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| Birth name | Hong Sung Mi |
| Born | July 17 1986 |
| Origin | South Korea |
| Genre(s) | Pop, dance, ballad |
| Occupation(s) | singer |
| Instrument(s) | singing |
| Years active | 2001 — |
| Label(s) | SM Entertainment |
| Associated acts |
TSZX |
| Website | Official Homepage |
Hong Sung Mi (Hangul:홍성미, born on 17 July, 1986), better known as DANA, is a Korean singer. Although originally a solo singer on SM Entertainment, she has since become a member of girl group TSZX. Due to her earlier debut in the Korean music industry, she is seen as the leader, although she has denied this in an interview, stating that each member has an equal status in the group.
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Facts
- Family: little sister (Hong Su Na)
- Religion : Christian
- Education: Cheongdam Middle School, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
- Major: Chinese
- Real name: Hong, Sung-Mi (홍성미)
- Stage name: Xi Yue DANA, Hee Yeol DANA, DANA The Grace.
- Stage name meaning: Happiness of Heaven.
- Birth Date: July 17, 1986 (1986-07-17) (age 21).
Career
Starting off as a solo artist on Lee Soo Man's SM Entertainment label, DANA was expected to rise as the "next BoA". Prior to debut, she received promotion as an actress in popular boyband H.O.T's Age of Peace movie and in Kangta's "Polaris" music video. In 2001 she released her fairly successful debut single "Seh Sang Kkeut Kka Ji" (Until The End of The World), composed by European songwriter Stefan Aberg. The song was originally titled "Tell Me No More Lies". She followed up with "Diamond", a pop/dance track featuring Jung YunHo (who would eventually become a member of TVXQ). Her career blossomed and continued with promotion by appearing on variety shows such as X-Man, as well as plying a main role in the sitcom Nonstop. Her second album release in 2003, however, was not very popular and sold poorly. From that point on, DANA disappeared from the music industry (aside from SMTOWN collaborations) until the debut of TSZX. Since 2005, DANA has been a member of Korea a cappella girl group TSZX (now known as CSJH the Grace). For the group's fourth Japanese single, she composed the music to her own solo song "Sayonara No Mukou Ni."
Discography
Solo albums
- Vol. 1 (September 13, 2001)
- Vol. 2 (October 2, 2003)
PV Releases
- Seh Sang Kkeut Kka Ji (Until The End of the World)
- Diamond
- Pretty
- Nam Gyuh Doon Ee Ya Gi (Maybe)
- What is Love
TSZX the Grace singles
- Please see TSZX for TSZX discography information.
Compilations
- Angel Eyes SM Town (December, 2001)
- Summer Vacation SM Town (June, 2002)
- My Angel My Light SM Town (December, 2002)
- Hello! Summer! SM Town (June, 2003)
- 2003 K-POP Super best 2 (2003)
- SnowFlake SM Town (December, 2003)
- Hot Mail SM Town (July, 2004)
- 06 Summer SM Town (June, 2006) (as a member of TSZX)
- 2006 Winter SM Town (December, 2006) (as a member of TSZX)
- 2007 Summer SM Town (July, 2007 (as a member of TSZX)
Acting
- Age of Peace (3D Movie) Featuring H.O.T (2000)
- Kangta's "Polaris" music video (2001)
- Nonstop 3 (2002)
External links
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| Current | SM Town · Ahyoomee · Black Beat · BoA · Choo Ka Yul · Girls' Generation · Go Ah Ra · Hyun Jin · Isak · Kangta · Lee Yeon Hee · Park Hee Bon · Song Kwang Sik · Super Junior · The Grace · The TRAX · TVXQ · Yoo Young Jin · Zhang Li Yin · J-Min |
| Former | Fly to the Sky · Isak N Jiyeon · H.O.T. · M.I.L.K · Moon Hee Jun · S.E.S. · Shinhwa · Shinvi · S#arp |
| Collaboration | Group 'S' (Supreme) · Kangta & Vanness · Super Junior-K.R.Y · Super Junior-T |
| Official site | http://www.smtown.com |
