Minzy Gong

ABOUT

Gong Minzy 공민지 is a Korean female singer, songwriter and rapper under CJ E&M’s subsidiary label Music Works. Minzy is a former member of 2NE1 (Korean all girl band). She left the band on April 2016, and debuted as a solo artist on April 16, 2017, with the song “NINANO.”

Twitter: @mingkki21
Instagram: @_minzy_mz

PROFILE

• Name: Gong Minzy 공민지
• Birthday:January 18, 1994
• Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
• Nationality: Korean
• Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
• Height: 162 cm (5 ft 3¾)
• Weight: 49 kg (108 lbs)
• Blood Type: O
• Education: Baekseok Arts University
• Occupation: Singer, songwriter, rapper
• Years active    2009–present
• Labels:  YG, Music Works
• Associated acts: 2NE1, YG Family, Unnies

TRIVIA

– Minzy’s father’s surname is Lee. Gong is her mom’s surname before the marriage.
– She won several dance awards prior to her debut at various dance competitions.
– Minzy opened up to her mental health according to Billboard.
– She said she started developing depression when she was 16 or 17 years old during her debut with 2NE1.
– She speaks Korean, English, Japanese, and Chinese.
– Minzy left 2NE1 on April 6, 2016.
– Her Fanclub name is called POS (light in Greek).
– In 2017, she appeared in King of Masked Singer as “A Richly-toned Perilla Leaf Girl”.
– She is close to Jeon Somi.
Minzy’s Ideal Type: Older men
– She was discovered after someone uploaded a dance audition clip of her on the internet.
– She’s the granddaughter of famous traditional dancer Gong Ok-jin.
– She attended the same dance school (Millyohrae Joy Dance Academy & Plug-in Music Academy) as  Hara (KARA), Seungri (Big Bang), and Yunho (DBSK).
– Minzy joined YG Entertainment when she was in 6th grade.
– Trained for 5 years before joining 2NE1.
– She debuted with 2NE1 in 2009.