Minnie/Facts

Minnie

## Pre-debut

* Her mother taught her piano growing up.
* She did cheerleading and starred in musicals at school.
	+ She was also in photography club and owns a very sturdy Cannon camera, which was in production in the 1980s.
* She decided to leave Thailand before attending her high school graduation.
* Her audition piece was "Sweater Weather" by The Neighbourhood.
* She studied Chinese for 4 years, hence she can have basic conversations and debates with Yuqi and Shuhua.
* Her Korean never properly improved until Soyeon returned from Produce 101.
* Minnie appeared on PENTAGON MAKER.
* Fans said that she was really cute when CUBE TREE revealed her for the first time.
	+ She was introduced in CUBE TREE on March 23, 2016.
* When asked about their hard times as a trainee, she said: “When I first came to Korea, I didn’t know what the people were saying.” (RISING STAR COSMETICS MODEL)
* When asked what she wants to be in the future, Minnie answered: “I want to be known worldwide as a representative of Thailand." (RISING STAR COSMETICS MODEL)

## Likes

* Minnie's favorite color is pink.
* Minnie's favorite music genre is pop. However, when she is tired, she often listens to sad ballads.
* Minnie loves green tea.
* She is a huge fan of Troye Sivan.
* Minnie's favorite Korean word is "Daebak".

## Family

* Her two older brothers are twins.
* She is actually a third generation Hi-Society Chinese-Thai. Her grandparents are Chinese, and ran luxurious resorts.
* Minnie's uncle, Nat Yontararak, is a classical pianist, composer and music teacher.

## Other

* Minnie is a Rising Star Cosmetics Model.
* She is friends with CLC’s Sorn and BLACKPINK’s Lisa, who are both also Thai.
	+ In fact: Minnie and Lisa were elementary school classmates.
* She has seen Bambam of GOT7 when she was a trainee because she used to live right opposite the old JYP Building. However: She was never a friend of his until they were introduced by Lisa.
* She can speak Korean, English, Chinese, Japanese and Thai, despite never studied abroad before leaving Thailand.
* She is in charge of speaking English in the group.
* She is the first-ever non-Korean main vocalist in a K-pop group.
* She is the best in the group (and even the entirety of CUBE Entertainment) in terms of whistling, so her whistling was prominently featured in "HANN (Alone)" and "DUMDi DUMDi". She also has great relative pitch.
* She has "3-part eyes", which means part of her pupils are hidden, but it doesn't affect her vision.
* Her hobby is shopping.
* She was the first foreigner in the group to arrive in Korea. She trained for 3.5 years in CUBE before her debut.
* She was very cold-hearted and was very cynical because many trainees left the company without notice. She only became happier once the debut members were decided.
* Minnie participated in the LINE FRIENDS DANCE PARTY! album.
* She is left-handed.
* In (G)I-DLE's debut song "LATATA", Minnie's part was originally Yuqi's, and Yuqi's part belonged to Minnie.
* Minnie cried while expressing her feelings during the last day of "LATATA" promotions.
* Her pets in Thailand included four dogs.
* She wants to learn how to play guitar.
* According to Soojin, she has lots of aegyo.
* According to Soyeon, she's the "cutest" older unnie.
* According to Yuqi, Minnie is Yuqi's stylist and likes beans.
* According to Miyeon, she has long legs and is a big reactor.
* Miyeon, Minnie, and Yuqi are roommates.
* She introduced herself during the group's debut showcase as "(G)I-DLE’s attractive voice".
* In February 2021, she participated in King of Mask Singer with a "Cockle" mask. She is the third member and the second foreign member after Yuqi to enter the competition.
* She has "natural" aegyo, but is terrible when prompted.
* She is ticklish, but likes being tickled, even tickling her own self.
* Her aunt is a descendent of royals. Her grandsparents still owns a lavish resort. The guestroom was a war memorial government house and former war safehouse.
* Despite being born into a rich family, she is quite frugal with money.
* She has monolids and often looks tired and lifeless.