She rose to prominence as a member of the South Korean girl group Twice, created by JYP Entertainment through the reality television show Sixteen (2015).

", reached number two on the Circle Digital Chart in South Korea and the top ten in six countries.

Im Na-yeon was born on September 22, 1995 in Gangdong District, Seoul, South Korea.

Although her mother initially prevented her from entering show business given her young age,[3][4] Nayeon secretly attended the agency's open audition on September 15, 2010, after which she became a trainee.

[13][15] In 2015, Nayeon participated in the reality television show Sixteen, a competition to determine the members of a new JYP Entertainment girl group called Twice.

[16] In October, Nayeon officially debuted as a member of Twice with the release of their first extended play (EP), The Story Begins.

[4][25][26] In 2019, she placed fifth, receiving 8.2% of the votes,[4][27][28] and ranked as the eighth most popular female K-pop idol in a survey of soldiers completing mandatory military service in South Korea.

[52][53] (featuring Te Vaka) All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.