Yoon Ye-jin (Hangul: 윤예진; born May 24, 1991), known professionally as Nada (나다), is a South Korean rapper and singer. She is a former member of the girl group Wassup. Nada made her debut as a soloist on December 22, 2016, with the digital single "Seorae Village".
Personal life Nada was born as Yoon Ye-ji in Seoul, South Korea. She studied at Sunhwa Arts School.
Career 2013–2016: Debut with Wassup and solo activities In 2013, Nada become a member of the girl group Wassup under Mafia Records, she was the main rapper of the group. On August 9, 2013, Nada released her first solo song "Bang Bang" as a member of Wassup, the song was also produced by her. on May 18, 2014, Nada was featured in Pharaoh's song "Domperii" with . Nada participated in Mnet's rap competition TV show, Show Me the Money 3 as a contestant until round 3, On February 2, 2016, Nada released her 1st mixtape Homework. In July 2016, Nada become a contestant in Mnet's female rapper competition show Unpretty Rapstar 3, she lost out to Giant Pink in the finals with 131 votes.
On October 28, 2016, Nada was chosen as the new model for fitness brand Reebok korea's women's campaign '#PERFECTNEVER'. The campaign supports "women who are endlessly challenged by themselves, rejecting the limits of perfection". November 3, Mafia Records announced that Nada will be releasing a solo single but the company has yet to specify a specific release date. on December 18, the teaser image for her solo single "Seorae Village" was released, the teaser of the music video was released on December 21. the song along with its music video was released on December 22.
2017–2019: Leaving Wassup, It's Okay to Be a Little Crazy and collaboration On February 1, 2017, it was announced that Nada had officially left Wassup after a dispute with the Mafia Records. then Nada signed a contract with Ground Zero and on September 27, she made her first comeback after leaving Wassup, with the single "Trippin". On October 28, Nada was the cast member of SBS's variety show It's Okay to Be a Little Crazy,
On January 12, 2018, Nada released "Ride", featuring Sumin. On May 30, 2018, Nada and Mina Myoung of 1MILLION Dance Studio collaborate on a reality show about music called Never Sleep, it premiered on mobile contents service app oksusu on June 5. The two also collaborate on a digital single called MND Project, released on June 15, 2018. With the song "Dozer". The music video of "Dozer" was directed by TW from the company OVIS and the music video was also produced by OVIS theirself. in August 2019, the Brazilian girl group EVE released the single "Oy Mama", which featured Nada.
2020–present: "My Body" and Miss Back On April 17, 2020, World Star Entertainment announced that Nada would make her first comeback in 2 years. the teaser image of her comeback with the song "My Body" was released on June 19, the song was released along with its music video on June 25. Nada also participated in the song as a songwriter and producer. She promoted the song in several music programs.
On September 3, Nada joined MBN's reality-variety show Miss Back. The show revolves around many female singers who debuted previously in girl groups, but slowly faded away from the limelight. On November 20, Nada released "Piggyback Ride" featuring singer Raina. On July 13, 2021, she announced her new single "Spicy", her first release in a year. "Spicy" was released along with its music video on July 31, 2021. On November 29, 2021, Nada release the single "Bulletproof".
Discography Mixtape Release dateTitleNotesFebruary 2, 2016Homework
Singles Solo Release dateTitleNotesAugust 9, 2013"Bang Bang"Produced by herDecember 22, 2016"Seorae Village" September 27, 2017"Trippin'"LyricistJune 25, 2020"My Body" Lyricist and producerJuly 31, 2021"Spicy" LyricistNovember 28, 2021"Bulletproof" Lyricist
As a featured artist Release dateTitleArtist(s)AlbumNotesMay 18, 2014"Domperii" (feat. Red Roc, Nada)PharohPart 1May 18, 2014"We Are The Champs" (feat. Nada & Nari from Wassup)ChampsDynamiteMarch 27, 2015"Pendulum" (feat. Nada of Wassup)THE GITAMay 27, 2015"What About You?" (feat. Nada of Wassup, Eugene Jung, Seo Paul)TakersNovember 28, 2015"Move Out" (feat. Nada of Wassup)BETHEBLUE EmergenceOctober 13, 2015"Luv Me"StephanieTop SecretMarch 2, 2016"I Just Wanna" (feat. NADA of Wassup)Grey DayPermeateAugust 11, 2019"Oy Mama" (feat. Nada)EVE
Collaborations Release yearRelease dayTitleFeatAlbumNotes2016February 23"Do You Now My Heart?" NADA of Wassup, MADTOWN, Rooftop House Studio feat. Juico-producerDecember 22"Together As One"with various artistsHooxi, The BeginningW Foundation & United Nations campaign 2018January 12"Ride"SuminJune 15"Dozer" Mina MyoungMND Project2020November 20"Piggyback Ride" Raina MBN Miss Back Part.2December 17"tantara"Raina, Soyul (Crayon Pop) MBN Miss Back Part.4November 20"Winter Fantasy" Dalsooobin, Sera, Gayoung, Soyul (Crayon Pop), Raina & Jung Yujin (The Ark) MBN Miss Back Part.52021January 27"Finale"Raina, Sera, Dalsooobin, Gayoung, Soyul (Crayon Pop) & Jung Yujin (The Ark) MBN Miss Back Part.9January 27"We Are The One"Raina, Sera, Dalsooobin, Gayoung, Soyul (Crayon Pop) & Jung Yujin (The Ark)
Participation on Albums Release yearRelease dayTitleArtist(s)AlbumNotes2015October 13"Luv Me"StephanieTop Secret2016August 20"Scary (Prod.by KUSH)" (with Soyeon) Unpretty Rapstar 3 CompilationAugust 27"Sticky (Prod. By San E)" (Feat. San E)September 10"Nothing (Prod. By Swings)" (Feat. Swings)September 17"Nasty" (Feat. Park Mi-kyung)September 24"King pin" (Feat. Koonta, Don Mills)October 24"She's coming (Prod. By Primary)"Unpretty Rapstar contestants
Filmography TV series YearTitleRoleNote2020Hanging OnGuest appearance - Episode 7
Tv show YearTitleRoleNote2014Show Me the Money 3HerselfContestant until round 32016Unpretty Rapstar 3HerselfContestant2018It's Okay to Be a Little CrazyHerselfCast memberNever SleepHerselfCast member 2020–2021Miss BackHerselfCast member 2021 Camping Middle School Cast Member
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