Group WOOAH member Nana (Kwon Nayeon) talked about her activities as an acting idol.
Nana gave an interview for U+ Mobile TV "The Future of the Future" (written and directed by Im Gong-sam) on the 23rd at OSEN headquarters in Hapjeong-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul.
"The Future of the Future" is a six-episode hybrid situation romantic drama centered on Gong Mi-rae, a protagonist who is clumsy in love but more sincere than anyone in her heart, and it will conclude its grand finale by releasing episodes 5 and 6 simultaneously on the 26th.
In the drama, Nana plays Gong Mi-rae, who represents the MZ generation. Having appeared in drama "Noppakku Romance", "When I Fell for a Bully", "Mimicus", "The World You Fell Into" and others while continuing both idol and acting activities, Nana portrays Gong Mi-rae, who is passionate and honest with her emotions but activates revenge after being hurt by first love, delivering stable eye work and line delivery that increase viewers' immersion, and leaving a deep impression with natural acting ranging from subtle emotional lines to lovable charm in peaceful daily life.
Nana debuted in 2020 as a member of the group WOOAH and began working as an actress at the same time. Starting her path as an "acting idol" with the role of Chaebona in "Noppakku Romance", Nana has been expanding her spectrum as a lead in more than one work each year, playing Yoon Ara in "When I Fell for a Bully", Shin Da-ra in "Mimicus", Yoo Je-bi in "The World You Fell Into" and Gong Mi-rae in "The Future of the Future".
Although Nana stood out from her first work, it is surprising that she has never taken acting classes. She said, "I didn't prepare separately. Around the time of my debut I thought I would like to try acting someday, and I was very grateful the opportunity came so I took on the challenge, and I'm still doing it," adding, "I haven't received separate acting training; I tend to interpret and analyze on my own when approaching a work and character. I learn a lot on set by feeling it and observing, and that approach seems to suit me better."
She continued, "Because I learned by myself, I sometimes run into difficulties, and in those cases I always ask the director who has the work. The director has always given clear answers, so I get answers and then think it through. If I still don't know, there are things I come to understand by going to the set and matching breath with the other actor."
Although she is self-taught, one can sense innate talent in that she shows precise pronunciation and vocalization and excellent facial acting to the extent she is called "Nana announcer." Nana said, "Pronunciation is really important when performing on stage or acting. I'm fairly precise, which helps a lot, but I don't practice separately and I naturally like to speak clearly. I think that makes communication more effective, so since childhood I've spoken clearly when presenting or talking with friends, and it seems to come out naturally."
Now in her fifth year of balancing singing and acting since starting to act at debut, Nana said, "When I work as a singer and when I work as an actress, each persona seems to fit together. That's why I find both activities appealing. I didn't think it was hard; each activity helps the other, so I think it was a very good choice," adding, "When I stand on stage as a singer, I have about three minutes to show all my charms. I study and try to make various expressions, which helps me a lot in acting. Because it's a field I've mainly practiced, expression comes naturally. In acting I perform delicate emotions I don't usually show, and that also helps on stage. Especially when recording, it helps a lot to express the lyrics; I think listeners may feel differently depending on whether emotion is present or not, so I sometimes record while making facial expressions."
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