Shin Yu-na or as she is popularly known, Yuna is a member of the South Korean girl group, ITZY. She was born in the South Korean town of Suwon in the year 2003. Yuna studied dance and music at the Hanlim Multi Art School after graduating middle and elementary school from Yeongbok Girls’ Middle School, Suwon Hwayang Elementary School, respectively.
She might have only recently been in the limelight, but Yuna has garnered immense love and support from both the entertainment industry and the audiences. Her fan following is evident from the 300,000 followers on her Instagram and the numerous fan accounts dedicated to her life. Touted to be the “Real Life Barbie Doll”, Yuna has immense talent in singing, rapping and dancing.
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Birth: 9 December 2003
Birth Name: Shin Yu-na
Nationality: South Korean
Occupation: Singer, Rapper and Dancer
Band/Group Name: ITZY
Genres: K-Pop, J-Pop
How is Yuna’s career and professional life?
Yuna’s career began in 2019 when she debuted with her band, ITZY, with their first album, It’z Different. Yuna’s membership to the group happened when the multinational entertainment and record label, JYP Entertainment’s staff discovered Yuna and her talents in the year 2015. Yuna became popular after she made an appearance in a highlight reel of the legendary K-Pop band, BTS. Three years post that, Yuna was trained by the record label along with the group mates and was given the opportunity to hone her talents.
The Band’s and Yuna’s song, Dalla Dalla, shook the industry when it became one of the most successful debuts on the Billboard Charts and the song also became the second most popular song on the World Digital Song Sales Chart. “Dalla Dalla” earned Yuna and ITZY, the Korea Music Content Association’s first platinum certification in November 2019 after reaching 100 million streams on the Gaon Music Chart.
In 2020, Yuna was part of ITZY’s first world tour. The group’s second album It’z Me was all about self love and retaining one’s individuality in a world that is constantly trying to change you. ITZY’s first number-one album in South Korea, It’z Me debuted at the top of the Gaon Album Chart. Additionally, it debuted at number five on the Billboard World Albums chart, which at the time was their highest spot ever. With “Wannabe,” the trio went on to win eight music competitions. 2020 also marked the year ITZY started singing songs about love.
In 2021, Yuna along with ITZY achieved newer heights with their song Trust Me (Midzy), created in honour of their incredible and magnanimous fan following. The year was incredible for the group as they released a new album, Crazy in Love and its song Loco secured the group an unimaginable rank 11 on the Billboard 200 chart. The group also signed with record label Warner Japan and released the EP, What’z Itzy.
2022 was a big year for Yuna as well as for ITZY as their Japanese Single Voltage premiered in April. In July the group released their new EP called Checkmate and announced another world tour.
Does Yuna have an athletic background?
Yuna is a successfully singer, rapper and dancer, but it would be unfair to pigeon hole the talents of this young woman. Having been an incredible sportsperson in her school, Yuna is a player of Floorball. She is extremely gifted and has attained accolade from the National Assembly for her Floorball skills. In a candid interview about her sports background, Yuna revealed that she started playing floorball in 6th grade and was number one at the city as well as the province level, hence, securing the National Assembly Award.
What accolades and awards has Yuna won?
Yuna and her group ITZY have received numerous awards. These awards and accolades truly showcase the brilliance of the group and their popularity amongst the industry and audience members.
The debut year of the group, 2019, they won pretty much every possible award in the country. ITZY won the Rookie of the Year Award at the Asia Artist Awards, they were picked by Dong-A.com as Idol Expected to Grow Well, won the title of Next Leader at the Fact Music Awards, Best New Female Artist at the Mnet Asian Music Awards, Best New Artist – Female at the Melon Music Awards, New Female Artist at the Korea First Brand Awards.
The band has won the New K-Wave Artist Award in 2020 at the Best K-Music Soribada Awards, New Artist Award at the Seoul Music Awards, Digital Bonsang and Rookie of the Year Award at the 2020 and 2022 Golden Disc Awards, New Artist of the Year – Digital at the Goan Chart Music Awards.
Most recently, in 2022, they won the Top 5 K-pop Hits at the Jooz Malaysia Music Awards.
How is Yuna’s personal life?
While Yuna is a K-pop sensation with hundreds and thousands of fans, she has always maintained a very low profile about the details of her personal life. When asked why she never reveals private details about her life on social media and otherwise, Yuna said that she wishes for that part of her life to remain hers alone and wants the audience to appreciate her work most importantly.
What is Yuna’ net worth?
Yuna’s net worth is estimated to be whopping $1.5 million from her work as a singer, rapper and dancer of ITZY, as well as her brand endorsement and collaborations from being a famous celebrity.