Nayeon

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In this Korean name, the family name is Im.
Nayeon
Nayeon smiles and forms her hands into a heart
Nayeon in July 2018
Background information
Birth nameIm Na-yeon
Born (1995-09-22) September 22, 1995 (age 25)
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation(s)Singer
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2015–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationIm Na-yeon
McCune–ReischauerIm Nayŏn
Signature
Nayeon signature.svg

Im Na-yeon (Korean: 임나연; born September 22, 1995), known mononymously as Nayeon, is a South Korean singer. After participating on 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]

Life and career[]

Early life[]

As a child, she participated in a child modeling contest and was cast 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]

2015–present: Sixteen and Twice[]

Main articles: Sixteen (TV series) and Twice

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

Composition credits[]

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.[22]

List of songs, showing year released, artist name, and name of the album
Title Year Artist Album Notes Ref.
"24/7" 2017 Twice Twicetagram As lyricist N/A
"Rainbow" 2019 Feel Special
"21:29"
"Make Me Go" 2020 More & More
"Depend on You" Eyes Wide Open
"Baby Blue Love" 2021 Taste of Love [23]

Filmography[]

Television series[]

Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
2012 Dream High 2 KBS Jung Ui-bong's dance partner Cameo [12]

Television show[]

Year Title Network Role Ref.
2018 Idol Star Athletics Championships MBC Presenter [24]

Web show[]

Year Title Network Role Ref.
2020 Seize The Light YouTube Herself [citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Moon, Kat (September 20, 2019). "Everything to Know About K-Pop Group Twice". Time. Archived from the original on September 21, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  2. ^ Jeong, Jun-hwa (April 13, 2015). "JYP 신인 걸그룹 프로젝트 '식스틴', 첫 멤버 나연 공개..비주얼+실력". OSEN. Archived from the original on May 30, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e 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. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. 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. Archived from the original on October 9, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  5. ^ "[아이돌 고향을 찾아서①] 우리 고향 아이돌 누가 있을까". sports.khan.co.kr (in Korean). June 23, 2017. Archived from the original on January 24, 2019. 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). Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "트와이스 쯔위 "연습생 생활하면서 꾀병부리고 쉰적 있다" ②". Star News (in Korean). November 6, 2015. Archived from the original on January 21, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  8. ^ "[네이버 연예] 아이엠그라운드, 트와이스 소개 하기!". Naver (in Korean). Naver Corp. Archived from the original on January 2, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b Spence, Sade (November 10, 2019). "Who Is TWICE's Nayeon? Here's What You Need To Know". Elite Daily. Archived from the original on November 17, 2019. 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. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  11. ^ "All about Nayeon, Tzuyu". Twice TV. Episode 1. July 17, 2015. Naver. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b Hwang, Hyo-jin. "JYP의 취향│③ 열여섯 명의 [식스틴] 멤버들을 소개합니다". ize (in Korean). ize Magazine. Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  13. ^ Won, Ho-jung (April 29, 2015). "'Sixteen' compete for spot in JYP's next girl group". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  14. ^ Kim, Yu-jin (October 20, 2015). "TWICE unveils debut album 'The Story Begins'". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on December 7, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  15. ^ "2017년 올해를 빛낸 가수와 가요 – 최근 11년간 추이, 아이돌 선호도 포함" (in Korean). Gallup Korea. December 19, 2017. Archived from the original on September 6, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  16. ^ Peterson, Jacques (December 20, 2017). "IU dominated Gallup Korea's yearly music poll". SBS. Archived from the original on January 21, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  17. ^ "2018년 올해를 빛낸 가수와 가요 - 최근 12년간 추이 포함" (in Korean). Gallup Korea. November 30, 2018. Archived from the original on December 18, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  18. ^ Hicap, Jonathan (December 26, 2018). "Gallup Korea names favorite singers, songs in 2018". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  19. ^ "2019년 올해를 빛낸 가수와 가요 – 최근 13년간 추이 포함" (in Korean). Gallup Korea. November 28, 2019. Archived from the original on January 8, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  20. ^ "Here's who Koreans voted as the top artists and idols of 2019". SBS. December 20, 2019. Archived from the original on February 25, 2020. 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. Archived from the original on November 9, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  22. ^ "Songs Registered Under NAYEON (10023501)". Korea Music Copyright Association (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  23. ^ "Taste of Love". Melon (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 11, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  24. ^ "'추석특집 2018 아육대' 트와이스 나연, 감스트, 붐까지! 떠오르는 대세 MC 3인 출격!". Naver (in Korean). May 30, 2019. Archived from the original on August 22, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2018.

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