TWICE's Nayeon Trades Summer for November With Third Solo Record 'NA-sty'

TWICE's Nayeon is breaking her summer habit: her new solo album, NA-sty, arrives Nov. 20, her agency, JYP Entertainment, said Monday, according to Yonhap.

The title does double duty. JYP Entertainment said it combines the singer's name and the Korean word "na," meaning "I," with the English word "nasty." The Korea Herald reports that the name belongs to both the album and its lead track.

The agency also said the record will show Nayeon's range: the bright, playful persona she is known for alongside a bolder, more daring side.

The rollout leaned the other way. The Korea Times reports that JYP Entertainment made the announcement on TWICE's official social media channels with a logo animation of angelic halos and wing-shaped icons shifting colors over a moving screensaver backdrop.

The Korea Times puts the gap at roughly two years and five months since her last solo comeback. The paper also notes that her buoyant energy and warm-weather releases earned her a reputation as K-pop's summer queen, which makes a November drop a break from her usual timing.

Her solo numbers raise the stakes. The Korea Times reports that IM NAYEON, released in June 2022 with the lead single "POP!", peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 and appeared on 18 Billboard charts. Her June 2024 EP NA, led by "ABCD," gave her a second straight Billboard 200 top 10 and charted in 13 Billboard categories.

The singles traveled too. According to The Korea Herald, "POP!" reached No. 30 on Billboard's Global 200 and No. 15 on the Global excl. US chart, while "ABCD" landed at No. 54 and No. 34 on those same charts.

NA-sty and its title track are due Nov. 20.