Shin Ji-min
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Jimin in 2019 | |
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| Born | January 8, 1991 Seongnam, South Korea |
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| Website | fncent |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 신지민 |
| Hanja | 申智珉 |
| RR | Sin Jimin |
| MR | Sin Chimin |
Shin Ji-min (Korean: 신지민; born January 8, 1991), better known mononymously as Jimin, is a South Korean rapper and singer. She is the former leader and main rapper of the girl group AOA and guitarist of the sub-unit AOA Black, which debuted under FNC Entertainment. In 2015, Jimin was a semi-finalist in the first season of Unpretty Rapstar. During the show, she released several successful collaboration singles, most notably "Good Start" (with Seulong) and "Puss" (with Iron). Following allegations of bullying by former bandmate Kwon Mina, Jimin left the group and retired from the entertainment industry in July 2020. She returned to the entertainment industry in July 2022.