Angelina Danilova Explained

Angelina Danilova
Birth Name:Angelina Sergeyevna Danilova
Birth Date:28 December 1996
Birth Place:Saint Petersburg, Russia
Years Active:2016–present
Agent:
  • Palette Media
  • The Prizm Entertainment
Module:
Embed:yes
Instrument:Ukulele
Label:Prizm
Associated Acts:Won Jang, Esna, HotSauce
Module2:
Child:yes
Hangul:안젤리나 다닐로바
Rr:Anjellina Danilloba
Mr:Anjellina Tanilloba

Angelina Sergeyevna Danilova (Russian: Ангелина Сергеевна Данилова, Korean: 안젤리나 다닐로바) is a Russian television personality and model based in South Korea. She made her solo singing debut with the digital single "As You Are" on January 17, 2020.[1] She was the 2018 recipient of the Korea Image Flower Stone Award for her work on promoting Korea to the world.[2]

Biography

Early life

Danilova was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia. She studied interior design at the Saint Petersburg State University of Industrial Technology and Design.

Career

In 2015, Danilova began a meteoric rise to fame when a Korean user reposted an image of her from 2014 to the Korean social networking site Naver with the caption "Russian model who wants to marry a Korean man". The post quickly went viral in Korea across all media platforms.[3]

In 2016, Palette Media scouted Danilova through her Instagram, and invited her to Korea as a main cast member for the reality survival show Babel 250, in which she lived with six other participants from across the globe and tried to establish friendships while breaking cultural and linguistic barriers.

Since her appearance on the show, Danilova has met with success in Korean media and has appeared in over 10 television shows in the span of 3 years. She has featured in numerous modelling campaigns and music videos. In 2018, she appeared as Cinderella in the film New Old Story.[4]

Danilova was featured in a 2016 music video for the song "Eyescream" by Hanhae.[5] She later appeared in the music video for "Heart pound (쿵쾅대)" by Eddy Kim[6] and in "우사인볼트 / Usain Bolt" by Swings and Han Yo Han.[7]

On April 18, 2019, Danilova was a featured singer on Won Jang's second digital single, "Sorry".[8]

On January 14, 2020, Angelina released a teaser clip on her Instagram to announce her debut as a singer.[9] She made her debut with the ballad digital single "As You Are" on January 17, 2020.[10]

As of July 2020, Danilova has over 1 million followers on her Instagram page,[11] many of whom are not Korean. The influence Danilova wields in promoting Korean culture online has been a contributing factor in the spread of the Hallyu Wave throughout Western social media.[12]

The Corea Image Communication Institute (CICI), a nonprofit organization that promotes Korean culture abroad, awarded Danilova as the 2018 recipient of the Korea Image Flower Stone Award for her work promoting Korea to the world. Fellow recipients that day included Sohn Kyung-shik, chairman of CJ Group, the food and media conglomerate, and Joachim Son-Forget, the first Korean-born member of the French National Assembly.[13] Past award winners of CICI Korea Image Awards include K-pop stars Psy and Rain, maestro Chung Myung-whun, and former Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon.[14] [15] [16] [17]

Personal life

Danilova's interest in Korean culture began when she watched a video from Fine Brothers Entertainment titled "YouTubers React to K-pop".[18]

She uploads videos to her YouTube channel (currently amassing more than 200K subscribers).[19]

Danilova speaks five languages; Russian, English, Serbian, Korean and Italian.

Danilova is frequently called "elf" or "goddess" by her Korean fans, but in a 2016 Instagram post she spoke out against being seen only for her appearance, writing: "Don't call me beautiful, I don't care. Call me intelligent. Tell me my laugh is contagious. Tell me I have something."[20]

She has stated her hobbies include: dancing, singing, playing ukulele, listening to music, fashion, traveling, horse riding, snowboarding, kite surfing, drawing and filming videos. One of her artistic aspirations is music composition.[21]

Controversy

In 2018, Danilova left Palette Media and joined her current agency the Prizm Entertainment. Palette Media accused her of fraud, and filed a complaint with the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office against Danilova, accusing her of failing to fulfil her contractual obligations and entering into a contract with another agency without Palette Media's agreement. Palette Media claimed it made an exclusive three-year (2016–2019) contract with Danilova, who rose to fame on social media as "the most beautiful K-pop fan". Palette Media alleged that she took part in promotional events and received sponsorship on several occasions without the agency's permission. Separately, the agency said it has filed a damages suit against her for her "illegal commercial activities."[22]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2018New Old StoryCinderella
2020The SwordsmanGurutai's mistress

