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Minzy
민지[[File: |200px|alt=|]] Background information Born January 18, 1994
Seoul, South KoreaGenres R&B, pop, hip hop Occupations Singer, rapper, dancer Instruments Vocals Years active 2009–present Labels YG Entertainment Associated acts 2NE1, Big Bang Website www.yg-2ne1.com Korean name Hangul 공민지 Hanja 孔敏知 Revised Romanization Gong Minji McCune–Reischauer Kong Minji Stage name Hangul 민지 Revised Romanization Minji McCune–Reischauer Minji Gong Minji (born January 18, 1994), more commonly known as Minzy (Japanese: ミンジ), is a South Korean idol singer, rapper and dancer. She was born in Seoul.[1] She is currently a member of the Korean girl group 2NE1 which is signed to YG Entertainment.[2]
Gong Minji debuted in 2009 with group 2NE1. Their first extended play, 2NE1 would go on to sell 100,000 copies in 2009. The follow-up studio album, To Anyone, sold 150,000 copies.[citation needed]
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Life and career
Early life
Gong Minji was born in Seoul, South Korea, but moved to the countryside shortly thereafter. Minji is the granddaughter of Gong Okjin, a legendary folk dancer.[1]
2009–present: Debut with 2NE1
Gong Minji was discovered by YG Entertainment. There was a video of her dancing that was uploaded onto the internet, and got many hits and praises for her ability to dance. Because of her rising popularity through the internet, YG contacted her and recruited her. She was placed into girl group 2NE1 along with three other members. They debuted in 2009 with "Lollipop," a collaboration with label mates Big Bang, when Minji was fifteen years old.[1] The song reached number one on the Gaon Charts, but questions were raised about whether the group could survive on its own.[3] In May the same year, the group had their official debut with the single "Fire," that reached number one again along with follow-up promotional single "I Don't Care."[4] The mini-album 2NE1 went on to sell over 100,000 copies.[5]
After initial success with 2NE1, the group went on a temporary year-long hiatus with each member releasing their own singles. Dara released "Kiss," Bom released "You and I," and CL and Minzy released "Please Don't Go." The song was the lowest performing of the three solo singles but still managed to chart at number six on the monthly charts.[6] After all the members released individual singles, the band released "Follow Me" which landed at number one for the week of February 13.[4] In September, the group had their comeback with album To Anyone with a triple hit title tracks namely "Go Away", "Clap Your Hands", and "Can't Nobody" wherein it also included "Please Don't Go." The album went on to sold 150,000 copies.
Discography
For Gong Minji's works with 2NE1, see 2NE1 discography.Singles
Year Song Peak position Album KOR
[6]2009 "Please Don't Go" (with CL) 6 To Anyone Filmography
Films
- 2009: Girlfriends (Korean: 걸프렌즈) (cameo)
Television
- 2011: 2NE1 TV Season 3 (Mnet)
- 2010: 2NE1 TV Season 2 (Mnet)
- 2009: Style (Korean: 스타일, SBS) (cameo)
- 2009: 2NE1 TV (Mnet)
References
- ^ a b c "Nate People Search: 공민지 [Nate People Search: Gong Minji]" (in Korean). Nate People Search. SK Communications. http://people.nate.com/people/info/go/ng/gongminji/. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
- ^ "2NE1" (in Korean). YG Entertainment. YG Entertainment. https://www.ygfamily.com/ygf/2ne1.html. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- ^ Cho, Hyun-u (April 14, 2009). "빅뱅에 숟가락 얹은 ‘2NE1’ 성공할 수 있을까? [Big Bang's helping hand for '2NE1', can they succeed?]" (in Korean). Kukinews. Kukminilbo Kukinews. http://news.kukinews.com/article/view.asp?page=1&gCode=ent&arcid=0921256022&code=41181111. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
- ^ a b "Gaon Chart Search: 2NE1" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/search/list.gaon?Search_str=2NE1&x=0&y=0. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- ^ "Hanteo Chart 2009 Year Top Album Sales" (in Korean). Hanteo Chart. Hanteo Information System. http://www.hanteo.com/rank/nchart2.asp?Page=yearly&genre=9. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
- ^ a b "Gaon Chart Search: 민지 [Gaon Chart Search: Minzy]" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/search/list.gaon?Search_str=%EB%AF%BC%EC%A7%80&x=60&y=12. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
External links
Studio albums To AnyoneExtended plays KoreanJapaneseNOLZAReality shows 2NE1TVRelated topics Categories:- Korean-language singers
- South Korean idols
- YG Entertainment artists
- 2NE1 members
- South Korean female singers
- South Korean Christians
- Living people
- 1994 births
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