Lim Na-young

In this Korean name, the family name is Lim.

Lim Na-young (Korean: 임나영; 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.

Lim Na-young
Lim in March 2021
Born	(1995-12-18) December 18, 1995 (age 29) Seoul, South Korea
Alma mater	Dongduk Women's University
Occupations	Actress singer rapper
Years active	2016–present
Agent	Mask Studio
Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2016–2021
Labels	Pledis YMC[a] Swing[a] Studio Blu[a]
Formerly of	I.O.I I.O.I sub-unit Pristin Pristin V Happy Pledis
Korean name
Hangul	임나영
Hanja	林娜榮
Revised Romanization	Im Nayeong
McCune–Reischauer	Im Nayŏng

Early life and education

Lim was born on December 18, 1995, in Gwanak District, Seoul, South Korea.^[4] She attended the Muhak Girls' High School and graduated from Dongduk Women's University.^[5]

Career

2016: Produce 101 and debut with I.O.I

Main articles: Produce 101 (season 1) and 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.^[6] 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 of 138,726 votes.^[7] On May 4, I.O.I made their debut with the extended play, Chrysalis, and its lead single, "Dream Girls".^[8]

2017–2019: Disbandment of I.O.I and Pristin

Main articles: Pristin and Pristin V

After the disbandment of I.O.I on January 29, 2017, Pledis Entertainment announced that Lim and Kyulkyung would debut as members of Pristin on March 21. On the same day, Pristin released their debut EP, Hi! Pristin, accompanied by the lead single, "Wee Woo".^[9]

Lim performing at the 2018 Winter Paralympics

On May 17, 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.^[10]

On May 24, 2019, Pristin was officially disbanded^[11] and Pledis Entertainment announced that Lim would be departing from the label.^[12] On August 22, she signed an exclusive contract with Sublime Artist Agency.^[13] Four days later, she was appointed promotional ambassador for tourist destination Insadong.^[14]

2020–present: Solo beginnings

On January 28, 2021, Lim made her acting debut in the mystery drama Flower of Evil, playing the role of young Do Hae-soo. The same year, she played her first main role in the web drama Summer Guys alongside fellow former I.O.I member Kang Mi-na.^[15] Lim made a soundtrack appearance on Summer Guys with "So So" (그냥 그렇다고), released on April 7.^[16][17][18] She made her film debut in Twenty Hacker and sang the soundtrack, "Not Just Friends", for the film.^[19] Lim also 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) on April 15.^[20][21] She played a supporting role for KBS2 drama Imitation, released on May 7.^[22][23] She was also set to play the main role of Hyun-ah in KBS1 drama Over To You.^[24] On June 29, Lim was confirmed to make her debut in the musical I Loved You which premiered on August 14.^[25] On December 1, Lim was cast in the short-form horror film 4:44 Seconds which was released on November 1, 2024.^[26][27]

On July 7, 2023, it was announced that Lim had signed a contract with Ascendio.^[28] The same year, she was cast in family drama Unpredictable Family.^[29] On February 19, 2024, she signed an exclusive contract with Mask Studio following their new establishment.^[30] On September 26, she was cast in the Korean–Japanese joint musical series Nebula.^[31] On November 8, it was announced that Lim would release her first CCM single album as part of a donation for underprivileged children and the next generation.^[32]

Discography

For Lim's works with I.O.I and Pristin, see I.O.I discography and Pristin § Discography.

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart position	Album
		KOR [33]
"Hardship is beneficial" (고난은 유익이라)	2024	TBA	Non-album single

Soundtrack appearances

Title	Year	Album
"Not Just Friends"	2021	Twenty Hacker OST Part 1
"So So" (그냥 그렇다고)		Summer Guys OST Part 2
"With All My Heart" (온맘다해)		Twenty Hacker OST Part 4
"Like The Two Of Us" (우리둘처럼)

Songwriting credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.^[34]

List of songs, showing year released,
artist name, and name of the album

Title	Year	Artist	Album	Notes
"I.O.I" (intro)	2016	I.O.I	Chrysalis	As lyricist
"Dream Girls"
"More More"			Miss Me?
"Be the Star"	2017	Pristin	Hi! Pristin
"You're My Boy"			Schxxl Out
"Not Just Friends"	2021	Herself	Twenty Hacker OST Part 4

Filmography

For Lim's works with I.O.I and Pristin, see I.O.I § Filmography, and Pristin § Filmography.

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2021	Twenty Hacker	Park Joo-hee		[35][36]
2022	The Distributors	Kim Da-eun	Film Television	[37]
2024	4:44 Seconds	Kim Sun-young		[38]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	Entourage	Herself	Episode 1 with Chungha	[39][40]
2020	Flower of Evil	young Do Hae-soo		[41]
2021	Over To You	Hyun-ah		[42][43]
	Imitation	Shim Hyun-ji		[44]
2022	KBS Drama Special: "The Distributors"	Kim Da-eun	One act-drama	[45]
2023–2024	Unpredictable Family	Kang Seon-joo		[29]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2021	Summer Guys	Yeom Ah-ran		[46][47]
	Exciting Broadcast Accident	Yoon Yi-seo		[48]
2022	Beauty/Woman: Rising Destiny	Han Da-bit		[49]
TBA	Nebula	Kokomi	Korean–Japanese series	[31]

Television shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	Produce 101	Contestant	Survival show that determined I.O.I members Finished 10th	[50]
2018	Can Love Be Translated?	Regular cast		[51]
2019	Beauty Time	Host		[52]
2021	We Became a Family	Cast Member		[53]
2024	My Way Package Season 2: Pick Me Trip in Bali			[54]

Music video appearances

Year	Song Title	Artist	Ref.
2014	"Game Over"	Bumzu	[55]
	"Why are We?"	TROY	[56]
2015	"Man Of The Year"	Hanhae feat. D.meanor	[57]
2016	"If You"	Ailee	[58]

Theatre

Year	Title		Role	Ref.
	English	Korean
2021	I Loved You	사랑했어요	Kim Eun-joo	[25]
2023–2024	Hello the Hell: Othello	헬: 오델로	Desdemona	[59]

Ambassadorship

• Public Relations Ambassador of Asan Police Station (2021)^[60]

Notes

1. As a member of I.O.I only.^[1][2][3]

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External links

• Lim Na-young at Mask Studio
• Lim Na-young at HanCinema
• Lim Na-young at IMDb