- For other people known as 'Umji', see Umji.
Umji (Korean: 엄지; Japanese: オムジ) is a South Korean singer-songwriter under BPM Entertainment. She is the maknae of the girl groups GFRIEND and VIVIZ.
Career[]
2015: Debut with GFRIEND[]
She debuted as a member of GFRIEND on January 16, 2015 with the group's first mini album Season of Glass.
2021–present: Departure from Source Music, new agency and re-debut[]
On May 18, Source Music announced from that all members of GFRIEND, including Umji, have decided to not renew their contracts with the agency. They went on an indefinite hiatus on May 22 after the end of their exclusive six-year contract.
On October 6, she announced on her personal Instagram that she will be joining BPM Entertainment with Eunha and SinB.[2] BPM Entertainment later confirmed that the three members have signed an exclusive contract with the agency and are planning to re-debut as a three-member group.[3] On October 8, it was revealed that the group name will be VIVIZ.[4] The group debuted on February 9, 2022 with the mini album Beam of Prism.[5]
Personal life[]
Health[]
On January 28, 2022, BPM Entertainment released a statement saying that Umji had been diagnosed with COVID-19. One of the staff members was in close contact, so Umji took a PCR test and tested positive. She will be in isolation and is only experiencing mild symptoms. The other members have tested negative, but BPM Entertainment will continuously conduct PCR tests during the isolation period.[6]
On February 6, BPM stated that she was no longer in quarantine after recovering from COVID-19.[7]
Discography[]
OSTs[]
- "Shopping King Louie OST Part.2" ("The Way") (2016)
- "Meow: The Secret Boy OST Part.3" ("Meow The Secret Boy") (2020)
- "Lovely Runner OST Part.4" ("May I Love You?") (2024)
Other releases[]
- "Eve Love" (2020)
Producing and writing credits[]
- All credits adapted from KOMCA, unless stated.[8]
Artist | Song | Album | Type |
---|---|---|---|
2019 | |||
GFRIEND | "Hope" | Fever Season | Writing |
2020 | |||
GFRIEND | "Eye of the Storm" | 回:Song of the Sirens | Writing |
"Tarot Cards" | |||
"Mago" | 回:Walpurgis Night | Writing Composing | |
"Better Me" | |||
Umji | "Eve Love" | Writing Composing Arranging | |
2022 | |||
VIVIZ | "Love You Like" | Beam of Prism | Writing |
2024 | |||
VIVIZ | "Hypnotize" | Voyage | Writing |
"Love & Tears" | Writing Composing | ||
2025 | |||
GFRIEND | "Always" | Season of Memories | Writing Composing |
Filmography[]
Variety shows[]
- National Idol Singing Contes (2016)
- People of Full Capacity (2016)
Music video appearances[]
- Lee Seung Hwan - "Sweetie Pie" (2015)
Trivia[]
- The name Umji means "thumb" in Korean. And it is also the name of the protagonist's girlfriend in the South Korean comic Tteodoli Kkachi (떠돌이 까치).[9]
- She forms a '98 liner friend group with the late ASTRO's Moon Bin, SEVENTEEN's Seungkwan, Lee Suji, HELLO GLOOM and fellow member SinB. The six have something in common: they really enjoy watching the romance-reality show Transit Love 2 and the Transit Love series in general. They also like vibing to popular K-Pop songs of the last decade.[10][11]
- She has the same birth name as PRISTIN's Yehana, ILY:1's Nayu, and Jewelry's Yewon.
- She comes from a very wealthy family: her father is a dentist and the CEO of a chain of dental clinics with several clinics spread across South Korea (in all there are 45 clinics, 9 of which are located in the capital of South Korea, Seoul).[12][13][14][15]
Gallery[]
- Main article: Umji (VIVIZ)/Gallery
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 비비지 나무위키에서 XXXX는 빼줘! 아이돌등판에 등판한 짱비지 | VIVIZ | PULL UP | 아이돌등판 | IDDP | 은하 신비 엄지
- ↑ Umji on Instagram (October 6, 2021 post)
- ↑ Soompi: SinB, Eunha, And Umji Sign With New Agency As 3-Member Group
- ↑ Soompi: Watch: Eunha, SinB, And Umji Confirm Group Name VIVIZ With Visual Film + Launch Social Media Accounts
- ↑ Soompi: Watch: Former GFRIEND Members SinB, Eunha, And Umji’s New Group VIVIZ Announces Debut Date + Drops 1st Teaser
- ↑ Soompi: VIVIZ’s Umji Tests Positive For COVID-19
- ↑ Soompi: All Members Of VIVIZ No Longer In Quarantine After Recovering From COVID-19
- ↑ KOMCA: Searching Works (search 10022154 under Writers & Publishers)
- ↑ (KR) Naver (스타의 보물SONG)'여친소' 화제의 걸그룹 '여자친구'의 자기소개
- ↑ (ENG) What's Transit Love, why are they so immersed in it? 98s(Boo Seungkwan, SinB, Umji, Moon Bin)
- ↑ (ENG) "Hae-eun IS THE BEST" SinB, Umji, Seung-kwan, Moonbin and Jaejae went full on KPOP for 2 hours
- ↑ The Singapore Woman's Weekly: 10 Korean Celebrities Who Were Born Into Super Rich Families
- ↑ Koreaboo: These Idols All Grew Up In Incredibly Wealthy Families
- ↑ Koreaboo: 10 Female K-Pop Idols Who Grew Up In Wealthy Families
- ↑ Koreaboo: 10 K-Pop Idols Who Were Born Into Affluent Families
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