NC.A
{{Short description|South Korean singer (born 1996)}}
{{Family name hatnote|Im|lang=Korean}}
{{Unreliable sources|date=December 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = NC.A
| image = 180602 유니티 목동 팬싸인회 36.jpg
| caption = NC.A in 2018
| birth_name = Im So-eun{{cite news|url=http://news.donga.com/3/all/20130907/57510516/3|title=NC.A, 'the powerful difference in an environment of idol groups and singers'|author=Kim Wong-yeom|date=September 7, 2013|work=The Dong-A Ilbo|accessdate=October 6, 2013}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|10|07}}
| birth_place = Osan, South Korea
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|actress}}
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| genre = K-pop
| instrument = Vocals
| years_active = 2013–present
| label = JPlanet
| past_member_of = Uni.T
| website = {{URL|http://jplanetentertainment.com/nca/}}
}}
| module2 = {{Infobox Korean name/auto|child=yes|headercolor=transparent
| hangul = %임소은
| hanja = 任昭垠
| hangulstage = %_앤씨아
}}}}
Im So-eun ({{Korean|hangul=임소은}}; born October 7, 1996), better known as NC.A (initialism for New Creative Artist),{{cite web|url=http://arirangradio.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/nca/|title=NC.A (앤씨아)|date=August 17, 2013|work=Hot New Face with DJ Isak|publisher=Arirang Radio (via WordPress)|accessdate=October 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007071803/http://arirangradio.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/nca/|archive-date=October 7, 2013|url-status=dead}}{{Unreliable source?|reason=See reliable sources list on WP:KO/RS|date=June 2025}} is a South Korean singer and actress, She debuted in August 2013 with "My Student Teacher". She was last active as a member of South Korean girl group Uni.T, until their disbandment in September 2018.
Early life and education
NC.A was born on October 7, 1996.
She attended the Osan Middle School and attended Hanlim Multi Art School and graduated in February 2015.
Career
=Pre-debut=
Towards her graduation in junior high school, she started going to a music academy. She performed there and someone had it video-taped and uploaded online. The video ended up in the hands of Chae Jong-ju, the CEO of JJHolic Media who later called her in for an audition. Upon passing the auditions, she became a trainee.
In 2012, she performed in a concert of her label mate Yurisangja.{{cite news|url=http://www.allkpop.com/article/2013/08/powerful-rookie-vocalist-nca-debuts-with-the-impressive-my-student-teacher|title=Powerful rookie vocalist NC.A debuts with the impressive 'My Student Teacher'|date=August 11, 2013|work=allkpop|accessdate=October 6, 2013}}{{Unreliable source?|reason=See unreliable sources list on WP:KO/RS|date=December 2024}}
=2013: Debut with ''My Student Teacher'' and ''Oh My God'' =
On August 11, 2013, NC.A released her debut digital single "My Student Teacher".{{cite news|url=http://www.soompi.com/2013/08/12/rookie-artist-nc-a-sings-about-a-high-school-crush-in-my-student-teacher/|title=Rookie Artist NC.A Sings About a High School Crush in 'My Student Teacher'|date=August 12, 2013|work=Soompi|accessdate=October 6, 2013}}{{Unreliable source?|reason=See unreliable sources list on WP:KO/RS|date=December 2024}} The song, which lyrics talked about high school life, was composed by Park Seung-hwa of Yurisangja, written by Lee Ji-won and edited by Seo Jung-jin, which presented Lee Hye-ri.
She portrayed the role of a high school student in tvN's Reply 1994. The drama's producing director Shin Won-ho saw a pre-debut photo and asked her to audition for the drama.{{cite news|url=http://www.allkpop.com/article/2013/08/rookie-singer-nca-lands-a-role-in-reply-1994|title=Rookie singer NC.A lands a role in 'Reply 1994'|date=August 30, 2013|work=allkpop|accessdate=October 6, 2013}}{{Unreliable source?|reason=See unreliable sources list on WP:KO/RS|date=December 2024}}
On November 15, she released her second single "Oh My God", this time she appeared in the music video.
