Shin Ji-min

Shin Ji-min (Korean: 신지민; born January 8, 1991), better known mononymously as Jimin, is a South Korean former rapper and singer. She was 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). Following allegation of bullying by former bandmate Kwon Mina, Shin left the group and entertainment industry in July 2020.[1]

In this Korean name, the family name is Shin.
Shin Ji-min
Shin in September 2016
Born (1991-01-08) January 8, 1991
Seongnam, South Korea
Occupation
  • Rapper
  • singer
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2012–2020
LabelsFNC
Associated acts
Websitefncent.com/JIMIN
Korean name
Hangul
신지민
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSin Ji-min
McCune–ReischauerSin Chimin

Early life

Shin was born on January 8, 1991, in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, South Korea.[2] She learned how to play the guitar, harmonica, and piano as a child.[3] 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.[4][5]

Career

2012–2013: Debut with AOA
Main article: AOA (group)

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

2014–2016: Solo activities and Unpretty Rapstar

In early 2015, Shin 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, Shin 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 two on the Gaon Singles Chart.[9] "Puss", her rap battle song with rapper Iron during the semi-finals, peaked at number one 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, Shin and J.Don 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]

Shin 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 Shin's solo project #OOTD (Outfit of the Day).[16]

2017–2020: Focus on solo activities and comeback with AOA

In October 2017, Shin released the single "Hallelujah", a Latin-pop influenced dance track, a collaboration with magazine W Korea.[17]

Shin sung the OST for tvN's A Korean Odyssey together with Seo Yu-na, the song is called "If You Were Me" and it was released on January 28, 2018.[18]

Controversy

Bullying allegations and retirement from industry

On July 3, 2020, former AOA member Kwon Mina alleged in an Instagram post that Shin had bullied her for a decade, which led to Kwon's withdrawal from the group in 2019. She posted a photo of her scarred wrist and claimed to have attempted suicide as a result of the bullying.[19] Shin reportedly responded to the accusations by posting the word "fiction" to her Instagram Stories before deleting it shortly after. Kwon criticized the post, stating, "Fiction? It's too scary to say it's fiction."[20][21] The allegations led to Shin's departure from the group and the halt of all her activities in the entertainment industry.[1]

Discography
See also: AOA discography

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
[22]
"T4SA"
(with MC Meta and Nuck)		 2015 50 Unpretty Rapstar
"Good Start"
(with Lim Seul-ong)		 2
  • KOR (DL): 746,517
"Puss"
(with Iron)		 1
  • KOR (DL): 992,890[24]
"God"
(with J.Don)		 38
  • KOR (DL): 65,255
 Non-album single
"Call You Bae"
(featuring Xiumin)		 2016 5
  • KOR (DL): 661,196[25]
"Hallelujah" 2017 — N/A
"Hey" 2018 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Featuring
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
"Yahae"
(Kang Min-hee featuring Jimin)		 2015 80
  • KOR (DL): 27,633
 Non-album single

Filmography

Reality programs
Year Title Role Network Notes
2013 Cheongdam-dong 111 Herself tvN FNC Entertainment reality show[26]

Variety shows
Year Title Role Network Notes
2015Unpretty RapstarContestantMnetSemi-finalist
Off to SchoolCastjtbcEpisode 36–39
Let's Go! Dream TeamRegular castSZTVChinese version (with Chanmi)
2016 Bon Bun OlympicContestant KBS Lunar New Year Special Program[27]
2017 Sherlock's RoomMain castMBCN/A

Awards and nominations
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2015 "Puss" (with Iron) 7th Melon Music Awards – Hot Trend Award Nominated

References
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  12. Son Ji-hyoung (February 26, 2016). "AOA's Jimin's new song features EXO's Xiumin". K-Pop Herald. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
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  15. Ha, You-bin (April 28, 2015). "JIMIN N J.DON Release The Music Video Of 'GOD'". BNT News. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
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  18. AOA's Jimin And Yuna Sing “If You Were Me” In MV For “Hwayugi” OST Featuring Yoo Hoe Seung
  19. Kim, Seung-hyeon (July 3, 2020). 걸그룹 AOA '멤버 간 괴롭힘' 논란…권민아 "자해 시도도" VS 지민 "소설" 반박. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Chosun Ilbo Company. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  20. Yoon, Gi-baek (July 3, 2020). 권민아, AOA 지민 향해 사과 요구… 증거사진 공개까지 [전문]. Edaily (in Korean). Retrieved July 3, 2020.
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