Im Na-yeon[lower-alpha 1] (Korean:임나연; born September 22, 1995), known mononymously as Nayeon, is a South Korean singer. She became a member of the South Korean girl groupTwice, under JYP Entertainment, in 2015 as a winning contestant of the reality survival television show Sixteen.[1]
South Korean singer (born 1995)
For the professional golfer, see Choi Na-yeon. For her eponymous EP, see Im Nayeon (EP).
In 2022, her eponymous debut extended play (EP), Im Nayeon, peaked at number 7 on the US Billboard 200, making her the first South Korean soloist to enter the chart's top 10.
Life and career
Early life
As a child, Nayeon participated in a modeling contest and was cast by JYP Entertainment (JYPE). Although her mother initially prevented her from entering show business given her young age,[2][3] Nayeon secretly attended the agency's open audition on September 15, 2010, after which she became a trainee.[4][5][6] In 2013, she was added to the lineup of 6mix, a planned JYPE girl group that never debuted.[7][8][9] She also made an appearance in the second episode of the 2012 television series Dream High 2.[10]
In 2015, Nayeon participated in the reality television show Sixteen, a competition to determine the members of a new JYP Entertainment girl group called Twice.[11][7][12] As one of the nine successful participants, she made the final lineup.[11] In October, Nayeon officially debuted as a member of Twice with the release of their first extended play (EP), The Story Begins.[13] In Gallup Korea's annual music poll for 2017, she was voted the sixth most popular idol in South Korea.[3][14][15] In the 2018 poll, she again ranked sixth, receiving 6.7% of the votes.[3][16][17] In 2019, she placed fifth, receiving 8.2% of the votes,[3][18][19] and ranked as the eighth most popular female K-pop idol in a survey of soldiers completing mandatory military service in South Korea.[20]
On May 19, 2022, it was announced that Nayeon would debut as a solo artist on June 24 with her EP Im Nayeon.[21] On July 10, 2022, Nayeon earned her first ever music show win on SBS Inkigayo.[22]
Other ventures
Fashion and endorsements
Aside from various endorsements with her Twice bandmates, Nayeon has promoted various products and featured in numerous advertisements. During her trainee years, Nayeon was a model for brands such as Smart School Uniform[23] and TN.[24] In May 2021, she became a model and appeared in a promotional video for Chaumet's Joséphine Collection.[25][26] In August, she became a model for Biotherm Korea, a South Korean beauty brand.[27][28] In September 2022, she became a model of South Korean clothing brand Olive Des Olive.[29]
Nayeon has also appeared in magazines including Nylon Korea,[30]Cosmopolitan Korea,[31]W Korea,[32] and Elle Korea[33] for fashion brands such as Ralph Lauren,[34] Jill Stuart,[35] Fendi,[36] and Louis Vuitton.[37] She featured in the April 2022 issue of Harper's Bazaar Korea for Chaumet's Josephine collection. The same month, she was officially named by the brand as the Friend of the Maison.[38][39]
Philanthropy
In March 2020, she donated KR₩50 million to the Community Chest of Korea to help the fight against COVID-19 outbreak.[40]
Discography
See also: Twice discography
Extended plays
List of extended plays, showing selected details and chart positions
"All about Nayeon, Tzuyu". Twice TV. Episode 1. July 17, 2015. Naver. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
Hwang, Hyo-jin (May 19, 2015). "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.
Ha, Su-jeong (July 10, 2022). '인기가요' 나연, 솔로 데뷔 후 첫 1위..위너·비비지·우주소녀 컴백 [종합][‘Inkigayo’ Nayeon, first 1st place after solo debut... Winner·Viviz·WJSN comeback [Comprehensive]]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved July 10, 2022– via Naver.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
Kim Sa-ra (August 19, 2021). "트와이스 나연 "배달 음식 주문할 때도 되도록 종이 용기로" [화보]"[TWICE Nayeon "When ordering food for delivery, I use paper containers as much as possible." [Picture]]. Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
Lee, Jeong-beom (September 8, 2022). "트와이스 나연, 올리브데올리브 모델 전격 발탁 [공식]"[TWICE's Nayeon, selected as a model for Olive the Olive [Official]]. Sports News (in Korean). Retrieved September 24, 2022.
COSMOPOLITAN KOREA 코스모폴리탄 코리아 (February 21, 2020). "#폴로랄프로렌 ... @poloralphlauren". Instagram (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
Lee Eun (February 26, 2020). "트와이스 나연, 상큼한 크롭트 톱 패션…포인트는?". Money Today (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
"Im Nayeon" (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. June 19–25, 2022. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022– via Gaon Chart.
"Songs from Im Nayeon". June 19–25, 2022. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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