Lim Na-young (; born December 18, 1995) is a South Korean actress, singer and rapper. She was best known for finishing tenth in Mnet's reality survival show Produce 101 and subsequently became a member and leader of the South Korean girl group I.O.I. She was also a member of Pristin from 2016 to 2019.
Early life and education Lim was born on December 18, 1995. She attended the Muhak Girls' High School and graduated from Dongduk Women's University.
Career 2016: Produce 101 and debut with I.O.I
From January 22 to April 1, 2016, Lim participated in Mnet's survival television show, Produce 101, which consisted of 101 female trainees from different agencies in South Korea. Five participants from Pledis Entertainment were eliminated and only Lim and Kyulkyung made it to the final line up of I.O.I. She ranked tenth with a total of 138,726 votes. On May 4, I.O.I made their debut with the extended play, Chrysalis, and its lead single, "Dream Girls".
2017–2019: Disbandment of I.O.I and Pristin
After the disbandment of I.O.I on January 29, 2017, Pledis Entertainment announced that Lim and Kyulkyung would debut as members of Pristin on March 21. On the same day, Pristin released their debut EP, Hi! Pristin, accompanied by the lead single, "Wee Woo".
On May 17, 2018, Pledis Entertainment formed Pristin's subgroup, Pristin V, with Lim being one of its members. They debuted on May 28 with the single album, Like a V.
On May 24, 2019, Pristin was officially disbanded and Pledis Entertainment announced that Lim would be departing from the label. On August 22, she signed an exclusive contract with Sublime Artist Agency. Four days later, she was appointed promotional ambassador for tourist destination Insadong.
2020–present: Solo beginnings
On January 28, 2021, Lim made her acting debut in the mystery drama Flower of Evil, playing the role of young Do Hae-soo. The same year, she played her first main role in the web drama Summer Guys alongside fellow former I.O.I member Kang Mi-na. On April 1, it was confirmed that Lim was selected as campaign artist for Levi's Red alongside Got7's Choi Young-jae. Lim made a soundtrack appearance on Summer Guys with "So So" (), released on April 7. She made her film debut in Twenty Hacker and sang the soundtrack, "Not Just Friends", for the film. Lim also released two tracks as part of part 4 of Twenty Hackers soundtrack with "With All My Heart" () as the title track as well as "Like The Two Of Us" () on April 15. She played a supporting role for KBS2 drama Imitation, released on May 7. She was also set to play the main role of Hyun-ah in KBS1 drama Over To You. On June 29, Lim was confirmed to make her debut in the musical I Loved You which premiered on August 14. On December 1, Lim was cast in the short-form horror film 4:44 Seconds which was released on November 1, 2024.
On July 7, 2023, it was announced that Lim had signed a contract with Ascendio. The same year, she was cast in family drama Unpredictable Family. On February 19, 2024, she signed an exclusive contract with Mask Studio following their new establishment. On September 26, she was cast in the Korean–Japanese joint musical series Nebula. On November 8, it was announced that Lim would release her first CCM single album as part of a donation for underprivileged children and the next generation.
On November 19, 2025, Lim decided to end her contract with Mask Studio to participate for the 10th anniversary of I.O.I reunion activities. On September 17, 2026, Lim would making return to acting in the CJ ENM short form drama One Day, a New Employee Gained 7 Seniors?! (lit.), portraying protagonist, who thought applied for a dating reality show and meet seniors from seven affiliates.
Discography
Singles Title Year Album "Hardship is beneficial" () 2024
Soundtrack appearances Title Year Album "Not Just Friends" 2021 Twenty Hacker OST Part 1 "So So" () Summer Guys OST Part 2 "With All My Heart" () Twenty Hacker OST Part 4 "Like The Two Of Us" ()
Songwriting credits All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database, unless otherwise noted.
+ List of songs, showing year released,artist name, and name of the album Title Year Artist Album Notes "I.O.I" (intro) 2016 I.O.I Chrysalis As lyricist "Dream Girls" "More More" Miss Me? "Be the Star" 2017 Pristin Hi! Pristin "You're My Boy" Schxxl Out "Not Just Friends" 2021 Herself Twenty Hacker OST Part 4
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2021 Twenty Hacker Park Joo-hee 2022 The Distributors Kim Da-eun Film Television 2024 4:44 Seconds Kim Sun-young Episode 6: "Share House"
Television series Year Title Role Notes 2016 Entourage Herself Episode 1 with Chungha 2020 Flower of Evil young Do Hae-soo 2021 Over To You Hyun-ah One act-drama Imitation Shim Hyun-ji 2022 KBS Drama Special – "The Distributors" Kim Da-eun One act-drama 2023–2024 Unpredictable Family Kang Seon-joo
Web series Year Title Role Notes 2021 Summer Guys Yeom Ah-ran Exciting Broadcast Accident Yoon Yi-seo 2022 Beauty/Woman: Rising Destiny Han Da-bit 2025 Nebula Kokomi Korean–Japanese series 2026 One Day, a New Employee Gained 7 Seniors?! (lit.) Protagonist Short-form drama
Television shows Year Title Role Notes 2016 Produce 101 Contestant Survival show that determined I.O.I membersFinished 10th 2018 Can Love Be Translated? Regular cast 2019 Beauty Time Host 2021 We Became a Family Cast Member 2024 My Way Package Season 2: Pick Me Trip in Bali Beauty Live in Saigon 2025 I Am the Best
Music video appearances Year Song Title Artist 2014 "Game Over" Bumzu "Why are We?" TROY 2015 "Man Of The Year" Hanhae feat. D.meanor 2016 "If You" Ailee 2024 "There Goes Santa Claus! " Chung Ha
Theatre Year Title Role English Korean 2021 I Loved You 사랑했어요 Kim Eun-joo 2023–2024 Hello the Hell: Othello 헬: 오델로 Desdemona
Ambassadorship Public Relations Ambassador of Asan Police Station (2021)
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