Draft:Rei Naoi

Rei
Rei
	Rei in 2023
Born	Naoi Rei; February 3, 2004 (age 20); Japan
Education	School of Performing Arts Seoul
Occupations	Rapper; singer;
	Musical career
Genres	K-pop; J-pop;
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2021–present
Labels	Starship
Member of	Ive
Korean name
Hangul	레이
Japanese name
Kanji	直井怜
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Submission declined on 28 February 2023 by Twinkle1990 (talk).

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Declined by Twinkle1990 20 months ago.

Comment: Sources as mostly about Ive not about Rei herself. Thus, being unable to establish independent notability under WP:BANDMEMBER. Lightoil (talk) 12:20, September 7, 2023 (UTC)

Comment: Youtube is not valid reference. Twinkle1990 (talk) 07:43, February 28, 2023 (UTC)

Naoi Rei (Japanese: 直井怜), born February 3, 2004, mononymously known as Rei (Korean: 레이; Japanese: レイ), is a Japanese rapper and singer based in South Korea. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Ive, under Starship Entertainment.

Early Life

Rei was born on February 3, 2004, in Japan.^[1]^[2] In 2018, Rei joined Starship Entertainment after passing at the Loen Friends Global Audition in Japan. Rei's audition caught the judges' attention with her distinct voice. In May of that year, she came to Korea and started training until she made her debut in 2021 with Ive.^[3]^[4]

Career

2021–present: Debut with Ive and solo activities

On November 6, 2021, Starship Entertainment revealed Rei as one of the six members of their new girl group, Ive. Rei was the fifth member to be introduced as the group's rapper and vocalist.^[2] On December 1, 2021, Rei officially debuted as a member of Ive with the release of their single album, Eleven, led by the single of the same name.^[5]^[6] On February 10, 2022, Rei officially graduated from the School of Performing Arts Seoul (SOPA).^[7] On April 5, 2022, Ive released their second single album, Love Dive, on which Rei participated in writing the track called, "Royal".^[8]

On August 22, 2022, Ive released their third single album, After Like, led by the lead single of the same name.^[9] The lead single samples the iconic hit "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor,^[10] on which Rei also participated in writing their lead single "After Like".^[11] On April 10, 2023, Ive released their first studio album, I've Ive, Rei also has been credited and participated in writing four tracks in their album, namely in the songs "Kitsch", "Hypnosis", "Not Your Girl", and "Next Page".^[12]

Other ventures

Endorsements

On March 2022, Rei was selected as the model for Bonajour, a natural and vegan cosmetics brand.^[13] On September 5, 2022, Rei was selected as the new model for the sports casual brand, FCMM.^[14] On the same month, Rei was selected as the new muse for makeup brand, Peach C.^[15]

Discography

Songwriting credits

List of songs, showing year released, artist name, and name of the album
Song	Year	Artist	Album	Ref.
"Royal"	2022	Ive	Love Dive	^[8]
"After like"	2022		After Like	^[11]
"Kitsch"	2023		I've Ive	^[12]
"Hypnosis" (섬찟)
"Not Your Girl"
"Next Page" (궁금해)

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

^ "아이브 "레이의 생일 파티에 초대합니다"" [“You are invited to Rei's birthday party”]. entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Ko, Young-jun (November 7, 2021). "아이브 (Ive), 5번째 멤버 레이 공개 '러블리+카리스마'" [Ive, 5th member Lay revealed 'Lovely + Charisma'] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021 – via Naver.
^ "서울살이 5년차 아이브 일본인 멤버 레이 "나태주 시인 좋아해요"" [Rei a Japanese member of Ive who has lived in Seoul for 5 years, says, “I like poet Na Tae-ju.”]. 뉴스핌 (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 8, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
^ 정태윤. "[D-eye] "6명에 입덕하라"…'아이브', 기막힌 데뷔 보고서" [[D-eye] “Become a fan of 6 people”… ‘Ive’, amazing debut report]. n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
^ Seon, Mi-kyoung (November 12, 2021). "'장원영⋅안유진 소속' 아이브, 완성형 걸그룹 HOT 데뷔 예고" [Ive of 'Jang Won-young and Ahn Yu-jin' announces HOT debut in complete girl group] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Naver.
^ "아이브(IVE), 오늘(3일) '뮤뱅' 첫 데뷔 무대". sports.donga.com (in Korean). December 3, 2021. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
^ "아이브 레이, 오늘(10일) 고등학교 졸업…"섭섭하고 아쉬워"" [Ive Ray graduated from high school today (10th)... “I’m sad and regretful.”]. www.xportsnews.com (in Korean). February 10, 2022. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Park, Pan-seok (March 19, 2022). "아이브, 새 앨범 '러브 다이브' 트랙리스트 공개..사랑의 큐피드 변신" [Ive unveils the tracklist for his new album 'Love Dive'..Transforms into a cupid of love] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Hwang, Hye-jin (July 25, 2022). '하이틴 퀸' 아이브, 8월 22일 컴백..'애프터 라이크'로 3연타 도전[공식]. OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Benjamin, Jeff (August 24, 2022). "K-Pop Breakouts IVE Sample a '70s Disco Classic on New Single 'After Like'". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "아이브, 신보 '애프터 라이크' 트랙리스트 공개…서지음과 또 한 번". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 22, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Lee, Min-ji (April 3, 2023). "아이브, 첫 정규 앨범 트랙리스트 공개...안유진-장원영 첫 단독 작사" [Ive, first full-length album track list released...Ahn Yu-jin and Jang Won-young's first solo lyrics] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Naver.
^ 기자, 공미나. "아이브 레이도 광고계 접수..천연·비건 화장품 브랜드 모델 발탁" [Rei also accepted the advertising industry...selected as a model for a natural and vegan cosmetics brand.]. n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 24, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
^ "아이브 레이, 스포츠 캐주얼 FCMM 모델 발탁…"초심·도전 등 이미지, 브랜드와 부합"" [Rei selected as sports casual FCMM model... “It matches the image and brand, including original intention and challenge.”]. entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 5, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
^ 김병두. "피치씨, 한•일 새 뮤즈로 아이브 레이 발탁" [Mr. Peach selects Ive Rei as new muse for Korea and Japan]. n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 21, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

