Lim Na-young

Lim Na-young (Korean: 임나영; born December 18, 1995), also known as Im Nayoung, is a South Korean singer and rapper. She was first known after participating in the survival show Produce 101 and finishing in tenth place, which made her debut as a member of project girl group I.O.I in 2016. The group was only active for less than one year before disbanding in January 2017. Later that year, she returned to Pledis Entertainment and debuted as a member of Pristin in March 2017. In May 2019, Pristin officially disbanded and Lim later parted ways with the agency. She joined Sublime Artist Agency for her solo activities in August 2019.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Lim.

Lim Na-young
임나영
Lim on December 31, 2017
Born	(1995-12-18) December 18, 1995 Gwanak District, Seoul, South Korea
Other names	Im Nayoung
Alma mater	Dongduk Women's University
Occupation	Singer rapper
Agent	Sublime Artist Agency
Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2016–present
Labels	Pledis YMC[lower-alpha 1] Swing[lower-alpha 1] Studio Blu[lower-alpha 1]
Associated acts	I.O.I Pristin Pristin V Happy Pledis
Korean name
Hangul	임나영
Hanja	林娜榮
Revised Romanization	Im Na-yeong
McCune–Reischauer	Im Nayŏng

Early life and education

Lim was born December 18, 1995 in Gwanak District, Seoul, South Korea.[4] She attended the Muhak Girls' High School and later the Dongduk Women's University (Department of Broadcasting).

Career

2016: Produce 101 and debut with I.O.I

Main articles: Produce 101 (season 1) and I.O.I

From January 22 to April 1, 2016, Lim participated in Mnet's survival television show, Produce 101, which consisted of 101 female trainees from different agencies in South Korea.[5] Five participants from Pledis Entertainment were eliminated and only Lim and Kyulkyung made it to the final line up of I.O.I. She ranked tenth with a total 138,726 votes.[6]

On May 4, I.O.I made their debut with the extended play, Chrysalis, and its lead single, "Dream Girls".[7]

2017–2019: Disbandment of I.O.I and Pristin

Main articles: Pristin and Pristin V

After the disbandment of I.O.I on January 29, Pledis Entertainment announced that Lim and Kyulkyung would debut as members of Pristin on March 21, 2017. On the same day, Pristin released their debut EP, Hi! Pristin, accompanied by the lead single, "Wee Woo".[8]

In 2018, Pledis Entertainment formed Pristin's subgroup, Pristin V, with Lim being one of its members. They debuted on May 28 with the single album, Like a V.[9]

On May 24, 2019, Pristin was officially disbanded[10] and Pledis Entertainment announced that Nayoung would be departing from the label.[11] On August 22, 2019, she signed an exclusive contract with Sublime Artist Agency.[12] Four days later, she was appointed promotional ambassador for tourist destination Insadong.[13]

Discography

For Lim's works with I.O.I and Pristin, see I.O.I discography and Pristin § Discography.

Filmography

For Lim's works with I.O.I and Pristin, see I.O.I § Filmography, and Pristin § Filmography.

Television series

Year	Title	Original title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
2016	Entourage	안투라지	Herself	tvN	Episode 1 with Kim Chungha	[14][15]

Television shows

Year	Title	Original title	Network	Notes / Role	Ref.
2016	Produce 101	프로듀스 101	Mnet	Contestant	[16]
2018	Can Love Be Translated?	사랑도 통역이 되나요	XtvN	Regular cast	[17]
2019	Beauty Time	뷰티타임	Lifetime Korea	Host	[18]

Songwriting credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.[19]

Year	Song	Album	Artist	With
2016	"I.O.I" (intro)	Chrysalis	I.O.I	Yoojung
	"Dream Girls"			Famousbro, Yoojung
	"More More"	Miss Me?		Yoojung, Rhymer
2017	"Be The Star"	Hi! Pristin	Pristin	Eunwoo
	"You're My Boy"	Schxxl Out		Iggy, Youngbae, Roa, Rena, Sungyeon, Xiyeon, Kyla

Notes

1. As a member of I.O.I only.[1][2][3]

References

1. "I.O.I Dikonfirmasi Siap 'Comeback'". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). June 28, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
2. Lee, Min-ji (July 1, 2019). 9인조 컴백 I.O.I, 스튜디오 블루-스윙엔터 손 잡았다(공식). Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved August 15, 2019.
3. "Girl band I.O.I gets back together for new album in Oct". Yonhap News Agency. July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
4. "PRISTIN(프리스틴) 공식홈페이지". www.pledis.co.kr.
5. Lee, Nancy (18 December 2015). "101 Trainees in Mnet′s ′Produce 101′ to be Unveiled Beginning Today (12/18)". Mwave. enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
6. Seon, Mi-kyung (2 April 2016). '프로듀스101' 전소미, 1위 지켰다…이변없는 I.O.I 멤버 11인 확정[종합]. Nate (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
7. "I.O.I tops charts with last single". News Naver. Naver. January 18, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
8. [엠카 동영상] 'DEBUT' 입덕을 부르는 소녀들의 외침 'PRISTIN'의 'WEE WOO'. E News (in Korean). Naver. March 23, 2017. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
9. 프리스틴(PRISTIN), 28일 첫 유닛 '프리스틴 V' 출격…커밍순 이미지 공개. Top Star News (in Korean). Naver. 2018-05-17. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
10. "결경·나영 속한 프리스틴, 데뷔 2년 만에 해체". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). May 24, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
11. "플레디스 측 "프리스틴 해체…결경·예하나·성연 제외한 멤버 계약해지"(공식입장)". newspim.com (in Korean). May 24, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
12. "아이오아이 출신 임나영, 새 소속사 써브라임 전속계약 '다방면 활동'". News1 (in Korean). 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
13. "아이오아이 임나영, 인사동 문화지구 홍보대사 발탁". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-08-26.
14. "하정우·IOI 김청하…'안투라지'에 등장한 역대급 카메오". Insight (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-08-18.
15. "['안투라지' D-1②] 하정우부터 I.O.I까지, 시상식 방불케 한 카메오 열전". Entertainment Daum (in Korean). 2016-11-03. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
16. Seon, Mi-kyung (2 April 2016). "'프로듀스101' 전소미, 1위 지켰다…이변없는 I.O.I 멤버 11인 확정[종합]". Nate (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
17. "[공식입장] 양세형·박나래·에릭남·써니·나영, XtvN '사랑도 통역이 되나요' 출격". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-08-18.
18. "뷰티타임 임나영의 여행백팩, 노트북백팩 코디 눈길". m.dt.co.kr (in Korean). October 15, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
19. "Songs Registered Under LIM NAYEONG" (To view, search "10012352" in the "Writers & Publishers" search bar). Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA). Retrieved January 5, 2020.

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