Choi Ye-na

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Choi Ye-na
최예나
Choi in October 2018
Born
Choi Ye-na

(1999-09-29) September 29, 1999 (age 24)
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation
  • Singer
RelativesChoi Sung-min
Musical career
GenresK-pop
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2018–present
LabelsYuehua 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.[2] She was suffered from lymphoma as a child.[3] Even the hospital told her parents that there was no hope, but she then took on treatment for the disease and it was successfully cured. Her parents were opposed her to be an idol because of her older brother Choi Sung-min made his debut as a member of pop group Coed School not doing well before turned into an actor.[4]

She was a former trainees at Polaris Entertainment before joined at Yuehua Entertainment in 2015.

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.[5] 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.[6]

Personal life

Choi's older brother Choi Sung-min is an actor and a former member of pop group Coed School.[4]

Filmography

Variety shows

Year Title Network Note Ref
2018 Produce 48 Mnet Contestant
Finished 4th
2019 Prison Life of Fools tvN Cast member [7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Korean-Japanese Girl Group IZ*ONE Releases First Single 'La Vie en Rose'". Billboard. October 29, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  2. ^ "최예나 :: 네이버 인물검색". people.search.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  3. ^ "IZ*ONE's Choi Ye Na Talks About Being Sick With Lymphoma As A Child". Soompi. November 16, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "'프로듀스48' 최예나 오빠, 남녀공학 출신 배우 최성민 "예나하세요" 홍보맨l". Chosun. July 14, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  5. ^ "'프로듀스48' PD "투표는 한국에서만...최종 12인 국적 구분 NO"". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). June 11, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  6. ^ "[단독] 장도연·황제성·문빈·최예나, '호구들의 감빵생활' 합류". Naver (in Korean). February 7, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  7. ^ "Cast of Prison Life of Fools".
  8. ^ 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

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Category:1999 births Category:Living people Category:Yuehua Entertainment artists Category:South Korean female idols Category:South Korean female pop singers Category:Produce 48 contestants Category:Iz One members Category:21st-century women singers Category:21st-century South Korean singers

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