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Shin Ji-min
신지민
Jimin performing with AOA at Mini Live Good Luck to ELVIS on June 1, 2016
Born
Shin Ji-min

(1991-01-08) January 8, 1991 (age 33)
Seoul, South Korea
Occupations
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
Years active2012–present
LabelsFNC Entertainment
Websitefncent.com/JIMIN
Korean name
Hangul
신지민
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSin Ji-min
McCune–ReischauerSin Chi-min

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Shin Ji-min (born January 8, 1991), better known as simply Jimin, is a South Korean idol singer and rapper. She is best known for being the leader and main rapper of the girl group AOA, which debuted in 2012 under FNC Entertainment. In 2015, Jimin was a semi-finalist in the first season of Unpretty Rapstar. During the show, she released several successful collaboration singles, most notably "Good Start" (with Seulong) and "Puss" (with Iron).

Jimin debuted as a soloist in 2016 with the single "Call You Bae" (featuring Xiumin).

Biography

Jimin was born on January 8, 1991, in Seoul, South Korea.[1] She learned how to play the guitar, harmonica, and piano as a child.[2] From her second year of middle school to her first year of high school, she studied abroad at a Chinese language school for two years. While in China, she also attended a practical music school.[3][4]

Career

AOA

Main article: AOA (band)

On July 30, 2012, Jimin made her debut as a member of AOA on Mnet's M! Countdown with the song "Elvis" from their debut single album, Angels' Story.[5] She is also part of band unit AOA Black, established in 2013.[6] She wrote the rap for AOA Black's single "Moya".[7]

Solo career

In early 2015, Jimin was part of the variety show Unpretty Rapstar, a spin-off of Show Me The Money. Unpretty Rapstar is a female rappers survival program. The show consists of a single-elimination competition through rap performances. During the show, Jimin released a few collaboration singles, such as "T4SA" with MC Meta and Nuck.[8] Her song with Seulong, "Good Start", was produced by Verbal Jint and peaked at number 2 on the Gaon Singles Chart.[9] "Puss", her rap battle song with rapper Iron during the semi-finals, peaked at number 1 on the Gaon Singles Chart.[10][11][12] She was also a cast member of the variety show Off to School for four episodes, beginning March 17, 2015.[13]

On April 28, Jimin and N.Flying's J.Don (Lee Seunghyub) released the collaboration single "God". The song was produced by Rhymer of Brand New Music as part of FNC Entertainment's N Project.[14] The song's music video was based on Game of Thrones.[15]

Jimin debuted as a soloist on March 3, 2016 with the single "Call You Bae", featuring Exo's Xiumin.[12] The single is the first release of Jimin's solo project #OOTD (Outfit of the Day).[16]

Discography

See also: AOA discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
[17]
"T4SA"
(with MC Meta and Nuck) 		2015 50
  • KOR (DL): 73,272+
 Unpretty Rapstar
"Good Start"
(with Lim Seulong) 		2
  • KOR (DL): 746,517+
"Puss"
(with Iron) 		1
  • KOR (DL): 992,890+[18]
"God"
(with J.Don) 		38
  • KOR (DL): 65,255+
 Non-album single
"Yahae"
(Kang Min-hee featuring Jimin) 		80
  • KOR (DL): 27,633+
 Non-album single
"Call You Bae"
(featuring Xiumin) 		2016 5
  • KOR (DL): 661,196[19]
 Non-album single

List of songs written by Jimin

Year Album Artist Song Lyrics Music
Credited With Credited With
2013
Moya
AOA Black "Moya" Yes Han Seung-ho No Kim Do-hoon, Choi Yong-chan
2014
Like a Cat
AOA "Just the Two of Us" (단둘이) Yes Han Seung-ho, Seo Yong-bae No Han Seung-ho, Seo Yong-bae
"Tears Falling" (휠릴리) Yes Han Seung-ho, Seo Yong-bae No Han Seung-ho, Seo Yong-bae
2015
Unpretty Rapstar
Jimin, Lim Seul-ong "Good Start 2015" (시작이 좋아 2015) Yes Verbal Jint No Verbal Jint, Han Jae-joon
Jimin, Nuck "T4SA" Yes MC Meta, Nuck No MC Meta
Jimin, Iron "Puss" Yes Iron No Rhymer, 9999
— Jimin, J.Don "God" Yes J.Don, Innovator No Assbrass, Rhymer
Heart Attack
AOA "Come to Me" (들어와) Yes Han Seung-ho, Seo Yong-bae No Han Seung-ho, Seo Yong-bae
Yahae
Kang Min-hee "Yahae" (야해) (featuring Jimin) Yes Kim Hee-won, Zeenan, Oh Seung-eun No Kim Hee-won, Zeenan, Oh Seung-eun, Jung Down, Kang Myung-soo
2016 — Jimin "Call You Bae" (야 하고 싶어) (featuring Xiumin) Yes Innovator, Brother Su No Matthew Tishler, Paula Winger, Jordan Fisher
Good Luck
AOA "10 Seconds" Yes Kim Jae-yang, Park Isu No Linnea Mary Han Deb, Joy Neil Mitro Deb, Anton Malmberg Haard Af Segerstad, Jennifer Decilveo
"Crazy Boy" Yes Han Seong-ho No Kim Do-hoon, Lee Sang-ho
"Still Falls the Rain" Yes Seo Yong-bae No Han Seung-ho, Seo Yong-bae
2017
Angel's Knock
AOA "Three Out" Yes Lee Sang-ho, Park Wu-sang No Lee Sang-ho, Park Wu-sang
"Feeling" (느낌이 오니) Yes Han Seung-ho, Kim Bo-eun No Geist, Lena Leon, Aurora Pfeiffer
"Melting Love" Yes Darly No Wonderkid, Shin Hyo
"Help Me" (너 때문에) Yes Han Seung-ho, Lee Sang-ho No Han Seung-ho, Lee Sang-ho, Andreas Ohrn, Chris Wahle
"With Elvis" Yes Choa, Yuna, Hyejeong, Mina, Seolhyun, Chanmi No Kim Jae-yang, Park Hyun-woo

