Kim Min-ju

**Kim Min-ju** (; born February 5, 2001), also known as **Minju**, is a South Korean actress and former singer under Management SOOP. She is known for being 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. She also has an older brother. She went to School of Performing Arts Seoul and graduated in February 2020. In 2016, she was part of a pre-debut girl group called Girls' Recipe. Their debut was scrapped in the end on the same year. Before joining the reality girl group survival show _Produce 48_ (the third season of _Produce 101_), she had been shown as an actress in music videos and Korean dramas. She played in the 2018 MBC television series _Tempted._ She played 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 last episode, she was placed eleventh and then joined the show's final debut lineup, Iz*One. On October 29, 2018, she officially preformed as a member of the group with the let out 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 before she appeared 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 breakup on April 29, 2021, Kim went back to Urban Works. On October 7, her company said that she will promote as an actress.

On September 1, 2022, Kim left Urban Works. She then signed a contract with Management SOOP.

In 2022, Kim starred in the historical drama _The Forbidden Marriage_, an adaptation of the same webtoon. Kim got the Best New Actress Award at the 2022 MBC Drama Awards.

#### Soundtrack appearance

|rowspan="1" scope="col" style="width:6em;"|Title|rowspan="1" scope="col"|Year|rowspan="1" scope="col"|Album|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2019|_The Fault Is Not Yours OST_|||||

#### Guest appearance

|scope="col" style="width:12em;"|Title|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Other artist(s)|scope="col"|Album|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2018|Kriesha Chu|_Dream of Paradise_||||||

### Songwriting credits

All song credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association's database unless stated otherwise.
|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Song|scope="col"|Album|scope="col"|Artist|scope="col"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|"Really Like You"|rowspan="2"|_Heart*Iz_|rowspan="5"|Iz*One|rowspan="5"|as lyricist||||
|"Neko ni Naritai (Korean Ver.)"||||||||||
|"Love Bubble"|_Vampire_|||||||||
|"You & I"|_Bloom*Iz_|||||||||
|"With*One"|_Oneiric Diary_|||||||||

### Film

|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Title|scope="col"|Role|scope="col" class="unsortable"||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|_The Fault Is Not Yours_|Soo-yeon|style="text-align:center"||||||
|_Hear Me: Our Summer_|Gaeul|style="text-align:center"||||||

### Television series

|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Title|scope="col"|Role|scope="col" class="unsortable"||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|_Tempted_|Choi Su-ji (young)|style="text-align:center"||||||
|_The Forbidden Marriage_|Ahn Ja-yeon / Cha-nyeon|style="text-align:center"||||||
|_Connection_|Oh Yun-jin (young)|style="text-align:center"||||||
|_Undercover High School_|Lee Ye-na|style="text-align:center"||||||

### Television shows

|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Title|scope="col"|Role|scope="col"|Notes|scope="col" class="unsortable"||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|_Produce 48_|Contestant|Finished 11th|style="text-align:center"|||||||
|_Happy Together_|Special host|with Jang Won-young|style="text-align:center"|||||||
|_Show! Music Core_|Main host||style="text-align:center"|||||||
|_Where Is My Destination_|Cast member||style="text-align:center"|||||||

### Music videos appearance

|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Song Title|scope="col"|Artist|scope="col" class="unsortable"||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|"#WYD (오늘 모해)"|iKon|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"||||||
|"Trouble"|rowspan="2"|Kriesha Chu||||||
|"Like Paradise"||||||||

### Solo photobooks

|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Title|scope="col"|Publisher|scope="col"|Catalog No./EAN|scope="col"|Notes|scope="col" class="unsortable"||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|_Kim Min-ju 1st Photobook [Pro Memoria]_|Urban Works, Kakao Entertainment|L200002325 (EAN: 8804775250378)|First solo photobook|||||||||
|_Kim Min-ju 1st Present [ALL MY FAVES]_|Management SOOP, Kakao Entertainment|1544-4205|Second solo photobook|||||||||
|_Kim Min-ju 2024 Season's Greetings 문득 Anywhere_|Management SOOP|1000004433|First Solo Season's Greetings|||||||||

## Awards and nominations

|scope="col"|Award ceremony|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Category|scope="col"|Nominee / Work|scope="col"|Result|scope="col" class="unsortable"||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center"|2022|Best New Actress|_The Forbidden Marriage_||style="text-align:center"|||||||
|style="text-align:center"|2020|Female Rookie of the Year|rowspan="2"|_Show! Music Core_||||||||
|style="text-align:center"|2021|Rookie Award||style="text-align:center"||||||||

### Listicles

|scope="col"|Publisher|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Listicle|scope="col"|Placement|scope="col" class="unsortable"||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center"|2020|Special New Actor of the Year|style="text-align:center"|Placed|style="text-align:center"|||||

## Related pages

- Iz*One
- Mononym
- Korean name

## Other websites

- Kim Min-ju at Management SOOP

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **embed**: yes
- **instrument**: Vocals
- **years active**: 2018–2021
- **past member of**: Iz*One


## Infobox (korean name)

- **child**: yes
- **headercolor**: transparent
- **hangul**: 김민주
- **rr**: Gim Min-ju
- **mr**: Kim Minju


## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Kim Min-ju
- **image**: File:Kim Min-ju at Undercover High School promotions 03.png
- **image upright**: 1.15
- **caption**: Kim in February 2025
- **birth place**: Seoul, South Korea
- **alma mater**: School of Performing Arts Seoul
- **years active**: 2018–present
- **agent**: Management SOOP
- **signature**: Minju_Signature.png