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Minnie (Korean: 민니; Japanese:ミンニ; Thai: มินนี่) is a Thai singer-songwriter, producer and actress under Cube Entertainment. She is a member of the girl group (G)I-DLE.
She made her solo debut on January 21, 2025 with her first mini album Her.
Career
2016: Cube Tree
Minnie was first revealed to the public on March 22, 2016, where she was introduced as a member of the trainee group Cube Tree.[1]
2018: Debut with (G)I-DLE
On April 18, 2018, Minnie was revealed as the sixth and final member of (G)I-DLE.[2] The group officially debuted on May 2 with their first mini album I Am.
2021: King of Mask Singer, So Not Worth It
On February 28, Minnie appeared on King of Mask Singer. As the masked singer 'Cockle Shell', she sang "D (Half Moon)" by DEAN, and she impressed the panelists with her emotional and dreamlike voice. On the show, she also declared that she wanted "to break down the prejudice that [non-Korean vocalists] don’t have good pronunciation or that [they] don’t understand the lyrics."[3]
She made her acting debut as one of the lead actors in the Netflix series So Not Worth It, which started airing on June 18.[4][5]
2023: "Expectations", "Pink Your Moment"
On March 9, 2023, a collaboration single with British singer Anne-Marie was released, titled "Expectations".[6][7]
On April 26, 2023, she released the promotional single "Pink Your Moment".[8]
2025: Solo debut with Her
On December 3, 2024, Cube Entertainment confirmed that Minnie is currently preparing her solo debut, scheduled for mid-January 2025.[9]
On January 6, a teaser image was unveiled, announcing a release for the next day.[10] In a following post, they revealed the title as "Blind Eyes Red".[11] Its music video was released on January 7.[12]
On January 7, it was announced that Minnie will be releasing her debut mini album on January 21,[13] later revealed to be titled as Her.[14]
Discography
Mini albums
- Her (2025)
Promotional singles
- "Pink Your Moment" (2023)
Collaborations
- "Expectations" (with Anne-Marie) (2023)
Features
- Wengie - "Empire" (2019)
- F.HERO x URBOYTJ - "MONEY HONEY" (2021)
- Heize - "Thief" (2022)
- Loco - "Not Ok" (2023)
- Yuqi - "Everytime" (2024)
OSTs
- "My Dangerous Wife OST Part. 2" ("Getaway") (2020)
- "Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol OST Part.4" ("We Already Fell In Love" (with Miyeon)) (2020)
- "Link: Eat, Love, Kill OST Part.2" ("Saying Hello") (2022)
- "It Was All a Mistake OST Part.2" ("In The Novel") (2023)
- "It Was All a Mistake OST Remix" ("In The Novel (HypeerTime Remix)") (2023)
- "A Good Day to Be a Dog OST Part.2" ("Timing") (2023)
- "Lovely Runner OST Part.3" ("Like A Dream") (2024)
- "Line Webtoon Thai OST" ("Hwaa (Loveless Heroine Version) (2022)
- "Love Scout OST Part.7" ("Answer") (2025)
- "Myst, Might, Mayhem OST Part.2" ("Draw the Moon") (2025)
Participation releases
- "[The Seasons VolⅡ. 8] <AKMU's Long Day Long Night> ReːWake x Minnie" (2023)
Producing and writing credits
- All credits adapted from KOMCA, unless stated.[15]
Artist | Song | Album | Type |
---|---|---|---|
2019 | |||
(G)I-DLE | "Blow Your Mind" | I Made | Writing Composing Arranging |
"For You" | Latata | ||
2020 | |||
(G)I-DLE | "I'm The Trend" | "I'm The Trend" | Writing Composing |
"Tung-Tung (Empty)" | Oh My God | ||
2021 | |||
(G)I-DLE | "Moon" | I Burn | Composing Arranging |
"Dahlia" | Writing Composing | ||
2022 | |||
(G)I-DLE | "Already" | I Never Die | Writing Composing Arranging |
"Escape" | Writing Composing | ||
(G)I-DLE | "Change" | I Love | Writing Composing |
"Sculpture (조각품)" | |||
2023 | |||
(G)I-DLE | "Lucid" | I Feel | Writing Composing |
"Paradise" | |||
2024 | |||
(G)I-DLE | "Vision" | 2 | Writing Composing |
"7Days" | |||
"Bloom" | I Sway | ||
2025 | |||
Herself | "Blind Eyes Red" | Her | Writing |
"Her" | Writing Composing | ||
"Drive U Crazy" | Writing | ||
"Cherry Sky" | Writing Composing | ||
"Valentine's Dream" | |||
"It's Okay (익숙해)" | |||
"Obsession" |
