Dana (Korean singer)

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Dana
DANA the Grace
DANA the Grace
Background information
Birth name Hong Sung Mi
Born July 17, 1986 (1986-07-17) (age 20)
Origin South Korea
Genre(s) Pop, dance, ballad
Occupation(s) singer
Instrument(s) singing
Years active 2001 —
Label(s) SM Entertainment
Associated
acts		 TSZX
Website Official Homepage

Hong Sung Mi (Hangul:홍성미, born on 17 July 1986), better known as DANA, is a Korean singer. Although originally a solo singer on SM Entertainment, she has since become a member of girl group TSZX. Due to her earlier debut in the Korean music industry, she is seen as the leader, although she has denied this in an interview, stating that each member has an equal status in the group[citation needed].

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[edit] Facts

  • Family: little sister (Hong Su Na)
  • Religion : Christian
  • Education: Cheongdam Middle School, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
  • Major: Chinese
  • Real name: Hong, Sung-Mi (홍성미)
  • Stage name: Xi Yue DANA, Hee Yeol DANA, DANA The Grace.
  • Stage name meaning: Happiness of Heaven.
  • Birth Date: July 17, 1986 (1986-07-17) (age 20).

[edit] Career

Starting off as a solo artist on Lee Soo Man's SM Entertainment label, DANA was expected to rise as the "next BoA". Prior to debut, she received promotion as an actress in popular boyband H.O.T's Age of Peace movie and in Kangta's "Polaris" music video.

In 2001 she released her fairly successful first single "Diamond", a pop/dance track featuring Jung YunHo (who would eventually become a member of TVXQ). That same year, she released an album with the same name along with other singles. Her career blossomed and continued with promotion by appearing on variety shows such as X-Man, as well as plying a main role in the sitcom Nonstop. Her second album release in 2003, however, was not very popular and sold poorly. From that point on, DANA disappeared from the music industry (aside from SMTOWN collaborations) until the debut of TSZX.

Since 2005, DANA has been a member of Korea a cappella girl group TSZX (now known as TSZX the Grace). For the group's fourth Japanese single, she composed the music to her own solo song "Sayonara No Mukou Ni."

[edit] Discography

[edit] Solo albums

  • First Album (2001)
  • Dana Vol. 2 (2003)

[edit] Solo Singles

  • Diamond
  • Pretty
  • To the End of the Earth
  • Maybe
  • What is Love

[edit] TSZX the Grace singles

Please see TSZX for TSZX discography information.

[edit] Compilations

  • Summer Vacation in SMTown.com (2002)
  • 2003 K-POP Super best 2 (2003)
  • 2003 Winter Vacation in SMTOWN.com (2004)
  • 2004 Summer Vacation in SMTOWN.com (2004)
  • 2006 Summer Vacation in SMTOWN.com (2006) (as a member of TSZX)
  • 2006 Winter Vacation in SMTOWN.com (2006) (as a member of TSZX)

[edit] Acting

  • H.O.T's "Age of Peace" movie
  • Kangta's "Polaris" music video (2001)
  • Nonstop 3 (2002)

[edit] External links

 v • d • e SM Entertainment Co., Ltd.

Current: SM Town | Ahyoomee | Black Beat | BoA | Choo Ka Yul | TSZX The Grace | DANA | Go Ah Ra | Hyun Jin | Isak | Kangta | Lee Yeon Hee | Park Hee Bon | Song Kwang Sik | Super Junior | The TRAX | TVXQ | Yoo Young Jin | Zhang Li Yin

Former: Fly to the Sky | Isak N Jiyeon | H.O.T. | M.I.L.K | Moon Hee Jun | S.E.S. | Shinvi | Shinhwa

Collaboration: Group 'S' (Supreme) | Kangta & Vanness | Super Junior K.R.Y | Super Junior T

Official site: http://www.smtown.com
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