External links

Official website (in Korean)

[1] "아이브 "레이의 생일 파티에 초대합니다"" [“You are invited to Rei's birthday party”]. entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.

[rei-2] Ko, Young-jun (November 7, 2021). "아이브 (Ive), 5번째 멤버 레이 공개 '러블리+카리스마'" [Ive, 5th member Lay revealed 'Lovely + Charisma'] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Archived from the original on November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021 – via Naver.

[3] "서울살이 5년차 아이브 일본인 멤버 레이 "나태주 시인 좋아해요"" [Rei a Japanese member of Ive who has lived in Seoul for 5 years, says, “I like poet Na Tae-ju.”]. 뉴스핌 (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 8, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

[4] 정태윤. "[D-eye] "6명에 입덕하라"…'아이브', 기막힌 데뷔 보고서" [[D-eye] “Become a fan of 6 people”… ‘Ive’, amazing debut report]. n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

[5] Seon, Mi-kyoung (November 12, 2021). "'장원영⋅안유진 소속' 아이브, 완성형 걸그룹 HOT 데뷔 예고" [Ive of 'Jang Won-young and Ahn Yu-jin' announces HOT debut in complete girl group] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021 – via Naver.

[6] "아이브(IVE), 오늘(3일) '뮤뱅' 첫 데뷔 무대". sports.donga.com (in Korean). December 3, 2021. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2022.

[7] "아이브 레이, 오늘(10일) 고등학교 졸업…"섭섭하고 아쉬워"" [Ive Ray graduated from high school today (10th)... “I’m sad and regretful.”]. www.xportsnews.com (in Korean). February 10, 2022. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.

[:0-8] Park, Pan-seok (March 19, 2022). "아이브, 새 앨범 '러브 다이브' 트랙리스트 공개..사랑의 큐피드 변신" [Ive unveils the tracklist for his new album 'Love Dive'..Transforms into a cupid of love] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Naver.

[9] Hwang, Hye-jin (July 25, 2022). '하이틴 퀸' 아이브, 8월 22일 컴백..'애프터 라이크'로 3연타 도전[공식]. OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022 – via Naver.

[10] Benjamin, Jeff (August 24, 2022). "K-Pop Breakouts IVE Sample a '70s Disco Classic on New Single 'After Like'". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023.

[:1-11] "아이브, 신보 '애프터 라이크' 트랙리스트 공개…서지음과 또 한 번". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 22, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

[:2-12] Lee, Min-ji (April 3, 2023). "아이브, 첫 정규 앨범 트랙리스트 공개...안유진-장원영 첫 단독 작사" [Ive, first full-length album track list released...Ahn Yu-jin and Jang Won-young's first solo lyrics] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Naver.

[13] 기자, 공미나. "아이브 레이도 광고계 접수..천연·비건 화장품 브랜드 모델 발탁" [Rei also accepted the advertising industry...selected as a model for a natural and vegan cosmetics brand.]. n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 24, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

[14] "아이브 레이, 스포츠 캐주얼 FCMM 모델 발탁…"초심·도전 등 이미지, 브랜드와 부합"" [Rei selected as sports casual FCMM model... “It matches the image and brand, including original intention and challenge.”]. entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 5, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

[15] 김병두. "피치씨, 한•일 새 뮤즈로 아이브 레이 발탁" [Mr. Peach selects Ive Rei as new muse for Korea and Japan]. n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 21, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

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