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.
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
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