– She was born in Gil-Dong, Gangdong, South Korea.

– Yena has an older brother: actor and former SPEED member Choi Sungmin.

– She attended Hanlim Multi Art School.

– Yena attended Joy Dance Academy and majored in girls hip-hop dance.

– She trained for 3 years and 5 months.

– Her official color is Yen-low.

– Her talent is playing claw machines and playing games in general.

– Her hobby is reading comic books and watching movies alone.

– Her lips are her secret weapon.

– She had the role of “Sweet Eonni” on the show “Cooking Class”.

– Yena’s favorite ice cream is flavor strawberry and chocolate.

– Well known for being very bright and energetic. Also very affectionate with the other trainees. Though when she gets on stage her aura changes to very powerful and captivating.

– She is the happy virus of the group

– Yena was crowned as “Personal Talent One Queen” in Weekly Idol.

– Yena has a dog named Audrey. (IZ*ONE CHU ep.4)

– Yena and Hyewon used to attend the same school.

– Yujin said that recently Yena and Hyewon are getting very well with each other. (vLive)

– Yena is a big fan of Bora (ex Sistar).

– Yena is a childhood cancer survivor, she had lymphoma & was told there was no chance of survival but miraculously recovered. Her family wasn’t well-off so her parents had to sell kimbap every morning to be able to pay her hospital bills.

– She is a former Polaris Ent trainee, and she is friends with LOONA`s Heejin and Hyunjin and DIA’s Jueun from their trainee period.

– Company: YUEHUA Entertainment

– She debuted as a soloist on January 17, 2022 with the mini-album “ˣ‿ˣ (SMiLEY)”.