QUICK FACTS
Age
22
Birthday
February 2, 2004
Zodiac
Aquarius
Position
Rapper, Vocalist
Birthplace
Nagoya, Japan
Korean Name
나오이 레이
BIOGRAPHY
Naoi Rei moved from Japan to Korea as a young teenager to train at Starship. Trilingual in Japanese, Korean, and English, she brings a refined, detail-oriented sensibility to IVE — both in performance and in the fashion-forward image the group projects. She is known among fans for the methodical, perfectionist approach she applies to learning choreography.
Beyond K-pop
Fashion (she is IVE's most visible fashion obsessive), anime and Japanese animation, music listening across genres, and skincare.
DID YOU KNOW
- 01
From Nagoya, Japan — cast by Starship while still in school
- 02
Known for her low, distinctive tone in IVE's rap lines