=2014: ''Scent of NC.A'', ''Crazy You'' & ''Hoo Hoo Hoo''=
On March 21, 2014, NC.A released her digital single "Hello Baby". Following this single, NC.A released her first mini-album on April 9.{{cite web|url=http://www.allkpop.com/article/2014/03/nca-returns-with-wheesung-produced-pop-ballad-hello-baby|title=NC.A returns with Wheesung-produced pop ballad 'Hello Baby'|publisher=Allkpop|date=March 21, 2014|accessdate=May 14, 2014}}{{Unreliable source?|reason=See unreliable sources list on WP:KO/RS|date=December 2024}}
Along with Sungwon from A-Prince, NC.A will be an MC of the new music show Ranking Reformat which will air from Monday to Friday at 12AM KST. The premiere was on April 7.{{cite web|url=http://nca-updates.com/post/81691145346/a-princes-sungwon-and-nc-a-to-host-new-music-show-on|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140405072921/http://nca-updates.com/post/81691145346/a-princes-sungwon-and-nc-a-to-host-new-music-show-on|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 5, 2014|title=NC.A International Fansite (A-PRINCE's Sungwon and NC.A to host new music show on MBC Music)|publisher=NC.A Updates|accessdate=May 14, 2014 }} On the same date, the teaser of the MV "I'm Different" was released on NC.A's Official YouTube channel. On April 9, they released the music video for "I'm Different".{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1uG_dctX8g|script-title=ko:앤씨아(NC.A)_ 난 좀 달라(I'm different) Official Music Video|publisher=YouTube|date=April 8, 2014|accessdate=May 14, 2014}}
On August 28 NC.A posted on Twitter a message announcing she would release a new single on September 2.{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/kpop/comments/2f5xzi/nca_to_release_new_digital_single_on_2nd_september/|title=NC.A To Release A New Single The 2nd of September|date=September 2014|publisher=hutch991|accessdate=September 1, 2014}}
On September 2 NC.A released a pre-release single "Crazy You" featuring Sims of MIB as a surprise for fans and also their upcoming studio album, NC.A released the music video on September 20.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z4ZLAlrJlQ|title=NC.A MV For Crazy You|publisher=JJholic Media|accessdate=September 20, 2014}}
On December 18 NC.A released the MV for Hoo Hoo Hoo.
=2015–present: Multiple solo singles, ''Time To Be A Woman'' and ''The Unit''=
On December 31 NC.A posted the teaser for her new single "Coming Soon" on her YouTube channel, announcing that it would come out January 5. Coming Soon is a song about a girl who wants to confess her feelings to the boy she's been admiring. She held her debut stage of "Coming Soon" on KBS's Music Bank January 2. The song and MV were released January 5. "Coming Soon" is NC.A's first try at rapping since her debut.{{cite web|url=http://static2.allkpop.com/article/2015/01/nca-is-a-dancing-and-prancing-cutie-in-mv-for-coming-soon-raps-for-the-1st-time|title=NC.A is a dancing and prancing cutie in MV for 'Coming Soon' + raps for the 1st time!|date=January 5, 2015|work=Allkpop|accessdate=December 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105132302/http://static2.allkpop.com/article/2015/01/nca-is-a-dancing-and-prancing-cutie-in-mv-for-coming-soon-raps-for-the-1st-time|archive-date=January 5, 2015|url-status=dead }}{{Unreliable source?|reason=See unreliable sources list on WP:KO/RS|date=December 2024}}
On February 21 NC.A announced that she would be coming back with a ballad song on March.{{cite web|url=http://www.koreaboo.com/comebacks/n-ca-make-comeback-ballad-song/|title=NC.A to make a comeback with a ballad song|date=February 21, 2015|work=Koreaboo|accessdate=February 21, 2015}}{{Unreliable source?|reason=See unreliable sources list on WP:KO/RS|date=December 2024}}
