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Minji is real name, not stage name

In the K-Pop entertainment industry, most idols use stage name for many different purposes, which are mainly to make their own impression and make personal impression, helping the public easily remember and identify. Some artists also use names with a special meaning towards their career. However, Minji is an interesting exception. The full name of the "eldest sister" New Jeans is Kim Min-ji and she still uses her real name to participate in art activities.

Appearance is praised as "surreal"

Before debuting as the "eldest sister" of the Newjeans group in 2022, Minji was the face of Hybe's voice test videos (Ador's parent company). At this time, Minji is often praised for the "surreal" beauty for the appearance of the female Idol born in 2004, very similar to British actress Olivia Hussey (who plays Juliet in Romeo and Juliet in 1968). In particular, when she appeared in the Intro segment of MV Attention, her pure beauty made netizens more likely to remind Korean actresses in the classic style in the 90s.

Having refused to join SM Entertainment

Before becoming Source Music's trainee in 2017, Minji has received many invitations from management companies. A netizen who claimed to be the employee of Source Music revealed that the young female idol had denied the offer to become a trainee at SM Entertainment - the common roof of cult groups like TVXQ!, Super Junior, Girls 'Generation, Red Velvet, etc. According to another unpresticted information, from Lee Soo Man, one of SM's leading "officials", he personally contacted Minji's parents to persuade his daughter to accept. There is even rumor that Minji was promised to be central to the new girl group of SM, but in the end, they still did not receive her nod.

The unofficial leader of Newjeans

In one sharing, members of Newjeans have revealed that the group has no leader or no position specified to sing, the main rap, the main dance, or the visual is because every person in the group wants Strive to become a comprehensive member, can show good bravery in all aspects. Although there is no official leader, Minji often takes on the role of a team leader in official interviews. In particular, in the recent period of instability, Minji's calmness and professionalism have partly helped reassure members of the group and the fans when the group is in the legal dispute stage. reason with ador.

Likes to eat ice cream in winter

In addition to Korean -style dishes cooked by her mother, Minji loves eating ice cream. 20 -year -old female idol prefers cream sandwiches than snail creams or ice cream. In particular, she also loves Baskin Robbin New York Cheesecake, one of the famous ice creams of Baskin Robbins with a rich and greasy cheese flavor. Another interesting fact is that this cute girl also loves to sip the ice cream even when it rains or in the cold weather like winter.

As a "cleaning queen"

Although the members of Newjeans are not lazy girls, but because Minji loves neatly, or cleans up, the other members give her nickname "Queen to clean up". In fact, Minji always feels comfortable in clean spaces, so she always proactively cleans and arranges the things around her neat and tidy.

Is the "sports goddess"

On stage, Minji is often praised for its powerful and energetic dance moves and surprisingly, the female idol Gen Z is also famous for being proficient in many sports. In the Idol’s Physical Race program, Minji won the first prize in most of the competition categories and received a cash prize of 1 million won (about 18 million VND). Immediately after this episode, Minji was compared to netizens as "sports goddess" in the Korean entertainment industry. In another challenging video of Jeans' Zine Show, Minji also received many compliments from the instructor about her shooting and archery performance.