Jang Na-ra

Jang Na-ra is believed to be single and there is not much known about her dating life. She was once rumored to be dating actor Park Bo Gum but this allegation was dismissed as false by her agency.

She is involved in various philanthropic activities. She actively works with the FHI Charity organization and organized a fund-raising concert for child patients of leukemia in China in 2007. She also donated generously to the victims of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.

Jang Na-ra was born in Seoul, South Korea on 18th March 1981. Her father Ju Heo-seong is also an actor. She appeared in the play ‘Les Miserables’ with her father when she was a young girl, thus developing an early interest in acting.

During her high school days, she worked as a model in television advertisements. Later, she went to the Chung-Ang University, where she studied Fine Arts with major in acting. During her time at the university, she performed in various plays and musicals. Because of her involvement in various activities, her graduation was much delayed. She eventually graduated in February 2010.

Jang Na-ra began her musical career in 2001, and soon signed a contract with SM Entertainment. However, she was dropped as they assumed that she wouldn’t gain much popularity. Shortly after, she released her debut album ‘First Story’. The album wasn’t received well initially. But after she released more tracks from the album, its popularity grew and it reached several charts. She received many awards as well.

Her second album ‘Jjang Nara Vol. 2 Sweet Dream’, which was released in 2002, also became hugely popular. The song ‘Sweet Dream’ went on to become a super-hit. The album became one of the top selling ones of 2002. In December 2003, she released her third album ‘3rd Story’. It was a success, though it didn’t surpass the popularity of her second album.

Her popularity grew with the release of her fourth and fifth albums, ‘My Story’ and ‘She’, both of which were released in the year 2007. She released a few Chinese albums as well.

In March 2008, she released her first multilingual album ‘Dream of Asia’. At the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, she appeared in the Olympic Song ‘Beijing Welcomes You’. She was the only singer from a non-Chinese-speaking country to appear in the song.

Four years later, in 2012, she returned to the music scene with her digital single ‘I Only Think of You’. She also released another Chinese album ‘Love Journey’, the same year.

Jang Na-ra began her acting career in 2001 with a role in the TV series ‘New Nonstop’. The following year, she played the lead role in the romantic comedy series ‘Successful Story of a Bright Girl’. The series became a huge success, winning multiple awards. The same year, she appeared in another comedy series ‘My Love Patzzi’, which was also a success.

In 2003, she made her first appearance on the big screen, with her role in the film ‘Oh! Happy Day!’ Her popularity continued to grow with her appearances in other TV series such as ‘Love Is All Around’, and ‘Wedding’. In 2005, she appeared in the Chinese drama ‘My Bratty Princess’, which helped to increase her stardom in China.

The other successful works she appeared in over the next few years include ‘Good Morning Shanghai’ (2007), ‘Unruly Qiao’ (2011), ‘Baby Faced Beauty’ (2011), ‘School 2013’ (2012) and ‘Fated to Love You’ (2014).

She played the main role of a police detective in the 2015 mystery thriller series ‘Hello Monster’. She was latest seen in the romantic comedy series ‘One More Happy Ending’.