Luna (South Korean singer)

Luna
Luna in 2015
Born
Park Sun-young[1]

(1993-08-12) August 12, 1993 (age 31)
Seoul, South Korea
EducationChung-Ang University
Occupations
  • Singer
  • dancer
  • musical actress
  • television host
Years active2006–present
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active2009–present
Labels
  • SM
  • Humap Contents
  • Grida
Member off(x)
Korean name
Hangul
루나
Hanja
Revised RomanizationRuna
McCune–ReischauerRuna
Birth name
Hangul
박선영
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBak Seon-yeong
McCune–ReischauerPak Sŏn-yŏng

Park Sun-young (Korean: 박선영; born August 12, 1993), known professionally as Luna (루나), is a South Korean singer, dancer, musical actress and television host. She debuted as a member of the girl group f(x) in September 2009. In May 2016, Luna released her solo EP Free Somebody. In November 2019, the single "Free Somebody" was listed in Billboard's greatest K-pop songs of the 2010s.[3] In September 2019, Luna left SM Entertainment and joined Humap Contents. In February 2021, Luna established her entertainment agency, Grida Entertainment.

Aside from her music career, Luna has established herself as a musical actress, notably through her participation in the original and Korean versions of stage musicals including Legally Blonde (2010–2011), Coyote Ugly (2011), High School Musical on Stage! (2013), School OZ Hologram Musical (2014), In the Heights (2015–2016), Rebecca (2017), Rudolf (The Last Kiss) (2017–2018), Autant en emporte le vent (Gone with The Wind) (2018), Mamma Mia! (2019–2020), The Days (2020–2021) and KPOP (2022). She also starred in the film The Lightning Man's Secret (2015).

On television, Luna hosted the music program The Show (2011), the third season of the reality show Get It Beauty (2016). She also appeared as a regular cast member on the reality shows Strong Girls (2017), The Suitcase Man (2017), The Taming of the Shrew 2 (2017), Beauty Code (2017), and Dressing Table 3 (2017–2018).

  1. ^ "SM Town Live '10 World Tour in Shanghai "Artistes Confirmation"(Park Sun Young)" (in Chinese). sh.piao.com.cn(中國票務在綫). Archived from the original on August 24, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  2. ^ ChallengeCN (October 25, 2012), 【中字】121003 維他命 - f(x) Luna Cut [[121003] Vitamin Air - f (x) Luna Cut] (in Chinese), archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved May 31, 2016
  3. ^ "The 100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s: Staff List". Billboard. November 25, 2019. Archived from the original on November 28, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2022.

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