Filmography

Reality programs

Year Title Role Network Notes
2013 Cheongdam-dong 111 Herself tvN FNC Entertainment reality show[20]
2015 AOA's One Fine Day MBC Music AOA reality show
2016 Channel AOA OnStyle AOA reality show[21]

Variety shows

Year Title Role Network Notes
2014 Weekly Idol Guest host MBC Every 1 Episodes 140-141
2 Days & 1 Night Special guest KBS2 Season 3, Episode 28 (with Seolhyun and Choa)
Weekly Idol Guest MBC Every 1 Episode 154 with AOA
2015 Unpretty Rapstar Contestant Mnet Semi-finalist
Off to School Guest JTBC Episodes 36-39 (at Gwacheon Foreign Language High School)
King of Mask Singer Judge[22] MBC Season 1, Episodes 5-6
Naked 4show Guest Mnet Episode 18
It's Okay Regular guest[3] SBS
Weekly Idol Guest MBC Every 1 Episode 200 (with Choa and N.Flying)
Episode 204 with AOA
Let's Go! Dream Team Regular guest SZTV Chinese version (with Chanmi)
2016 Bon Bun Olympic Contestant KBS Lunar New Year Special Program[23]
Weekly Idol Guest MBC Every 1 Episode 251 with AOA
2017 Knowing Bros Guest JTBC Episode 57 with AOA
3 Great Emperors Guest SBS [24]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2015
7th MelOn Music Awards
Hot Trend Award
"Puss" (with Iron)
Nominated

References

  1. ^ "AOA Profile". FNC Entertainment.
  2. ^ "Jimin (AOA)". KBS World Radio. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  3. ^ a b "'동상이몽' AOA 지민 "학생 때 중국으로 유배…공부 못했다"". OSEN (in Korean). 2015-07-04. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  4. ^ "지민, AOA 리더 고충 꺼내 "얄밉다" … 누가?". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  5. ^ Park HyunMin (2 September 2012). "[Interview Part I] AOA Lands on Earth on Angel Wings and Guitars". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  6. ^ Lee KyungNam (July 11, 2013). "AOA to Launch Band Unit AOA Black". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  7. ^ "AOA - Moya (3rd Single)". Soompi Shop. Archived from the original on 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
  8. ^ Bae Jae-ryeon (2015-03-13). "지민 키썸 무대 'X싼 느낌' 대박케미 터지나". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  9. ^ "2015년 11주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart. 7 March 2015. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  10. ^ "2015년 14주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart. 28 March 2015. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  11. ^ Hwang Hye-jin (18 March 2015). "'Unpretty Rapstar' AOA's Jimin to Release Duet Song with Iron". Newsen. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  12. ^ a b Son Ji-hyoung (26 February 2016). "AOA's Jimin's new song features EXO's Xiumin". K-Pop Herald. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  13. ^ Yoon Ho-jung (11 March 2015). "AOA's Jimin, EXID's Hani, Eun Ji Won and More to Join 'I'm Going to School'". Newsen. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  14. ^ Jin Min-ji (23 April 2015). "AOA's Ji-min to release hip-hop track". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  15. ^ Ha, You-bin (28 April 2015). "JIMIN N J.DON Release The Music Video Of 'GOD'". BNT News. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  16. ^ Bae Jung-yun (3 March 2016). "AOA′s Jimin Achieves an All-Kill on Music Charts". BNT News. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  17. ^ "2015년 19주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). April 7, 2015.
  18. ^ "2015 Download Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ * "2016 Yearly Gaon Download Chart". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  20. ^ Jackson, Julie (18 November 2013). "'Cheongdamdong 111' captures K-pop stars off the stage". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  21. ^ Jung, Min-kyung (7 April 2016). "[V Report Plus] AOA to start own reality show". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  22. ^ "'복면가왕' 난 이제 지쳤어요 땡벌 "이 자리에 제 여자친구가 와있다"". Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). 2015-05-03. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  23. ^ Won Ho-jung (11 February 2016). "Networks' pilot programs hit and miss during Seollal". K-Pop Herald. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  24. ^ Template:Ko icon 김용만, '3대천왕' 뜬다..이쯤되면 예능 싹쓸이
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