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Born | Kim Min-seo April 9, 1996 South Korea |
Education | Hanyang Women's University |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2015–present |
Agent | Bill Entertainment |
Musical career | |
Genres | |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2015–present |
Labels | |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김민서 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Minseo |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Minsŏ |
Kim Min-seo (born April 9, 1996), known mononymously as Minseo, is a South Korean singer and actress. She was selected as part of the Top 8 on Superstar K 7 . She made her official debut in 2018 with "Wonderful Dream".
Minseo was born on April 9, 1996. She liked to sing, joining a children's choir and participating in various children's song festivals. [1] She spent her childhood in difficult financial circumstances after middle school. [2] When she was 15, she started training to be in a girl group with Eunha, SinB, and others. However, Minseo left the company when she was 18. [3]
Minseo graduated from the Practical Music Department at Ahyeon Industrial Information School. [3] In 2015, Minseo entered the Practical Music Department of Hanyang Women's University. She attended college with financial aid from a national scholarship but took a leave of absence for economic reasons. [2]
In 2015, Minseo participated in Superstar K 7 . On August 20, the Superstar K 7 pre-release video was released and Minseo received public attention. [4] In the preliminaries, Minseo passed with positive reviews from judges Yoon Jong-shin, Baek Ji-young, and Ailee. [5] In the first round, she sang Park Ji-yoon's "Fantasy" alongside Yoo Yu-min and Lee Ji-hee and was eliminated. [6] However, after she was eliminated, she was passed by the judges. [7] Minseo sang IU's "The Story Only I Didn't Know" with Gil Min-ji, passing and advancing to the live broadcast finals. [8] Minseo advanced past the Top 10 stage with Kang Susie's "Scattered Days". [9] [10] For the Top 8 stage, she sang Jang Deok's "Girl and Street Light" and was eliminated. [11] After she was eliminated, she was offered the main vocalist position in a girl group from a number of agencies. She was also offered an appearance on Produce 101 . [12]
On May 27, 2016, Minseo signed an exclusive contract with Apop, a music label under Mystic Story. [13] On June 3, Minseo released the single "The Sound of You Coming" for The Handmaiden with labelmate Gain. [14] On October 14, singer Yoon Jong-shin announced through his Instagram account that Minseo would participate in Mystic Entertainment's music project "Monthly Yoon Jong-shin". [15] At midnight on October 18, Minseo released "2016 Monthly Yoon Jong Shin October Issue" with Yoon. She also acted in the music video of the title track "First" with Joo Woo-jae. [16] On November 23, Yoon announced that Minseo would participate in "Monthly Yoon Jong-shin" again, marking the first time a singer had participated in the project for two months in a row. [17] [18] On the same day, Minseo released a motion poster for "Monthly Yoon Jong-shin November 2016". [19] On November 25, Minseo released a photo of her working with photographer Kim Joong-man before the release of her new single. [20] At midnight on November 27, Minseo and Yoon released "2016 Monthly Yoon Jong-shin November Issue". Minseo also acted in the music video for the title song "You Who Loved You". [21] On the same day, Minseo sang "The Missing Girl" at Yoon's concert "Lyricist Yoon Jong-shin Concert Special Lecture 2nd Class" at Samsung Hall, Ewha Womans University. [22] [23]
On November 6, 2017, Minseo announced that she would release her debut album. Her debut album was produced by producer Jo Young-cheol. [24] On November 15, Minseo announced that she would be participating in Yoon's "Monthly Yoon Jong-shin November 2017". [25] The title track "Yes" ranked first on real-time charts for about two weeks after its release. Minseo was also nominated for first place on Music Bank , Music Core, and Inkigayo . [26] On December 1, Minseo appeared on a live music broadcast for the first time, on Music Bank. [26] Minseo received two music show wins, Inkigayo on December 3 and Music Bank on December 8. [27]
On February 14, 2018, Mystic Entertainment announced that Minseo's official debut had been postponed to early March due to the success of "Yes". [28] [29] [30] On February 23, Minseo announced the name and release date of The Diary of Youth and the name of the title track, "Wonderful Dream". [31] On February 26, Minseo announced that she would release four songs sequentially, starting with title track "Wonderful Dream". [32] On February 28, Minseo revealed that composer Lee Min-soo and lyricist Kim Eana worked on the title track. [33] On March 6, Minseo made her debut with the release of her first single "Wonderful Dream" from The Diary of Youth.
In May 2023, Minseo signed with a new agency, Bill Entertainment. [34]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR [35] | |||
The Diary of Youth |
| 48 | — |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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KOR [36] | KOR Hot 100 [37] | |||
As lead artist | ||||
"The Grand Dreams" | 2018 | — | — | The Diary of Youth |
"Weird You" | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Growing Up" | — | — | The Diary of Youth | |
"Is Who" | — | — | ||
"2cm (feat. Paul Kim)" | — | — | ||
"Zero" | — | — | Non-album single | |
As featuring artist | ||||
"그대" (Yoo Seung-woo feat. Minseo) | 2019 | — | — | Yoo Seung Woo 2 |
Collaborations | ||||
"Yes" (좋아) (with Yoon Jong-shin) | 2017 | 1 | 1 | Monthly Project 2017 Yoon Jong Shin |
Soundtrack appearances | ||||
"The Sound of You Coming" [a] (with Gain) | 2016 | — | — | The Handmaiden OST |
"You Must Love Me" (질투하나봐) | 2017 | — | — | Jugglers OST |
"The First Love" | 2019 | — | — | He Is Psychometric OST |
"Star" | — | — | Doctor John OST | |
"Until the Day" | 2020 | — | — | Memorials OST |
"Missing You" (너를 바라만 보는 게) | 2022 | — | — | Moonshine OST |
"Goodbye" (이만 안녕) | 2024 | — | — | Man and Woman OST |
"Walk In The Moonlight" | 2024 | — | — | Snap and Spark OST |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. Note: Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 was introduced in August 2011 and discontinued in July 2014, re-established in December 2017 and discontinued again in April 2022. |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2017 | Weekly Idol | Guest | July 12 | |
18 | Daeun | Supporting | ||
Hyena on the Keyboard | Guest | October 8 | ||
2021 | Imitation | Yu Ri-ah | Supporting |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2015 | Superstar K 7 | Herself | Top 8 | [11] |
2018 | You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook | Herself | Ep. 383 | |
2018 Idol Star Athletics Bowling Archery Rhythmic Gymnastics Aerobics Championships | Contestant | |||
King of Mask Singer | "Vietnam Girl" | Finalist | ||
2021 | Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend | Guest | Ep. 527; with Choi Jung-in |
Year | Title | Artist | Notes | Ref. |
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2016 | "First" | Yoon Jong-shin | with Joo Woo-jae | [16] |
Award ceremony | Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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Apolo Awards | 2017 | "The Sound of You Coming" (임이 오는 소리) | Best Song | Won | |
Melon Music Awards | 2018 | Minseo | Best New Female Artist | Nominated |