Korean singer and dancer Gong Min-ji, also known as Minzy, rose to fame in 2009 as a member of now-defunct K-pop band 2NE1.
Minzy was placed in 2NE1 with other members Park Bom, Sandara Park, and CL. She was known as the band's main dancer. The group went on to debut with their first single "Fire" in May 2009, with Minzy being the youngest member at just 15 years old. Minzy officially left the group and the group's agency, YG Entertainment, on April 5, 2016. 2NE1 also disbanded in the same year. Minzy carried on her solo activities by joining The Music Works entertainment company.
After four years with The Music Works, she left the label in April 2020 after her legal dispute with the agency was settled. She released the single album “Lovely” in May to mark the new start of her career.
On October 22, 2020, it was reported that Minzy had set up a new agency called MZ Entertainment. In November 2020, Viva Artists Agency and Minzy revealed that they have made a partnership in launching Minzy's career in the Philippines. Get to know about this K-pop star here.
Born as Gong Min-ji, she is known to her fans with her stage name Minzy.
She was born on January 18, 1994, making her a Capricorn.
Minzy was born in Seoul, South Korea but she, later on, moved to Gwangju with her family.
She was a dancer since childhood and won several dance awards.
Her grandmother, Gong Ok-jin, is also a famous dancer in South Korea.
She was discovered by talent agencies after a video of her dancing was uploaded on the Internet.
Minzy joined YG Entertainment as a trainee when she was just 10 years old.
She trained for five years before debuting in 2009 with 2NE1 as the main dancer and left 2NE1 in 2016 and joined The Music Works entertainment label.
Minzy speaks four languages: Korean, English, Japanese, and Chinese.
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