Minzy

This is a Korean name; the family name is Gong.

Minzy 민지
[[File: Minzy's Solo Stage at the Nolza Concert |200px|alt=|]]
Background information
Born	January 18, 1994 (1994-01-18) (age 17) Seoul, South Korea
Genres	R&B, pop, hip hop
Occupations	Singer, rapper, dancer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2009–present
Labels	YG Entertainment
Associated acts	2NE1, Big Bang
Website	www.yg-2ne1.com

Korean name
Hangul	공민지
Hanja	孔敏知
Revised Romanization	Gong Minji
McCune–Reischauer	Kong Minji
Stage name
Hangul	민지
Revised Romanization	Minji
McCune–Reischauer	Minji

Gong Minji (born January 18, 1994), more commonly known as Minzy (Japanese: ミンジ), is a South Korean idol singer, rapper and dancer. She was born in Seoul.^[1] She is currently a member of the Korean girl group 2NE1 which is signed to YG Entertainment.^[2]

Gong Minji debuted in 2009 with group 2NE1. Their first extended play, 2NE1 would go on to sell 100,000 copies in 2009. The follow-up studio album, To Anyone, sold 150,000 copies.^{[citation needed]}

Life and career

Early life

Gong Minji was born in Seoul, South Korea, but moved to the countryside shortly thereafter. Minji is the granddaughter of Gong Okjin, a legendary folk dancer.^[1]

2009–present: Debut with 2NE1

Gong Minji was discovered by YG Entertainment. There was a video of her dancing that was uploaded onto the internet, and got many hits and praises for her ability to dance. Because of her rising popularity through the internet, YG contacted her and recruited her. She was placed into girl group 2NE1 along with three other members. They debuted in 2009 with "Lollipop," a collaboration with label mates Big Bang, when Minji was fifteen years old.^[1] The song reached number one on the Gaon Charts, but questions were raised about whether the group could survive on its own.^[3] In May the same year, the group had their official debut with the single "Fire," that reached number one again along with follow-up promotional single "I Don't Care."^[4] The mini-album 2NE1 went on to sell over 100,000 copies.^[5]

After initial success with 2NE1, the group went on a temporary year-long hiatus with each member releasing their own singles. Dara released "Kiss," Bom released "You and I," and CL and Minzy released "Please Don't Go." The song was the lowest performing of the three solo singles but still managed to chart at number six on the monthly charts.^[6] After all the members released individual singles, the band released "Follow Me" which landed at number one for the week of February 13.^[4] In September, the group had their comeback with album To Anyone with a triple hit title tracks namely "Go Away", "Clap Your Hands", and "Can't Nobody" wherein it also included "Please Don't Go." The album went on to sold 150,000 copies.

Discography

For Gong Minji's works with 2NE1, see 2NE1 discography.

Singles

Year	Song	Peak position	Album
		KOR [6]
2009	"Please Don't Go" (with CL)	6	To Anyone

Filmography

Films

• 2009: Girlfriends (Korean: 걸프렌즈) (cameo)

Television

• 2011: 2NE1 TV Season 3 (Mnet)
• 2010: 2NE1 TV Season 2 (Mnet)
• 2009: Style (Korean: 스타일, SBS) (cameo)
• 2009: 2NE1 TV (Mnet)

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Nate People Search: 공민지 [Nate People Search: Gong Minji]" (in Korean). Nate People Search. SK Communications. http://people.nate.com/people/info/go/ng/gongminji/. Retrieved November 11, 2010. 
2. ^ "2NE1" (in Korean). YG Entertainment. YG Entertainment. https://www.ygfamily.com/ygf/2ne1.html. Retrieved October 30, 2010. 
3. ^ Cho, Hyun-u (April 14, 2009). "빅뱅에 숟가락 얹은 ‘2NE1’ 성공할 수 있을까? [Big Bang's helping hand for '2NE1', can they succeed?]" (in Korean). Kukinews. Kukminilbo Kukinews. http://news.kukinews.com/article/view.asp?page=1&gCode=ent&arcid=0921256022&code=41181111. Retrieved November 6, 2010. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Gaon Chart Search: 2NE1" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/search/list.gaon?Search_str=2NE1&x=0&y=0. Retrieved October 30, 2010. 
5. ^ "Hanteo Chart 2009 Year Top Album Sales" (in Korean). Hanteo Chart. Hanteo Information System. http://www.hanteo.com/rank/nchart2.asp?Page=yearly&genre=9. Retrieved November 2, 2010. 
6. ^ ^{a b} "Gaon Chart Search: 민지 [Gaon Chart Search: Minzy]" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/search/list.gaon?Search_str=%EB%AF%BC%EC%A7%80&x=60&y=12. Retrieved November 11, 2010. 

External links

• 2NE1 official website

Persondata
Name	Minji, Gong
Alternative names
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Date of birth	January 18, 1994
Place of birth	Seoul, South Korea
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