Na Hae-ryung

Na Hae-ryung[lower-alpha 1] (Korean: 나해령, born November 11, 1994),[2] better known mononymously as Haeryung,[lower-alpha 2] is a South Korean actress and singer.[3] She is a former member of the girl group EXID and Bestie.

Na Hae-ryung
나해령
Na Hae-ryung in June 2015
Born (1994-11-11) November 11, 1994
Bucheon, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Other namesHandara
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2003–present
Musical career
GenresK-pop
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2012–2018
Labels
  • AB
  • YNB
Formerly of
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationNa Haeryeong
McCune–ReischauerRa Haeryŏng

Biography

Na Hae-ryung was a child actress and appeared in film and television roles, such as in the drama Magic Kid Masuri.[4]

She was a member of girl group EXID for two months in 2012, during which time she featured on their debut single album Holla. She left the group in April 2012 to focus on her education. In 2013, she signed with YNB Entertainment and debuted as a member of the band Bestie, which debuted in July 2013 until disbandment in 2018.

She later appeared in supporting roles in dramas including Hi! School: Love On, My Lovely Girl, and The Producers. Her first lead television role came in 2016 as Jung Kkot-nim in the KBS drama My Mind’s Flower Rain. She appeared as Jin Se-ra in the 2017 SBS drama Nothing to Lose.

In 2023, Na returned to acting after 4 years under the stage name "Handara" and made a special appearance in The Escape of the Seven playing the role Hong Sa-ra.[5]

Discography

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2003 Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield Kaebaek's older daughter
2004 To Catch a Virgin Ghost Childcare graduate student
2010 Nice Shorts Girl segment "Girl"

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2001 Dancing Girl Wawa
2002 School Story
Magic Kid Masuri
2003 Sharp
2004 April Kiss
2013 Nine Han So-ra [6]
2014 Drama Special : Oh Man-bok is Pretty Oh Soon-bok One act-drama
Love and War 2: My Wife is the Boss Chae-hee
Hi! School: Love On Lee Ye-na
My Lovely Girl Yoo Ra-eum [7]
2015 The Lover Cameo
The Producers Yoo-na Special appearance
Mom Joo-hee
2016 My Mind's Flower Rain Jung Kkot-nim [8]
2017 The Universe's Star Dr. Yoon So-ri
Judge vs. Judge Jin Se-ra [9][10]
2019 Clean with Passion for Now Kim Hye-won Special appearance
2023 The Escape of the Seven Hong Sa-ra Credited as Handara; Special appearance [5]

Web series

Year Title Role Ref.
2015 Love Ward No. 25 Na Sa-rang
9 Seconds - Eternal Time Yoo So-ra [11]

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 Comedy Big League MC
2015 Law of the Jungle - Samoa Cast member Episodes 191–194

Notes

  1. Alternatively romanized as Na Hae-ryeong.
  2. Alternatively romanized as Haeryeong.

References

  1. "Mwave official Bestie" (in Chinese). August 14, 2014.
  2. "BESTie artist profile". KBS World Radio.
  3. "Artists". YBN Entertainment official website (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 11, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  4. "| My Name is, 베스티 (1)텐아시아". 텐아시아 (in Korean). October 23, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  5. ""그 톱스타, 베스티 해령이었어?"…'한다라'로 활동명 바꾸고 '7인의 탈출' 특별출연→4년만에 배우 복귀" [“Was that top star, BESTie Haeryung?”… Changed stage name to 'Handara' and made special appearance in 'Escape of the Seven' → Returned to acting after 4 years]. mydaily.co.kr (in Korean). September 18, 2023.
  6. "베스티 해령, 게임 모델 발탁, 대세 입증". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). January 16, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  7. Kim, Hye-in (August 14, 2014). "BESTie's Hae Ryung casting in drama 'My Lovely Girl'". Archived from the original on November 29, 2014.
  8. Lee, Jung-hyun (February 24, 2016). 드디어 주연… 베스티 해령, 그의 성장이 반갑다 [Finally starring... Bestie Haeryung, I'm glad to see her growth]. Edaily (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 5, 2021.
  9. "Bestie's Na Hae-ryeong to join SBS "Nothing to Lose"". HanCinema. October 18, 2017. Archived from the original on June 6, 2020.
  10. Yoon, Hyo-jeong (October 18, 2017). [단독]베스티 해령, 본격 배우 행보… SBS '이판사판' 합류 [[Exclusive] BESTie Haeryeong, a full-fledged actor... Joined SBS 'Judge and Judge']. News1. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021.
  11. Lee Seong-mi (September 18, 2015). "베스티 혜령, 웹드 [25 사랑병동] 여주인공 발탁!". tvj.co.kr (in Korean).
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