Nayeon
Im Na-yeon (Hangul: 임나연, Japanese: イム ナヨン born September 22, 1995 in Seoul, South Korea), better known by her stage name, Nayeon (Hangul: 나연, Japanese: ナヨン) is a South Korean singer. She is the lead vocalist, lead dancer, center and face of the girl group, Twice.
Nayeon was born into a Christian family that consists of her parents and younger sister by three years, Im Seo-yoon.
Nayeon secretly tried out and passed JYP Entertainment's 7th Open Audition and became a trainee on September 15, 2010. In 2013, she was cast as a member of 6mix, a JYP girl group that was planned but never debuted. Prior to Sixteen and her debut as a member of Twice, she appeared in few television advertisements and in several music videos of her label mates, including Jun. K's "No Love", GOT7's "Girls Girls Girls" and miss A's "Only You." She also made a cameo appearance in the second episode of KBS2's 2012 Korean drama Dream High 2. In 2017, she, along with Nichkhun, starred in the music video of Jun. K's "Your Wedding".
Nayeon is known as the fake maknae, bunny, the oldest member of the group TWICE, and she has a lot of idol friends in different groups such as Red Velvet, Blackpink, Stray kids, Gfriend, and other idols. That gives her the title "nation's best friend"!
Background info
| Name | Im Na-yeon (임나연) |
| Birth | September 22, 1995 |
| Nationality | Korean |
| Ethnicity | Asian |
| Height | 163 cm |
| Blood type | A |
| Zodiac | Virgo |
| MBTI | ISTP-A |
| Group | TWICE |
| Position | Center, Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Face of The Group |
| Agency | JYP Entertainment |
Likes/tastes
[1] Nayeon likes soft but also hard peaches.
[2] She likes pineapples, apples and doesn't hate blue berries (note: reference to "Running Man" episode 506 starring TWICE, 200607, where she compared the running man with fruits. She described one to look like a blue berry, where upon Jihyo said that Nayeon hates blue berries as a joke, to make fun of the running man).
[3] She doesn't really like bread.
[4] She likes Korean food e.g. Kimchi Stew. Buckwheat noodles are the best.
[5] She craves for hot and spicy food no matter what she eats.
([1-5] 15 June 2020 Vlive chat+ (Not sure please check))
Quotes
[1] "It's more important how much you've grown in the process than the result."
[2] "Evaluating the process is not about others but myself, and being overly conscious of others' evaluation can miss out on opportunities for learning opportunities."
[3] "Giving up doesn't always mean you lose."
[4] "How much I have learned is more important than others' assessment."
[5] "Sometimes the courage to give up is stronger than not to give up."
[6] "I don't think you can live without ever getting hurt. But we live while learning ways to overcome those times right?" (28 June 2020 Vlive Chat+)
[7] "There are a lot of girls who are prettier than me, but I just think that whatever I have, is part of who I am (the only one who has it). I like myself."
[8] "Some people think that they don't have anyone around them to support them, but if you would just look around carefully, like really carefully, you would find that person."
[9] "Don't build walls on other people. Try to open yourself for them."
[10] "I'm always scared of the future. But now, I'm not scared anymore."
[11] "A girl like me is good to date!"
Anecdotes
— She was one of the standout students during her middle and high school days. According to her former high school classmates, she was in the top 10 of the best students.
— She has hydrophobia (fear of the depths of the sea).
— She was a JYP Entertainment trainee since 2010. She was one of the most popular trainees.
— She was the first trainee to be revealed for the SIXTEEN program on April 13, 2015.
— She ranked #82 on TC Candler's "Top 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2018" list.
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Awards
-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.
- Nayeon ranked 82nd on TC Candler “The 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2018”.
- 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.
Discography
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Filmography
Television series
| Year | Title | Network | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Dream High 2 | KBS | Cameo |
Broadcast programmes
| Year | Title | Network | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Idol Star Athletics Championships | MBC | Presenter |