Yuna (South Korean singer)

Yuna
Yuna
	Yuna in March 2025
Born	Shin Yu-na; December 9, 2003 (age 21); Suwon, South Korea
Education	Hanlim Multi Art School
Occupations	Singer; rapper; dancer;
	Musical career
Genres	K-pop; J-pop;
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2019–present
Labels	JYP;
Member of	Itzy;
Korean name
Hangul	신유나
Hanja	申有娜
Revised Romanization	Sin Yuna
McCune–Reischauer	Sin Yuna
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Shin Yu-na (Korean: 신유나; born December 9, 2003), known mononymously as Yuna, is a South Korean singer, rapper and dancer. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Itzy, formed by JYP Entertainment in 2019.

Early Life

Shin Yu-na was born on December 9, 2003, in Suwon, South Korea. While in middle school, she competed in floorball tournaments at national level, representing Gyeonggi.^[1] In 2016, Yuna was discovered by a JYP Entertainment casting agent at a music festival.^[2] She passed the audition to join the agency and became a trainee. She attended high school at Hanlim Multi Art School.^[3]

Career

2017: Pre-debut

In 2017, Yuna appeared on the first episode of Stray Kids, alongside her future groupmates Yeji, Ryujin, and Chaeryeong.^[4] In the same year, she featured in BTS' "Love Yourself" highlight reel, alongside groupmate Ryujin.

2019–present: Debut with Itzy

Yuna officially debuted with Itzy in February 2019, with the release of their first single album, It'z Different, and a music video for its lead single "Dalla Dalla".^[5] In December 2022, Yuna covered Lee Hyori’s “U-Go-Girl” on 2022 KBS Song Festival: Y2K. In January 2024, Yuna released a music video for her solo track “Yet, But”.

Composition credits

Title	Year	Artist	Album	Composer	Lyricist
"Yet, But"	2024	Yuna	Born to Be

Music video appearances

Year	Song title	Artist	Notes	Ref.
2017	"Love Yourself"	BTS	Appeared as a dance partner in the highlight reel	^[6]^[7]

References

↑ 대한플로어볼협회에서 직접 공개한 'ITZY' 유나 과거 사진.jpg [A past photo of 'ITZY' Yuna revealed by the Korea Floorball Association]. SNSFeed '실시간 핫이슈'. Dispatch. February 19, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
↑ "[V Report] ITZY's Yuna, Chaeryeong share how they got into JYP Entertainment". Kpop Herald. December 8, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
↑ Choi, Kyu-seok (February 12, 2022). "[HD Photo] ITZY's Yuna, 'Sad High School Graduation' (Hanlim Arts High School Graduation Photo)". Top Star News (in Korean). Retrieved January 14, 2023.
↑ Bae, Jae-ryun (February 6, 2019). "있지는 달라달라" ITZY, 데뷔곡 '달라달라' 트랙 리스트 공개 ["ITZY is different" ITZY reveals track list for debut song 'Dalla Dalla']. Herald Pop (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 13, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
↑ "JYP Entertainment Unveils New Girl Group ITZY". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 30, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
↑ Yoo, Jay; bong, Bong (February 15, 2019). "ITZY Members Show Up In BTS's Music Video?". The JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 28, 2021.
↑ TinNhac.com (August 17, 2022). "Thành viên ITZY với cuộc đời như bước ra từ tiểu thuyết khiến Knet không khỏi ghen tị: Hoàn hảo từ ngoại hình, tính cách đến hoàn cảnh gia đình". TinNhac.com (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on April 27, 2024. Retrieved April 27, 2024.

[1] 대한플로어볼협회에서 직접 공개한 'ITZY' 유나 과거 사진.jpg [A past photo of 'ITZY' Yuna revealed by the Korea Floorball Association]. SNSFeed '실시간 핫이슈'. Dispatch. February 19, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2021.

[2] "[V Report] ITZY's Yuna, Chaeryeong share how they got into JYP Entertainment". Kpop Herald. December 8, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2023.

[3] Choi, Kyu-seok (February 12, 2022). "[HD Photo] ITZY's Yuna, 'Sad High School Graduation' (Hanlim Arts High School Graduation Photo)". Top Star News (in Korean). Retrieved January 14, 2023.

[strayKids-4] Bae, Jae-ryun (February 6, 2019). "있지는 달라달라" ITZY, 데뷔곡 '달라달라' 트랙 리스트 공개 ["ITZY is different" ITZY reveals track list for debut song 'Dalla Dalla']. Herald Pop (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 13, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2024.

[5] "JYP Entertainment Unveils New Girl Group ITZY". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 30, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022.

[6] Yoo, Jay; bong, Bong (February 15, 2019). "ITZY Members Show Up In BTS's Music Video?". The JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 28, 2021.

[:3-7] TinNhac.com (August 17, 2022). "Thành viên ITZY với cuộc đời như bước ra từ tiểu thuyết khiến Knet không khỏi ghen tị: Hoàn hảo từ ngoại hình, tính cách đến hoàn cảnh gia đình". TinNhac.com (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on April 27, 2024. Retrieved April 27, 2024.

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