- For other people known as 'Jungmin', see Jungmin.
MUU (뮤) is a South Korean singer. She is a former member of the girl groups LUNARSOLAR and A-Daily under the stage name Taeryeong, as well as a pre-debut member of BLACKMAMBA.
She made her solo debut on September 17, 2022 with the digital single "Happy Trip".
Career[]
2016: Produce 101, new agency[]
In January 2016, she became a contestant on the survival show Produce 101, where she represented Yama&Hotchicks Entertainment. She was eliminated in episode 8 after ranking 57th place.[1]
Sometime after her elimination from the competition, she left Yama&Hotchicks Entertainment to join STARMUSIC Entertainment.
2017–2018: BLACKMAMBA, MIXNINE, and A-Daily[]
In 2017, she became a pre-debut member of ONO Entertainment's girl group BLACKMAMBA.
In October, she became a contestant on the survival show MIXNINE. She was eliminated in episode 10 after ranking 46th place.[2]
By the end of the year, she left both ONO Entertainment and BLACKMAMBA.[citation needed]
In October of 2018, Jungmin appeared as a member of A-Daily under the stage name Taeryeong, however, she then left sometime in the same year and was also unable to make her official debut with them.[3]
2020–2022: LUNARSOLAR[]
On July 16, 2020, she was revealed as the fourth and final member of LUNARSOLAR.[4] The group officially debuted on September 2, 2020, with the single album "SOLAR : Flare".
On May 22, 2022, J Planet announced that they decided to terminate the exclusive contract and all members decided to part ways.[5]
2022: Solo debut, new agency and stage name change[]
On September 17, 2022, she made her solo debut with the digital single "Happy Trip".[6]
On December 14, it was announced that she has signed with Irion Entertainment.[7]
On December 27, she revealed that she plans to comeback next year as a soloist using her real name, Lim Jungmin, saying also she no longer wants to be remembered as "LUNARSOLAR Taeryeong" but as her real name.[8]
2024: Stage name change to MUU, "Shooting Star", "By Your Side"[]
On February 17, 2024, she announced that she changed her stage name to MUU.[9] The next day, she announced her second digital single "Shooting Star", set to be scheduled on February 20.[10]
On November 4, it was announced that MUU will be releasing the third digital single "By Your Side" on November 11.[11]
2025: Upcoming release[]
On April 6, 2025, MUU revealed that she will be making a comeback on Summer 2025.[12]
Discography[]
Digital singles[]
- "Happy Trip" (2022)
- "Shooting Star" (2024)
- "By Your Side" (2024)
Filmography[]
Web dramas[]
- Sometoon 2021 (Seezn, 2021) - Jinha
Reality shows[]
- Produce 101 (Mnet, 2016) - contestant
- MIXNINE (JTBC, 2017) - contestant
Trivia[]
- Prior to Produce 101, she trained for 10 months.[13]
- Her nickname is Bunny Princess.[14]
- Her MBTI personality type is INFP.[15]
Gallery[]
- Main article: MUU/Gallery
References[]
- ↑ Produce 101: Episodes 1-8
- ↑ MIXNINE: Episodes 1-10
- ↑ YouTube: 20181013 속리산단풍가요제 - 에이 데일리(A-daily) 널 보면 + 인터뷰 + Chu
- ↑ @LUNARSOLAR_ on Twitter (July 16, 2020)
- ↑ @LUNARSOLAR_ on Twitter (May 22, 2022)
- ↑ @lim._.taeryeong on Instagram (September 2, 2022)
- ↑ @irion._.enter on Instagram (December 14, 2022)
- ↑ Naver (KR): ‘프듀’ 출신 임정민(태령), 이리온엔터와 전속계약 체결
- ↑ @limmuumin on Twitter (February 17, 2024)
- ↑ @limmuumin on Twitter (February 18, 2024)
- ↑ YouTube : MUU (뮤) 'By your side' MV Teaser
- ↑ @limmuumin on X (April 6, 2025)
- ↑ Produce 101 Official Profile
- ↑ Idol Radio Episode 698: LUNARSOLAR (September 3, 2020)
- ↑ Taeryeong's webpage on Irion Entertainment official website
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