Shin Ji-min

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This is a Korean name; the family name is Shin.
Jimin
File:Shin Ji-min in Osaka 2016.04.23.jpg
Jimin in Osaka, April 2016
Born Shin Jimin
(1991-01-08) January 8, 1991 (age 33)
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
Years active 2012–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul 신지민
Hanja 申智珉
Revised Romanization Sin Ji-min
McCune–Reischauer Sin Chi-min

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

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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

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See also: AOA discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
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"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+
"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): 482,376+[18]
 Non-album single

Filmography

Reality programs

Year Title Role Network Notes
2013 Cheongdam-dong 111 Herself tvN FNC Entertainment reality show[19]
2015 AOA's One Fine Day MBC Music AOA reality show

Variety shows

Year Title Role Network Notes
2014 2 Days & 1 Night Special guest KBS2 Season 3, Episode 28 (with Seolhyun and Choa)
2015 Unpretty Rapstar Contestant Mnet Semi-finalist
Off to School Guest JTBC Episodes 36-39 (at Gwacheon Foreign Language High School)
Bon Bun Olympic Guest KBS Lunar New Year Special Program[20]
King of Mask Singer Judge[21] MBC Season 1, Episodes 5-6
It's Okay Regular guest[3] SBS
Weekly Idol Guest MBC Every 1 Ep. 200 (with Choa and N.Flying)
Guest MBC Every 1 Ep. 204 with AOA
Let's Go! Dream Team Regular guest SZTV Chinese version (with Chanmi)

Awards and nominations

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

References

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