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017Still Loving YouCustomers exercisingExtra[23]
2023The Uncanny CounterJade (Wi-gen's daughter)Season 2

Television shows

TitleRoleBroadcast periodRemark
Babel 250A fixed performerJuly 11, 2016 ~ September 27, 2016
MixtapePanelDecember 30, 2016
My Neighbor, CharlesGuestMarch 21, 2017
Stargram Season 2Special GuestApril 18, 2017
The Real Maxim ModelsPerformerApril 30, 2017
NewcomersGuestJune 1, 2017
Girls Diary-Single White PaperFixed performerJune 30, 2017 – September 15, 2017
NewcomersGuestJuly 13, 2017
Happy MapPerformerSeptember 30, 2017Yecheon
October 21, 2017Enhance
November 4, 2017Hadong
November 18, 2017Gangneung
December 2, 2017Yeosu
My Room GuideSpecial appearance (daily interpreter)December 6, 2017
Happy MapPerformerDecember 9, 2017Jindo
South Korean ForeignersFixed appearancesOctober 17, 2018
Check In The HotelJanuary 16, 2019 – February 6, 2019
Happy Together Season 4GuestMarch 28, 2019
April 4, 2019
Hello CounselorApril 30, 2019
GuestAugust 31, 2019 – September 7, 2019
Love of 7.7 BillionPanelFebruary 10, 2020 ~
Happy Together Season 4GuestFebruary 27, 2020

Discography

Radio broadcast

BroadcastertitleroleBroadcast periodRemark
SBS Power FMBae Sung-jae's Ten》Special appearanceJanuary 19, 2019
SBS Power FMBae Sung-jae's Ten》Fixed GuestFebruary 15 – March 22, 2019
GuestDecember 10, 2019

Music video

yearSingertitle
2016HanhaeEYESCREAM(여름, 아이스크림)
2017Eddy KimHeart pound(쿵쾅대)
2019SwingsUsain Bolt(우사인볼트)

Digital single

orderRecord informationTrack list
'1' 'As You Are'
  • Release date: January 17, 2020
  • Label: Kakao M
  1. 'As You Are'
  2. As You Are (ENG Ver.)
  3. As You Are (inst.)
'2' 'Sun Dance'
  • Release date: June 4, 2021
  • Label: Warner Music Korea
  1. 'Sun Dance' (Feat.HANHAE)

Features

yearSingerSong name
2017HotSauceTake U Higher [24]
2019Won JangSorry [25]
2021EianELLA

Modeling

Advertising

yearKindsCompany nameproduct nameReference
2016O2O ServiceCall in EarthAgent driving application kit[26] Cover model
beauty medical equipmentHyronic Co., Ltd.HyronicExclusive model [27]
Attibe Beauty Co., Ltd.Attibe Beauty
2017Mobile GameMe2on
  • Full Pot Hold'em: The Genius
  • Full House Casino
  • Casino Dream
Public Relations Model
CosmeticsXYZ FormulaCeracrow moisturizing cream-bread edition[28]
XYZ Cream-Moisturizing Test Dryer
Mobile Game4: 33Five Kingdoms Story[29]
CosmeticsVanilla & CoDeer Hydration Boosting Cream [30]
2018Hair Specialty BrandHairco StoryHairco Story
2019CosmeticsUni CosmeticNoblesse Gold Gold Ampoule
Cafe FranchiseAngelusBlack sugar americano
CosmeticsChapstickChapstick Tinted Lip Oil Autumn Rose
Mobile Game4399 KoreaMiracle sword

Pictorial

yearPictorial / magazineReference
2017Maxim Korea March issue[31]
Tag magazine
Jean-Charles de Castelbajac 17 FW pictorial [32] French Fashion Group
2018December issue of HIM