Through NC.A's official Facebook and Twitter it was announced on March 25 that the following day she would release her new single Cinderella Time and they posted the concept images. The single and MV were released on March 26 and in the MV Sungjae from BTOB and Dino from Halo appear.{{cite web|url=http://www.allkpop.com/article/2015/03/nca-goes-on-a-date-with-her-prince-charming-btobs-sungjae-in-cinderella-time-mv|title=NC.A goes on a date with her prince charming, BTOB's Sungjae, in 'Cinderella Time' MV|date=March 26, 2015|work=Allkpop|accessdate=March 26, 2015}}{{Unreliable source?|reason=See unreliable sources list on WP:KO/RS|date=December 2024}}{{cite web|url=http://stoo.asiae.co.kr/news/naver_view.htm?idxno=2015032614021538760|script-title=ko:앤씨아(NC.A), '쑥쑥이' 육성재와 다시 연인으로 재회[스포츠투데이]|date=March 26, 2015|work=Sports Today|accessdate=March 26, 2015}}
It was announced that NC.A would make her comeback on July {{cite web|url=http://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0002429063|title=앤씨아, 7월 중순 컴백..夏여가수들 대전 홀로 참여|date=June 20, 2015|work=Naver|accessdate=June 20, 2015}} Through her official Facebook, NC.A posted a teaser for Vanilla Shake showing her in a short haircut and later posted that it would be released the 20th of the same month.{{cite web|url=http://tvdaily.asiae.co.kr/read.php3?aid=1436946040943203010|title=앤씨아 컴백 티저, 단발머리로 파격 변신 '손연재 닮은꼴' [NC.A comeback Teaser, shocking transformation with short hair]|date=July 14, 2015|work=TV Daily|accessdate=July 14, 2015}}
On July 20 NC.A released her new song Vanilla Shake and Jeong Jae Yong and NS Yoon-G were featured in the MV.
She released the OST "Instinct" for the drama The Law of the Jungle on the 23rd.{{cite web|url=http://sports.khan.co.kr/news/sk_index.html?cat=view&art_id=201508240810063&sec_id=540201|title='정글의 법칙' 이지원 PD, 이번에도 앤씨아 새 싱글 '본능' 작사|date=August 23, 2015|work=Sports Kyunghyang|accessdate=August 23, 2015}}
NC.A was cast in the drama Three by Three together with Fiestar's Jei and Dal Shabet's Jiyul.{{cite web|url=http://sports.donga.com/Enter/3/02/20150826/73254792/1|script-title=ko:앤씨아-지율-재이, 가상현실드라마 출연|date=August 26, 2015|work=Sports Donga|accessdate=August 26, 2015}}
Through the project to fund albums Makestar, NC.A released her first Korean studio album Time to Be A Woman that will be released in October 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.makestar.co/project/singer_nca/|title=NC.A Album Production Project|date=March 24, 2016|work=Makestar|accessdate=March 24, 2016}}
In October 2017, NC.A participated on South Korean survival reality show, The Unit. The concept of the show is to form male and female unit groups of nine members each, among idols who had already debuted. On the last episode NC.A ranked #3, thus making her one of the nine members of the temporary girlgroup Uni.T.{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Unit:_Idol_Rebooting_Project&oldid=836051274|title=The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project|date=April 12, 2018|via=Wikipedia}}{{circular reference|date=May 2020}}
Discography
= Studio albums =
=Extended plays=
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scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"|Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"|Album details ! scope="col"|Peak positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" |Sales |
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scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|KOR |
scope="row" |Scent of NC.A
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| 16 |
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| 37 | |
=Singles=
==As lead artist==
==As featured artist==
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scope="col" rowspan="2" |Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" |Year ! scope="col" |Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" |Album |
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scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|KOR |
scope="row" | "Clouds And I" (Lee SeeJun and NC.A) | 2014 | — | Immortal Song: Summer Songs Special Part.2 |
scope="row" | "Words I Want To Tell You All Night" (1SAgain featuring NC.A) | rowspan="2" |2015 | — | rowspan="2" {{N/A|Non-album singles}} |
scope="row" | "Stars In The Night Sky 7" (Yang Jung Seung, NC.A & Goo Bon Seung) | — |
colspan="5" style="font-size:8pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
=Collaborations=
