Winter (aespa) | Visual
Winter (aespa) | Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Visual
Background
Kim Minjeong (better known by her stage name Winter), is a South Korean singer under SM Entertainment. She is member and visual of the Kpop girl group aespa, also the maknae of the female unit GOT the beat.. Winter debuted with aespa on November 17, 2020.
Winter was 19 years old when she debuted with aespa in 2020.
Profiles
Stage Name: Winter (윈터)
Birth Name: Kim Min Jeong (김민정)
Nickname: baby rabbit, gyeoulie (Winter in Korean), mindungie.
Position: Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Visual
Birthday: January 1, 2001
Birthplace: Busan, South Korea
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Chinese Zodiac Sign: Dragon
Height: 163 cm (5’4’’)
Weight: 41 kg (90 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Nationality: Korean
Instagram: @imwinter
ZEPETO: winter_aespa_sm
Career
Occupation
Singer, dancer
Group debut
November 17, 2020 (aespa)
January 3, 2022 (GOT the beat)
Years active
2020–present
Agency
SM Entertainment (2017–present)
Associations
aespa
GOT the beat
2020: Debut with aespa
On October 27, 2020, Winter was revealed as the first member of aespa. The group debuted on November 17 with the digital single "Black Mamba".
On December 6, she was among the artists who performed BoA's 20-year career tribute at the 2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards. She performed BoA's debut song, "ID; Peace B".
2021-2022: GOT the beat, "Once Again"
On December 27, 2021 it was revealed that she alongside her groupmate Karina would be part of the new unit "GOT the beat" from the project Girls On Top alongside BoA, Taeyeon & Hyoyeon from Girls' Generation, and Wendy & Seulgi from Red Velvet making their debut with the digital single "Step Back" on January 3, 2022.
Winter also released "Once Again" as part of the soundtrack of the South Korean drama Our Blues with fellow member Ningning in 2022.
2023: "Floral Sense", "Win For You", "Nobody", "Voyage", "With You"
Winter was featured on Yesung's "Floral Sense", which was released as part of the reissue of his second studio album, Sensory Flows. The track and music video was released on February 27.
On September 21, she released "Win For You" with Im Siwan as the theme song of the 2024 World Team Table Tennis Championships.
Winter collaborated with Soyeon of (G)I-dle and Liz of Ive on the single "Nobody", which was released on November 16.
She also recorded songs as part of soundtracks of South Korean dramas. She released "Voyage" for Castaway Diva and "With You" for My Demon.
Discography
Collaborations
"Jet" (with Eunhyuk, HYO, Taeyong, Jaemin, Sungchan & Giselle) (2022)
"Priority" (with Max Changmin & Taeyeon) (2022)
"Win For You" (with Im Siwan) (2023)
"Nobody" (with Soyeon and Liz) (2023)
"Officially Cool" (with Bang Ye Dam) (2024)
Features
Yesung - "Floral Sense" (2023)
OSTs
"Our Blues OST Part.10" ("Once Again" with Ningning) (2022)
"Castaway Diva OST Part.8" ("Voyage") (2023)
"Winter of aespa X My Demon" ("With You") (2023)
Fun Facts and Trivia
Age trivia: Winter was 19 years old when she debuted with aespa in 2020.
Winter is the second shortest member of aespa with a height of 165 cm (5'5'').
Winter is the first confirmed member of aespa. She was announced on October 26, 2020.
Nickname: baby rabbit, gyeoulie (Winter in Korean), mindungie.
Fans are comparing her visuals to Taeyeon from SNSD.
Training period: 3 years.
Talents: dancing and vocals.
Special skills: tongue-twisters.
Languages: Korean, Japanese.
She believes aliens exist (there are other creatures in the universe).
She wanted to be a singer since she was little.
She thinks being a soldier is very attractive because many people in her family served in the military.
She loves roller coasters. Her roller coaster partner is Ningning because Giselle and Karina can’t ride roller coasters.
Morning routine: EWU (eating as soon as waking up).
Winter is a good cook and she often cooks for the other members.
If she had to choose between a meal and chocolates, she’d choose chocolates.
She really enjoys snacks – jellies, chips, and chocolates.
Most used emoji: emoji with sunglasses.
Winter’s birthday is on Jan 1, 2001 (1/1/1).
Favorites
Favorite word: milk, love.
Favorite color: ivory.
Favorite season: autumn.
Favorite animal: polar fox, desert fox, husky, dog, cat.
Favorite food: chocolate, snacks, jelly, taro smoothie, bean noodle, lasagna, cake, bread, cookies, milk
Favorite soul food. Lasagna.
Favorite movie: Tenet and American Sniper.
Favorite thing to do: watching movies (especially action and war movies and movies that are hard to understand).
Favorite amusement park ride: roller coaster.
aespa 에스파 - SYNK, WINTER
References
↑ MBCentertainment on YouTube: (전지적 참견 시점) 에스파 선배와 컬래버 하고 싶은 잭 & 드미츄리! 이들의 만남은 성사될 수 있을까...☆, MBC 210626 방송
↑ 아는형님 Knowingbros: 귀여움의 인간화❤️ 겨울이(WINTER)의 경상도 사투리로 힐링(๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵๑)♡ 아는 형님(Knowing bros) 303회 | JTBC 211023 방송
↑ Soompi: SM Entertainment Announced New Girl Group With BoA And Members Of Red Velvet, Girls' Generation, And Aespa
↑ Girls On Top on Twitter: "GOT the beat(GOT:Girls On Top) Special Stage ➫ 2022.01.01 New Song Release ➫ 2022.01.03. 6PM KST
↑ Jump up to:15.0 15.1 Koreaboo: SM Entertainment Reveals 1st Member Of New Girl Group Aepsa-Here's Everything We May Know About Her
↑ Koreaboo: Aespa Winter’s “Dreams Come True” After Finally Getting To Watch Harry Styles Perform Live
↑ Jump up to:22.0 22.1 Koreaboo: K-Netizens Rank The Top 5 Rookie Groups They Want At “ISAC” (& These Are The Members Who’d Ace It)
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