Winter (singer)

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Kim Min-jeong

(2001-01-01) January 1, 2001 (age 23)
Busan, South Korea
NationalityKorean
OccupationSinger
Years active2020–present

Kim Min-jeong (korean|hangul=김민정; born January 1, 2001), known professionally as Winter, is a South Korean singer and dancer. She debuted as a member of South Korean girl group Aespa in November 2020. She is also a member of the female supergroup Got the beat.

Early Life

Winter was born on January 1, 2001, in Busan, South Korea and grew up in Yangsan.[1] Her family consists of her parents and an older brother.[2]

Career

2020–present: Debut with Aespa, Got the Beat, and solo ventures

On October 26, 2020, Winter was officially introduced and became the first member of Aespa to be revealed to the public.[3] Aespa made their debut on November 17, 2020, with the release of their digital single Black Mamba.[4] Aespa marked the first girl group debut by SM Entertainment in six years since Red Velvet in 2014.[5] On 14 July, 2021, Winter made a special appearance in the music video to labelmate Kangta's remake single "Free To Fly 2021".[6] On December 27, Winter was revealed as a member of the supergroup Got the Beat, alongside groupmate Karina, the first unit of SM Entertainment's project group, Girls On Top. They performed their debut digial single, "Step Back", at the SM Town Live 2022: SMCU Express at Kwangya online concert on January 1, 2022 before the official release on January 3, 2022.[7]

On May 22, 2022, Winter released the single "Once Again" with groupmate Ningning as part of the soundtrack of the TvN television series Our Blues.[8]

On February 27, 2023 Winter collaborated with labelmate Yesung for the lead single "Floral Sense" from his album of the same name.[9] On September 21, Winter collaborated with Im Si-wan for the single "Win For You" which will be the theme song of the 2024 World Team Table Tennis Championships.[10] On November 9, it was confirmed that Winter would be part of a special collaboration single "Nobody" with Ive's Liz and (G)I-dle's Soyeon, which would be released on November 16.[11][12][13]

Discography

For Winter's discography as a member of Aespa, see Aespa discography and List of songs recorded by Aespa
See also: Got the Beat discography

As a featured artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
"Floral Sense"
(Yesung featuring Winter)
2023 Floral Sense
"—" denotes songs that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Collaborations

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
"Win For You"
with Im Si-wan
2023 non-album single
"Nobody"
with Soyeon ((G)I-dle) and Liz (Ive)
—{{"Nobody" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 11 on the Circle Download Chart.[14]}}
"—" denotes songs that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
[15]
"Once Again"
with Ningning
2022 119 Our Blues OST
"Voyage" (항해) 2023 130 Castaway Diva OST
"With You" TBA My Demon OST

Filmography

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023 Street Woman Fighter 2 Herself Episodes 5–6, joining Mannequeen [16]

Music video appearances

Year Title Artist Ref.
2021 "Free To Fly 2021" Kangta [17]
2023 "Floral Sense" Yesung [9]

References

  1. Woo, Bin (November 8, 2021). "에스파 윈터, 사투리 썼다고 일베 취급…어이없는 창조 논란" [Aespa Winter treated unfairly for using dialect... created a ridiculous controversy]. 10Asia (in 한국어). Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  2. Lee, Hyun-ju (July 12, 2022). "에스파 윈터 "어릴 적 꿈 군인...친오빠가 장교"('정희')" [Aespa Winter "I dreamed of being a soldier as a child...my brother is an officer"]. Maeil Business Newspaper. Archived from the original on July 13, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Naver.
  3. Kim, Jun-seok (2020-10-26). "SM 신인 걸그룹 에스파, 첫 번째 멤버 '윈터' 공개[공식]" [SM new girl group Aespa reveals first member 'Winter' [Official]]. The Chosun Ilbo (in 한국어). Archived from the original on November 14, 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  4. Hwang, Mi-hyun (November 2, 2020). "SM 신인 걸그룹 에스파, 17일 데뷔 확정 ... 독특 세계관" [SM's new girl group Aespa, debut on the 17th ... Unique worldview]. News1 (in 한국어). Archived from the original on August 30, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2023 – via Naver.
  5. Oh, Bo-ram (October 24, 2020). "SM 새 걸그룹 '에스파' 내달 데뷔 ... 레드벨벳 이후 6년만" [SM's new girl group 'Aespa' debuts next month ... 6 years since Red Velvet]. Yonhap News Agency (in 한국어). Archived from the original on August 30, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2023 – via Naver.
  6. Woo, Bin (July 12, 2021). "[공식] 강타, '자유롭게 날 수 있도록' 리메이크…NCT 성찬·에스파 윈터 MV 출연" [[OFFICIAL] Kangta remakes 'So You Can Fly Free'...featuring NCT's Sungchan and Aespa's Winter in MV]. 10Asia (in 한국어). Archived from the original on October 27, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023 – via Naver.
  7. Lee, Tae-soo (December 27, 2021). "보아·태연·카리나 등 뭉쳤다…SM 여성 유닛 '갓 더 비트' 출범" [BoA, Taeyeon, Karina, etc. have teamed up...SM female unit 'God the Beat' launched]. Yonhap News Agency (in 한국어). Archived from the original on December 27, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Naver.
  8. Ryu, Ji-yoon (March 25, 2022). "[단독] 에스파 윈터·닝닝, 이병헌 주연 '우리들의 블루스'로 첫 OST 참여" [[Exclusive] Aespa Winter and Ningning to Participate in First OST with 'Our Blues' Starring Lee Byung-hun]. Daum. Archived from the original on June 10, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  9. 9.0 9.1 Assis, Tássia (February 27, 2023). "Yesung: "I want to be remembered as a person who takes on challenges with no regrets"". NME. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  10. Lee, Ji-an (September 20, 2023). "Actor Yim Si-wan, aespa's Winter to sing theme song for World Team Table Tennis Championships". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  11. Seon, Mi-gyeong (November 9, 2023). "(여자)아이들 소연, 에스파x아이브와 스페셜 콜라보 'NOBODY' 참여" [(G)I-DLE's Soyeon participates in special collaboration 'NOBODY' with Aespa x Ive] (in 한국어). OSEN. Archived from the original on November 13, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023 – via Naver.
  12. Park, So-young (November 11, 2023). "에스파 윈터, (여자)아이들 소연x아이브 리즈와 유닛 결성..단언컨대 역대급" [Aespa's Winter, (G)I-DLE's Soyeon and Ive's Liz forms unit...In short, the best ever] (in 한국어). OSEN. Archived from the original on November 13, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023 – via Naver.
  13. Kim, Ji-ye (November 14, 2023). "Winter, Liz, Soyeon's collaboration single 'Nobody' to drop on Thursday". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  14. "2023 Weeks 46 Download Chart". Archived from the original on December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  15. Peak chart positions for soundtrack appearances on the Circle Digital Chart:
    • "Once Again": "2022 Weeks 22". Circle Chart (in 한국어). May 22–28, 2022. Archived from the original on June 2, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
    • "Voyage" (항해): "2023 Weeks 47". Circle Chart (in 한국어). November 19–25, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  16. "LipJ & Aespa's Winter in MANNEQUEEN's Mega Mission". Viu Singapore. September 29, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via YouTube.
  17. Oh, Yoon-ju (July 14, 2021). "강타, '자유롭게 날 수 있도록 2021' 공개..윈터X성찬 몽환적 눈빛 [MD신곡]" [Kangta, 'So I Can Fly Free 2021' Released...Winter X Sungchan With Dreamy Eyes [MD New Song]]. Daum (in 한국어). Retrieved 2023-11-09.

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