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

(1999-09-29) September 29, 1999 (age 24)
Seoul, South Korea
EducationHanlim Multi Art School
Occupations
  • Singer
  • dancer
RelativesChoi Sung-min (brother)
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2018–present
Labels
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationChoe Yena
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Yena

Choi Ye-na (Korean: 최예나, born September 29, 1999), better known mononymously as Yena, is a South Korean singer and dancer. She finished fourth in Mnet's girl group survival show Produce 48 and debuted with Iz*One in 2018.

Early life

Yena was born on September 29, 1999 in South Korea.[1] She is the younger sister of the singer and actor Choi Sung-min.[2] As a child, she was diagnosed with lymphoma.[3]

Career

Pre-debut

She is a former Polaris Entertainment trainee before joining Yuehua Entertainment. Yena was a host for SBS' Cooking Class in 2017.[4]

2018–2019: Produce 48, Iz*One, solo activities

Main articles: Produce 48 and Iz*One

From June 15 to August 31, 2018, Yena represented Yuehua Entertainment on reality girl group survival show Produce 48. She eventually placed fourth and debuted with Iz*One. The group's debut extended play (EP) Color*Iz was released on October 29, 2018, with "La Vie en Rose" serving as its lead single.[5][6][7]

Following her debut with Iz*One, Yena became a cast member for Prison Life of Fools, alongside Got7's JB, Jang Do-yeon, Jeong Hyeong-don and many more.[8][9]

Filmography

Television shows

Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2017 Cooking Class SBS Host [10]
2018 Produce 48 Mnet Contestant [11]
2019 Prison Life of Fools tvN Cast member [9]

References

  1. ^ "최예나". Mnet (in Korean). Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  2. ^ "'프로듀스48' 최예나 오빠 최성민은 누구?..그룹 남녀공학 출신 '배우'". star.hankookilbo.com (in Korean). July 18, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "'아이즈원 츄' 최예나 "어릴 때 림프종 앓아…병원서도 포기"". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). November 15, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  4. ^ "'요리조리 맛있는 수업' 전복 돌솥밥과 전복 샤브샤브…달콤자매와 만나는 여름" (in Korean). kookje. July 9, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  5. ^ "[단독] "국민 픽" 아이즈원, 10월 29일 데뷔 확정...본격 韓日 걸그룹". News1 (in Korean). September 4, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  6. ^ "[단독]프듀48 '아이즈원', 첫 일정 'AKB48 프로듀서와 상견례'...4일 일본行". Sports Seoul (in Korean). September 2, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  7. ^ "아이즈원, 첫 미니 앨범 '컬러아이즈' 오피셜 포토 공개...'채연-민주-채원-히토미'". Top Star News (in Korean). October 14, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  8. ^ "Cast of Prison Life of Fools". tvN. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  9. ^ a b Kim Sol-ji (January 24, 2019). "tvN 측 "이수근→정형돈 '호구들의 감빵생활' 출연 확정"(공식입장)". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  10. ^ "페이버릿 아라, SBS '요리조리 맛있는 수업' MC 발탁" (in Korean). nocutnews. June 4, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  11. ^ Yim, Hyun-su (September 2, 2018). "Meet the 12 members of IZ*ONE as 'Produce 48' wraps up". Kpop Herald. Herald Corporation. Retrieved August 11, 2019.

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