Mimi revealed the behind-the-scenes story tied to her name.
On the 30th, a new video titled 'From Jirak Room to Meme PD, why Mimi is becoming a trend' was released on the YouTube channel "Yeojeong Jaehyung." The guest was Oh My Girl member Mimi, who appeared and talked.
That day Mimi recalled, "When I was a trainee I was really strict. I was so strict that if I didn't eat, I didn't eat at all. Because when trainees get together and the mood gets better, when they feel good they go eat together. 'Let's eat today,' they say. I sometimes ate secretly, but when I was preparing for debut and management was serious, I really didn't eat. I was somewhat inflexible."
Jung Jaehyung asked, "How did you become an idol?" and Mimi said, "Actually it wasn't something I decided; I originally liked dancing so I was dancing. 'Tell Me' was a craze, right? If you couldn't dance it you were a fool. We learned the choreography to perform at school events, auditioned for the school dance club and got in."
Mimi said, "While in the dance club I also joined the high school dance team. Then an audition notice went up on a banner so I auditioned. What was a bit unusual was that it was a linked audition, and that's how I came to the current company."
Jung Jaehyung said, "These days, Antenna and others, the casting managers go to academies nationwide. So I thought if you do well anywhere you'd get picked."
Jung Jaehyung added, "What's really admirable is that Oh My Girl had a hit song after about five years? So that was the longest period for a girl group on the music charts. But you guys couldn't reach No. 1 for such a long time that you were at risk of disbanding, right?"
Mimi confessed, "We reached the point of a disbandment crisis, and if this album hadn't succeeded there wouldn't have been much revenue. We probably would have just gone our separate ways." Jung Jaehyung said, "As some people know, the investment in girl groups is enormous. Staff, hair and makeup, and then costumes. You are all pinky and feminine. Did you come up with Mimi as your stage name when you debuted?"
Mimi said, "No. I don't think so. Mimi wouldn't have been my idea. It's very simple. My real name is 'Kim Mihyun,' and since 'Mi' is in it, Mimi. It was like that. Yubin is Bini. Simply like that, and so I became Mimi. I was very embarrassed. Honestly, I thought it was a lie." Mimi added, "At the time I was sitting in the practice room and when they said Mimi I thought, 'Is this a joke?' 'Is this a lie?' Anyway, that's how I became Mimi."
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