Lim Nayoung: Beautiful female idol whose career is struggling, rumored to be dating Kim Soo Hyun

Lim Nayoung is an actress and former member of the band Pristin. Nayoung's sweet and pure beauty always creates sympathy for those around her. Despite possessing talent and beautiful visuals, Nayoung has had quite a hard time in her career.

Recently, the fact that Kim Soo Hyun appeared with Lim Nayoung (former IOI/PRISTIN) at the music festival of Ultra Music Festival Korea held in Seoul is being widely spread. In particular, the video recording the moment he leaned over to talk to Nayoung received a lot of attention.

Kim Soo Hyun and Nayoung's close actions surprised many people because the two did not have any special connection before, maybe just a colleague relationship in the industry. Therefore, when seeing the two talking, many viewers raised questions about their dating.

On June 11, the two artists' entertainment companies immediately responded. Kim Soo Hyun's representative responded to Newsen newspaper about the dating rumor with Lim Nayoung as "completely unfounded". The female idol born in 1995 also gave a similar response: "The rumor is false. She went to a festival with her friends and greeted Kim Soo Hyun, whom she met by chance."

Lim Nayoung is not a strange face to Kpop audiences. Lim Nayoung became a trainee at Pledis Entertainment, an entertainment company with famous groups such as After School, Orange Caramel,... In 2011, she was selected as a new member of girl group After School but was eliminated. She was again scheduled to debut the following year as a member of mobile media girl group Hello Venus but was dropped from that project as well.

Nayoung once participated in Mnet's famous survival show "Produce 101", along with 5 other trainees from her previous management company, PLEDIS Entertainment. The beauty was born in 1995, possesses a beautiful appearance and a cold, luxurious charisma. NaYoung is one of the most notable trainees in the first season of Produce 101.

In the final lineup, Nayoung ranked 10th, along with trainee and former member of the group Kyulkyung. On May 4, 2016, Nayoung debuted with IOI as the group's leader with the group's first mini album "Chrysalis" along with the title song "Dream Girls".

IOI began releasing a series of hits such as "Hand in Hand", "Miss Me?" "Pick Me," "Very Very Very," "Downpour",... However, because IOI members had limited exclusive contracts, the girl group soon disbanded on January 29, 2017.

After the project girl group disbanded, Nayoung and her groupmate Kyulkyung became members of PRISTIN - a 10-member girl group under PLEDIS Entertainment. Not only did Nayoung earn a spot in the final lineup, but she also successfully debuted in the first and only subgroup of the group PRISTIN V, which includes former members Roa, Eunwoo, Rena, Kyulkyung, and Nayoung herself.

On May 24, 2019, PLEDIS Entertainment announced that PRISTIN had disbanded after a discussion with the members. Members Nayoung, Xiyeon, Kyla, Roa, Yuha, Eunwoo and Rena have terminated their contracts with the company. While members Kyulkyung, Yehana and Sungyeon remained at PLEDIS.

"We are here to inform everyone about PRISTIN's disbandment and the termination of the members' contracts. The company and the members have been engaged in an in-depth conversation for some time and have seen Consider all factors before reaching a final decision."

After PRISTIN and PRISTIN V disbanded, Nayoung decided to focus on her solo career by signing an exclusive contract with Sublime Artist Agency on August 22, 2019. She will focus on many fields such as music music, acting and choreography.

In August 2021, she debuted on the musical stage with the play I Loved You. Although she works hard to maintain her artistic activities, the name Nayoung has not had a chance to shine since IOI and Pristin disbanded. It can be seen that the career path of the IOI leader is quite difficult.

In May 2023, Nayoung's contract with Sublime expired, leading to her withdrawal from the company. In July, Nayoung officially signed an exclusive contract with new company Ascendio. With her presence, the company welcomed Nayoung with a message of support, expressing their willingness to support the idol in many different fields.

"We are happy to have a good relationship with Lim Nayoung, who possesses so much potential and irresistible charm. We will now support Lim Nayoung in her upcoming activities in many different fields, and we also hope everyone will support and love her.

After that, Nayoung also expressed her excitement when joining the company. "After a long time, I can finally announce this exciting news. I hope this will be an activity filled with enthusiasm and joy as I want to reciprocate these feelings of gratitude through activities."

Nayoung made an impression right from the moment she entered the entertainment industry thanks to her pure and sweet beauty. The beauty born in 1995 possesses delicate facial features, big round sparkling eyes and glowing white skin. In particular, Nayoung also scored points with her tall, attractive figure and strong honey thighs. During her time as an idol, she received countless compliments for her hot, "damaging" body.

In particular, Nayoung's daily style is quite similar to Kim Ji Won - the beauty who is also rumored to be dating Kim Soo Hyun after the success of the movie Queen Of Tears.

Currently, Nayoung is focusing on improving her acting. The audience also hopes to soon see the former PRISTIN member shine on the path of acting after many years of working.