Jimin (AOA)
Jimin's real name is Shin Ji-min, is a female singer, idol rapper of Korean nationality. She is a member and leader of the group AOA managed by FNC Entertainment. In 2016, she started solo activities. AOA is one of the rare groups that can sing and play an instrument at the same time, but to match the trend of Kpop, AOA had to give up musical instruments to switch to a sexy style combined with sexy choreography. . AOA's Jimin debuted as AOA's main rapper and leader in 2012. She composed the rap for AOA Black's single "Moya".
Jimin's voice is a blend of personality and femininity and creates a particularly indelible mark when listening to AOA's songs. In early 2015, Jimin became the only idol to join the Unpretty Rapstar season 1 contestant. Despite receiving mixed opinions about his somewhat "glamorous" rap voice, Jimin steadily advanced to the semi-finals with impressive performances. With a different rap flow, Jimin was immediately appreciated and became AOA's signature rap voice. On this show, she released several collaborative singles such as "T4SA" with MC Meta and Nuck. The song "Good Start" which is a collaboration between Jinmin and Seulong was produced by rapper Verbal Jint. This song took 2nd place on the Singles Chart Gaon.
Jimin officially became a solo artist on March 3, 2016, with the single "Call you bae" with member Xiumin of boy group EXO. This single is the first version of #OOTD, Jimin's solo project. In October 2017, she returned as a solo artist with the single "Hallelujah", an influential Latin pop dance track, a collaboration with W Korea magazine. She also sang the OST for "A Korean Odyssey" with Seo Yu-na, the song called "If You Were Me" was released on January 28, 2018.