Nayeon/ Im Na-yeon (TWICE)

Im Nayeon (임나연; born Sep 22, 1995) is a South Korean singer and the oldest member of the Kpop group Twice under JYP Entertainment. Nayeon made her debut with Twice on Oct 20, 2015.

Nayeon made her solo debut on June 24, 2022 with her first mini album "IM NAYEON" with the tittle track "POP!"

2015: SIXTEEN, debut with TWICE

On May 5, 2015, she became a contestant on JYP's survival show, SIXTEEN. She finished the survival show in 2nd place, hence becoming a member of the girl group TWICE. The group officially debuted on October 20, 2015 with their first mini album The Story Begins.

2022: Solo debut with Im Nayeon

On May 19, 2022, a teaser photo was posted on TWICE's social media accounts announcing that Nayeon will be making her solo debut with her first mini album, Im Nayeon, on June 24, 2022

NAYEON Facts:

– She has a younger sister named Im Seo-Yeon.

– When she was a kid, she entered a child model contest and got cast by JYP. At the time, her mom refused, but 10 years later, in 2010, she secretly entered a JYP open audition and passed.

– NAYEON was chosen for JYP’s girl group 6mix but they disbanded and never debuted.

– She is a big fangirl of F(x) and Krystal, and SNSD’s Taeyeon.

– She is also a huge fan of Oh My Girl.

– NAYEON was the first Sixteen member to be announced and also the first member to be confirmed in Twice.

– Her nickname is MC Rail. (IDOL ROOM ep 10)

– Her representative color is Sky Blue.

– NAYEON likes badminton.

– She likes grapefruitade (beverage).

– She cannot eat sushi that isn’t salmon sushi, and also cannot eat chicken feet.

– NAYEON likes jellies. She likes sweet foods.

– Her favorite color is purple (vLive).

– When she’s happy, she raises one arm.

– Her left leg is weak due to her being in a car accident when she was still in her childhood days.

– NAYEON was surprised that light brown hair doesn’t fit her. After 3 days, she dyed it to all black.

– She and BLACKPINK’s Jisoo and Jennie are very close friends.

– She starred in San E’s “Please Don’t Go” MV, GOT7’s “Girls Girls Girls” MV, Jun.K’s “No Love” (Japanese) MV, miss A’s “Only You” MV and Jun.K’s “Your Wedding” MV.

– She is scared of the sea.

– According to JEONGYEON in TWICE TV6, she is scared of fireworks.

– NAYEON got scolded by Jungyeon for touching her Legos while Jungyeon was doing something else.

– She is most confident in her lips.

– She doesn’t think that light brown hair fits her.

– NAYEON likes spicy foods.

– She likes marinated soy sauce crabs.

– She likes salmon sushi.

– NAYEON cannot eat chicken feet.

– She is most confident is making chicken rice, but (according to JIHYO) she’s also really good at making pho.

– She has the habit of frowning when she’s focused on something.

– NAYEON has a rabbit doll called ‘Kkaengi’. She often talks to it and often makes other members talk to that ‘lucky’ doll too.

– She is a huge fan of IU.

– NAYEON is ranked 82th on TC Candler “The 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2018”

– On June 24, 2022 Nayeon debuted as a solo artist, with “POP!“.

– NAYEON’s ideal type: “I don’t have a particular ideal type, but… Someone trustworthy and dependable; A person who can take care of me well; Somebody who can handle technology well“.

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