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Dana

ダナ　/　だな

Singer from South Korea

July 17, 1986 (age 39)　・　Seoul, South Korea

singer
actor

My Take

I admire Dana because she built her career on the one thing that never goes out of style: the voice. Born Hong Sung-mi in Seoul, she stepped out through H.O.T's film in 2000 and went solo a year later, holding her own as a genuine vocalist in an industry obsessed with image. What really wins me over is her later turn to musical theatre and vocal coaching. That tells me she treats singing as a craft, not just a launchpad to fame. I have a soft spot for artists who keep refining their technique and then pass it on to the next generation. Dana strikes me as exactly that kind of quiet professional.

Overview

Hong Sung-mi (Korean: 홍성미; born 17 July 1986), known professionally as Dana, is a South Korean singer, musical actress and vocal coach. Dana first made her public appearance with acts on the boy group H.O.T's sci-fi movie Age of Peace in 2000. Dana later made her official debut as a solo singer, with released full-album DANA (2001) and Maybe (2003).

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Dana
Name (Japanese): ダナ
Reading: だな
Born: July 17, 1986 (age 39)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Tiger
Origin: Seoul, South Korea
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer / actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttp://thegrace.smtown.com/
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/i.m_dana/
Xhttps://x.com/melodana
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9B%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9F

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