Kim Min-ju

Kim Min-ju (; born February 5, 2001), known mononymously as Minju, is a South Korean actress and singer under Management SOOP. She is best known as a former member of South Korean-Japanese girl group Iz*One after finishing 11th in Mnet's girl group survival show Produce 48, representing Urban Works. Following the group's disbandment, she and Urban Works announced her intentions to pursue her acting career. From June 2020 to January 2023, she hosted the music program Show! Music Core. She departed from Urban Works in 2022, before signing with Management SOOP. Life and career 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. 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).