Gina Jane Choi (born September 13, 1987), better known by her stage name G.NA, is a

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singer, songwriter and actress based in

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. She released her debut EP, ''

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'', 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 OST soundtrack appearances.

History

Gina Jane Choi was born on September 13, 1987, in

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, Canada. She graduated from

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. G.NA was originally set to debut as the leader of girl group Five Girls under

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. 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

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, "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, ''

'', was released the same year. In February 2011, she released her debut studio album ''

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'', which gained her success and sold more copies. and she sang on Hyuna's album ''

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'' in the song " A Bitter Day". Her third EP, ''Bloom'', 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

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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

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and

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. 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.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Other charted songs

Soundtrack appearances

Filmography

Television drama

Variety show

Music video appearances

Awards

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, - ,

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, "꺼져 줄게 잘 살아"
"I'll Back Off So You Can Live Better (feat. Jun Hyung)" , Best New Female Artist , , - , rowspan="2",

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, rowspan="2", "Black & White" , Best Female , , - , Best Dance Performance , , - , rowspan="2",

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, rowspan="2", "2HOT" , Best Female Artist - Solo , , - , Best Dance Performance , , - ,

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, "Oops!" , Best Dance Performance - Female Solo ,

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* {{Authority control 1987 births Living people Actresses from British Columbia Actresses from Edmonton Canadian actresses of Korean descent Canadian dance musicians Canadian expatriates in South Korea Canadian film actresses Canadian musicians of Korean descent Canadian contemporary R&B singers Canadian sopranos Canadian television actresses Canadian television hosts Cube Entertainment artists Korean-language singers of Canada K-pop singers Musicians from British Columbia Musicians from Edmonton People from Surrey, British Columbia South Korean female idols Canadian women pop singers 21st-century Canadian women singers Canadian women television hosts