Dana

Hong Sung-mi (; born 17 July 1986), known professionally as Dana, is a South Korean singer, musical actress and vocal coach. and in Kangta's "Polaris" music video.

Starting off as a solo artist under Lee Soo Man's SM Entertainment label, Dana was labeled the "next BoA".

In 2001, she released her fairly successful debut single "Sesang kkeut kkaji" (Until The end of The World), which was an adapted song of "Tell Me No More Lies" composed by European songwriter Stefan Aberg.

Her career blossomed and was furthered through appearances on variety shows, such as X-Man, as well as playing a main role in the sitcom Nonstop. Her second album "Maybe" was released in 2003; however, it sold poorly. Later the same year, she starred in Rock of Ages as Sherrie.

In late 2010 and early 2011, she starred as Constance in The Three Musketeers. She commented in an interview about being nervous about having to kiss Super Junior Kyuhyun.

In June 2011, an image was leaked of SM Entertainment's itinerary for 2011 which included a release for a new single by CSJH. SM later confirmed that CSJH would be making a comeback with a new image. On 8 July 2011, CSJH's Dana & Sunday made a comeback as a sub-unit with a digital single titled 'One More Chance'; the single was released on 11 July.

2012–present: Solo activities From March 2012 to June 2012, she was cast as Brenda Strong for the re-run of the musical Catch Me If You Can. In September 2013, she starred as Bonnie for the musical Bonnie and Clyde. In February 2014, she returned to cast as Constance in The Three Musketeers. In early 2015, she was cast as Joy for the musical Robin Hood.

After 13 years, Dana returned as soloist with release "Touch You" on 20 May 2016, as a part of SM Entertainment project SM Station. To promote the song, Dana performed on several music programs, The Show, M Countdown, Music Bank, Show! Music Core and Inkigayo from 24–28 May 2016.

In December 2018, Dana starred her first reality show Danalda aired on Lifetime cable channel. The reality show containing Dana's diet challenge after break-up and losing her close brother.

On 24 June 2020, it was reported that Dana would be leaving SM Entertainment after 19 years. SM Entertainment confirmed the news and added, "Our exclusive contract with Dana ended recently. We hope people will continue to support her in her future activities."

Personal life On 4 May 2016, during MBC's Radio Star, Dana revealed that she had been in a relationship for three years. It was later revealed that Dana's boyfriend is Lee Ho-jae, who is a film/music video director. On 6 November 2018, SM Entertainment announced that the couple broke up.

Discography

Studio albums Title Album details Sales Dana Released: 10 September 2001 Label: SM Entertainment Formats: CD, cassette, digital download KOR: 44,783 Maybe Released: 1 October 2003 Label: SM Entertainment Formats: CD, cassette, digital download KOR: 14,408

Single TitleYear Peak chart positionsSalesAlbum KOR "세상끝까지" (Until the End of the World) 2001 — First Album "Diamond" — "Maybe" 2003 — Maybe "What is Love?" — "Touch You" 2016 228 SM Station Season 1 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Featured artists Title YearAlbum "달이 태양을 가릴 때 (Eclipse) (Remastered Remix)" (with Moonbyul)2026

Compilations Albums Release dates Christmas Winter Vacation in SMTown.com - Angel Eyes 4 December 2001 Summer Vacation in SMTown.com 10 June 2002 2002 Winter Vacation in SMTown.com - My Angel My Light 6 December 2002 2003 Summer Vacation in SMTown.com 18 June 2003 2003 Winter Vacation in SMTown.com 8 December 2003 2004 Summer Vacation in SMTown.com 2 July 2004 2006 Summer SMTown 20 June 2006 2006 Winter SMTown - Snow Dream 12 December 2006 Billie Jean Look at Me OST 24 January 2007 Air City OST 23 May 2007 2007 Summer SMTown - Fragile 5 July 2007 2007 Winter SMTown - Only Love 10 December 2007 2011 Winter SMTown – The Warmest Gift 13 December 2011 Opera Star 2012 Round 1 13 February 2012 Opera Star 2012 Round 2 20 February 2012 Opera Star 2012 Round 3 27 February 2012 SM Best Album 3 10 August 2012 To the Beautiful You OST 19 September 2012 King of Mask Singer: Episode 41 10 January 2016 Golden Pouch OST 21 December 2016

Songs written by Dana YearSongAlbumArtistLabelLyricsMusicCreditedWithCreditedWith 2006 Sayonara No Mukou Ni Juicy Love Dana Rhythm Zone 2013 No More Pink Tape f(x) SM Entertainment

Filmography

Film

Television series

Television Year Title Channel Role Notes 2003 Dana's DMZ (Daily Music Zone) iTV MC 2012 Opera Star Season 2 tvN Regular Cast with Kim Jong Seo, Park Ji Yoon, 8eight's Joo Hee, Son Ho Young, Park Ki Youn 2014 Law of the Jungle in Solomon SBS Regular Cast with Tao, Kikwang, Kim Tae-woo 2016 King of Mask Singer MBC Contestant As Heart Racing Snow Queen

Musical theater

Videography

Solo Music Video 세상끝까지 Diamond 남겨둔 이야기 (Maybe) What is Love (Original Ver.)

Awards

South Korean Performing Arts Awards

Year Category Work Result 2001 Newcomer Award

Mnet Asian Music Awards

Year Category Work Result 2001 Best New Female Artist "Until the end of the World"

MTV Style Awards Year Category Work Result 2003 Annual Korean Artist Award

Special awards

Chinese Ministry of Culture Year Category Work Result 2003 Minister Contribution Award