Narsha

Narsha
박효진
Narsha at the Expo in July 2012
Born	Bak Hyo-jin (박효진)[1] (1981-12-28) December 28, 1981 (age 42)[2] Seoul, South Korea
Other names	Narsha
Occupations	Singer actress
Spouse(s)	Hwang Tae-gyeong ​ (m. 2016)​ APOP
Member of	Brown Eyed Girls

Park Hyo-jin (Korean: 박효진; born December 28, 1981), better known by her stage name Narsha, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group Brown Eyed Girls. Her stage name, Narsha, is derived from the term na-reu-sha, which means 'to fly up' in Middle Korean and was given to her by a former manager.^[3]

Career

Debut with Brown Eyed Girls

She became a member of Brown Eyed Girls after a suggestion by JeA, who had been her friend since their high-school years.^[4] The four members held several small size concerts, and considered names like "Crescendo" or "Dark Angel" before officially debuting as "Brown Eyed Girls".^[5] After more than 3 years of training in singing and holding several small size concerts, the Brown Eyed Girls released their debut album Your Story in South Korea in February 2006, with the ballad track, "Come Closer" as their single.

M&N

After

M&N was introduced as a hip hop group as both Miryo and Narsha are avid fans of the Hip Hop genre, however their first digital single fell under the easy listening genre. The group has released a digital single named "Tonight" in both Korean and English.^[8]

Solo activities

Entertainer

During 2009, her popularity began to increase after she started appearing on many entertainment programs, including

She made her debut as an MC through OnStyle's fashion program, Style Show Fil on June 16, 2011. Narsha made her acting debut through MBC's drama series Lights and Shadows playing the role of singer aspirant Hye-bin,^[12] followed by Ohlala Couple as Moosan, the goddess of love.^[13] In 2012, she also provided the voice for the main antagonist The White Wolf in the Korean version of Christmas movie Niko: Santa Air Wing's Adventure. She has also made a name as a smartphone director, as well as a musical actress.^{[citation needed]}

Solo artist

Narsha announced her intention to make her solo debut in early 2010. Her first solo single, "I'm In Love", was released digitally on July 1, 2010, as a preview for her upcoming album. Her first solo studio album, the eponymous

NARSHA, was released on July 8, 2010. The title song "Bbi Ri Bba Bba" charted on Gaon's Top 100 digital sales, most streamed and downloaded songs for 2010.^[14] The album contained a preview for "Mamma Mia", a collaboration with, at the time, fellow Nega Network group Sunny Hill, which was released fully on August 20. The album was also worked on by many composers who had contributed musically to Brown Eyed Girls' third album, Sound-G

.

She was then featured on fellow member Miryo's track "Leggo", taken from her 2012 debut EP. The two later formed a duo called "M&N" and had already released a single, titled "Tonight" in 2013. Aside from this, she also lend her vocals for some drama's soundtrack. Narsha also appeared as a fixed member for the cast of Immortal Songs 2, however due to her musical schedules she had to leave the show at the end of 2013.

In February 2022, she renewed her contract with Steit Entertainment.^[15]

Filmography

Variety shows

Year	Title	Notes
2009–2010	Invincible Youth	Fixed cast
2010	Waving The Korean Flag	Fixed Cast. South Africa FIFA World Cup Show.
2009–2010	Star Golden Bell	Regular cast
2009–2010	Intimate Note	Fixed Cast for Season 3
2010–2011	Heroes	Fixed Cast
2011	Style Show Fiㄹ	MC
2012	SNL Korea	Host of the December 15 episode, with JeA, Miryo and Gain
2013–2014	Immortal Songs 2	Known for a being a singer that have shown many different types of performances and have earned high praises.
2014	Celebrity Lives in Our House	Celebrity for the 1st and 2nd episode of the show. The show changes celebrity every now and then.
2014–2017	SNL Korea	Fixed crew for Season 5, 6
2015	Some Guy Some Girl	Cast
	Match Made in Heaven	Cast
2017	King of Mask Singer	Contestant as "Carrot Girl" (Episodes 125–126)[16][17]
2021	Birth of a Rich Man	Host with Lee Sang-min[18]
2023	Big Brother Era	Regular Member[19]

