Nayeon

Nayeon Profile

• Birth Name: 임나연 (Lim Nayeon)
• Stage Name: Nayeon
• Nationality: South Korean
• Date of Birth: 1995.09.22
• Zodiac Sign: Virgo
• Chinese Zodiac: Pig
• Height: 163 cm (5’3”)
• Weight: 48 kg (105.8 lbs)
• Blood Type: A
• Personal Social Media: N/A

Nayeon Facts & TMI

• Nayeon was born and grew up in Gangdong-gu, Seoul.
• Her family consists of father, mother (Cheon Se-ah), and younger sister Lim Seyun.
• She has a Pomeranian puppy named Kookeu.
• She is a Christian.
• She graduated from Apgujeong High School and is currently majoring in the Film and Video Department of Konkuk University.
• Nayeon was cast in JYP after participating in a child modeling competition as a child, but she didn’t enter the company because her mother didn’t want Nayeon to become a trainee at that time.
• In 2010, she secretly participated in the 7th open audition for JYP Entertainment and finished in 2nd place.
• Before her debut, she has many experiences as a trainee including starring in music videos such as GOT7’s ‘Girls Girls Girls’ and San E’s ‘Don’t Go’ as well as became a model for various products such as Nintendo Wii Just Dance 2 (with Jeongyeon and Cosmic Girls’ Seola), TN Cosmetic (with Jihyo) and Smart School Uniform.
• Ever since her trainee days, she was said to be a member of JYP Entertainment’s new girl group called 6MIX, but the group was eventually cancelled after JYP decided to make a new girl group reality survival program called ‘SIXTEEN’.
• Her official position in the team is lead vocal and lead dancer.
• She is the eldest member of TWICE.
• Nayeon is also known as the center of TWICE.
• Nayeon and Chaeyeon came from the same neighborhood of Gangdong-gu.
• She is one of TWICE members who appears the most in variety shows such as ‘Weekly Idol’, ‘Kings of Masked Singer’, ‘Running Man’, ‘Knowing Brothers’, ‘Idol Star Athletic Championship’, ‘Hello Counselor’, ‘DoReMi Market’, ‘Radio Star’, etc.
• She also often became a special MC for ‘Inkigayo’ and ‘MCountdown’ for several episodes.
• According to the members, Nayeon is the member who is always full of excitement.
• Her mom had a conception dream of a baby elephant when she was pregnant with her.
• She can imitate baby voices.
• She’s bad at handling electronic devices.
• Her habit is touching her lower lip and talking to herself.
• She likes wearing vintage-style and simple fashion style.
• She likes peach flavor, especially for beverages.
• She has big palms and feet, her shoe size is 250 mm.
• According to Jihyo, she is easily scared. She is especially scared of water, ghosts and dark places.
• Fans think she resembles a Pokemon character, Squirtle.
• She is known as the ‘spoiler fairy’ of TWICE.
• I like babies very much.
• Her favorite colors are green, khaki, red, and mint.
• Her lips will turn into heart-shape when she smiles.
• She has poor eyesight, so she wears glasses off-stage.
• She really loves cakes and macarons.
• She likes cracking daddy jokes.
• Nayeon has a bad sense of balance.
• She has many celebrity friends like Sonamoo’s Kim Nahyun, Oh My Girl members, BLACKPINK’s Jisoo and Jennie, GFRIEND members, Red Velvet’s Yeri, and IU.
• She is good at impersonating other TWICE members.
• She was seen crying at TWICE’s first concert.
• She has a driving license.
• Her favorite TWICE’s title track is ‘TT’.
• She mentioned Baek Yerin’s ‘Zero’, Jung Seunghwan’s ‘If It’s You’, and BLACKPINK’s ‘As If It’s Your Last’ as her favorite songs.
• She said that she sometimes saves fan-taken photos of her.
• She said in an interview that if she were to live as another member of TWICE for a day, she wants to live as Chaeyoung because she thinks Chaeyoung has a pretty shoulder.
• She likes eating spicy foods such as kimchi and tteokbokki.
• Nayeon likes taking pictures with film cameras, she is said to own a Minolta TC-1.
• She is a fan of Lee Hyori and Sunmi.
• She chose lips as her charming points.
• Nayeon is exercising at the gym to improve her balance.
• She likes wearing denim and parkas.
• She likes sleeping late at night.
• She said she likes listening to Epik High’s ‘Umbrella’ when it’s raining.
• Her favorite fruit is peach.
• She has fear of heights.
• Her hobby is watching drama, movies, and variety shows.
• Her childhood dream was to be an author.
• One of her favorite movies is ‘Eternal Sunshine’.
• She dislikes blueberries.
• She was picked as the fastest choreography learner among TWICE members.
• Her motto is “Let’s live with the mind of thankfulness!”
• Her MBTI personality type is ISTP.
• She is part of Pyeongtaek Lim’s clan.
• Her personal official color is sky blue (#49c0ec).
• Among her nicknames are The Eldest, SquirtleYeon, NaSung (Nayeon + Boksunga, ‘boksunga’ means ‘peach’), Bunny Unnie, CherryBunny, Shiro, Aegyo Master, Hot Girl, LimCutie, LimPro, Spoiler Fairy, etc.