Im Nayeon

Find out about the oldest member, lead vocalist, lead dancer, center & face of the group of TWICE!

Nayeon’s birthday!

Im Nayeon (임 나연) was born on the 22nd of September in 1995 in Seoul, South Korea. She is the oldest of the two sisters and the oldest of the group and is very responsible, although she likes to have fun and her bubbly personality made her gain the title of “fake maknae”. She joined JYPE on September 15, 2010. In 2013 she was casted as a member of “6mix”, that never debuted. She made her official debut in 2015 with “TWICE”, although she wasn’t completely unknown. She made a cameo in “Dream High 2” and appeared in some music videos including “Girls Girls Girls” by Got7, Miss A’s” “Only You” and “No Love” by Jun K., that shot another video with her in 2017 for his song “Your Wedding”.She made her debut as a soloist on June 24, 2022 with her first mini album “Im Nayeon”, feauturing “POP!”. Nayeon came back on June 14, 2024 with her second mini album “NA” (which is both the first syllable of her name and “I”/“me” in Korean), featuring “ABCD”).