, 2014 in a private wedding.[2]The two welcomed their first child in September 2018.[3]

Discography

Main articles: Isak N Jiyeon § discography, and The Grace discography

Original Soundtracks

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Album
		KOR [4]
"Answer Me" (with Sung Doo Seop & Shinshin Kim)	2013	—	N/A	Murder Ballad OST
"You Belong To Me" (with Sung Doo Seop)		—
"Little By Little - Reprise" (with Shinshin Kim)		—
"You Belong To Me - Reprise" (with Shinshin Kim, Sung Doo Seop & Moon Jin Ah)		—
"Finale" (with Shinshin Kim, Sung Doo Seop & Moon Jin Ah)		—
"Last Love" (마지막 사랑) (as Ballerina Created by Ballet)	2017	—		King of Mask Singer: Episode 102
"The Star" (그 별) (with Han Ji-sang)	2019	—		Ben-Hur: The Musical OST
"The Light of Catacombs" (카타콤의 빛) (with Woohyuk Min, Ensemble)		—
"How We Used To Be" (그날의 우리) (with Kai, Seo Ji-young, Eunsoo Moon)		—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Participation in Albums

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Album
		KOR [5]
"I Dream Of You"	2003	—	N/A	2003 Winter Vacation in SMTOWN.com
"Rock'n' Roll Star"	2006	—		Sweet Flower
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Network	Note
2012	Dream of the Emperor	Kim Munhui	KBS	[6]
2020	Chocolate	Woman in the museum	JTBC	[7]

Musical theatre

Year	Title	Role
2011	The March of the Youth	Oh Young-shim
2011	Temptation of Wolves	Jung Han-kyung
2011-2012	Fame	Serena Katz
2013-2014	Murder Ballad	Sarah
2014	Moon Embracing the Sun	Heo Yeon-woo
2014-2015	Jekyll & Hyde	Lucy Harris
2015	Man of La Mancha	Aldonza
2015-2016	The Orchestra Pit	Harp player
2016	Newsies	Katherine Plumber
2016	Notre-Dame de Paris	Esmeralda
2016-2017	The Count of Monte Cristo	Mercedes
2017	Cyrano de Bergerac The Musical	Roxanne
2019	Ben-Hur	Esther
2019-2020	Sweeney Todd	Mrs. Lovett

References

1. "CSJH the Grace's Lina and musical actor Jang Seung Jo to tie the knot!".
2. "CSJH the Grace's Lina and Jang Seung Jo to have a private wedding this weekend + romantic wedding pictorial".
3. "[종합] "결혼 4년 만에 득남"…장승조 린아, 이제는 둘 아닌 '셋'". Xports News (in Korean). September 26, 2018.
4. "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 26, 2019.
   • "Game". October 7–13, 2012.
5. "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 26, 2019.
   • "Game". October 7–13, 2012.
6. Kyung-min, Ko (20 August 2012). "천상지희 린아, '대왕의 꿈' 첫 촬영 "신기하고 기대된다"". My Daily. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
7. Minji, Kim (16 January 2020). "린아, '초콜릿' 특별출연…남편 장승조와 케미 예고". News1. Retrieved 2020-05-06.

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