Celebrate TWICE’s Nayeon’s birthday by discovering curious facts about the idol
Im Na-yeonbetter known simply as Nayeon, is about to turn 28! TWICE’s unnie (oldest member) was born on September 22nd, but celebrations for this very special day have already started in the singer’s country of origin, South Korea, since, due to the time difference, the idol is already there. She’s a year older.
Thus, thinking about celebrating the birthday of the lead and center vocalist of the JYP Entertainment girl group, RECREIO has gathered below 5 facts and curiosities that you need to know about the life and career of Nayeon. Check out!
1. Pre-debut
Still a child, Nayeon had the opportunity to become a trainee at JYP Entertainment after participating in a modeling contest. However, due to the idol’s young age, her mother did not accept the proposal, as explained by the Letras portal.
Years later, the idea of becoming an idol was still lingering in his head. Nayeon, which meant that, in 2010, she held an audition at the company in secret. She passed and became a trainee, with her first expected debut in 2013, as a member of the group 6mix. However, the debut did not come that year, as the formation was dissolved.
In 2015, Nayeon became the first member of Sixteen to be announced. The competition was responsible for forming TWICE, having named Nayeonthe first member of the group, who debuted in October of that same year with the release of the EP “The Story Begins”.
2. People like us!
Nayeon Are you a fan of a list of idols! The singer has already revealed that she is a big fan of the group Oh My Girl, as well as the soloist UI and idols Krystalof F(x), and Taeyeonfrom SNSD.
3. Familiar face
Even before debuting, the most avid K-pop consumers already knew Nayeon’s face. This is because the idol was present in several MVs of famous groups and idols. See some of them below:
“Please Don’t Go” – San E
“Girls Girls Girls” – GOT7
“Only You” – Miss A
“No Love” – Jun.K.
“Your Wedding” – Jun.K.
4. Multi professions
In addition to singing, dancing and composing in TWICE, Nayeon She was also a presenter! The idol was invited to host Inkigayo for a day, alongside Jacksonfrom GOT7 and Sungjae, from BTOB. The program aired on April 17, 2016.
Nayeon also appeared in episode 2 of the drama “Dream High 2”. On that occasion, she played a backup dancer for the character of Jinyoungby GOT7.
5. Rabbit?
One of the habits of Korean culture, according to the Letras portal, is comparing human faces with animal characteristics. Based on this, some claim that Nayeon It looks like a rabbit, and one of the reasons is due to the size and shape of the idol’s front teeth.
Finally, it is worth mentioning that in 2018 a video from Nayeon wearing a bunny hat at a fansign went viral on the internet, which made the accessory an object of desire among k-pop fans.
Source: Recreio
