Soomin

**Lee Soomin** (이수민; or simply **Soomin**) is a former South Korean trainee. She was a member of MYSTIC Rookies (now known as Billlie) from February to August of 2020.

## Career

### 2016: *Produce 101*, *K-pop Star 6*

In January 2016, Soomin became a contestant on the survival show Produce 101 as a trainee representing Fantagio Music. She was eliminated in the show's 10th episode after ranking 31st place. Following the show's conclusion, Soomin left Fantagio Music after terminating her contract.

Later in the year, Soomin became a contestant on another competition show - *K-pop Star 6: The Last Chance*. During her time on the show, she was part of the "Minari" unit. The unit made it to the show's semi-finals, being eliminated in the 20th episode.

Following the conclusion of *K-pop Star 6*, Soomin became a trainee at LOEN Entertainment, then transferring to its subsdiary FAVE Entertainment.

### 2017–2018: *MIXNINE*, FAVE Girls

In June 2017, it was announced that Soomin, along with fellow former *Produce 101* contestant Park Soyeon, were set to debut in LOEN Entertainment's new girl group FAVE GIRLS (now **Weeekly**).

In October, Soomin became a contestant on yet another survival show - *MIXNINE*. She made it to the show's final episode alongside Suhyeon, ranking second out of all female contestants. However, all female finalists were eliminated when the boys' team won against the girls' team, and Soomin did not get to debut.

On September 1, 2018, it was reported that she, alongside fellow FAVE Entertainment trainees Park Soyeon and Kim Bowon, had left the agency and FAVE GIRLS after terminating their contracts.

### 2020: MYSTIC Rookies

On February 19, 2020, she was revealed as a member of the trainee group **MYSTIC Rookies**. However, in August of the same year, Soomin took down all of her social media posts related to the group and agency. A few hours later, her content was removed from the official MYSTIC Rookies social media accounts, confirming her departure.

### 2021-2022: Leaving the industry

On July 1st, 2022, Soomin posted on Instagram after more than two years, saying that she left MYSTIC Story "unintentionally". She stated that she "didn’t want to give up on [her] education and waiting endlessly for a debut made [her] realize [she] was living through the same thing over and over again". She took the Test of English for International Communication and got a score of 970, entering the business administration program at Dongduk Women's University. She left fans with the message that she is "peaceful and alright" and will someday show fans "the more confident and strong version of [her]".

### 2023-2024: Post-industry activities

On October 30 of 2023, Soomin posted to her Instagram announcing her role as Claire in Dongduk Women's University's production of The Musical Mary Shelley. It will run from Christmas of 2023 to March 17, 2024 at the university.

## Filmography

### Survival-reality shows

* *Produce 101* (Mnet, 2016) - contestant
* *K-pop Star 6: The Last Chance* (SBS, 2016-2017) - contestant
* *MIXNINE* (JTBC, 2017-2018) - contestant

## References

1. ↑ *Produce 101*: Episodes 1-10
2. ↑ Soompi: “Produce 101” Contestant Lee Soomin Leaves Fantagio Music
3. ↑ Soompi: Former “Produce 101” Contestants Lee Soo Min And Park So Yeon To Debut In LOEN Girls
4. ↑ *MIXNINE*: Episodes 1-14
5. ↑ Soompi: Park So Yeon, Lee Soo Min, And Kim Bo Won Terminate Contracts With FAVE Entertainment
6. ↑ @mystic.rookies Official Instagram Update (February 19, 2020)
7. ↑ @soomsenalee Instagram Update
8. ↑ @soomsenalee Instagram update