Son Na-eun

Son Na-eun (born February 10, 1994), known mononymously as Naeun, is a South Korean actress and singer.

She gained popularity following her debut as a member of the South Korean girl group, Apink.

Son was born on February 10, 1994, in Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea.

She was born into a family lineage with interest in arts.

Her mother is an art museum director while her younger sister, named Son Sae-eun, pursues a career in the sports industry as a professional golf player in South Korea.

However, she will still continue as a member of the group and will participate in their 10th anniversary album later in the year.

Later in May 2021, Son signed a contract with YG Entertainment as an actress.

On April 8, 2022, it was reported that Son would be withdrawing from the group Apink due to difficulty balancing work as both an actress and idol.

This was later confirmed by IST Entertainment via the group's fancafe.

Son revealed the moment she was certain she wished to pursue a career in the South Korean music industry was because of veteran singer BoA.

Among the South Korean commercial industry, Son is often referred to as the "sold-out girl".

The nickname originated after all products Son advertised for began to sell out in record time.

Son was the first Apink member to be announced in February 2011.

The group released their debut EP Seven Springs of Apink on April 19 alongside a music video for its lead single "I Don't Know" (몰라요).

On April 21, Son officially debuted with Apink under A Cube Entertainment (currently IST Entertainment), an independent label under Cube Entertainment.

That same day they began broadcasting promotions on Mnet's M Countdown performing their songs "I Don't Know" (몰라요), and "Wishlist".

Apart from her group's activities, Son has also starred in various television series such as The Great Seer (2012), My Kids Give Me a Headache (2012–2013), Second 20s (2015), Cinderella with Four Knights (2016), The Most Beautiful Goodbye (2017), Dinner Mate (2020), Ghost Doctor (2022) and Agency (2023).

In April 2021, Son left IST Entertainment and remained a member of Apink until April 8, 2022 before withdrawing from the group.

Soon after leaving IST, she joined YG Entertainment as an actress.

In 2012, Son made her acting debut as the teenage Hae-in in the historical drama The Great Seer.

She then made her film debut in the fifth installment of comedy series Marrying the Mafia, titled "Return of the Noble Family".

Thereafter, Son played supporting roles in family drama Childless Comfort and romantic comedy Second 20s.

She attended Chungdam High School and later transferred to School of Performing Arts Seoul (SOPA), from which she graduated on February 7, 2013.

That same year, she was accepted into Dongguk University's Department of Theatre and Film with a major in acting.

Throughout 2013 and 2014, Son starred in fourth installment of MBC reality television series We Got Married with Shinee's Taemin as a virtual married couple, for which her performance on the show won her the "Star of the Year" award and a nomination for the "Best Couple" award at the 2013 MBC Entertainment Awards.

The pair were cast as the show's youngest virtual married couple in its history.

She was also chosen as an ambassador for the university in 2014,

alongside Apink's Naeun and actress Park Ha-sun.

Originally dreaming to become a painter, Son coincidentally stumbled upon auditions for South Korean record label JYP Entertainment.

She impulsively attended the auditions and performed "It's Not Love" by Wonder Girls.

Thereafter, she was notified of passing their audition and subsequently became a trainee under the agency.

However, she soon moved to Cube Entertainment and continued as a trainee.

In the midst of training, 16-year-old Son appeared in the music videos "Breath" and "Beautiful" by Beast as its female lead.

The virtual married couple bid their farewell to the viewers following the airing of their last episode on January 4, 2014, after 8 months which consisted of 36 aired episodes.

In 2016, she co-starred in tvN's romantic comedy Cinderella with Four Knights.

In 2017, it was confirmed that Son will star in the horror film The Wrath.

The same year, she was cast in Noh Hee-kyung's four-episode miniseries The Most Beautiful Goodbye.

In 2020, Son starred in MBC's new drama Dinner Mate as a popular social media influencer.

In January 2021, Son was announced to be appearing in the drama Lost.

In April 2021, Son departed from Play M Entertainment after 10 years with the label.