Kim Min-ju

Kim Min-ju
Kim in February 2025
Born (2001-02-05) February 5, 2001 (age 25)
Seoul, South Korea
Alma materSchool of Performing Arts Seoul
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2018–present
AgentManagement SOOP
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2018–2021
Labels
  • Off the Record
  • EMI
Formerly ofIz*One
Korean name
Hangul
김민주
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Min-ju
McCune–ReischauerKim Minju
Signature

Kim Min-ju (Hangul: 김민주; born February 5, 2001), also known as Minju, is a South Korean actress and former singer under Management SOOP. She is known for being a member of the South Korean–Japanese girl group Iz*One. Kim is also best known for her roles in Tempted (2018), The Fault Is Not Yours (2019), and The Forbidden Marriage (2022–2023).

Life and career

Early life and career beginnings

Kim was born on February 5, 2001. She has a younger sister. She also has an older brother. She went to School of Performing Arts Seoul and graduated in February 2020. In 2016, she was part of a pre-debut girl group called Girls' Recipe. Their debut was scrapped in the end on the same year. Before joining the reality girl group survival show Produce 48 (the third season of Produce 101), she had been shown as an actress in music videos and Korean dramas. She played in the 2018 MBC television series Tempted. She played the role of the young Choi Su-ji (Moon Ga-young).

2018–2021: Produce 48, Iz*One, solo activities

Kim with fellow Produce48 contestants in June 2018

From June to August 2018, Kim represented Urban Works on Produce 48. On the last episode, she was placed eleventh and then joined the show's final debut lineup, Iz*One. On October 29, 2018, she officially preformed as a member of the group with the let out of their first extended play (EP) Color*Iz.

In 2019, Kim starred in the film The Fault Is Not Yours, which was premiered in May at 20th Jeonju International Film Festival. It was recorded before she appeared in Produce 48.

In June 2020, Kim was chosen as a co-host for the South Korean music program Show! Music Core.

2021–present: Solo career, return to acting and new agency

After Iz*One's breakup on April 29, 2021, Kim went back to Urban Works. On October 7, her company said that she will promote as an actress.

On September 1, 2022, Kim left Urban Works. She then signed a contract with Management SOOP.

In 2022, Kim starred in the historical drama The Forbidden Marriage, an adaptation of the same webtoon. Kim got the Best New Actress Award at the 2022 MBC Drama Awards.

Discography

Singles

Soundtrack appearance

List of soundtrack appearances, showing year it was let out and album name
Title Year Album
"Christmas" (크리스마스) 2019 The Fault Is Not Yours OST

Guest appearance

List of non-single guest appearances with other performing artist(s)
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Falling Star" 2018 Kriesha Chu Dream of Paradise

Songwriting credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.

Year Song Album Artist Notes
2019 "Really Like You" Heart*Iz Iz*One as lyricist
"Neko ni Naritai (Korean Ver.)"[source?]
"Love Bubble" Vampire
2020 "You & I" Bloom*Iz
"With*One" Oneiric Diary

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Ref.
2019 The Fault Is Not Yours Soo-yeon
Hear Me: Our Summer Gaeul

Television series

Year Title Role Ref.
2018 Tempted Choi Su-ji (young)
2022–2023 The Forbidden Marriage Ahn Ja-yeon / Cha-nyeon
2024 Connection Oh Yun-jin (young)
2025 Undercover High School Lee Ye-na

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Produce 48 Contestant Finished 11th
2019 Happy Together Special host with Jang Won-young
2020–2023 Show! Music Core Main host
2021 Where Is My Destination Cast member

Music videos appearance

Year Song Title Artist Ref.
2016 "#WYD (오늘 모해)" iKon
2017 "Trouble" Kriesha Chu
2018 "Like Paradise"

Bibliography

Solo photobooks

Year Title Publisher Catalog No./EAN Notes Ref.
2021 Kim Min-ju 1st Photobook [Pro Memoria] Urban Works, Kakao Entertainment L200002325 (EAN: 8804775250378) First solo photobook
2023 Kim Min-ju 1st Present [ALL MY FAVES] Management SOOP, Kakao Entertainment 1544-4205 Second solo photobook
2024 Kim Min-ju 2024 Season's Greetings 문득 Anywhere Management SOOP 1000004433 First Solo Season's Greetings

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
MBC Drama Awards 2022 Best New Actress The Forbidden Marriage| style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won
MBC Entertainment Awards 2020 Female Rookie of the Year Show! Music Core| style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2 notheme"|Nominated
2021 style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2 notheme"|Nominated

Listicles

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref.
Cine Rewind 2020 Special New Actor of the Year Placed

Notes

  1. 1 2 As a member of Iz*One only.

