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.[2] on May 18, 2014, Nada was featured in Pharaoh's song "Domperii" with Red Roc.[3] Nada participated in Mnet's rap competition TV show, Show Me the Money 3 as a contestant until round 3,[4] On February 2, 2016, Nada released her 1st mixtapeHomework.[5] In July 2016, Nada become a contestant in Mnet's female rapper competition show Unpretty Rapstar 3,[6] 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".[7][8][9][10] November 3, Mafia Records announced that Nada will be releasing a solo single but the company has yet to specify a specific release date.[11] 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.[12] the song along with its music video was released on December 22.[13][14]
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.[15][16] then Nada signed a contract with Ground Zero[17] and on September 27, she made her first comeback after leaving Wassup, with the single "Trippin".[18][19] On October 28, Nada was the cast member of SBS's variety show It's Okay to Be a Little Crazy,[20]
On January 12, 2018, Nada released "Ride", featuring Sumin.[21][22] 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.[23][24] The two also collaborate on a digital single called MND Project, released on June 15, 2018. With the song "Dozer".[25] The music video of "Dozer" was directed by TW from the company OVIS and the music video was also produced by OVIS theirself.[26] in August 2019, the Brazilian girl group EVE released the single "Oy Mama", which featured Nada.[27][28]
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.[29] 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.[30][31][32][33][4] Nada also participated in the song as a songwriter and producer.[34] She promoted the song in several music programs.[35][36]
On September 3, Nada joined MBN's reality-variety show Miss Back.[37] The show revolves around many female singers who debuted previously in girl groups, but slowly faded away from the limelight.[38][39][40] On November 20, Nada released "Piggyback Ride" featuring singer Raina.[41] On July 13, 2021, she announced her new single "Spicy", her first release in a year.[42][43] "Spicy" was released along with its music video on July 31, 2021.[44][45] On November 29, 2021, Nada release the single "Bulletproof".[46]
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