Nayeon

Im Na-yeon (Korean: 임나연; Hanja: 林娜璉; born September 22, 1995), known mononymously as Nayeon (Korean: 나연), is a South Korean singer. After participating in the reality survival television show Sixteen in 2015, she became a singer in the South Korean girl group Twice formed by JYP Entertainment.[1][2] She is the oldest member of Twice.[3][1][4] For three years in a row (2017-2019), Nayeon has been voted as one of the most popular idols in Gallup Korea's annual music poll.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Im.
Nayeon
Im at a LG Twins vs KIA Tigers game on April 1, 2018
Background information
Birth nameIm Na-yeon
Born (1995-09-22) September 22, 1995
Seoul, South Korea
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2015–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationIm Na-yeon
McCune–ReischauerIm Nayŏn

Biography
Main articles: Sixteen (TV series) and Twice (group)

Nayeon was born Im Na-yeon on September 22, 1995 in Seoul. As a child, she participated in a child modelling contest and was casted by idol agency JYP Entertainment. However, her mother prevented her from starting training and entering show business right away given her young age.[5][3] On September 15, 2010, she secretly attended JYP Entertainment's 7th Open Audition after which she became a trainee.[6][7][8] In 2013, she was cast as a member of 6mix, a JYP girl group that was planned, but never debuted.[9][10][11] She also made an appearance in the second episode of KBS2's 2012 Korean drama Dream High 2.[12] In 2015, Nayeon participated in the reality television show Sixteen, a competition designed to choose the founding members of Twice.[1][9][13] As one of the nine successful participants, she went on to join the newly-formed girl group Twice.[1]

In October, 2015, Nayeon officially debuted as a member of Twice with their first extended play, The Story Begins.[14] In Gallup Korea's annual music poll for 2017, Nayeon was voted the sixth most popular idol in South Korea, ahead of all her bandmates.[3][15][16] In the 2018 poll, she was again ranked sixth, receiving 6.7% of the votes.[3][17][18] In 2019, she was ranked fifth, receiving 8.2% of the votes.[3][19][20] In 2019, Nayeon was also ranked as the eighth most popular female K-pop idol in a survey of soldiers doing mandatory military service in South Korea.[21]

Discography
Main article: Twice discography
Songwriting credits
Year Song Album Artist Notes Ref.
2017 "24/7" Twicetagram Twice With Jihyo [22][23][24]
2019 "Rainbow" Feel Special N/A [24][25]
"21:29" All Twice Members [25][26][27]
2020 "Make Me Go" More & More N/A [24][28][29]

Filmography

Television series
Year Title Network Role Ref.
2012 Dream High 2 KBS Cameo [12]

Broadcast programmes
Year Title Network Role Ref.
2018 Idol Star Athletics Championships MBC Presenter [30]
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References
  1. Moon, Kat (September 20, 2019). "Everything to Know About K-Pop Group Twice". Time. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  2. Jeong, Jun-hwa (April 13, 2015). "JYP 신인 걸그룹 프로젝트 '식스틴', 첫 멤버 나연 공개..비주얼+실력". OSEN. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  3. Lau, Jack (February 7, 2020). "Nayeon of Twice: K-pop group's oldest member leads by example, but pressures of fame still take their toll". South China Morning Post. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  4. Moon, Kat (October 9, 2019). "K-Pop Powerhouse TWICE Opens Up About How Their New Album Is More Personal Than Ever". Time. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  5. "[아이돌 고향을 찾아서①] 우리 고향 아이돌 누가 있을까". sports.khan.co.kr (in Korean). June 23, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  6. Kim, Yoon-jeong (October 14, 2015). "박진영 교복 광고 찍은 걸그룹 '트와이스'는 누구? 공승연 동생에 SES 유진 닮은꼴까지… 준비된 '한류돌'". SportsQ (in Korean). Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  7. "트와이스 쯔위 "연습생 생활하면서 꾀병부리고 쉰적 있다" ②". Star News (in Korean). November 6, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
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  9. Spence, Sade (November 10, 2019). "Who Is TWICE's Nayeon? Here's What You Need To Know". Elite Daily. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  10. Yun, Seong-yeol. "[단독]'선미 피처링' 리나, JYP新걸그룹 데뷔..미모·실력 겸비". Naver TV (in Korean). Naver Corporation. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  11. "All about Nayeon, Tzuyu". Twice TV. Episode 1. July 17, 2015. Naver. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  12. Hwang, Hyo-jin. "JYP의 취향│③ 열여섯 명의 [식스틴] 멤버들을 소개합니다". ize (in Korean). ize Magazine. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  13. Won, Ho-jung (April 29, 2015). "'Sixteen' compete for spot in JYP's next girl group". The Korea Herald. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  14. Kim, Yu-jin (20 October 2015). "TWICE unveils debut album 'The Story Begins'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  15. "2017년 올해를 빛낸 가수와 가요 – 최근 11년간 추이, 아이돌 선호도 포함" (in Korean). Gallup Korea. December 19, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  16. Peterson, Jacques (December 20, 2017). "IU dominated Gallup Korea's yearly music poll". SBS. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  17. "2018년 올해를 빛낸 가수와 가요 - 최근 12년간 추이 포함" (in Korean). Gallup Korea. November 30, 2018.
  18. Hicap, Jonathan (December 26, 2018). "Gallup Korea names favorite singers, songs in 2018". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  19. "2019년 올해를 빛낸 가수와 가요 – 최근 13년간 추이 포함" (in Korean). Gallup Korea. November 28, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  20. "Here's who Koreans voted as the top artists and idols of 2019". SBS. December 20, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  21. "Sana de Twice es elegida la cantante más popular por los soldados de Corea del Sur". La República (in Spanish). November 10, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  22. Benjamin, Jeff (March 1, 2020). "Jihyo of Twice: the courageous lead singer who's a source of strength for her bandmates". South China Morning Post. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  23. "twicetagram". TWICE JYPE. October 30, 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  24. "KOMCA – 10023501". KOMCA. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  25. "TWICE THE 8TH MINI ALBUM Feel Special Track List". TWICE JYPE. September 12, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  26. Herman, Tamar. "Twice 'Feel Special' On Inspiring New Single and EP: Listen". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  27. Frances, Lai. "Asia's Top-Selling Girl Group Twice Reflect On Their Bond, Fourth Anniversary". PopCrush. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  28. Bailey, Alyssa (June 9, 2020). "TWICE on Their Album MORE & MORE, Favorite Hair Colors, and Quarantine Entertainment". Elle. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  29. Hong, Dam-young (June 1, 2020). "Twice sings deep longing for love in 'More & More'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  30. "'추석특집 2018 아육대' 트와이스 나연, 감스트, 붐까지! 떠오르는 대세 MC 3인 출격!". Naver (in Korean). May 30, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2018.

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