Hong Sung Mi (Hangul:홍성미, born on 17 July 1986), better known as DANA, is a Korean singer. Although originally a solo singer on SM Entertainment, she has since become a member of girl group TSZX. Due to her earlier debut in the Korean music industry, she is seen as the leader, although she has denied this in an interview, stating that each member has an equal status in the group^{[citation needed]}. Image File history File links Dana_(487). ... July 17 is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Illustration by Arthur Rackham of the ballad The Twa Corbies A ballad is a story, usually a narrative or poem, in a song. ... A singer is a musician who uses his or her voice to produce music. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... Harry Belafonte singing, photograph by C. van Vechten Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with speech. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Jamo redirects here. ... July 17 is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A singer is a musician who uses his or her voice to produce music. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Facts

• Family: little sister (Hong Su Na)
• Religion : Christian
• Education: Cheongdam Middle School, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
• Major: Chinese
• Real name: Hong, Sung-Mi (홍성미)
• Stage name: Xi Yue DANA, Hee Yeol DANA, DANA The Grace.
• Stage name meaning: Happiness of Heaven.
• Birth Date: July 17, 1986 (1986-07-17) (age 20).

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Career

Starting off as a solo artist on Lee Soo Man's SM Entertainment label, DANA was expected to rise as the "next BoA". Prior to debut, she received promotion as an actress in popular boyband H.O.T's Age of Peace movie and in Kangta's "Polaris" music video. Lee Soo-man (born June 18, 1952), created the well-known Korean entertainment company SM Entertainment, specializing in K-pop groups. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... H.O.T. was the most popular K-pop group of the late nineties (and still remain untouched in the popularity field). ... This article or section reads like an advertisement. ...

In 2001 she released her fairly successful first single "Diamond", a pop/dance track featuring Jung YunHo (who would eventually become a member of TVXQ). That same year, she released an album with the same name along with other singles. Her career blossomed and continued with promotion by appearing on variety shows such as X-Man, as well as plying a main role in the sitcom Nonstop. Her second album release in 2003, however, was not very popular and sold poorly. From that point on, DANA disappeared from the music industry (aside from SMTOWN collaborations) until the debut of TSZX. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Since 2005, DANA has been a member of Korea a cappella girl group TSZX (now known as TSZX the Grace). For the group's fourth Japanese single, she composed the music to her own solo song "Sayonara No Mukou Ni." Korea (Korean: 한국 in South Korea or 조선 in North Korea, see below) is a geographic area, civilization, and former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. ... A cappella music is vocal music or singing without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Discography

Solo albums

• First Album (2001)
• Dana Vol. 2 (2003)

Solo Singles

• Diamond
• Pretty
• To the End of the Earth
• Maybe
• What is Love

TSZX the Grace singles

Please see TSZX for TSZX discography information.

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Compilations

• Summer Vacation in SMTown.com (2002)
• 2003 K-POP Super best 2 (2003)
• 2003 Winter Vacation in SMTOWN.com (2004)
• 2004 Summer Vacation in SMTOWN.com (2004)
• 2006 Summer Vacation in SMTOWN.com (2006) (as a member of TSZX)
• 2006 Winter Vacation in SMTOWN.com (2006) (as a member of TSZX)

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Acting

• H.O.T's "Age of Peace" movie
• Kangta's "Polaris" music video (2001)
• Nonstop 3 (2002)

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External links

• Dana Official Homepage