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Han Minju (한민주), formerly known as Woo-U (우유), is a South Korean former singer-songwriter and guitarist under Mandu Company. She is a former member of the girl band Kiwi Band and its subunit Kiwi.
She made her solo debut on December 8, 2017 with the mini album single, My Name Is Han Minju.
Career[]
2014-2015: Kiwi Band and Kiwi[]
On December 12, 2014, Minju, under the stage name Woo-U, debuted as the guitarist of the girl band Kiwi Band under CMG Stars with the release of their debut single album "Hakunamatata". A month later, on January 15, 2015, she debuted as a member of the girl band's first sub-unit, Kiwi, with the release of their digital single "Don't Shake My Heart".
Later that year, in November 2015, Minju eventually left the group and its sub-unit shortly after the release of their second digital album, "Restart".
2017-2019: Solo debut[]
Sometime after her departure from Kiwi Band, Minju joined AMP Media. Under her new agency, she eventually made her debut as a soloist under her real name with the release of the mini album My Name Is Han Minju on December 8, 2017.[2][3][4] In an interview, she later revealed that she had departed from Kiwi Band due to her former company being an abnormal environment; the staff were related to gangsters, the girls were not provided appropriate accommodation and lived out of a jjimjilbang and neither were they provided practice rooms.[1] She later stated that the CEO was a con artist and had no knowledge of entertainment companies.[5]
Unfortunately, she departed from AMP Media shortly after her debut mini album and went onto co-found her own agency, Mandu Company, for future activities.
On June 24, 2019, Han Minju released the digital single "Peanut Butter".[6][7][8][9][10]
Later that year, Minju became a contestant in the vocal entertainment show Vocal Play 2.[11]
Since late 2019, she has not been active in media and her SNS are inactive; it is assumed she had retired from a pursuing a music career.
Discography[]
Mini albums[]
- My Name Is Han Minju (2017)
Digital singles[]
- "Peanut Butter" (2019)
Features[]
- Lazybones - "Hongdae" (2017)
OSTs[]
- 오, 나의 무협님 OST (2018)[12]
Filmography[]
Television shows[]
- Vocal Play 2 (Channel A, 2018) - contestant
Music video appearances[]
- M.Pire - "Not That Kind of Person" (2014)
Trivia[]
- Between the time of leaving Kiwi Band and preparing for her solo debut, Minju worked as a fitting model and had a part-time job in a PC room.[1]
Gallery[]
(AMP Media)
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (KR) No Cut News: "[인터뷰] 한민주 "좌절 딛고 데뷔…'관종'이라 불려도 좋아""
- ↑ (KR): Sports Kyunghyang: "신예 싱어송라이터 한민주, 데뷔곡 ‘나만 없어 고양이’ 발표 - 스포츠경향"
- ↑ (KR) No Cut News: "한민주, '고양이 신드롬' 연상케 하는 데뷔곡 발표"
- ↑ (KR) Melon: Han Minju - My Name Is Han Minju album information
- ↑ (KR) Daum News: [인터뷰] 한민주 "방탄소년단 RM과 컬래버 하고 싶어요"
- ↑ (KR) No Cut News: "'나만 없어 고양이' 한민주, '땅콩버터'로 컴백"
- ↑ (KR) Ten Asia via Naver: "'프듀1믹스나인' 한민주, '나만 없어 고양이' 다음 신곡은 '땅콩버터'"
- ↑ (KR) Kukmin Ilbo via Naver: "여자 노라조의 핵등장 땅콩소녀 한민주 컴백"
- ↑ YouTube: [Simply K-Pop] Han Min Ju(한민주) _ Peanut Butter(땅콩버터) _ Ep.373 _ 080219
- ↑ YouTube: [ETN/SHOW UP 쇼업] 한민주(Han Min Ju) - 땅콩버터
- ↑ YouTube: 야옹~♥ 고양이 신드롬의 선두주자! 서울디지털대 SNS 스타 '한민주'의 '나만 없어 고양이' | 채널A 보컬플레이2 3회
- ↑ (KR) Daily Esports: [이슈] 신예 한민주, 무협 MMORPG '오나의무협님' OST 참여 (dailyesports.com)
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