References

  1. 1 2 Yim, Hyun-su (September 2, 2018). "Meet the 12 members of IZ*ONE as 'Produce 48' wraps up". The Korea Herald. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  2. 1 2 Wannan, Jack (August 31, 2018). "PRODUCE 48 Episode 12 Finale: IZONE Is Formed". lwos.LIFE. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Park, Soo-in (October 7, 2021). "아이즈원 김민주 측, 하이브 걸그룹 합류설에 "배우의 길 걸을 것"" [Iz*One's Kim Min-ju's side, "I will walk the path of an actor" on rumors of joining the Hive girl group.]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  4. ↑ Hwang, Mi-hyeon (February 13, 2020). "'졸업' 아이즈원 김민주 "신기·섭섭…제 10대 응원 감사"" ["Graduation" Iz*One's Kim Min-ju. "Amazing and disappointed...Thank you for my teenage support."]. News1 (in Korean). Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  5. ↑ "김민주 합류, 미나와 바통 체인지!". 폴리뉴스 Polinews (in Korean). 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  6. 1 2 Kim, Soo-kyoung (March 13, 2018). "김민주, '위대한 유혹자'서 첫 드라마 데뷔...문가영 아역" [Kim Min-ju, first drama debut in 'The Great Tempter'... child Moon Ga-young's actress.]. Ten Asia. Archived from the original on October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  7. 1 2 Kim, Hyo-jin (August 1, 2018). "'프로듀스48' 10대를 책임지는 비주얼…김민주-김도아-장원영" [The visual responsible for the teens of "Produce 48"... Kim Min-ju - Kim Do-ah - Jang Won-young.]. Top Star News (in Korean). Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  8. ↑ Jang, Young-kwon (June 8, 2018). "'프로듀스48' 한국과 일본 동시 방송된다…'한·일 걸그룹 탄생' 초읽기 '15일 첫 방송'" ['Produce 48' will air in Korea and Japan at the same time. 'Birth of a Korean-Japanese girl group.' 'First broadcast on the 15th.']. Top Star News (in Korean). Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  9. ↑ Kim, Na-young (August 31, 2018). "'프로듀스48' 아이즈원 첫 번째 데뷔 멤버는? 얼반웍스 김민주" ["Produce 48" Who is first debut member for Iz*One? Urban Works Kim Min-ju.]. MK Sports (in Korean). Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  10. ↑ Jeon, Won (October 29, 2018). ""12人 장밋빛 인생"…아이즈원, 오늘(29일) 데뷔 앨범 '컬러라이즈' 발매" ["12 people's rosy lives"...Iz*One's debut album "Color*Iz" was released today (29th).]. X Sports News (in Korean). Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  11. 1 2 Nam, Hye-yeon (October 10, 2019). "감동실화원작 '어제 일은 모두 괜찮아' 11월 개봉, 포스터 공개" ["Yesterday's Everything Is Okay" will be released in November, posters are released.]. Sports Seoul (in Korean). Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  12. 1 2 Lee, Jeong-beom (October 25, 2019). "아이즈원, 김민주 출연 영화 '어제 일은 모두 괜찮아' 홍보 나서…'홍보즈원'" [Iz*One, promoted the movie "Yesterday's Everything's Okay" starring Kim Min-ju. "Iz*One's promotion."]. X Sports News (in Korean). Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  13. 1 2 Jeon, Ah-ram (June 2, 2020). "아이즈원 김민주, '음악중심' 미나 후임 발탁 "13일 첫 MC 합류"" [Iz*One's Kim Min-ju, 'Music Core' Mina's successor. "Joined as MC for the first time on the 13th."]. X Sports News (in Korean). Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  14. ↑ Kim, Su-young (April 29, 2021). "아이즈원, K팝 역사 속으로…우여곡절 끝 2년 반 활동 완주" [Iz*One, into the history of K-pop... After two and a half years of twists and turns, the activity was completed.]. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 17, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  15. ↑ Ahn, Tae-hyun (September 1, 2022). "아이즈원 출신 김민주, 매니지먼트 숲과 전속계약…공유·수지와 한솥밥" [Kim Min-ju from IZone, an exclusive contract with Management Soop… Gong Yoo, Suzy and One Pot Rice] (in Korean). News1. Retrieved September 1, 2022 – via Naver.
  16. ↑ Yang, Yu-jin (December 26, 2022). "김민주, '금혼령'으로 확인한 또 다른 가능성" [Kim Min-joo, another possibility identified as 'golden marriage']. My Daily (in Korean). Retrieved December 26, 2022 – via Naver.
  17. ↑ Yoon, Joon-pil (December 18, 2017). "크리샤 츄, 새 미니앨범 트랙리스트 공개...펜타곤 후이, 타이틀곡 작사·작곡" [Kriesha Chu, the tracklist for the new mini album released... Pentagon's Hui wrote and composed the title song.]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  18. ↑ "Songs Registered Under KIM MIN-JOO (10021271)". Korea Music Copyright Association (in Korean). Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  19. ↑ Cho, Yeon-kyung (July 19, 2023). "[단독] '아이즈원 출신' 김민주, 한국판 '청설' 주연 낙점" [[Exclusive] 'From IZ*ONE' Kim Min-joo, the Korean version of 'Cheongseol']. JTBC (in Korean). Retrieved August 8, 2023 – via Naver.
  20. ↑ Kim Myung-mi (June 15, 2022). "아이즈원 출신 김민주 '금혼령' 캐스팅…본격 배우 활동 시작" [Kim Min-joo from IZ*ONE cast for 'Golden Spirit'... Start of full-fledged acting] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved June 15, 2022 – via Naver.
  21. ↑ Park, Soo-in (May 10, 2024). "김민주, 전미도 고등학생 시절 연기한다‥본투비 돌직구 캐릭터(커넥션)" [Kim Min-ju and Jeon Mi-do will act when they were high school students. ‥ Born-to-be straightforward character (Connection)]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  22. ↑ "[단독] 김민주, 서강준X진기주 만난다..'언더커버하이스쿨' 출연". OSEN (in Korean). Jang Woo-young. May 23, 2024 – via Naver.
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  24. ↑ Song Soo-min (January 13, 2023). "김민주, '음악중심' MC 하차…소속사 "28일 마지막 방송" [Kim Min-ju gets off as MC of 'Music Core'... Agency "Last broadcast on the 28th"] (in Korean). Dispatch. Retrieved January 13, 2023 – via Naver.
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