Filmography
Dramas
- So Not Worth It (Netflix, 2021)
Reality shows
- MAKE MATE 1 (KBS 2TV, 2024) - guest judge[16]
Variety shows
- Music Universe K-909 (JTBC, 2022) - guest (ep. 4)
- 아는외고 (JTBC, 2025)[17]
Web shows
- LeMinTalk (YouTube, 2025, solo content)
Music video appearances
Endorsements
In August 2023, Minnie was revealed as the new ambassador for Miu Miu.[18]
- Miu Miu (2023)
- Mediheal (2024)[19]
Awards
Year | Award | Nomination | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2021 | PRÊMIO ANUAL K4US 2021 | Best Idol Actress | Won |
Premios Cultura Asiática 2021 | Best Thai Actress | Won | |
2024 | Thailand Headlines Person of the Year | The Most Internationally Influential Singer | Won |
Asian Pop Music Awards | Best OST: oversasrs | Won | |
2025 | 32nd Hanteo Music Awards | The Most Prime Solo | Won |
Seoul Music Awards | Main Prize | Nominated | |
OST Awards | Nominated | ||
Kpop World Choice Solo | Nominated | ||
Korean Wave Award | Nominated |
Trivia
- Minnie has older twin brothers named Mic and Mac.[20]
- Her MBTI personality type is ENFJ.[21]
- She began taking singing lessons in kindergarten.[20]
- Minnie auditioned for Cube Entertainment by singing The Neighborhood's "Sweater Weather".[20]
- She is good friends with Sorn, Lisa, and Luda.[22][23][24]
- She has been in South Korea since the beginning of 2015.[22]
- She and Yuqi are huge SUPER JUNIOR fans.[22]
- She is also a huge fan of Troye Sivan.[22]
- Her name is based on the Disney's Minnie character.[22]
- She loves Japanese food.[22]
- She is really good at whistling. She is the person who whistles in the track "Hann".[22]
- On Queendom, she covered "Instagram" by DEAN with Hye Jeong.[25]
- She is a part of Thai group chat "Tae-Guk Line", including Lisa, BamBam, Ten, Sorn and Nichkhun.[26]
- If she could choose to live anywhere other than South Korea or her native Thailand, she would choose to live in Switzerland.[27]
Gallery
- Main article: Minnie ((G)I-DLE)/Gallery
References
- ↑ @addxcubetree on Instagram (March 22, 2016)
- ↑ @G_I_DLE on Twitter (April 18, 2018)
- ↑ Soompi: Girl Group Main Vocalist Shares Her Desire To Break Down Prejudices On “The King Of Mask Singer”
- ↑ Soompi: GOT7’s Youngjae, (G)I-DLE’s Minnie, Han Hyun Min, And More Cast In New Sitcom
- ↑ Soompi: Watch: GOT7’s Youngjae, (G)I-DLE’s Minnie, Han Hyun Min, And More Enjoy Wild College Life In “So Not Worth It” Main Teaser
- ↑ YouTube: Anne-Marie, MINNIE ((G)I-DLE) - Expectations
- ↑ Melon: Anne-Marie & Minnie - "Expectations" song information
- ↑ (G)I-DLE on Twitter (April 26, 2023)
- ↑ Soompi: (G)I-DLE's Minnie Confirmed To Make Solo Debut In January
- ↑ @G_I_DLE on Twitter (January 6, 2025)
- ↑ @G_I_DLE on Twitter (January 6, 2025)
- ↑ @G_I_DLE on Twitter (January 7, 2025)
- ↑ @G_I_DLE on Twitrer (January 7, 2025)
- ↑ @G_I_DLE on Twitter (January 8, 2025)
- ↑ KOMCA: Searching Works (search 10022029 under Writers & Publishers)
- ↑ Naver (KR): 박초롱·김남주·후이·민니…시우민도 놀란 'MA1' 역대급 스페셜 C메이트
- ↑ Soompi: (G)I-DLE’s Minnie, LE SSERAFIM’s Sakura, Jonathan, And Alberto Mondi To Join JTBC’s New Pilot Variety Show
- ↑ Harper's Bazaar: (G)I-DLE’s MINNIE Is Our August 2023 Cover Star
- ↑ (KR) bnt news: (여자)아이들 멤버 민니가 더마 코스메틱 브랜드 메디힐의 새로운 글로벌 모델로 발탁됐다. 메디힐은 민니와 함께 선보일 더욱 매력도 높은 콘텐!
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 South China Morning Post: Minnie of (G)I-DLE - the Thai-born lead vocalist who wants to inspire non-Korean K-pop hopefuls
- ↑ @G_I_DLE on Twitter (March 2, 2022)
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.5 22.6 YouTube: "Chit Chatting with Minnie from (G)I-DLE"
- ↑ YouTube: "GAME TIME with MINNIE (G)I-DLE in ภาษาไทย 😎 (Part 1)"
- ↑ Koreaboo: Cosmic Girls Luda Talks About Close Friendship With (G)-IDLE's Minnie And BLACKPINK's Lisa
- ↑ Queendom: Episode 7
- ↑ The Driver Ep.123 - MINNIE (G)I-DLE "Tae-Guk Line"
- ↑ Koreaboo: (G)I-DLE’s Soyeon Wants To Live In Philadelphia For An Unexpected Reason, But There’s One Problem
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