Awards

Model career

Actress career

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lee. Chang-Gyu. 안젤리나 다닐로바, 가수로 새롭게 데뷔?…첫 번째 싱글 'As You Are' 발매 예고. 30 April 2020. topstarnews.net. 23 January 2020.
  2. Web site: Yun. Suh-young. Korea Image Awards go to French politician, Russian 'elf'. 30 April 2020. Korea JoongAng Daily. 17 January 2018.
  3. Web site: Danilova . Angelina . Doing Angelina Danilova's Makeup – Interviewing Korea's Foreign Darling . YouTube . SISSEL . Oct 4, 2019.
  4. Web site: New Old Story. 30 April 2020. The Korea Times.
  5. Web site: [MV] HANHAE(한해) _ EYESCREAM(여름, 아이스크림) (feat.Jeong Eun Ji(정은지))]. youtube.com.
  6. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: [MV] Eddy Kim(에디킴) _ Heart pound (쿵쾅대) ]. YouTube.
  7. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: 스윙스(Swings) X 한요한(Han Yo Han) – 우사인볼트 (Feat. 영비) . YouTube.
  8. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: [MV] Won Jang – Sorry ft. Angelina Danilova ]. YouTube.
  9. Web site: Angelina Danilova on Instagram: "A little a surprise! My first single "As you are" is coming out on 2020.01.17 Hope you like it guys 첫 싱글 "As you are" 곧 나올 예정이에요!많은 사랑을 부탁드립니다. #asyouare #angelinadanilova" .
  10. Web site: Angelina Danilova on Instagram: "OMG it's OUT! #asyouare #OUT #omgomgomg #angelinadanilova" .
  11. Web site: Angelina Danilova (@angelinadanilova) • Instagram photos and videos .
  12. Web site: KANG. BYONG-CHOL. Russian Instagram star gives Hallyu a hand. 30 April 2020. Korea JoongAng Daily. 20 January 2020.
  13. Web site: Yun. Suh-young. Korea Image Awards go to French politician, Russian 'elf'. 30 April 2020. Korea JoongAng Daily. 17 January 2018.
  14. Web site: Baek. Byung-yeul. CICI to hold annual image awards. 2 May 2020. The Korea Times. 11 January 2015.
  15. Web site: Jackson. Julie. CICI announces Korea Image Awards recipients. 2 May 2020. The Korea Herald. 13 December 2016.
  16. Web site: Im. Eun-byel. CICI announces 2019 award winners. 2 May 2020. The Korea Herald. 11 December 2018.
  17. Web site: Park. Yuna. CICI announces Korea Image Awards winners. 2 May 2020. The Korea Herald. 16 December 2019.
  18. Web site: YouTubers React to K-pop. youtube.com.
  19. Web site: Angelina Danilova YouTube Channel. youtube.com.
  20. Web site: Login • Instagram. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BHSGIFgg6k3 . 2021-12-26 . registration.
  21. Web site: Как я стала знаменитостью в Южной Корее: история студентки из Петербурга. 6 September 2017.
  22. Web site: Lee. Min-young. Russian model accused of fraud. 30 April 2020. The Korea Times. 18 November 2018.
  23. Web site: Kyung . Seok Han. Angelina Daniloba, deliver the camera of 'The Kingdom of Eunsoo' from 'My Neighbor Charles'. 30 April 2020. Biz Enter. 23 March 2017.
  24. Web site: Sauce. Hot. RRN109 : HotSauce feat. Angelina Danilova – Take U Higher (Original Mix). 3 May 2020. SoundCloud. 20 March 2017.
  25. Web site: Won. Jang. Sorry (feat. Angelina Danilova) – Single by Won Jang on Apple Music. 3 May 2020. Apple Music. 22 April 2019.
  26. Web site: Song . Hyojeong . Kit, selected as the cover model 'Angelina Daniloba'. 30 April 2020. SISUN NEWS. 20 September 2016.
  27. Web site: Sung . Park . 하이로닉, 러시아 '엘프' 안젤리나 다닐로바와 전속모델 계약. 30 April 2020. Asia Today. 26 September 2016.
  28. Web site: Yoon . Ji-won. Beautiful beauty in cosmetics advertisement-What kind of bread is not handsome?. 30 April 2020. cnb journal. 2017-04-03.
  29. Web site: Lim . Young-taek. Angelina Daniloba "Let's Join 'Five Kingdoms Story' Released on the 27th". 30 April 2020. Maeil Business Daily. 2017-07-18.
  30. Web site: Cho . Seong-jin. Vanilla Co, Angelina Danilo, Emperor Seoneon pick up new models. 30 April 2020. Sports Hankooki. 2017-07-18.
  31. Web site: Cho . Seong-jin. Angelina Daniloba, Maxim pictorial released ... Provocation of the Russian elven woman. 30 April 2020. MBN. 2017-03-02.
  32. Web site: Lee. Min-ji. Fashion group pattern 'Charles de Castelbajac', 'Angelina Daniloba' Pictorial release. 30 April 2020. Asia News Agency. 2017-09-07.
  33. Web site: Kang. Ingwi . '17FW Seoul Fashion Week' Metro City, Theme is 'Dream of Dreams'. 30 April 2020. MoneyS. 2017-04-11.
  34. Web site: Park. Sang-hyun. '한국이미지상' 다닐로바 "마법 같은 한국문화 즐겨 행복". 30 April 2020. Yonhap News. 2018-01-16.