# Lina (entertainer)

Lee Ji-yeon (Korean: 이지연; born February 18, 1984), known professionally as Lina (린아), is a South Korean singer and musical theatre actress. 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.
Following The Grace's indefinite hiatus in 2010, Lina 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, Notre-Dame de Paris, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and Les Misérables.

## Personal life

On July 25, 2014, Lina confirmed that she was dating musical actor, Jang Seung-jo for two years. They had been seeing each other since the musical "Temptation of Wolves". They got married on November 22, 2014, in a private wedding. The two welcomed their first child in September 2018. On September 28, 2021, the agency announced that Lina is pregnant with her second child. On December 31, 2021, Lina gave birth to the couple's second child, a daughter.

## Discography
### Original soundtracks

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR | Sales | Album |
| "Answer Me" (with Sung Doo Seop & Shinshin Kim) | 2013 | — | — | Murder Ballad OST |
| "You Belong To Me" (with Sung Doo Seop) | 2013 | — | — | Murder Ballad OST |
| "Little By Little – Reprise" (with Shinshin Kim) | 2013 | — | — | Murder Ballad OST |
| "You Belong To Me – Reprise" (with Shinshin Kim, Sung Doo Seop & Moon Jin Ah) | 2013 | — | — | Murder Ballad OST |
| "Finale" (with Shinshin Kim, Sung Doo Seop & Moon Jin Ah) | 2013 | — | — | Murder Ballad OST |
| "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) | 2019 | — | — | Ben-Hur: The Musical OST |
| "How We Used To Be" (그날의 우리) (with Kai, Seo Ji-young, Eunsoo Moon) | 2019 | — | — | Ben-Hur: The Musical OST |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |||||

### Other appearances

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR | Sales | Album |
| "I Dream Of You" | 2003 | — | — | 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 | |
| 2020 | Chocolate | Woman in the museum | JTBC | |

### 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: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Mrs. Lovett |
| 2020–2021 | The Count of Monte Cristo (10th Anniversary) | Mercedes |
| 2022–2023 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Miss Lovett |
| 2023–2024 | Les Misérables | Fantine |
| 2024 | Hadestown | Persephone |
| 2024–2025 | Jekyll & Hyde | Lucy Harris |