Nafla

Nicholas Seok-bae Choi better known by his stage name Nafla , is a South Korean and American rapper. He was the winner of Show Me the Money 777.

Early life and education Nicholas Seok-bae Choi was born in Orange County, California, on February 28, 1992, to South Korean parents. He lived in the United States until he was five years old, and then lived in South Korea until he was in the fourth grade.

Choi subsequently returned to America and immediately entered the sixth grade, skipping a grade level. He attended Rosemont Middle School in La Crescenta, a suburban neighborhood in Los Angeles County. Choi went on to attend Crescenta Valley High School, where he met his MKIT Rain labelmates Bloo and Young West. Afterwards, Choi enrolled at the University of Southern California, and graduated in 2015 with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration.

On February 22, 2023, Choi was arrested for attempting to evade South Korea's mandatory military service. He was accused of falsifying medical records that diagnosed him with depression, as well as using these documents to apply for the position of a non-active duty personnel. Choi went on to pause his military service for 18 months on 7 occasions, and he also skipped his mandated duty as a social worker by filing for sick leave or early leave with his medical records. On August 10, 2023, Choi was sentenced to a year in prison.

On February 13, 2024, Choi was released on bail in accordance with the process of appealing his prison sentence.

Discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KOR AngelsReleased: October 22, 2017 Label: Groovl1n, Warner Music Formats: CD, digital download 16KOR: 2,196 U N UReleased: January 6, 2020 (U N U Part. 1) Released: March 24, 2020 (U N U Part. 2) Label: Groovl1n, Warner Music Formats: CD, digital download 19KOR: 2,013 Natural HighReleased: August 31, 2021 Label: Groovl1n, Warner Music Formats: CD, digital download 47

Extended plays Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KOR LooFlaReleased: June 10, 2019 Label: MKIT Rain, Kakao Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download 42KOR: 999

Charted singles Title Year Peak chart positions Album KOR As lead artist "Bite" 2018 34rowspan="2" "Sunbbang" 89 Collaborations "SF Skills" 201828rowspan="2" "119"46