Yena

Korean: 예나

Hometown:

Gil-Dong, Gangdong-gu, Seoul

Country:

South Korea

Full name:

Choi Yena

Native name:

최예나

Birthday:

Sep 29, 1999

Age:

25 years old

Blood type:

Height:

5'4" (162 cm)

Weight:

97 lbs (44 kg)

Group (2018-2021):

IZ*ONE

Introduction

Choi Yena mononymously known as Yena is a South Korean singer, rapper, guitarist, songwriter, host, and actress under Yuehua Entertainment and former Polaris Entertainment trainee. Yena was the main rapper, lead vocalist, and lead dancer of the project girl group IZ*ONE. She ranked #4 in the hit survival show Produce48 with 285,385 votes, earning her a spot in the group.

Yena made her debut as a member of IZ*ONE on October 29, 2018, with their first mini album "COLOR*IZ" with "La Vie en Rose" serving as the title track. After two years and six months of successful promotions, they disbanded on April 29, 2021. This led Yena to pursue solo activites.

Yena participated in a variety of shows, such as the "Idol Dictation Contest" and the "Girls High School Mystery Class." She also made her acting debut through the second season of Naver TV Cast's "The World of My 17" where she played the female lead role.

On January 17, 2022, Yena made her highly-anticipated solo debut with the mini album "Smiley."

Yue Hua Entertainment:

May 11, 2018-present

Off The Record Entertainment:

Oct 29, 2018-Apr 29, 2021

BlockBerryCreative:

Mar 22, 2016-Dec 31, 2017

Polaris Entertainment:

Jan 1, 2014-Mar 22, 2016

Debut:

Oct 29, 2018

Debut to 1st win:

10 days

Current state:

active

Active years:

2017-present

Zodiac-sign:

Libra

Language(s):

Korean, Japanese, English

Training period:

2014 - 2017

Education:

Hanlim Multi Art School

MBTI:

ENFP

kpopping rank:

148th

Representative color:

Yellow

Fandom:

Jigumi

1 wins

4.9K pics

232 videos

8 albums

107.8K views

290 adds

Fun facts

Yena says one of the cons of promoting solo is that living alone is boring when before she used to live with 12 members, so she calls her IZ*ONE bandmates every day saying "What are you up to? Let's hang out."

Yena's most cherished possession is her smartphone. She loves games so much that she's always playing them whenever there's free time.

Street style is Yena's favorite fashion. She said she often puts on a hat/cap to match her street clothes.

Yena likes riding her electric bicycle down the street when she feels down or troubled. She said doing that always manages to really turn her mood around.