Kim Minju Profile, Height, Age & Facts (Updated!)

Biography

Kim Minju is a South Korean actress and former member of the popular girl group IZA. Born on February 5, 2001, she first rose to fame as a contestant on the reality show Produce 48 in 2018, where she earned a place in the final lineup of IZ*ONE, a project group formed by CJ ENM and Stone Music Entertainment.

Biography

• Name: Kim Min-joo (Kim Min-joo), Kim Minju)
• Birth: February 5, 2001 (age 23)
  • Bongcheon-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul
• Nationality: Republic of Korea
• Family: Parents, older brother (born 1999), younger sister (born 2004), cousin Kim Gyu-min
• Instruction:
  • Seoul Danggok Elementary School (Graduate)
  • Seongbo Middle School (Graduate)
  • Samsung High School (transferred)
  • Seoul Performing Arts High School (Department of Theater and Film / Graduate)
• Agency management: Forest

Early life

Kim Min-ju was a trainee at Urban Works Entertainment for nearly three years, where she initially entered the entertainment industry through an audition. This information was shared by fellow artist Kriesha Chu, who revealed Min-ju’s dedication during their internship years in a V LIVE broadcast. At Urban Works, Min-ju dreamed of debuting in a girl group and also worked as a student model during her early years in the industry. Notably, she was part of a girl group project called The girl’s recipetogether with Kriesha Chu and Shin So-yi, but the group unfortunately never debuted.

Produce Participate 48

After The girl’s recipe After disbanding, Kriesha Chu debuted as a soloist, but Kim Min-ju’s dream of debuting seemed increasingly distant. However, her path changed when she joined the Produce 48 competition in 2018, where she was the only intern in her agency’s girl group.

Despite facing many obstacles and disappointment from failed debut attempts, Min-ju continued to move forward in her career. His previous commitments included appearances in iKON’s music video for “#WYD” and a special role in the web drama Immortal Goddess.

The performance of former singers becoming actors has been a driving force in the entertainment industry for a long time. Regardless of the genre or type of activity, as an idol or soloist, many stars who have accepted the new challenge of acting after building a career of a certain level have distinguished themselves in various jobs, sometimes receiving favorable and sometimes critical reviews from the public.

Originally an aspiring actress, she appeared as the younger version of Moon Gayoung in MBC’s “The Great Seducer” in 2018. However, in the same year, she participated in Mnet’s “Produce 48” and began a career in the industry musical. At that time, she was selected to join the final debut girl group IZ*ONE.

Since IZ*ONE received a lot of love during their promotions, it was speculated that Kim Minju would continue to be an idol even after the group’s official activities ended. However, Kim Minju made another breakthrough. She was active as an MC on MBC’s show “Show! Music Core” and “Get It Beauty” by tvND studio. He hadn’t revealed his next acting project until June. She recently confirmed her appearance in MBC’s upcoming drama “The Forbidden Marriage,” announcing a new start as an actress.

In the process, it was reported that Kim Minju showed a strong will to develop a career in acting while also rejecting an offer from HYBE to debut in a girl group. Considering that the girl group that debuted after HYBE’s proposal to recruit Kim Minju was SSERAFIM, it would have been an interesting offer if Kim Minju wanted to maintain her idol career.

Debut as an actress

In 2022, Kim Minju leaves Urban Works agency and moves to Management SOOP, clearly revealing her career path. At that time, SOOP management also formalized Kim Minju’s acting activities, highlighting it “We will actively support Kim Minju to step forward as an actor.“ Gong Yoo, Gong Hyo Jin, Kim Jae Wook, Seo Hyun Jin, Jeon Do Yeon, Jung Yumi, Suzy, Choi Woo Sik, etc. are all famous actors currently managed by Management SOOP.

Kim Minju’s move is unlikely to cause her any difficulties for the time being, as she has decided to resume her acting activities immediately. However, there are still problems that it will have to solve in the future. In the past, Kim Minju’s acting skills were still in the ‘question mark’ range, although she occasionally continued acting by appearing in “The Great Seducer”, the film “It’s Not Your Fault” and the web drama ” A -Teenagers Season 2”.

Kim Min-ju is also recognized for her versatility in the entertainment industry, making appearances in various television shows, variety programs, and even acting as a meteorologist in a Press room episode in November 2024, in which she wowed audiences with her beauty and ability to fluently use sign language.

Philography

Drama

Air date	Issuer	title	fusion	activity	Note
2016
06.08.	Naver TV	Immortal Goddess	Join the child actor	Child actor
2018
03.12.	MBC	The Great Seducer	Choi Soo-ji child actor	Child actor
2019
05.26.	Wordmark of the playlist	Eighteen season 2	Part time	Special appearance
2022
12.09.	MBC	Marriage ban, Joseon marriage ban	Crown Princess Ahn / Next year	Support role
2024
05.24.	SBS	Connection	Oh Yoon-jin	Child actor	Jeon Mi-do child actor
2025
02.14.	MBC	Undercover high school	Lee Ye-na	Support role
Undecided	Undecided	Shining	Moeun-ah	hero

Movies

Music video

Facts

• Names: Has two English names—Amy AND Rinathe last of which was given by his academy teacher.
• Romanization of the name: While she prefers her name romanized as Minjooit is officially romanized as Minju by Off The Record Entertainment.
• Specialties: Minju is skilled at playing the guitar and imitating animals.
• Beginning of career: She began her career as a child actress before turning to music and acting professionally.
• Language skills: Minju speaks English fluently.
• Flexibility: Known as the most flexible member of IZ*ONE.
• Speed: Minju runs slowly and was even nicknamed “turtle” during middle school.
• Aegyo: Tends to do aegyo (cute gestures) when he feels embarrassed.
• Slogan: One of his oft-repeated phrases is “Should we try it?”
• Favorite number: 2 is his lucky number.
• I like: Loves gummy bears, cheese balls, chocolate ice cream, roller coasters and the Harry Potter series.
• Hobby: Minju likes walking, taking photos, watching sitcoms, and riding amusement park rides.
• Kitchen: She is known for her cooking skills.
• Reading: Minju is an avid reader, as her former groupmates have noted.
• Close friendship: She is very good friends with Kriesha Chu.

These personal details highlight Minju’s versatile talents, interests, and warm personality, contributing to her popularity as both an entertainer and a friend.

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