Lina (entertainer)

Lina
Lina
	Lina in 2023
Born	Lee Ji-yeon; February 18, 1984 (age 40); South Korea
Education	Myongji University
Occupations	Singer; actress;
Years active	2002–present
Spouse	Jang Seung-jo (m. 2014)
Children	2
	Musical career
Genres	K-pop; R&B; a cappella;
Instruments	Vocals; piano;
Years active	2002–2010
Labels	SM
Member of	The Grace; SM Town;
Formerly of	Isak N Jiyeon
Website	Lina
Korean name
Hangul	린아
Revised Romanization	Rina
McCune–Reischauer	Rina
Birth name
Hangul	이지연
Hanja	李智淵[citation needed]
Revised Romanization	I Jiyeon
McCune–Reischauer	Ri Chiyŏn

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".^[1] They got married on November 22, 2014, in a private wedding.^[2] The two welcomed their first child in September 2018.^[3] On September 28, 2021, the agency announced that Lina is pregnant with her second child.^[4] On December 31, 2021, Lina gave birth to the couple's second child, a daughter.^[5]

Discography

Original soundtracks

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Album
Title	Year	KOR ^[6]	Sales	Album
"Answer Me" (with Sung Doo Seop & Shinshin Kim)	2013	—	—	Murder Ballad OST
"You Belong To Me" (with Sung Doo Seop)		—
"Little By Little – Reprise" (with Shinshin Kim)		—
"You Belong To Me – Reprise" (with Shinshin Kim, Sung Doo Seop & Moon Jin Ah)		—
"Finale" (with Shinshin Kim, Sung Doo Seop & Moon Jin Ah)		—
"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)		—
"How We Used To Be" (그날의 우리) (with Kai, Seo Ji-young, Eunsoo Moon)		—
"—" 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 ^[7]	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	^[8]
2020	Chocolate	Woman in the museum	JTBC	^[9]

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^[10]
2023–2024	Les Misérables	Fantine
2024	Hadestown	Persephone
2024–2025	Jekyll & Hyde	Lucy Harris

References

^ "CSJH the Grace's Lina and musical actor Jang Seung Jo to tie the knot!".
^ "CSJH the Grace's Lina and Jang Seung Jo to have a private wedding this weekend + romantic wedding pictorial".
^ "[종합] "결혼 4년 만에 득남"…장승조 린아, 이제는 둘 아닌 '셋'". Xports News (in Korean). September 26, 2018.
^ Ko Seung-ah (September 28, 2021). "장승조♥린아, 둘째 임신…"내년 1월 출산 예정" [공식]" [Jang Seung-jo ♥ Lina, pregnant with second child... "Scheduled to give birth in January next year" [Official]]. News 1 (in Korean). Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Naver.
^ Kang Hyo-jin (December 31, 2021). "장승조♥린아 부부, 31일 둘째 득녀 "가족들 모두 기뻐해"[공식]" [Jang Seung-jo ♥ Lin-ah couple, second child on the 31st "The whole family is happy" [Official]] (in Korean). SPOTV News. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via Naver.
^
"Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 26, 2019.
- "Game". October 7–13, 2012.
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"Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 26, 2019.
- "Game". October 7–13, 2012.
^ Kyung-min, Ko (August 20, 2012). "천상지희 린아, '대왕의 꿈' 첫 촬영 "신기하고 기대된다"". My Daily. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
^ Minji, Kim (January 16, 2020). "린아, '초콜릿' 특별출연…남편 장승조와 케미 예고". News1. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
^ Shin Young-eun (September 28, 2022). "스위니토드' 강필석·신성록·이규형→전미도·김지현·린아 캐스팅…12월 개막" ['Sweeney Todd' Kang Pil-seok, Shin Seong-rok, Lee Kyu-hyeong → Jeon Mi-do, Kim Ji-hyun, Lina Casting… December start] (in Korean). Meil business. Retrieved September 28, 2022 – via Naver.

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[1] "CSJH the Grace's Lina and musical actor Jang Seung Jo to tie the knot!".

[2] "CSJH the Grace's Lina and Jang Seung Jo to have a private wedding this weekend + romantic wedding pictorial".

[3] "[종합] "결혼 4년 만에 득남"…장승조 린아, 이제는 둘 아닌 '셋'". Xports News (in Korean). September 26, 2018.

[4] Ko Seung-ah (September 28, 2021). "장승조♥린아, 둘째 임신…"내년 1월 출산 예정" [공식]" [Jang Seung-jo ♥ Lina, pregnant with second child... "Scheduled to give birth in January next year" [Official]]. News 1 (in Korean). Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Naver.

[5] Kang Hyo-jin (December 31, 2021). "장승조♥린아 부부, 31일 둘째 득녀 "가족들 모두 기뻐해"[공식]" [Jang Seung-jo ♥ Lin-ah couple, second child on the 31st "The whole family is happy" [Official]] (in Korean). SPOTV News. Retrieved December 31, 2021 – via Naver.

[6] "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 26, 2019.
"Game". October 7–13, 2012.

[7] "Game". October 7–13, 2012.

[7] "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 26, 2019.
"Game". October 7–13, 2012.

[9] "Game". October 7–13, 2012.

[8] Kyung-min, Ko (August 20, 2012). "천상지희 린아, '대왕의 꿈' 첫 촬영 "신기하고 기대된다"". My Daily. Retrieved January 14, 2016.

[9] Minji, Kim (January 16, 2020). "린아, '초콜릿' 특별출연…남편 장승조와 케미 예고". News1. Retrieved May 6, 2020.

[10] Shin Young-eun (September 28, 2022). "스위니토드' 강필석·신성록·이규형→전미도·김지현·린아 캐스팅…12월 개막" ['Sweeney Todd' Kang Pil-seok, Shin Seong-rok, Lee Kyu-hyeong → Jeon Mi-do, Kim Ji-hyun, Lina Casting… December start] (in Korean). Meil business. Retrieved September 28, 2022 – via Naver.

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