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scope="col" rowspan="2" |Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" |Year ! scope="col"|Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Sales{{efn|group=upper-alpha|name=sales}} ! scope="col" rowspan="2" |Album |
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scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|KOR |
scope="row" | "How Long Time.." {{small|(얼마나 더..)}} {{small|(with Shin Ji)}} | 2015 | — | | Time To Be A Woman |
scope="row" |"Playing With Fire" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=봄에 오면 괴롭힐 거예요|labels=no}})}} {{small|(with Yook Sung-jae)}} | 2016 | 89 | | Some- |
scope="row" |"Love Me" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=읽어주세요|labels=no}})}} {{small|(with Sugarbowl)}} | 2017 | — | | Love Me - Single |
scope="row" |"So Do You" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=노래방에서|labels=no}})}} {{small|(with Seo Eunkwang)}} | 2018 | —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"So Do You" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but appeared at number 62 on Download component chart.{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=S1020&targetTime=09&hitYear=2018&termGbn=week|script-title=ko:2018년 09주차 Download Chart|trans-title=Week 9 of 2018 Download Chart|website=Gaon Music Chart|accessdate=May 10, 2019|language=ko}}}} | | Some- |
scope="row" |"No You, No Me" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=헤어질 자신 있니|labels=no}})}} {{small|(with Hynn)}} |rowspan="2"|2019 | 68 | | No You, No Me - Single |
scope="row" | "Stay Home" {{small|(with Josub)}}
| — | | Favorite Chart, Pt. 1 |
scope="row" | "Flashback" {{small|({{Korean|hangul=생각이 똑똑|labels=no}})}} {{small|(with TIKITIK, Yoo Jun-ho, and LUNARSOLAR's Jian)}} | 2020 | — | | Favorite Chart, Pt. 2 |
scope="row" | "leave you for a while..." {{small|({{Korean|hangul=잠시 헤어지는거야|labels=no}})}} {{small|(with Namgung Eunju)}} | 2022 | — | | leave you for a while... - Single |
colspan="5" style="font-size:8pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
=Soundtrack appearances=
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scope="col" rowspan="2" |Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" |Year ! scope="col"|Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Sales{{efn|group=upper-alpha|name=sales}} ! scope="col" rowspan="2" |Drama |
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scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|KOR |
scope="row" | "Only 5 Minutes More" (NC.A, Sangdo & Yano from Topp Dogg) | rowspan="2" |2015 | — | | A Girl Who Sees Smells OST |
scope="row" | "Instinct"
| — | | Law of the Jungle OST |
scope="row" | "Even If a Memorable Day Comes" | 2016 | 17 | | Reply 1988 OST |
scope="row" | "More & More" | 2018 | — | | Risky Romance OST |
scope="row" | "Kiss Me" | rowspan="2" |2019 | — | | Perfume (2019 TV series) OST |
scope="row" | "How About Your Day?" | — | | Goodbye, Hello OST |
scope="row" | "Something" ({{Korean|hangul=어떻게 할까?|labels=no}}) | 2021 | — | | Sometoon 2021 OST |
colspan="5" style="font-size:8pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Videography
=Music videos=
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Year
! Title ! Length ! Notes |
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rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|2013
|style="text-align:center;"| "My Student Teacher (Drama Ver.)" | 03:52 | Debut MV starring Girl's Day's Hyeri |
style="text-align:center;"| "My Student Teacher (Lip Ver.)"
| 03:34 | directed by NAIVE Creative Productions |
style="text-align:center;"| "Oh My God"
| 03:19 | |
rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|2014
|style="text-align:center;"| "I'm Different" | 03:29 | |
style="text-align:center;"| "Crazy You"
| 03:27 | |
style="text-align:center;"| "Hoo Hoo Hoo"
| 00:56 | |
rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|2015
|style="text-align:center;"| "Coming Soon" | 03:21 | |
style="text-align:center;"| "Cinderella Time"
| 03:41 |
style="text-align:center;"| "Vanilla Shake"
| 03:32 | With Jeong Jae Yong and NS Yoon-G |
style="text-align:center;"| "How Long Time..."
