Im Na-Yeon who is popularly known as Nayeon is a gorgeous South Korean singer who is also a member of the prominent South Korean girl group called Twice, which is under the JYP Entertainment agency. In the year 2015, Nayeon was one of the winning contestants in the survival TV reality show called Sixteen after which Nayeon was drafted to assemble the girl group called Twice. Nayeon will be making her solo debut with her eponymous extended play (EP) titled Im Nayeon and it will be released in June 2022.
Quick facts about gorgeous singer Nayeon
Nayeon was born in the year 1995 on September 22 in Seoul, South Korea.
Nayeon’s name is a mixed meaning of forest, elegant as well as graceful.
Nayeon has a pet dog whom she has named Kookeu.
According to MTBI, Nayeon’s personality type is ISTP-A.
Nayeon is the oldest member in her group, Twice.
Nayeon is also the visual as well as the lead vocalist of her group, Twice.
How did Nayeon start her journey in the Korean music industry?
When Nayeon was a child, she would participate in a modeling contest after which she was cast by JYP Entertainment (JYPE) agency. Even though her mother, in the beginning, prevented Nayeon from entering show business as she was really young at that time, however, Nayeon secretly attended the aJYP agency’s open audition which took place on September 15, 2010, after which Nayeon entered to become a trainee. In the year 2013, Nayeon was added to the lineup of 6mix which was actually a planned JYPE girl group that unfortunately go to debut.
As she was disheartened, Nayeon was selected to make an appearance in one of the episodes of the TV series called Dream High 2 which was released in the year 2012. In the year 2015, Nayeon took part in the reality TV show called Sixteen, which is a competition that would determine the members of the new lineup of the new JYP Entertainment girl group called Twice. Nayeon was one of the nine triumphant participants, after which she made the final lineup.
What has Nayeon accomplished as a Twice member?
In October 2015, Nayeon officially made her debut as a member of the girl group called Twice with the release of their first extended play (EP) titled The Story Begins. In Korea’s annual music poll known as Gallup which took place in the year 2017, artist Nayeon secured the 6th most popular idol in South Korea. Similarly, in the year 2018 voting, Nayeon secured 6th place again, after acquiring 6.7% of the votes.
In the year 2019, Nayeon ranked fifth ranking after obtaining 8.2% of the votes after which Nayeon even ranked as the 8th most famous female K-pop idol which was discovered after conducting a survey with soldiers who had just finished their mandatory military service which is a common custom in South Korea. Recently, around May 19, 2022, the JYP agency made the announcement that Nayeon will be making her debut as a solo artist on June 24, 2022, with her Extended Play (EP) entitled Im Nayeon.
What other works has Nayeon been involved with as a member of Twice and on her own?
As a member of Twice, Nayeon along with her bandmates has supported various endorsements and even promoted diverse products and featured in numerous advertisements. During Nayeon’s trainee years, she has modeled for a number of brands such as Smart School Uniform as well as TN. Around May 2021, Nayeon became a model after which she even appeared in a promotional video for Chaumet’s luxurious Joséphine Collection.
In August, Nayeon was chosen to be the model for Biotherm Korea, which is a prominent South Korean beauty brand. Along with this, Nayeon has additionally made her appearance in numerous magazines as well as publications such as the Road to summer issue of W Korea released in 2021, 2019 August issue in Nylon Korea, Can’t Stop the feeling issue of Cosmopolitan Korea released in 2020, and Dazzling Aesthetic with Nayeon issue by Elle Korea released in September 2021.
Apart from this, Nayeon has made her appearance in diverse fashion brands like the Holiday collection with Fendi in 2020, Ralph Lauren in 2020, fresh-crop-top fashion with Jill Stuart released in 2020, and the Dreamy collection with Louis Vuitton released in 2021. Recently, Nayeon even featured in April’s issue of Harper’s Bazaar Korea which was for Chaumet’s Josephine collection released in 2022. In the same month, Nayeon was officially anointed by the brand Chaumet as the Friend of the Maison.