Television drama

Year	Title	Network	Role
2012	Lights and Shadows	MBC	Lee Hye-bin/Lee Jung-ja
2012	Ohlala Couple	KBS2	Moosan Goddess
2013	Pure Love	KBS2	Ha Soo Bin zul (ep 7 cameo)
2014	There Is A Blue Bird: Cinderella Syndrome	TV Chosun	Shin-ae
2014	The Clinic for Married Couples: Love and War	KBS2	Hyun-jin (20s Special "Wife Is the Boss")
2014	Emergency Couple	tvN	Female patient (cameo, episode 19)
2014	A Witch's Love	tvN	Shaman (guest, episodes 1–4)
2014	MBC Drama Festival: 4Teen	MBC	Sunglasses lady
2015	Save the Family	KBS1	Jung Hee-jin

Movies

Year	Title	Type	Role	Notes
2011	The Guest Who Did Not Receive the Invitation	Smartphone Movie	Director	Received the Special Award in the 1st International Olleh Smartphone Film Festival
2012	Nico 2: Little Brother, Big Trouble: A Christmas Adventure	Animation	White Wolf Dubbing
2013	Bug	Smartphone Movie	Director. Screenplay. Writer. (Movie plot is reality story based on the hardships Narsha faced when growing up)	Received the Special Award in the 3rd International Olleh Smartphone Film Festival

Web series

Year	Title	Network	Role	Notes	Ref.
2021	Fantastic Nightmare season 1	Yes24	director		[20][21]

Musical theatre

Year	Title	Role
2013	When a Man Loves	Female Lead

Radio programme

Year	Network	Title	Ref.
2010	KBS Cool FM	Volume Up
2019–present	SBS Love FM	Narsha's Abracadabra

Discography

Main article: Brown Eyed Girls discography

Extended plays

• Narsha (2010)

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales (Digital)	Album
		KOR [22]
As lead artist
"I'm in Love" (with Sungha Jung)	2010	6	KOR: 1,074,722[23]	Narsha
"Bbi Ri Bba Bba" (삐리빠빠)		6	KOR: 1,489,583[23]
"Mamma Mia" (맘마미아) (with Sunny Hill)		6	KOR: 1,064,728[23]
"Tonight" (오늘밤) (as M&N with Miryo)	2013	19	KOR: 147,511[24]	Non-album single
"BLUSH" (feat. Babylon)	2023	—	—	BLUSH
"GAME" (feat. Verbal Jint)		—		GAME
As featured artist
"Be My 1004" (iM feat. Narsha)	2007	—	—	Non-album single
"Snow's Gift" (눈의 선물) (Lee Jae-hoon feat. Narsha)	2009	—		First Whisper
"Living in My Heart" (가슴에 살아) ( Untouchable feat. Narsha)	2010	6	KOR: 1,724,989[23]	2nd Mini Album
"La La Land" (랄라랜드) (Cho PD feat. Narsha & JeA)		22	—	Part 2: Art of Business
"Bullshit" (지랄) (Humming Urban Stereo feat. Narsha)	2014	70	KOR: 39,404[25]	Reform

Soundtrack appearances

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales (Digital)	Album
		KOR [22]
"I Love You" (feat. Miryo)	2009	—	—	My Fair Lady OST
"A Girl That You Know" (아는 여자)	2011	35	KOR: 290,564[26]	The Thorn Birds OST

