Shin Ji Min is a South Korean singer, dancer and former member of AOA (에이오에이). She graduated from Taewon High School.

In April 2012, FNC Entertainment (FNC엔터테인먼트) revealed plans to debut a new group that will have a rotating concept between a girl group and a rock/indie band, with 7 members being part of both and one member being only part of the band.

She made her debut in July 2012 as the group's leader, main rapper, vocalist and lead guitarist with their first single album, "Angel's Story", to very little success. The group continued to struggle early on, and FNC decided to create the sub-unit AOA BLACK (AOA 블랙), debuting in July 2013 with the single album "Moya". AOA did not find success until mid-2014 when the single "Heart Attack" became one of the most downloaded songs of 2015 and was also one of the longest-charting singles on Melon's Top 100 Chart. Afterwards, the group kept releasing successful materials.

She made her debut as a solo in March 2016 with the single "Call You Bae" (featuring EXO's Xiumin).

However, in July 2020, a scandal broke out as former member Kwon Min A posted a long message on her IG, revealing that the real reason for her departure from AOA was because she was bullied by her for 10 years. Both she and the agency issued apologies to Kwon. She received severe criticism from the public and the media, so she retired from the entertainment industry to self-reflect. Her contract with FNC expired in January 2022.

She returned to the industry in July 2022 when she signed with Alomalo Humain Entertainment and began releasing music as a solo artist. Her contract ended in August 202,3, and she is now an independent artist.

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