# Nada (South Korean musician)

Yoon Ye-jin (Hangul: 윤예진; born May 24, 1991), better known by her stage name Nada (나다) is a South Korean rapper and singer. She is a former member of the girl group Wassup. Nada made her debut as a soloist on December 22, 2016, with the digital single "Seorae Village".

## Personal life

Nada was born as Yoon Ye-ji in Seoul, South Korea. She studied at Sunhwa Arts School.

## Career
### 2013–2016: Debut with Wassup and solo activities

In 2013, Nada become a member of the girl group Wassup under Mafia Records, she was the main rapper of the group. On August 9, 2013, Nada released her first solo song "Bang Bang" as a member of Wassup, the song was also produced by her. on May 18, 2014, Nada was featured in Pharaoh's song "Domperii" with Red Roc. Nada participated in Mnet's rap competition TV show, Show Me the Money 3 as a contestant until round 3, On February 2, 2016, Nada released her 1st mixtape Homework. In July 2016, Nada become a contestant in Mnet's female rapper competition show Unpretty Rapstar 3, she lost out to Giant Pink in the finals with 131 votes.
On October 28, 2016, Nada was chosen as the new model for fitness brand Reebok korea's women's campaign '#PERFECTNEVER'. The campaign supports "women who are endlessly challenged by themselves, rejecting the limits of perfection". November 3, Mafia Records announced that Nada will be releasing a solo single but the company has yet to specify a specific release date. on December 18, the teaser image for her solo single "Seorae Village" was released, the teaser of the music video was released on December 21. the song along with its music video was released on December 22.

### 2017–2019: Leaving Wassup, It's Okay to Be a Little Crazy and collaboration

On February 1, 2017, it was announced that Nada had officially left Wassup after a dispute with the Mafia Records. then Nada signed a contract with Ground Zero and on September 27, she made her first comeback after leaving Wassup, with the single "Trippin". On October 28, Nada was the cast member of SBS's variety show It's Okay to Be a Little Crazy,
On January 12, 2018, Nada released "Ride", featuring Sumin. On May 30, 2018, Nada and Mina Myoung of 1MILLION Dance Studio collaborate on a reality show about music called Never Sleep, it premiered on mobile contents service app oksusu on June 5. The two also collaborate on a digital single called MND Project, released on June 15, 2018. With the song "Dozer". The music video of "Dozer" was directed by TW from the company OVIS and the music video was also produced by OVIS theirself. in August 2019, the Brazilian girl group EVE released the single "Oy Mama", which featured Nada.

### 2020–present: "My Body" and Miss Back

On April 17, 2020, World Star Entertainment announced that Nada would make her first comeback in 2 years. the teaser image of her comeback with the song "My Body" was released on June 19, the song was released along with its music video on June 25. Nada also participated in the song as a songwriter and producer. She promoted the song in several music programs.
On September 3, Nada joined MBN's reality-variety show Miss Back. The show revolves around many female singers who debuted previously in girl groups, but slowly faded away from the limelight. On November 20, Nada released "Piggyback Ride" featuring singer Raina. On July 13, 2021, she announced her new single "Spicy", her first release in a year. "Spicy" was released along with its music video on July 31, 2021. On November 29, 2021, Nada release the single "Bulletproof".

## Discography
### Mixtape

| Release date | Title | Notes |
| February 2, 2016 | Homework | |

### Singles
#### Solo

| Release date | Title | Notes |
| August 9, 2013 | "Bang Bang" | Produced by her |
| December 22, 2016 | "Seorae Village" (서래마을) | |
| September 27, 2017 | "Trippin'" | Lyricist |
| June 25, 2020 | "My Body" (내 몸) | Lyricist and producer |
| July 31, 2021 | "Spicy" (신) | Lyricist |
| November 28, 2021 | "Bulletproof" | Lyricist |

