Choi Ye-na

Choi Ye-na
Choi Ye-na
최예나
	Choi in October 2018
Born	Choi Ye-na; September 29, 1999 (age 24); Seoul, South Korea
Occupation	Singer;
	Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2018–present
Labels	Yuehua Entertainment

Choi Ye-na (Korean: 최예나; born September 29, 1999), better known mononymously as Yena is a South Korean singer. She is part of the South Korean-Japanese girl group Iz One after the competition television show Produce 48.

In 2018, she competed in the survival show Produce 48. She placed fourth and debuted as a member of Iz One.^[1]

Early life

Choi was born September 29, 1999 in Seoul. When she was young, she was diagnosed with lymphoma, a kind of childhood cancer.^[2] The hospital told her parents that there was no hope, but she then took on treatment for the disease and it was successfully cured.

Career

2018–present: Produce 48, Iz One and solo activities

In February 2018, Choi represented Yuehua Entertainment together with fellow trainees Kim Si-hyun and Wang Yiren in the Mnet reality-survival program Produce 48 which aimed to form an twelve-member girl group that will promote for two and a half years.^[3] Choi placed 4th with a total of 285,385 votes in the final episode and debuted as a member of Iz One while the other 2 trainees were eliminated, but in later year the both of them debut as a member of girl group Everglow.

In 2019, Choi became a fixed cast member in tvN's variety show Prison Life of Fools.^[4]

Personal life

Choi's older brother Choi Sung-min is a former member of pop group Coed School.

Filmography

Variety shows

Year	Title	Network	Note	Ref
2018	Produce 48	Mnet	Contestant Finished 4th
2019	Prison Life of Fools	tvN	Cast member	^[5]

References

^ "Korean-Japanese Girl Group IZ*ONE Releases First Single 'La Vie en Rose'". Billboard. October 29, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
^ "IZ*ONE's Choi Ye Na Talks About Being Sick With Lymphoma As A Child". Soompi. November 16, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
^ "'프로듀스48' PD "투표는 한국에서만...최종 12인 국적 구분 NO"". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). June 11, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
^ "[단독] 장도연·황제성·문빈·최예나, '호구들의 감빵생활' 합류". Naver (in Korean). February 7, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
^ Kim Na-young (February 7, 2019). "'호구들의 감빵생활', 3월 16일 첫방..이수근→최예나까지 출연 확정 - 매일경제'". Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved May 6, 2019.

External links

[1] "Korean-Japanese Girl Group IZ*ONE Releases First Single 'La Vie en Rose'". Billboard. October 29, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2018.

[2] "IZ*ONE's Choi Ye Na Talks About Being Sick With Lymphoma As A Child". Soompi. November 16, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2019.

[3] "'프로듀스48' PD "투표는 한국에서만...최종 12인 국적 구분 NO"". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). June 11, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2019.

[4] "[단독] 장도연·황제성·문빈·최예나, '호구들의 감빵생활' 합류". Naver (in Korean). February 7, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2019.

[5] Kim Na-young (February 7, 2019). "'호구들의 감빵생활', 3월 16일 첫방..이수근→최예나까지 출연 확정 - 매일경제'". Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved May 6, 2019.

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