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| Birth Name: | Lee Ji-yeon | ||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 18 February 1984 | ||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| Education: | Myongji University | ||||||||||||||||
| Children: | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Years Active: | 2002–present | ||||||||||||||||
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Lee Ji-yeon (; born February 18, 1984), known professionally as Lina, is a South Korean singer and musical theatre actress. She was a part of the short-lived Korean R&B duo Isak N Jiyeon during 2002. After the duo disbanded in 2004, Lina eventually became a member of girl group The Grace in 2005.
Following The Grace's indefinite hiatus in 2010, Lina established herself as a musical actress, notably through her participation in the original and Korean versions of stage musicals including Fame, Moon Embracing the Sun, Jekyll & Hyde, Notre-Dame de Paris, and Les Misérables.
On July 25, 2014, Lina confirmed that she was dating musical actor, Jang Seung-jo for two years. They had been seeing each other since the musical "Temptation of Wolves".[1] They got married on November 22, 2014, in a private wedding.[2] The two welcomed their first child in September 2018.[3] On September 28, 2021, the agency announced that Lina is pregnant with her second child.[4] On December 31, 2021, Lina gave birth to the couple's second child, a daughter.[5]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [6] | |||||
| "Answer Me" (with Sung Doo Seop & Shinshin Kim) | 2013 | — | Murder Ballad OST | ||
| "You Belong To Me" (with Sung Doo Seop) | — | ||||
| "Little By Little – Reprise" (with Shinshin Kim) | — | ||||
| "You Belong To Me – Reprise" (with Shinshin Kim, Sung Doo Seop & Moon Jin Ah) | — | ||||
| "Finale" (with Shinshin Kim, Sung Doo Seop & Moon Jin Ah) | — | ||||
| "Last Love" (마지막 사랑) (as Ballerina Created by Ballet) | 2017 | — | King of Mask Singer: Episode 102 | ||
| "The Star" (그 별) (with Han Ji-sang) | 2019 | — | Ben-Hur: The Musical OST | ||
| "The Light of Catacombs" (카타콤의 빛) (with Woohyuk Min, Ensemble) | — | ||||
| "How We Used To Be" (그날의 우리) (with Kai, Seo Ji-young, Eunsoo Moon) | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | |
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| "I Dream Of You" | 2003 | — | 2003 Winter Vacation in SMTOWN.com | ||
| "Rock'n' Roll Star" | 2006 | — | Sweet Flower | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Note |
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| 2012 | Dream of the Emperor | Kim Munhui | [8] | |
| 2020 | Chocolate | Woman in the museum | [9] | |
| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The March of the Youth | Oh Young-shim | |
| 2011 | Temptation of Wolves | Jung Han-kyung | |
| 2011–2012 | Fame | Serena Katz | |
| 2013–2014 | Murder Ballad | Sarah | |
| 2014 | Moon Embracing the Sun | Heo Yeon-woo | |
| 2014–2015 | Jekyll & Hyde | Lucy Harris | |
| 2015 | Man of La Mancha | Aldonza | |
| 2015–2016 | The Orchestra Pit | Harp player | |
| 2016 | Newsies | Katherine Plumber | |
| 2016 | Notre-Dame de Paris | Esmeralda | |
| 2016–2017 | The Count of Monte Cristo | Mercedes | |
| 2017 | Cyrano de Bergerac The Musical | Roxanne | |
| 2019 | Ben-Hur | Esther | |
| 2019–2020 | Mrs. Lovett | ||
| 2020–2021 | The Count of Monte Cristo (10th Anniversary) | Mercedes | |
| 2022–2023 | Miss Lovett[10] | ||
| 2023–2024 | Les Misérables | Fantine | |
| 2024 | Hadestown | Persephone | |
| 2024–2025 | Jekyll & Hyde | Lucy Harris |