NAYEON of TWICE will release her new solo single “NA-sty” on Friday, November 20, at 2 p.m. KST, according to a teaser titled “CAPTIVATED MODE: ON” that dropped on October 23 (Soompi). The reveal came two days after JYP Entertainment confirmed that she is preparing a solo comeback for late November (Soompi).

• Release date and time: Friday, November 20, 2026, at 2 p.m. KST, which is 12 a.m. ET on the same date (official announcement as reposted).
• Title: “NA-sty,” listed as a single, with the teaser titled “CAPTIVATED MODE: ON” (official TWICE YouTube channel).
• Last solo release: the mini album NA in June 2024, so this is her first solo release in about two years and five months (Soompi).
• Not yet revealed: a tracklist, credits, a music video date or a promotion schedule. None of the sources checked list them.

What JYP Announced About NAYEON’s “NA-sty”

The announcement is short and precise. The official post reads “NAYEON SINGLE “NA-sty”” with the tagline “CAPTIVATED MODE: ON,” and carries the hashtags #NAYEON, #나연 and #NA_sty (repost of the official announcement). The release is pinned to Friday, November 20, at 2 p.m. KST (Pannchoa).

The title is spelled “NA-sty” in the official post and on the video. Some references, including the Wikipedia entry for Nayeon, also write it as “Na-sty,” so expect both spellings in search results until the release.

The format deserves a note. Early reports spoke of a new album, while the teaser labels this release a single. Treat it as a single unless JYP says otherwise.

NA-sty Release Time in Your Time Zone

A 2 p.m. KST release on a Friday falls late on Thursday night in the United States. Here is how the time converts for the main fan regions:

• Seoul and Tokyo: Friday, November 20, 2 p.m.
• UTC and London: Friday, November 20, 5 a.m.
• New York (ET): Friday, November 20, 12 a.m. (midnight)
• Los Angeles (PT): Thursday, November 19, 9 p.m.

Streaming platforms usually make a song available at the same instant worldwide, so the midnight ET slot should suit listeners in North America. Check your platform’s own listing on the day, since JYP has not yet named the services.

Inside the “CAPTIVATED MODE: ON” Teaser

The teaser is on the official TWICE channel, uploaded at 13:00 UTC on October 23, which is 10 p.m. in Seoul. The video is titled “NAYEON SINGLE “NA-sty” CAPTIVATED MODE: ON” (watch it on YouTube). Its thumbnail is a title card: the “NA” wordmark with a small “sty” beside it on a black background, with the JYP Official mark in the corner.

Neither Soompi nor Pannchoa describes what happens in the video, and this article does not guess at a concept. The tagline is the only official hint so far. “Captivated mode” suggests a theme of attraction, but no label has confirmed what the single will sound like.

The channel’s feed also shows a second upload of the teaser with the hashtags in its title, which is the usual way JYP posts a shorter vertical version.

Chart Records: What NAYEON’s Last Two Solo Releases Did

Fans have high expectations because her first two solo projects performed well. IM NAYEON, released on June 24, 2022 with the single “POP!”, reached No. 7 on the Billboard 200 dated July 9, 2022, with 57,000 equivalent album units, 52,000 of them pure sales (allkpop). Outlets including NME described her as the first K-pop soloist to enter the top 10 of that chart.

Her second mini album, NA, followed on June 14, 2024 with the title track “ABCD.” According to the Wikipedia discography table, both EPs reached No. 1 on South Korea’s Circle Album Chart and also entered the Billboard 200 top 10.

• “POP!” (2022): peaked at No. 2 on the Circle Digital Chart and No. 30 on the Billboard Global 200.
• “ABCD” (2024): peaked at No. 95 on the Circle Digital Chart and No. 54 on the Billboard Global 200.
• Sales: IM NAYEON sold 547,102 copies in Korea and NA sold 454,723, per the same table.

These figures come from a community-edited reference, so treat the sales numbers as approximate. The Billboard 200 position and units for IM NAYEON come from contemporaneous news reports.

Background: How the Comeback Was Confirmed

The path to November 20 began on October 21. The Korea Herald reported that Nayeon was preparing a new album for late November, with the third week as a tentative target. JYP answered with a single line: “Nayeon is preparing for a solo comeback with that period as her target” (Soompi).

Pinkvilla added that fans had already noticed two signals. She launched a personal YouTube channel on her 31st birthday in September, and she changed her main Instagram profile picture for the first time since 2022 (Pinkvilla). The teaser landed two days later and fixed the date.

Her last two years were not silent. According to the Wikipedia entry, she released a photobook, Yes, I am Nayeon., in February 2025, performed her first solo show in Japan at Beat AX that month and sang “Love Is Enough” for the series Sold Out on You on May 7, 2026. She also released a collaboration with Alok, “Bye Bye Inhibitions,” this year. Those were side projects, not a headline solo release like the one coming now.

TWICE as a group has also been busy. Our earlier coverage of the North American tour record, the group’s solo-track era and world tour and its decade-long retrospective gives the wider context for this solo move.

How Fans Are Reacting

The strongest reaction so far is measurable. At the time of writing, about 11 hours after upload, the teaser had 170,894 views on the official TWICE channel, according to the channel’s public feed checked at 23:50 UTC on October 23. That figure will keep climbing, so check the live count before quoting it.

Fans are organizing around the official hashtag #NA_sty, and the earlier signs of a comeback, the new YouTube channel and the profile picture change, gave the announcement a sense of confirmation. This article does not quote individual fan posts because they could not be verified as representative.

Expect the conversation to center on concept, since the “captivated” tagline is the only clue. Fans will also compare this release with the English-leaning pop of “POP!” and the sharper sound of “ABCD.”

What’s Next

Only one date is confirmed: November 20 at 2 p.m. KST. JYP has not announced a tracklist, a music video date, a performance schedule or any additional teasers. Fans should watch the official TWICE and JYP channels for concept images, since pre-release content typically follows a date reveal.

• November 20, 2 p.m. KST: release of “NA-sty.”
• To be announced: teasers, credits, music video and music show promotion.

We will update this article as official information arrives.

FAQ

When is NAYEON’s “NA-sty” released?

“NA-sty” is scheduled for Friday, November 20, 2026, at 2 p.m. KST. That is 12 a.m. ET and 9 p.m. PT on Thursday, November 19.

Is “NA-sty” an album or a single?

The official teaser calls it a single. Earlier reports mentioned an album, but JYP’s announcement uses the word single.

When was NAYEON’s last solo release?

Her last solo mini album, NA, came out in June 2024 (Soompi). She has released smaller collaborations and an OST track since then.

Where can I watch the “NA-sty” teaser?

The teaser is on the official TWICE YouTube channel, and you can watch it in the embed above or on YouTube.