Jeon Yu-na

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Jeon Yu-na
Born (2011-07-18) July 18, 2011 (age 12)
South Korea
OccupationActress
Years active2018–present
AgentSaram
Korean name
Hangul
전유나
Revised RomanizationJeon Yu-na
McCune–ReischauerChŏn Yuna

Jeon Yu-na (Korean: 전유나; born July 18, 2011) is a South Korean child actress. She gained international recognition for her role as the childhood Sunja in Apple TV+ series Pachinko in 2022, and as the genius girl Choi Ro-hee in ENA series The Kidnapping Day in 2023.

Life and career[edit]

Yuna was born on July 18, 2011 in Seoul, South Korea. She started acting at a very young age of 5[1] when she went to a local music academy, when her mom recognized her acting talent.[2] She took some guest and minor roles in several Korean movies and television series such as Juror 8 and Hellbound,[3] before getting international recognition for playing the childhood Sunja in Pachinko. Her role in Pachinko was praised as a delightful performance.[4] She was only 10 years old during the filming, and she was immersed in the character by understanding what the Koreans had experienced during the Japanese colonization.[5] She cast the childhood Sunja character as observant, precocious, and have a lot of curiosity on what happened around her.[6]

After Pachinko, she worked on some other Korean television series such as Green Mother's Club and Secret of the Lightning Cloak, and signed an exclusive contract with Saram Entertainment[7] before auditioning for the role of Choi Ro-hee in The Kidnapping Day. She won the role by overcoming a competition rate of 500 to 1[8] and surviving 5 rounds of auditions. She was praised for her delicate acting skills that is unusual for a child actress her age[9] and for her ability to maintain a good chemistry with the lead actor, Yoon Kye-sang.[10][11] Kye-sang praised her for acting professionally like an adult.[12] Another fellow actress in the drama, Seo Jae-hee, also praised her, stating that Yuna has a pure, lovely, wise and innate personality.[13] For her role in The Kidnapping Day, she was awarded the Best Child Actress at the 2023 Seoulcon APAN Star Awards.[14][15] She is also being nominated as the Best New Actress (Television category) in the 2024 Baeksang Arts Awards.[16]

Between October 8, 2023 and November 19, 2023, together with Seol Ga-eun, Yuna is playing the Suzu role in Sea Village Diary, a theatre play based on a Japanese film called Our Little Sister, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda.[17]

Filmography[edit]

Television series[edit]

Year Title Role Ref.
2021 Hellbound Sinner's daughter [3][18]
2022 Pachinko Childhood Sunja [3][18]
Green Mothers' Club Oh Sae-bom [18][19]
Secret of the Lightning Cloak Gong Da-hae [18]
2023 The Kidnapping Day Choi Ro-hee [18][20]

Theatres[edit]

Year Title Role Ref.
2023 Sea Village Diary Suzu [1][21]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Sortable table of awards and nominations received by Jeon Yu-na
Award Ceremony Year Category Nominee(s) / Work(s) Result Ref.
APAN Star Awards 2023 Best Child Actress The Kidnapping Day Won [14][15]
Baeksang Arts Awards 2024 Best New Actress – Television Pending [16][22]
Most Popular Actress Jeon Yu-na Pending

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 조선비즈 (October 21, 2023). "윤계상도 반한!..'유괴의 날' 유나, '500대 1' 뚫은 연기천재 소녀[인터뷰 종합]". 조선비즈 (in Korean). Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "'유괴의 날' 유나 "500대 1 경쟁률? 감독님이 기세가 남다르다고..." [IS인터뷰]". 일간스포츠 (in Korean). October 22, 2023. Archived from the original on October 26, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c 오명언 (October 17, 2023). "'유괴의 날' 유나 "모든 대사와 눈빛에 제 나름의 해석 담았죠"". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 17, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  4. ^ James, Caryn. "Pachinko review: A 'dazzling, heartfelt Korean epic'". www.bbc.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  5. ^ "Soo Hugh's 'Pachinko' Adaptation Confronts Japan's Colonization of Korea". Harper's BAZAAR. February 4, 2022. Archived from the original on April 14, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  6. ^ ""There is a curse in my blood": 'Pachinko' is a Fascinating Exploration of Endurance, Family, and Time| Arts | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Archived from the original on January 24, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  7. ^ 조선일보 (January 26, 2023). "[공식] '파친코'서 김민하X윤여정 아역 유나, 사람엔터와 전속계약 체결". 조선일보 (in Korean). Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  8. ^ star, Y. T. N. (October 17, 2023). "[Y터뷰] '유괴의 날' 유나 "윤계상, 최고의 삼촌...작품 하며 god 팬 됐다"". YTN star (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 17, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  9. ^ star, Y. T. N. (September 26, 2023). "[Y초점] 유나가 '유괴의 날' 최로희여야만 했던 이유". YTN star (in Korean). Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  10. ^ 입력: 2023.08.07 10:01 (August 7, 2023). "윤계상, 유나 납치한다 (유괴의 날)". sports.khan.co.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 22, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ 스포탈코리아 (October 24, 2023). "윤계상 덕분에 울고 웃는다..'유괴의 날' 하드캐리 열연". 스포츠전문 콘텐츠 기업 스포탈코리아 (in Korean). Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  12. ^ "윤계상, "다른 모습 보여드리는 것보다 지켜가는 것도 중요하다고 생각한다" : 네이트 연예". 네이트 뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  13. ^ "'유괴의 날' 서재희 "'500:1 경쟁률' 유나에 '깜짝'…아이의 힘" [엑's 인터뷰①] : 네이트 연예". 네이트 뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  14. ^ a b "'King The Land' couple Lee Junho and YoonA lead the way at the 2023 APAN star awards - see complete list of winners". The Times of India. December 31, 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  15. ^ a b "유나, '2023 서울콘 에이판 스타 어워즈' 청소년 아역상 수상". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  16. ^ a b Hwang, So-young (April 8, 2024). 60회 맞은 '백상예술대상' TV·영화·연극 후보 공개 [60th 'Baeksang Arts Awards' TV, Film and Theater Candidates Revealed] (in Korean). JTBC News. Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2024 – via Naver.
  17. ^ Newsis (August 14, 2023). "한혜진·박하선·임수향, 연극 '바닷마을 다이어리' 출연". mobile.newsis.com (in Korean). Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  18. ^ a b c d e "'유괴의 날' 유나 "500대 1 경쟁률? 감독님이 기세가 남다르다고..." [IS인터뷰] : 네이트 연예". 네이트 뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  19. ^ Yudhistira, Dyan. "13 Artis Pendukung di Drama Korea Green Mothers Club". IDN Times (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  20. ^ "Yoon Kye-sang to deliver heartfelt message about family with 'The Kidnapping Day'". koreatimes. September 14, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  21. ^ "[Stage] 연극 '바닷마을 다이어리'". 네이트 뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  22. ^ "PRIZM | Baeksang Arts Awards Popularity Award Voting". Prizm. Retrieved April 24, 2024.

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