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Nayoung (나영) is a South Korean singer and musical actress under Goodman Story Entertainment. She is a former member of the girl group gugudan, its second sub-unit gugudan SEMINA, and a former member of the project girl group Sunny Girls.

Career[]

2016: Produce 101, debut with gugudan, Sunny Girls[]

In January 2016, Nayoung became a contestant on the survival show Produce 101. She ranked 14th place in the finale, thus being unable to debut with I.O.I.[1]

On June 23, Nayoung was revealed as the second member of gugudan.[2] The group officially debuted on June 28 with their first mini album Act.1 The Little Mermaid.

On November 27, she debuted as a member of Inkigayo's project girl group Sunny Girls, which also included Eunha, Cheng Xiao, YooA, and Nancy.

2018: Debut with gugudan SEMINA[]

Nayoung debuted as a member of gugudan's second sub-unit, gugudan SEMINA, on July 10, 2018 with their first and only single album "Semina".

2019–2020: V-1 and gugudan's disbandment[]

On September 13, 2019, Nayoung appeared as a contestant on the vocal survival show V-1. However, she was eliminated in the first round after losing to Cherry Bullet's Haeyoon.[3]

On December 30, 2020, Jellyfish Entertainment announced that gugudan would disband on December 31 after four years together.[4]

2022: New agency[]

On January 3, 2022, Nayoung signed an exclusive contract with Goodman Story Entertainment, where she will be promoting as an actress.[5]

Personal life[]

Education[]

She graduated from Seoul Chongmok Elementary School, Shin Mok-Jung Middle School, Kyungbok Girls' High School and Baekseok Arts University.

Filmography[]

Reality shows[]

Music video appearances[]

  • VIXX - "Dynamite" (2016)
  • VIXX - "The Closer" (2016)

Theater[]

  • The Pursuit of Happiness (2024)

Trivia[]

  • She represented the number 4 within gugudan.
  • She is a part of the all-female non-professional soccer club called 'FC Rumor W', along with other idols, such as her fellow member Sejeong, Hayoung of Apink, Jeonghwa of EXID, Mina and Jihyo of TWICE and U.Ji (formerly of BESTie), and also non-celebrities.[6]

Gallery[]

Main article: Nayoung (gugudan)/Gallery

References[]

Official links[]

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