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Yena is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Jeon Soyeon, Olivia Rodrigo, Chanmina, Hatsune Miku and Jin. Those roots explain a lot about how Yena arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jo Yu-ri, IVE, Iz*One, Say My Name and Fromis 9, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around Yena, reaching back through Jeon Soyeon. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Choi Ye-na, known mononymously as Yena, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a soloist and actress under YH Entertainment, and a former member of South Korean–Japanese girl group Iz*One, having finished fourth on Mnet's reality girl group survival show, Produce 48. Yena made her solo debut on January 17, 2022, with the release of her first EP Smiley.
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Yena connections
Yena grew out of Jeon Soyeon, Olivia Rodrigo, Chanmina and Hatsune Miku, shares an orbit with Jo Yu-ri, IVE, Iz*One and Say My Name. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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