Minyoung

Poster for BBGIRLS 1st FANCON 〈ONE MORE TIME〉

**Minyoung** (민영) is a South Korean singer and composer under Warner Music Korea. She is a member of the girl group BBGIRLS, and a former member of the groups Brave Girls, ZZBEst and HavyT.

## Career

### 2013–2015: Debut with HavyT, "Come To Me", ZZBEst

On January 29, 2013, she debuted in the project group HavyT under the stage name Ina.

On March 25, 2014, Minyoung was a featured vocalist on "Come To Me" by DKSOUL.

Beginning in 2014, she was a part of the pre-debut idol group ZZBEst. However, the group ultimately disbanded before their official debut on January 15, 2015 with the single album "ZZBEst 1st Single".

### 2016–2022: Brave Girls, "Tears 2019", "2021 Now N New"

On February 2, 2016, it was announced that Brave Girls would be returning as a seven-member group after a two year hiatus. She, alongside Yujeong, Eunji, Yuna, and Hayun, were added as new members. Minyoung made her official debut as a member on February 16, 2016 with the group's third digital single "Deepened".

Following Yujin's departure from the group on January 13, 2017, she was appointed as Brave Girls' leader.

On May 2, 2019, she was credited for the chorus of Jung Mi-ae's *Miss Trot* final song. On November 7, she released the collaboration single "Tears 2019" with Chakun.

In 2020 she composed the song "Dark Side" for Verbal Jint under the pseudonym Kkodurami, which would later be included on his 2021 album *Inflection Point*. She also composed another song on the album, "Pedestrian Flow", and provided guest vocals under the pseudonym Isobel Kim.

On May 17, 2021, she participated in "2021 NOW N NEW" as part of Hope TV SBS 2021.

### 2023: Departure from Brave Entertainment, BBGIRLS, "Waiting For The Food"

On February 16, 2023, it was announced that all four remaining members of Brave Girls had chosen not to renew their contracts with Brave Entertainment. While the company announced it as a disbandment, Minyoung stated that the group had not disbanded and would reunite in the future.

On April 26, 2023, it was announced that Minyoung, alongside the other three members, had signed with Warner Music Korea to continue activities under the new group name "BBGIRLS". They made their official re-debut on August 3, 2023 with the single album "ONE MORE TIME".

On September 7, 2023, she was featured on the song "Waiting For The Food" by Verbal Jint, which she also co-wrote and composed.

## Discography

### Collaborations

* "Tears 2019" (with Chakun) (2019)
* "2021 NOW N NEW" (with Various Artists) (2021)

### Features

* DKSOUL - "Come To Me" (2014)
* Verbal Jint - "Pedestrian Flow" (as Isobel Kim) (2021)
* Verbal Jint - "Waiting For The Food" (2023)

## Filmography

### Documentary

* *Story of the Day When You Bite Your Tail* (SBS, 2022) - guest

In addition, Minyoung has owned and operated her own YouTube channel, *Minyoung Time*, since 2020.

## Production credits

* KOMCA: Searching Works (search 10027034 under Writers & Publishers)

## Notes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Credited under the pseudonym "Kkodurami".
2. ↑ Chorus was credited to "Brave Girls" as a whole.
3. ↑ While the copyright filings used the "Kkodurami" pseudonym, it was listed under her real name on the official release.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Brave Girls' Minyoung & rapper Verbal Jint are reportedly in a relationship, overcoming their 10-year age gap
2. ↑ Seoulwave: Brave Girls to comeback as a 7-member group!
3. ↑ Soompi: Brave Girls’ Yoojin Leaving Group, Hyeran To Go On Hiatus
4. ↑ YouTube: [미스트롯] 정미애 - 라밤바
5. ↑ Soompi: Brave Girls Announces Disbandment + To Release Final Single “Goodbye”
6. ↑ (KR) Star News: 브레이브걸스, 4인 완전체 워너뮤직코리아 전속계약[공식]
7. ↑ Soompi: Brave Girls Announces New Group Name Following Agency Change

## Official links

* Instagram (Threads)
* TikTok
* X
* YouTube

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