Kim Min-ju

Kim Min-ju (born February 5, 2001), known mononymously as Minju, is a South Korean actress and former singer under Management SOOP. She is best known for finishing 11th in Mnet's girl group survival show Produce 48, representing Urban Works, and become a member of the South Korean–Japanese girl group Iz*One. Kim is also best known for her roles in Tempted (2018), The Fault Is Not Yours (2019) and The Forbidden Marriage (2022–2023).

Early life and career beginnings
Kim was born on February 5, 2001. She has a younger sister and an older brother. She attended School of Performing Arts Seoul and graduated in February 2020. In 2016, she was part of a pre-debut girl group called Girls' Recipe, whose debut was ultimately scrapped in the same year. Prior to joining the reality girl group survival show Produce 48, she had appeared as an actress in music videos and Korean dramas, notably the 2018 MBC television series Tempted, wherein she portrayed the role of the young Choi Su-ji (Moon Ga-young).

2018–2021: Produce 48, Iz*One, solo activities


From June to August 2018, Kim represented Urban Works on Produce 48. On the finale episode, she eventually placed eleventh and thus joined the show's final debut lineup, Iz*One. On October 29, 2018, she officially debuted as a member of the group with the release of their first extended play (EP) Color*Iz.

In 2019, Kim starred in the film The Fault Is Not Yours, which was premiered in May at 20th Jeonju International Film Festival. It was recorded prior to her appearing in Produce 48.

In June 2020, Kim was chosen as a co-host for the South Korean music program Show! Music Core.

2021–present: Solo career, return to acting and new agency
After Iz*One's disbandment on April 29, 2021, Kim returned to Urban Works. On October 7, her company officially announced that she will promote as an actress.

On September 1, 2022, Kim departed Urban Works and signed a contract with Management SOOP.

In 2022, Kim starred in the historical drama The Forbidden Marriage, an adaptation of the same webtoon, for which Kim received the Best New Actress Award at the 2022 MBC Drama Awards.

Songwriting credits
All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.