References

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2. ^ ^{a b} "아이돌 완전정복-걸그룹 ⑨ 브라운아이드걸스" (in Korean). Korea JoongAng Daily. July 23, 2010. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
3. ^ "나르샤 뜻, 외국말인 줄 알았더니 순 우리말... '날아오르셔서'의 뜻" (in Korean). Korea JoongAng Daily. September 21, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
4. ^ "브아걸 재계약, 희망이 보이는 이유" (in Korean). MediaUs. February 5, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
5. ^ ZE:A Jun Hyeong & Narsha (Brown Eyed Girls) cut(May 09). KBS 2TV Star Golden Bell via YouTube. May 9, 2010. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
6. ^ "브아걸 제아-나르샤-미료, FA 됐다. 내가네트워크와 재계약 안해" (in Korean). Sports Chosun. September 4, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
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8. ^ "브아걸 미료-나르샤 유닛활동 첫 곡 '오늘밤' 11일 공개" (in Korean). Sports Seoul. November 25, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
9. ^ "Narsha". KBS World Radio. Archived from the original on July 31, 2013.
10. ^ "나르샤, '볼륨' DJ 하차…후임 최강희 '4년만의 복귀'" (in Korean). 서울신문. December 18, 2010. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012.
11. ^ "나르샤, '볼륨' 막방에 눈물 "백발 되도 못 잊어" (in Korean). Star News. December 31, 2010. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
12. ^ "Brown Eyed Girls Narsha to appear in "Light and Shadow"". Tenasia. February 1, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
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14. ^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!".
15. ^ Yoon Sung-yeol (February 21, 2022). "나르샤, 현 소속사 스타잇 엔터테인먼트와 재계약 "두터운 신뢰" [공식]" [Narsha, renewed contract with her current agency Steit Entertainment, "Tough trust" [Official]] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Naver.
16. ^ Son Ye-ji (August 27, 2017). '복면가왕' 당근소녀는 브아걸 나르샤 "팬들 위해 출연". TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved August 27, 2017.
17. ^ Kim Jin-seok (August 27, 2017). '복면가왕', 당근소녀는 브아걸 나르샤. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved August 27, 2017.
18. ^ Kim Myung-mi (June 8, 2021). "이상민-나르샤 '부자의 탄생' 메인MC 발탁…12일 첫방송(공식입장)". Naver (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
19. ^ Kim, So-yeon (September 1, 2023). "오빠시대', 메인 포스터 공개…지현우→구창모, 8090 추억 소환" ['Big Brother Era' Releases Main Poster...Ji Hyun Woo→Koo Chang Mo Recall 8090 Memories] (in Korean). Star Today Maeil Business. Retrieved September 11, 2023 – via Naver.
20. ^ Ahn Ha-na (September 10, 2021). "브라운아이드걸스 나르샤, 19금 공연으로 첫 연출 도전" [Brown Eyed Girls Narsha, first directing challenge with the 19th performance]. MBN (in Korean). Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Naver.
21. ^ Kim Na-young (September 24, 2021). "나르샤, 19금쇼 '와일드 와일드' 연출 "유흥 아닌 문화처럼 다가갔으면" [Narsha directs the 19th gold show ‘Wild Wild’]. MK Sports (in Korean). Retrieved September 24, 2021 – via Naver.
22. ^ ^{a b} "Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 10, 2020. As lead artist:
    • "I'm in Love" charting: "2010년 29주차 Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
    • "Bbi Ri Bba Bba" charting: "2010년 30주차 Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
    • "Mamma Mia" charting: "2010년 36주차 Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
    • "Tonight" charting: "2013년 47주차 Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
    As featured artist:
    • "Living in My Heart" charting: "2010년 7주차 Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
    • "La La Land" charting: "2010년 26주차 Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
    • "Bullshit" charting: "2014년 22주차 Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
    Soundtrack appearances:
    • "A Girl That You Know" charting: "2011년 16주차 Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
23. ^ ^{a b c d} "2010년 Download Chart" (in Korean). Gaon. Archived from the original on October 18, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
24. ^ "2013년 11월 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 11, 2020.
25. ^ "2014년 22주차 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 11, 2020.
26. ^ "2011년 04월 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 11, 2020.

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