G.NA

Biography

Gina Jane Choi (born September 13, 1987), better known by her stage name G.NA, is a Canadian singer, songwriter and actress based in South Korea. She released her debut EP, Draw G's First Breath×Draw G's First Breath15 July 2010 · EPSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1꺼져 줄게 잘 살아 (feat. 용준형)3:332애인이 생기면 하고 싶은 일 (with 비)3:233Supa Solo (feat. Swings)3:144Loving You3:295소문났어요3:30, on July 14, 2010.
As a solo artist, she released one studio album, four extended plays, fifteen singles (including seven as a featured artist). She also released six OSTs.

Early life and education

Gina Jane Choi, Korean name Choi Ji-na (최지나), was born on September 13, 1987, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She graduated from Fraser Heights Secondary School in Surrey, British Columbia.

Career

G.NA was originally set to debut as the leader of girl group Five Girls under Good Entertainment. However, the group disbanded shortly before their scheduled debut in 2007 due to Good Entertainment's financial troubles and the members all left for separate Korean entertainment agencies; Choi joined Cube Entertainment.

G.NA released a duet with Rain, "Aeini Saenggimyeon Hago Sipeun Il" ("Things I Want to Do When I Have a Lover", 애인이 생기면 하고 싶은 일), on July 5, 2010. Her debut EP, Draw G's First Breath×Draw G's First Breath15 July 2010 · EPSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1꺼져 줄게 잘 살아 (feat. 용준형)3:332애인이 생기면 하고 싶은 일 (with 비)3:233Supa Solo (feat. Swings)3:144Loving You3:295소문났어요3:30, was released the same year. In February 2011, she released her debut studio album Black & White×Black & White18 January 2011 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Black & White3:282이제 그만 화 풀어요3:253처음 뵙겠습니다3:534벌써 보고 싶어3:185첫눈에 한눈에3:556꺼져 줄게 잘 살아3:337애인이 생기면 하고 싶은 일3:228Supa Solo3:139Loving You3:2810소문났어요3:29, which gained her success and sold more copies. and she sang on Hyuna's album Bubble Pop! in the song "A Bitter Day".
Her third EP, Bloom×Bloom22 May 2012 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 7 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11Green Light3:2422HOT3:063여름 별 (Starry Summer Night)3:474오빠, 동생 (Brother and Sister)3:595때려 쳐 (Screw It All)3:186꺼져 줄게 잘 살아 (I Will Get Lost, You Go Your Way) - English ver.3:31Disc 212HOT, was released on May 22, 2012, with the lead single "2HOT". In October, she released Oui, comprising English versions of her previous hit songs. Beautiful Kisses was released in March 2013.
G.NA collaborated with Aaron Yan for his song "Half (1/2)", for the drama series Fall in Love with Me, and was in a variety show, Real Man.

In 2015 she debuted in the idol sub-unit Chamsonyeo, a group produced in the TV program Hitmaker produced by Defconn and Jeong Hyeong-don.

Legal issues

On February 1, 2016, G.NA was involved in a prostitution scandal, where she was accused of being paid 35 million won ($30,000 USD) by an unidentified businessman for sex. G.NA denied this accusation and explained that a male friend, whom she later learned was a "broker for high-end prostitution", had lent her money during her financial troubles and asked her to meet his businessman friend, intending the two to have sex for having lent her money, whereas she had believed the meeting with the businessman to be "romantic" in nature. She was ultimately charged with prostitution and ordered to pay a fine of 2 million won. Later that month, it was revealed that her contract expired in March and she would be leaving her agency. She has left her entertainment career in an indefinite hiatus.