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Bona (singer) - Wikipedia

Kim Ji-yeon (Korean김지연; born August 19, 1995), better known by her stage name Bona (Korean보나), is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of the South Korean girl group WJSN, and also its sub-unit WJSN The Black. She made her acting debut in the KBS2 drama Hit the Top (2017),[5] and was cast as the female lead in the teen drama Girls' Generation 1979 (2018).[6] Bona gained recognition for her portrayal as world champion and gold medalist fencer Ko Yu-rim in the tvN television series Twenty-Five Twenty-One (2022). She later starred in the television series Joseon Attorney (2023) and Pyramid Game (2024).

Bona
Bona in March 2023
Born
Kim Ji-yeon

(1995-08-19) August 19, 1995 (age 29)
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[4]
AwardsFull list
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentVocals
Years active2016–present
LabelsStarship
Member of
Korean name
Hangul
보나
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBona
McCune–ReischauerPona
Birth name
Hangul
김지연
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Ji-yeon
McCune–ReischauerKim Chiyŏn
Websitestarship-ent.com

Early life and education

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Bona was born on August 19, 1995, in Dalseo District, Daegu, South Korea.[1][3] She graduated from Dongguk Girls' High School.[citation needed]

Career

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Pre-debut

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Bona was a trainee under Cube Entertainment before joining Starship Entertainment in 2013.[7]

2016–present: Debut with WJSN and solo activities

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Bona in August 2016

She was revealed to be a member of WJSN and its Wonder Unit on December 15, 2015, and proceeded to debut with them on February 25, 2016, with their debut mini-album Would You Like? and the single "MoMoMo".[8][9]

In 2017, she made her acting debut in the KBS2 drama Hit the Top,[10] and was cast as the female lead in the teen drama Girls' Generation 1979.[11] She made a cameo in Radio Romance in 2018, before her second lead role in Your House Helper.[12][13] Bona was revealed to have joined the cast of Law of the Jungle in Northern Mariana Islands.[14][15]

In 2020, Bona joined the KBS2 drama Homemade Love Story, playing as Lee Hae-deun. She earned the Best New Actress at the 2020 KBS Drama Awards[16] for her acting in the series.

In 2022, Bona rose to prominence for her role as a world champion and gold medalist fencer alongside Kim Tae-ri and Nam Joo-hyuk in the tvN drama Twenty-Five Twenty-One.[17] The drama became one of the highest-rated Korean dramas in cable television history.[18]

After scheduling conflicts with the filming of Twenty-Five Twenty-One, Bona joined WJSN in the third round of Mnet's competition show Queendom,[19] which the group ultimately won in June 2022.[20]

Discography

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Soundtrack appearances

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List of soundtrack appearances with selected chart position, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart position Album
KOR
Gaon
[21]
Hot
[22]
"With"[23]
(with Choi Hyun-wook, Kim Tae-ri, Lee Joo-myung, and Nam Joo-hyuk)
2022 40 54 Twenty-Five Twenty-One OST

Filmography

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Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Hit the Top Do Hye-ri [24][25]
Girls' Generation 1979 Lee Jung-hee [26][27]
2018 Radio Romance DJ Jay Cameo (Episode 3) [28]
Your House Helper Im Da-young [29][30]
2020–2021 Homemade Love Story Lee Hae-deun [31]
2022 Twenty-Five Twenty-One Ko Yu-rim [17][32]
2023 Joseon Attorney Lee Yeon-joo [33]
2025 Return to the Palace Yeo-ri [34]

Web series

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Year Title Role Ref.
2024 Pyramid Game Sung Su-ji [35]

Television shows

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Year Title Role Ref.
2018 Law of the Jungle in Northern Mariana Islands Cast member [15][14]

Accolades

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Awards and nominations

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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 Ref.
Asia Artist Awards 2022 Popularity Award – Actor Bona Nominated [36]
Best Acting Performance Twenty-Five Twenty-One Won [37]
Brand of the Year Awards 2021 Acting Idol of the Year (Female) Bona Won [38][39]
KBS Drama Awards 2017 Best New Actress Hit the Top, Girls' Generation 1979 Nominated [40]
Best Actress in a One-Act/Special/Short Drama Girls' Generation 1979 Nominated [41]
2018 Best Couple Award Bona (with Ha Seok-jin)
Your House Helper
Nominated [42]
2020 Best New Actress Homemade Love Story Won [16]
Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards 2022 Excellence Award, Actress Twenty-Five Twenty-One Won [43]
Korea Drama Awards 2022 Best New Actress Won [44]
Korea First Brand Awards 2019 Female Idol-Actor Award Bona Won [45]
2020 Best Idol Actress Homemade Love Story Won [46]
MBC Drama Awards 2023 Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Joseon Attorney Nominated [47][48]
Best Couple Award Bona (with Woo Do-hwan)
Joseon Attorney
Nominated

Honors

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Name of country or organization, year given, and name of honor or award
Country or Organization Year Honor or Award Ref.
Newsis K-Expo Cultural Awards[a] 2024 Seoul Tourism Foundation Award [49]

Notes

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  1. ^ Established in 2019 and co-sponsored by Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Korea Creative Content Agency, Seoul Metropolitan Council and the Seoul Tourism Organization, it awards cultural icons, businesses, and individuals who have contributed greatly to Hallyu, the Korean wave.[49]

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