South Korean singer and actress Nana’s tattoo record looks very different now. Photos from her earlier public appearances show black and colored designs across her shoulders, back, arms and legs. In 2025, she said almost all had been removed; the small 1968 tattoo on her right ankle was the one she kept for a stated personal reason.
She has identified 1968 as her mother’s birth year. Older photos show a spiderweb, a snake, flowers and smaller marks from the collection she later removed. Those pictures document her earlier look, not tattoos she still has.
The 1968 Ankle Tattoo
Current photos show the digits on the outer side of Nana’s right ankle, just above the shoe line. The tattoo is plain black lettering, without a frame or ornamental shading.
It is small enough to disappear under a closed shoe or when Nana crosses her legs. In one press photo, a yellow circle points to the numbers; that mark is an annotation, not part of the tattoo.
Nana said 1968 is her mother’s birth year. That gives the number a specific family meaning, rather than leaving its significance open to guesswork.
How the Number Reads in a Press Portrait
A second event photograph shows Nana seated in a green blazer, patterned shirt and neutral skirt, with her legs crossed and the marked ankle turned toward the camera. The digits are visible at the bottom of the frame.
The wider view places the tattoo below the skirt hem and above the foot, apart from any jewelry. It confirms the ankle placement without needing a close crop.
The Shoulder Spiderweb and Floral Lines
Before removal, a spiderweb spread across Nana’s upper shoulder and collarbone. Fine lines radiate from a central point, forming a light geometric pattern beside smaller marks near the upper arm.
A leafy floral line runs along the shoulder. Its thin stems follow the collarbone, giving it a horizontal shape beside the web’s radiating lines.
Other small tattoos appear lower on the arm and along her side. The photographs show where they sit, but the reporting does not give each one a separate meaning.
Snake and Insect Tattoos in the Earlier Collection
A snake winds through the earlier designs along Nana’s shoulder and arm. A small dark spider and fine floral marks sit nearby, each with its own outline rather than joining into one solid shape.
The shoulder holds the densest group. Smaller designs sit across the forearm and upper chest, with more open skin between them; an orange flower on the lower arm is the clearest color accent among mostly black linework.
Together, the web, snake, flowers, insects and compact marks read as separate drawings arranged across the body. The sources do not tie every motif to one theme.
The Back Composition in Nana’s Tattoo Era
A rear-view photograph shows a large wilted flower on Nana’s upper back, with smaller marks running along her spine and near the sides of her torso. The pieces form a vertical arrangement with an uneven outline.
The flower is drawn in fine lines with open areas in its petals, not as a solid black back piece. The surrounding symbols keep it from reading as a single uninterrupted image.
Why Nana Chose Removal
TenAsia reported in October 2025 that Nana got the full-body tattoos during a difficult period and used ink to cope. She said her mother wanted to see her with a clean body again, and Nana agreed to begin removal treatments.
Nana said she did not regret the tattoos, even though she later chose to remove them. In 2025, she described the painful period as something she had overcome and turned into a memory.
The Quiet Endpoint
The older photos record the designs Nana once wore, but they do not show when each one was removed. Her 2025 account describes the change as a whole and identifies the ankle date as the mark she kept.