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Lee Soomin

For other people known as 'Soomin', see Sumin.

Lee Soomin (이수민) is a South Korean musical actress under Martin Entertainment. She is a former pre-debut member of MYSTIC Rookies (now known as Billlie), FAVEGIRLS (later known as PlayM Girls and Weeekly) and the pre-debut team i-Teen.

She is best known for being a contestant on Produce 101, K-pop Star 6: The Last Chance and MIXNINE.

Career

2016: Produce 101, i-Teen, K-pop Star 6

Lee Soomin originally appeared on the survival show Produce 101 as a trainee representing Fantagio Music. She was eliminated in episode 10 after ranking 31st. [1]

She was part of the trainee group i-Teen and likely supposed to debut as a member of Weki Meki's final lineup; however, in April 2016, she left the agency after terminating her contract.[2]

Later that year, she became a contestant on the competition show K-pop Star 6: The Last Chance. During her time on the show, she was part of the Minari unit. The unit made it to the semi-finals, being eliminated in episode 39.[citation needed]

2017–2018: MIXNINE, FAVEGIRLS

Following the conclusion of K-pop Star 6, Lee Soomin became a trainee at LOEN Entertainment, later joining its subsidiary FAVE Entertainment.

In June 2017, it was announced that she, alongside fellow Produce 101 contestant Park Soyeon, were set to debut in LOEN Entertainment's new girl group, LOEN Girls (later known as FAVEGIRLS then PlayM GIRLS and finally debuted as Weeekly).[3]

In October 2017, Lee Soomin became a contestant on the survival show MIXNINE. She made it to the final episode, but was eliminated when the boys' team won against the girls' team, and hence ultimately did not get to debut.[4]

On September 1, 2018, it was reported that she, alongside fellow FAVE Entertainment trainees Park Soyeon and Kim Bowon, had left the agency and FAVEGIRLS after terminating their contracts.[5]

2020: MYSTIC Rookies

On February 19, 2020, she was revealed as a member of the trainee group MYSTIC Rookies.[6]

On August 7, she removed MYSTIC Story's link from her Instagram bio; hours later, all her pictures were removed from MYSTIC Rookies's official Instagram, therefore confirming her departure.

2022: Leaving the idol industry

On July 1, 2022, she posted on Instagram after over two years saying that she gave up on being an idol and decided to go to university and get a degree instead. She claims that she "was living the same thing over and over again" by leaving one company and joining another one.[7]

2023: Musical debut

On August 4, 2023 Martin Entertainment announced that they have signed an exclusive contract with Lee Soomin. They revealed she was currently preparing for a musical debut by taking lessons in acting, singing and dancing.[8]

On October 31, Soomin was revealed as part of the cast for the upcoming revival of the musical Mary Shelly in December of the same year.[9]

Discography

Participation releases

  • "Pick Me" (with contestants of Produce 101) (2016)
  • Produce 101 - 35 Girls 5 Concepts ("24 Hours" as part of Make Some Noise) (2016)
  • K-Pop Star Season 6 Top 10 Part.2 ("The Boys" with Sohee) (2017)
  • K-Pop Star Season 6 Top 8 Part.1 ("2 Different Tears" with Sohee) (2017)
  • K-Pop Star Season 6 Top 6 ("Runaway Baby" as part of Minari) (2017)
  • K-Pop Star Season 6 Top 4 ("Something" as part of Minari) (2017)
  • "MIXNINE Part.1" ("Just Dance" with contestants of MIXNINE) (2017)
  • "MIXNINE Part.3" ("Just Dance (Girl ver.)" with female contestants of MIXNINE) (2017)
  • MIXNINE Part.4 ("Hush" as part of My 9Me) (2018)

Filmography

Competition shows

  • K-pop Star 6: The Last Chance (SBS, 2016-2017) - contestant

Survival shows

Music video appearances

Musical theatre

  • Mary Shelly (2023-2024) - as Claire[10]

Gallery

References

Official links