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Shin Jimin

Shin Ji-min
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Jimin performing with AOA at Mini Live Good Luck to ELVIS on June 1, 2016
Native name 신지민
Born Shin Ji-min
(1991-01-08) January 8, 1991 (age 26)
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
Years active 2012–present
Labels FNC Entertainment
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul 신지민
Hanja
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).

Jimin was born on January 8, 1991, in Seoul, South Korea. She learned how to play the guitar, harmonica, and piano as a child. 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.

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. She is also part of band unit AOA Black, established in 2013. She wrote the rap for AOA Black's single "Moya".

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. Her song with Seulong, "Good Start", was produced by Verbal Jint and peaked at number 2 on the Gaon Singles Chart. "Puss", her rap battle song with rapper Iron during the semi-finals, peaked at number 1 on the Gaon Singles Chart. She was also a cast member of the variety show Off to School for four episodes, beginning March 17, 2015.


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