Mimiirose

*(Korean) Play the rose! Hello, we are mimiirose!
Play the rose! Annyeonghaseyo, mimiirose imnida.*
—mimiirose's official greeting

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**mimiirose** (Hangul: 미미로즈; Katakana: ミミローズ) is a five-member South Korean girl group under YES IM Entertainment and Totalset Entertainment consisting of Inn Hyori, Choi Yeonjae, Han Yewon, Yoon Jia and Seo Yunju. They debuted on September 16, 2022 with the single album "Awesome".

## Name meaning

The name mimiirose is a combination of mimimii, which means beauty, and rose. It likens layers of petals to outer and inner beauty, meaning that the members will bloom like mesmerizing rose.

## History

### Pre-debut

Seo Yunju, then known as Choi Yunju, was a member of A team Entertainment's trainee group ISE (now known as bugAboo. On March 7, 2019, she performed at the pageant's Gala Night event for Miss Universe Malaysia 2019 as a part of the group. In July 2021, her departure from the company, and therefore group, was confirmed.

In 2021, Yoon Jia competed on Mnet's survival show *Girls Planet 999* as a trainee representating YES IM Entertainment. She was eliminated during the eighth episode, which aired on September 24, 2021, ranking K11.

Later this year, Yunju competed on the MBC's survival show *My Teenage Girl* as a 3rd grade trainee. She was eliminated during the second mid-point check in the fourth episode, which aired on December 19, 2021.

In March 2022, it was announced that the group debut, originally planned for March-April 2022, were postponned to June-September 2022. Then it was announced that the group would debut in August instead of July. mimiirose was finally confirmed to debut in September.

In July 2022, the group performed at their CEO Im Changjung's concert under the name MIMIMI/MEMEME. Yes Im Entertainment registered the names in 2020, but they were both allegedly rejected.

On July 10, 2022, Jia announced through her personal Instagram that she would make her debut as a member of the group. On July 19, mimiimiii opened their SNS accounts and revealed their first debut concept film. Later in the same month, the group changed their name from mimiimiii to mimiirose across their SNS.

In August 2022, mimiirose performed their b-side "Lululu" at another Im Changjung's concert.

On August 24, 2022 Im Changjung shared that the group was scheduled to debut earlier, but was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

### 2022: Debut with "Awesome"

On August 24, a teaser posted on the group's official SNS revealed that they will debut on September 16. Later on August 28, they revealed their debut with a single album, titled "Awesome".

### 2023: Fandom name, comeback delays, "Live"

On February 13, 2023, mimiirose announced through their SNS that their official fandom name would be bloomii.

On March 20, mimiirose's producer confirmed to a fan that they were in the middle of preparing for a comeback.

On April 25, it was announced that the comeback would be postponed due to the CEO of their label being scammed by a market manipulation scam. The same day, they announced that mimiirose will make their comeback in July and that they were 70% completed with the preparations.

In May, YES IM Entertainment shared that they were working hard on mimiirose’s July comeback and were currently finalizing choreography as well as improving marketing, higher-quality content and hiring new staff. They also stated that the filming of the music video would take place soon.

In June, it was announced through the news article that mimiirose’s comeback would be delayed again, this time in September. This was later backed up by member Yoon Jia via her bubble message.

On July 13, Ilgan Sports reported that mimiirose will be having a comeback in September.

On August 21, it was announced that mimiirose will be releasing their second single album, "Live", on September 14.

## Discography

### Single Albums

* "Awesome" (2022)
* "Live" (2023)

## References

1. ↑ Soompi: Watch: Rookie Girl Group mimiirose Unveils Gorgeous Logo Motion To Announce Official Fan Club Name
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 (ENG/Full ver.) 미미로즈 mimiirose 'Rose'(로즈) Showcase 쇼케이스 풀영상 (최연재, 인효리, 한예원, 윤지아, 서윤주)
3. ↑ YouTube: (Prologue) Welcome to Girls Planet (Full ver.) l August 6 (Fri) 8:20PM (KST) #GirlsPlanet999
4. ↑ Twitter: 윤지아(YOON JI A) I K-GROUP
5. ↑ *Girls Planet 999* Yoon Jia profile page
6. ↑ Soompi: “Girls Planet 999” Reveals Results Of Second Elimination Round
7. ↑ 국내 최초 오은영X연습생 (등교전 망설임) 1화 예고 \_ 방과후 설렘 프리퀄
8. ↑ Instagram: 3학년 #최윤주 \_ #CHOIYUNJU
9. ↑ Soompi: Watch: “My Teen Girl” Announces Rankings From 1st Online Vote + Begins Grade Battle With Covers Of BLACKPINK And aespa
10. ↑ Twitter: @99logs (March 10, 2022)
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Twitter: @99logs (June 20, 2022)
12. ↑ Twitter: @99logs (June 25, 2022)
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Where Is Former 'Girls Planet 999' Yoon Jia Now? Here's What We Know
14. ↑ Twitter: @mimiirose\_YESIM (July 19, 2022)
15. ↑ Twitter: @99logs (August 22, 2022)
16. ↑ 임창정, "걸그룹 '미미로즈' 제작, 땅·160여곡 저작권 다 팔았다"('라디오스타')
17. ↑ Twitter: @mimiirose\_YESIM (August 24, 2022)
18. ↑ Twitter: @mimiirose\_YESIM (August 28, 2022)
19. ↑ Twitter: @mimiirose\_YESIM February 13, 2023
20. ↑ Instagram: @mimiirose\_offcl (February 13, 2023)
21. ↑ Twitter: @yeonjaefilms (March 20, 2023)
22. ↑ Twitter: @mimiiroseglobal(April 27, 2023)
23. ↑ Twitter: @nugupromoter (April 27, 2023)
24. ↑ Twitter: @mimiiroseglobal (April 27, 2023)
25. ↑ Twitter: @mimiiroseglobal (April 27, 2023)
26. ↑ Twitter: @nugupromoter (April 27, 2023)
27. ↑ Twitter: @nugupromoter (May 23, 2023)
28. ↑ Twitter: @mimiiroseglobal (June 23, 2023)
29. ↑ (KR) Daum: ‘임창정 여파 無’ 미미로즈, 신곡 녹음 마쳤다...이번 주 뮤비 촬영
30. ↑ Twitter: @mimiirose\_YESIM (August 20, 2023)
31. ↑ Kpopwise: (Exclusive Interview) mimiirose (미미로즈) are "Awesome" Rookies
32. ↑ Hit Magazine: Entrevista Exclusiva: mimiirose
33. ↑ Twitter: @mimiiroseglobal (June 3, 2023)
34. ↑ Melon: 서윤주(mimiirose)