QUICK FACTS
Age
30
Birthday
September 21, 1995
Zodiac
Virgo
Position
Vocalist
Birthplace
Seoul, South Korea
Korean Name
임나연
BIOGRAPHY
Im Na-yeon auditioned for JYP Entertainment in 2010 and trained for five years before surviving the Sixteen cut. She was reportedly considered for Miss A — the JYP group that launched Suzy — before TWICE was formed. As the eldest member, Nayeon anchors the group's vocal identity with a bright, instantly recognisable tone. Her solo debut in 2022 produced the hit 'POP!' which became one of the fastest K-pop solo debuts to exceed 100 million Spotify streams.
Photography — she shoots with professional-grade cameras as a serious hobby — collecting small decorative items, and her Maltese dog, Kookeu.
DID YOU KNOW
- 01
First TWICE member to debut solo, with 'POP!' in 2022
- 02
Her EP IM NAYEON was the highest-charting album by a Korean female soloist on the Billboard 200 at the time
- 03
Appeared in commercials as a child model before joining JYP
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