#### As a featured artist

| Release date | Title | Artist(s) | Album |
| May 18, 2014 | "Domperii" (feat. Red Roc, Nada) | Pharoh | Part 1 |
| May 18, 2014 | "We Are The Champs" (feat. Nada & Nari from Wassup) | Champs | Dynamite |
| March 27, 2015 | "Pendulum" (시계추) (feat. Nada of Wassup) | THE GITA | — |
| May 27, 2015 | "What About You?" (feat. Nada of Wassup, Eugene Jung, Seo Paul) | Takers | — |
| November 28, 2015 | "Move Out" (비켜) (feat. Nada of Wassup) | BETHEBLUE | Emergence |
| October 13, 2015 | "Luv Me" | Stephanie | Top Secret |
| March 2, 2016 | "I Just Wanna" (feat. NADA of Wassup) | Grey Day | Permeate |
| August 11, 2019 | "Oy Mama" (feat. Nada) | EVE | — |

#### Collaborations

| Release year | Release day | Title | Feat | Album | Notes |
| 2016 | February 23 | "Do You Now My Heart?" (내 맘을 아냐고) | NADA of Wassup, MADTOWN, Rooftop House Studio feat. Jui | — | co-producer |
| 2016 | December 22 | "Together As One" | with various artists | Hooxi, The Beginning | W Foundation & United Nations campaign |
| 2018 | January 12 | "Ride" | Sumin | — | |
| 2018 | June 15 | "Dozer" (도져) | Mina Myoung | MND Project | |
| 2020 | November 20 | "Piggyback Ride" (어부바) | Raina | MBN Miss Back Part.2 | |
| 2020 | December 17 | "tantara" | Raina, Soyul (Crayon Pop) | MBN Miss Back Part.4 | |
| 2020 | November 20 | "Winter Fantasy" | Dalsooobin, Sera, Gayoung, Soyul (Crayon Pop), Raina & Jung Yujin (The Ark) | MBN Miss Back Part.5 | |
| 2021 | January 27 | "Finale" | Raina, Sera, Dalsooobin, Gayoung, Soyul (Crayon Pop) & Jung Yujin (The Ark) | MBN Miss Back Part.9 | |
| 2021 | January 27 | "We Are The One" | Raina, Sera, Dalsooobin, Gayoung, Soyul (Crayon Pop) & Jung Yujin (The Ark) | MBN Miss Back Part.9 | |

### Participation on Albums

| Release year | Release day | Title | Artist(s) | Album |
| 2015 | October 13 | "Luv Me" | Stephanie | Top Secret |
| 2016 | August 20 | "Scary (Prod.by KUSH)" (with Soyeon) (무서워) | | Unpretty Rapstar 3 Compilation |
| 2016 | August 27 | "Sticky (Prod. By San E)" (Feat. San E) | | Unpretty Rapstar 3 Compilation |
| 2016 | September 10 | "Nothing (Prod. By Swings)" (Feat. Swings) | | Unpretty Rapstar 3 Compilation |
| 2016 | September 17 | "Nasty" (Feat. Park Mi-kyung) | | Unpretty Rapstar 3 Compilation |
| 2016 | September 24 | "King pin" (Feat. Koonta, Don Mills) | | Unpretty Rapstar 3 Compilation |
| 2016 | October 24 | "She's coming (Prod. By Primary)" | Unpretty Rapstar contestants | Unpretty Rapstar 3 Compilation |

## Filmography
### TV series

| Year | Title | Role | Note |
| 2020 | Hanging On | | Guest appearance - Episode 7 |

### Tv show

| Year | Title | Role | Note |
| 2014 | Show Me the Money 3 | Herself | Contestant until round 3 |
| 2016 | Unpretty Rapstar 3 | Herself | Contestant |
| 2018 | It's Okay to Be a Little Crazy | Herself | Cast member |
| 2018 | Never Sleep | Herself | Cast member |
| 2020–2021 | Miss Back | Herself | Cast member |
| 2021 | Camping Middle School | Cast Member | |