| 03:42 | With Shinji |
rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|2016
|style="text-align:center;"| "Next Station" | 03:48 | |
rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|2017
|style="text-align:center;"| "Love Me" | 04:11 | With Haneul |
rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|2018
|style="text-align:center;"| "I'm Fine" | 03:34 | |
rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2019
|style="text-align:center;"| "Awesome Breeze (Drama Ver.)" | 04:46 | With SF9's Rowoon, LUNARSOLAR's Taeryeong & Jian, and Lee Suji |
style="text-align:center;"| "Awesome Breeze (NC.A Ver.)"
| 03:56 | |
=Music Video Appearances=
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style="background:#B0C4DE;"
! Year ! Song title ! Artist |
2014
| 치사치사치사 | Seo Young Eun |
2015
| Did You Eat? | The Shorties |
Filmography
=Variety Shows=
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style="background:pink; width:5%;"|Year
! style="background:pink; width:10%;"|Channel ! style="background:pink; width:20%;"|Show ! style="background:pink; width:30%;"|Note | |||
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| 2013 | SBS | Cultwo Show | |
rowspan="6"| 2014 | MBC Every 1 | Weekly Idol | Made a cameo on the episode of Hyosung. |
| Arirang | Pops in Seoul | ||
| MBC | Ailee's Vitamin | Guest on the first episode | |
| KBS | Happy Together 3 | Guest on the episode 346 | |
| Tooniverse | Thunderstruck Stationary 2 | Kids Show | |
| MBC Music | NC.A in Fukuoka | There are 4 episodes in total | |
rowspan="8"| 2015 | Arirang | Arirang Radio | |
| SBS | Star King | ||
| KBS | Hello Counselor | ||
| Arirang | Pops in Seoul | ||
| KBS2 | Crisis Escape Number 1 | ||
| MBC | King of Mask Singer | Guest Judge | |
| OGN | OnGameNet From Start Till Clear | Guest on ep 226, 231, 232 | |
| JTBC | Hidden Singer 4 | Panelist, Impersonator (Shin Ji's Episode) | |
2016 | MBC | King of Mask Singer | Contestant as "Don't Forget Me a Forget-me-not", episodes 77-78 |
2017
|KBS |The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project |Finalist - 3rd Place |
=Drama=
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! style="width:15%;"| Network ! style="width:20%;"| Drama ! style="width:25%;"| Role | |
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2013
|tvN | Student/friend of Sooksookie (Yook Sung-jae) |
2014
| Thunderstruck Stationery 2 | As NC.A |
2015
|Web drama | TBA | |
2018
| To. Jenny{{cite web|url=http://www.joongboo.com/?mod=news&act=articleView&idxno=1266814|script-title=ko:앤씨아, '투제니'로 본격 연기 도전 "정채연 괴롭히는 역할 너무 힘들어" 악역 소감 눈길|date=July 10, 2018}} | Eileen (cameo) | |
2020
| JTBC | Itaewon Class{{cite web|last1=Ji|first1=Min-kyung|url=http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/g1111310239|date=February 15, 2020|work=OSEN|script-title=ko:앤씨아, '이태원 클라쓰' 깜짝 등장.."좋은 기회로 출연 감사해"|language=ko|accessdate=February 22, 2020}} | Bok-hee's friend (cameo) | |
2021
|Seezn | Sometoon 2021 | Ye-ra (Ep.3) / Sophie (Ep.10) / Hak No-hyeo (Ep.13) / Dan-bi (Ep.16) / So-mi (Ep.17) / Tak Mi-ryeo (Ep.20) | |
TBA
| B-PLAY | Phantom School | Kang Yu-na |
=TV Programs=
- 2014: Ranking Reformat 8
Notes
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131121061013/http://jjholicmedia.com/xe/index.php?mid=artists&document_srl=119 Official website]
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