Lim Na-young

Lim Na-young (born December 18, 1995), known mononymously as Nayoung, is a South Korean actress, singer and rapper signed under Mask Studio. She was best known for finishing tenth in Mnet's reality survival show Produce 101. She is a former member and leader of the South Korean girl groups I.O.I and Pristin.

Early life and education
Lim was born on December 18, 1995, in Gwanak District, Seoul, South Korea. She attended the Muhak Girls' High School and later the Dongduk Women's University (Department of Broadcasting).

2016: Produce 101 and debut with I.O.I
From January 22 to April 1, 2016, Lim participated in Mnet's survival television show, Produce 101, which consisted of 101 female trainees from different agencies in South Korea. Five participants from Pledis Entertainment were eliminated and only Lim and Kyulkyung made it to the final line up of I.O.I. She ranked tenth with a total 138,726 votes.

On May 4, I.O.I made their debut with the extended play, Chrysalis, and its lead single, "Dream Girls".

2017–2019: Disbandment of I.O.I and Pristin
After the disbandment of I.O.I on January 29, Pledis Entertainment announced that Lim and Kyulkyung would debut as members of Pristin on March 21, 2017. On the same day, Pristin released their debut EP, Hi! Pristin, accompanied by the lead single, "Wee Woo".



In 2018, Pledis Entertainment formed Pristin's subgroup, Pristin V, with Lim being one of its members. They debuted on May 28 with the single album, Like a V.

On May 24, 2019, Pristin was officially disbanded and Pledis Entertainment announced that Lim would be departing from the label. On August 22, 2019, she signed an exclusive contract with Sublime Artist Agency. Four days later, she was appointed promotional ambassador for tourist destination Insadong.

2020–present: Solo beginnings and acting career
Lim starred as a supporting role in Flower of Evil playing as the young Do Hae-soo. In 2021, she played her first main role in the web drama Summer Guys alongside Kang Mi-na and more. Lim made a soundtrack appearance on Summer Guys with "So So" (그냥 그렇다고), released on April 7, 2021. She made her film debut in Twenty Hacker and sang the soundtrack, "Not just friends", for the film. On April 15, 2021, Nayoung released two tracks as part of part 4 of Twenty Hackers soundtrack with "With All My Heart" (온맘다해) as the title track as well as "Like The Two Of Us" (우리 둘처럼). She played the supporting role for KBS2 drama Imitation, released on May 7, 2021. She is also set to play the main role of Hyun-ah in KBS1 drama Over To You.

On May 4, 2021, Lim Na-young and the members of I.O.I celebrated their 5th debut anniversary with a reunion live stream show called "Yes, I Love It!".

In June 2021, Lim confirmed to make her debut in the musical I Loved You in August 2021.

On July 7, 2023, it was announced that Lim had signed a contract with Ascendio. The same year, she was cast in family drama Unpredictable Family.

On February 19, 2024, she signed an exclusive contract with Mask Studio following their new establishment.

Songwriting credits
All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.

Ambassadorship

 * Public Relations Ambassador of Asan Police Station (2021)