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— STAGE NAME, ella — BIRTH NAME, kim minju — ENGLISH NAME, leah kim — NAME MEANING, quick, agile; fairy maiden, goddess — NICKNAME(S), minnie( by friends and family ) a nickname given by her parents when she was a baby, they only call her by her full name unless she was in trouble or it was something serious. she likes the nickname, thinking it sounds really cute and loves it when reveluvs call her minnie.
the nations true love( by netizens ) despite having many attempts at sabotaging her career, each attempt only made the general public love her even more. especially after her role in the popular netflix show squid game, her popularity internationally soared even higher and she had everyone all over the world falling in love with her.
irene's baby( by reveluvs ) balancing a skyrocketing solo career and leading one of most popular groups of the third generation, minju was always under a lot of stress. as the eldest member, irene took it upon herself to try and help minju where she could, taking care of her on and off the screen. the bond between them truly warmed everyone's hearts and with irene. admitting she has a special soft spot for minju, the fans call her irene's baby. — BIRTH DATE, september 12, 1994 — BIRTH PLACE, ilsan, south korea — SIBLINGS, kim namjoon, kim geongmin — CHILDREN, one — HEIGHT, 167 cm / 5'6 — WEIGHT, 47 kgs / 103.6 lbs
— COMPANY, sm entertainment ( 2013 - ) — GROUP NAME, red velvet — FAN NAME, starlights / reveluv — GROUP POSITIONS, leader, main rapper, main dancer, sub-vocalist — REPRESENTATIVE COLOR, red — REPRESENTATIVE FRUIT, red raspberry — REPRESENTATIVE ANIMAL, frog ( happiness to #cookie jar ), dolphin ( summer magic onwards ) — REPRESENTATIVE WEAPON, katana — REPRESENTATIVE DRINK, raspberry sunrise (red raspberries, red game controller, red lipstick)
— DISCOGRAPHY, uh - oh! // debut single. (2013)* so what // single. (2013)* black dress // mini album. (2014)* wannabe! // full album. (2014)* blacklist // collab w/ hyuna. (2014)* happiness // debut single. (2014) be natural // single. (2014) ice cream cake // mini album. (2015) gingamingayo // mini album. (2015)* la di da ! // single. (2015)* the red // full album. (2015) so bad // single. (2015)* mago // full album. (2016)* the velvet // mini album. (2016) drunk-dazed // co-ed group debut. (2016)* lion // single. (2016)* secret story of the swan // mini album. (2016)* fiesta // single. (2016)* russian roulette // mini album. (2016) knock // single. (2017)* rookie // mini album. (2017) hip ! // full album. (2017)* the red summer // mini album. (2017) mic drop (remix) // collab w/ bts. (2017)* perfect velvet // full album. (2017) the perfect red velvet // repackage. (2018) retro future // co-ed group mini album. (2018)* #cookie jar // jpn mini album. (2018) i can't stop me // full album. (2018)* summer magic // mini album. (2018) rbb // mini album. (2018) dionysus // collab w/ bts. (2019)* ugh ! // collab w/ bts. (2019)* bad idea // collab w/ ariana grande (2019)* sappy // jpn mini album. (2019) reve festival day 1 // mini album. (2019) reve festival day 2 // mini album. (2019) reve festival finale // repackage. (2019) oh my god // single. (2020)* cry for me // mini album. (2020)* scream // single. (2020)* perfect world // jpn solo debut. (2020)* play // collab w/ j-hope. (2020)* what do you think? // collab w/ agust d. (2020)* weekend // single. (2021)* lilac // full album. (2021)* industry baby // collab w/ lil nas x. (2021)* queendom // mini album. (2021) step back // got the beat. (2022) reve festival – feel my rhythm // mini album.(2022) invu // mini album. (2022)* reve festival 2022 – birthday // mini album. (2022) wildflower // collab w/ rm. (2022)* stamp on it // got the beat. (2023) glitch // full album. (2023)* huh?! // collab w/ agust d and j-hope. (2023)* last sequence // single album. (2023)* chill kill // full album. (2023)
* = solo work.
— FACTS ABOUT MINJU, – her brother is rm of bts. the two are twins, and the two are very close, as seen in interviews, lives, and photos. – at the time of her contract renewal she received offers from different agencies including yg entertainment and cube entertainment, but she chose to stay with sm entertainment. – she is close to all the bts members, having referred to them as her brothers in a past interview. – she is semi-fluent in english. – in an interview, she revealed she got into sm through their weekly auditions. – the choreography version of her debut song uh - oh! was filmed on the same set as no more dream. – minju was originally not supposed to debut in red velvet and was added last minute. – minju has an ankle injury she got practicing for a performance, and she will often be seen wearing an ankle brace because of it. – sm entertainment announced via the red velvet twitter account that minju's song hip! release and promotions will be delayed and she would not participate in promotions or activities for the red summer for health reasons and would go on immediate hiatus. – she resumed promotions in late 2017 for red velvet's album perfect velvet, and k-pop fans welcomed her back by trending #WeLoveYouMinju at #1 on social media. – february of 2018 it was announced and confirmed that jimin and minju had been dating since early 2017. – minju announced that she and jimin were engaged via instagram on april 2020, and the two were married in a small private ceremony in busan. – as of April 2021, she and jimin have one child together, a baby girl named park jinri.
