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TWICE's Nayeon Returns After 2 Years 5 Months With a Retro Desktop Look

Nayeon's first "NA-sty" concept photos mix purple hair, a yellow dress and a desktop-wallpaper meadow. Fans are split on the look ahead of the November 20 release.

By Min-Ji HanNovember 11, 20262 min read
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TWICE's Nayeon Returns After 2 Years 5 Months With a Retro Desktop Look
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TWICE's Nayeon has stepped into a computer monitor for the first concept photos of her solo single album "NA-sty," and fans are already arguing over the purple hair. JYP Entertainment posted the images on TWICE's official social media channels on Nov. 10, ten days before the release.

The photos pair a vivid yellow dress with purple-toned hair, set against a green pastoral landscape that looks like a classic computer desktop wallpaper. Laptops, monitors and other devices fill the frame, and Nayeon poses playfully among them. One composition goes further and places her inside a monitor, a surreal touch in an otherwise nostalgic setting.

TWICE's Nayeon Returns After 2 Years 5 Months With a Retro Desktop Look

What "NA-sty" means

The title combines Nayeon's name with the English word "nasty." According to JYP, it stands for both "Nayeon's style" and the idea of expressing herself freely. The release is meant to move between the bright, charming image of her earlier solo work and a more mischievous, confident attitude.

TWICE's Nayeon Returns After 2 Years 5 Months With a Retro Desktop Look

TWICE's Nayeon Returns After 2 Years 5 Months With a Retro Desktop Look

TWICE's Nayeon Returns After 2 Years 5 Months With a Retro Desktop Look

Tracklist and credits

"NA-sty" has three tracks: the title song "BABY ANGEL," "SHiVER" and "BOY." Nayeon helped write and compose "SHiVER," and the contributors include Shim Eun-ji, Trey Campbell, JULiA LEWiS and rapper Lil Cherry.

It is her first solo release in about two years and five months, since her second mini album "NA" in June 2024. The single album and "BABY ANGEL" arrive on November 20 at 2 p.m. KST.

TWICE's Nayeon Returns After 2 Years 5 Months With a Retro Desktop Look

TWICE's Nayeon Returns After 2 Years 5 Months With a Retro Desktop Look

What theqoo users said

10 comments · theqoo
  1. 1

    Some are plainly let down by the photos.

  2. 2

    Others say the purple hair color doesn't suit her.

  3. 3

    One commenter doesn't think she's pulling off the concept.

  4. 4

    One claims JYP has lost its sense of style.

  5. 5

    A harsher voice asks what is going on with JYP's aesthetics, calls this the tackiest thing they've ever seen and says it's bad, adding that Nayeon really doesn't suit the wig.

  1. 6

    One user wonders why Nicki Minaj came to mind.

  2. 7

    One simply says she's trying something new.

  3. 8

    One just writes "Daebak."

  4. 9

    Another says they're curious about the song.

  5. 10

    One says it looks like something KiiiKiii has done, calling it the Frutiger Aero style.

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