# Kwon Nara

Kwon Ah-yoon (Korean: 권아윤; born March 13, 1991), better known by the stage name Kwon Nara (권나라), is a South Korean actress and former singer. Before she transitioned to acting career she is best known as one of the original members of the South Korean girl group Hello Venus.

## Career
### Beginnings and acting debut

Nara became an acting trainee for Fantagio Entertainment when she was in middle school. She joined the girl group Hello Venus as a founding member where she went by the stage name "Nara". They debuted on May 9, 2012, with the mini-album Venus, which contained four tracks. The single "Venus" reached number 35 on the Gaon chart.
Aside from her group activities, Nara appeared as a cameo role as a stewardess on the 20th episode of the SBS drama Take Care of Us, Captain with fellow Hello Venus member, Yooyoung.

### 2017–present: Rise in popularity and lead roles

In 2017, Nara played her first major acting role in SBS's romantic comedy drama Suspicious Partner. In 2018, Nara starred tvN's melodrama My Mister, followed by SBS legal drama Your Honor.
In 2019, Nara got her first lead role in the KBS' medical prison drama Doctor Prisoner. In June 2019, Nara signed with new agency A-Man Project.
In 2020, she starred in JTBC drama Itaewon Class, based on the webtoon of the same name. The series was a commercial success and became the seventh highest-rated Korean dramas in cable television history. She was also cast in historical comedy TV series Royal Secret Agent as Hong Da-In, a courtesan whose beauty is comparable to Hwang Jini.
In March 2021, Nara was confirmed to be starring in tvN's fantasy drama Bulgasal: Immortal Souls. in the role of Min Sang-woon, a woman who used to be an immortal, but goes through a tragic event that turns her into a human. The drama premiered in December 2021.
In June 2022, Nara signed with new agency C-JeS Entertainment. In September 2022, Nara joined an essemble casts featuring actors from television dramas Love in the Moonlight, Itaewon Class, and The Sound of Magic in the TVING-produced reality tv show Young Actors' Retreat.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2006 | Mr. Wacky | High School Girl | Cameo | |
| 2018 | Fantasy of the Girls | Ha-nam | | |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | Take Care of Us, Captain | | Cameo |
| 2014 | I Need Romance Season 3 | | Cameo |
| 2014 | Single Cunning Lady | | Cameo |
| 2016 | Entertainer | Song-hee | Cameo |
| 2017 | Suspicious Partner | Cha Yoo-jung | |
| 2018 | My Mister | Choi Yoo-ra | |
| 2018 | Your Honor | Joo-eun | |
| 2019 | Doctor Prisoner | Han So-geum | |
| 2020 | Itaewon Class | Oh Soo-ah | |
| 2020–2021 | Royal Secret Agent | Hong Da-in | |
| 2021–2022 | Bulgasal: Immortal Souls | Min Sang-woon / Kim Hwa-yeon | |
| 2024 | The Midnight Studio | Han Bom | |
| 2025 | Knock-Off | Moon Yoo-bin | |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2013 | After School – Lucky or Not | | Cameo | |
| 2014 | After School – Lucky or Not 2 | Mal-soon | Cameo | |

### Television shows

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2016 | Law of the Jungle in East Timor | Cast member | Episode 238–240 | |

### Web shows

| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
| 2022 | Young Actors' Retreat | Cast member | |

## Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2019 | Best New Actress – Television | My Mister | Nominated |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2020 | Best Supporting Actress – Television | Itaewon Class | Nominated |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2019 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Doctor Prisoner | Nominated |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2019 | Best New Actress | Doctor Prisoner | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2019 | Netizen Award | Doctor Prisoner | Nominated |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2021 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Royal Secret Agent | Won |
| Korea Drama Awards | 2019 | Best New Actress | Doctor Prisoner | Won |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2017 | Best New Actress | Suspicious Partner | Nominated |
| SBS Drama Awards | 2018 | Best New Actress | Your Honor | Nominated |
| Seoul International Drama Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Korean Actress | Royal Secret Agent | Nominated |

### Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement :
| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement | Ref. |
| Forbes | 2020 | Korea Power Celebrity 40 | 33rd | |