MINJI: TMI
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This page lists “TMI” of Minji from NewJeans, a 5-member girl group.
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TMI originally stands for “Too Much Information.” However, in Korean popular culture, the term has evolved to mean “interesting personal details/trivia.”
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Read more about Minji’s official stats and positions within the team here.
PREFERENCES & TASTES
Food
- Minji’s favorite food is ice cream and a Korean-style meal cooked by her mom.
- Minji especially likes to have ice cream in the winter. Her favorite type of ice cream is an ice cream sandwich, as she prefers it over an ice cream cone or a popsicle bar.
- Her favorite flavor of ice cream is cheesecake.
- Minji prefers thin french fries to thick potato wedges.
- Minji is a picky eater and not a very adventerous one. She does not like veggies.
- In an episode of NewZips, where Hanni cooked Vietnamese chicken noodles for the memberes, Minji asked if her portion could have all the vegetables taken out.
- Minji also does not like chives on top of food.
- Minji is not a fan of the mint chocolate flavor or Hawaiian pizza.
- Minji prefers hard/crunchy peaches to soft peaches.
- Minji prefers to eat carp bread with shu cream filling over red bean filling.
- Minji dislikes most spicy or salty food with a strong flavor; however, she loves to eat tteokboki (rice cake dipped in spicy sauce) and all the side dishes that go with it.
Hobbies
- Minji likes to read, especially detective novels.
- Minji is also passionate about journal decorating (다이어리 꾸미기 or 다꾸 in Korean) with various masking tapes, stickers, and doodles.
- On her off days, Minji likes to get up late in the morning, eat brunch, and take long walks without a particular destination.
- Minji is very atheletic and excels at most sports; in the episode of Idol’s Physical Race, Minji came in first place for all of the categories except one and received the prize money of 1 million won (apprx. 730 USD).
- By statistics, this places Minji on the top 4% percentile in Korea when it comes to athleticism. After this episode, Minji earned the nickname “Phys Ed Goddess.”
- Minji has also filmed her solo episode of Jeans’ Zine where she tried shooting and archery for the first timeand received praise from the instructor on her performance.
Likes and Dislikes
- Minji’s favorite color is blue. She likes both light and dark shades of blue.
- Minji also likes black and red. She said that she has a lot of black clothes in her closet.
- Minji’s favorite animals are rabbit, dog, butterfly, and bear.
- Minji has heard that she resembles all four of those animals.
- Within the fandom, Minji is commonly associated with (teddy) bear and puppy, most often a combination of both. She is often called a “bear+puppy” or “곰아지” (곰돌이 + 강아지) in Korean.
- Minji’s favorite Hogwarts house is Gryffindor.
- Minji likes using various bath bombs/bubble bars/bath salts, so she often takes half-body baths.
OTHER TRIVIA
- Minji has said that she would like to get her driver’s license soon.
- The first thing that she wants to do after she gets the license is go to the beach with the NewJeans members.
- Minji has said that out of all the instruments, she would like to learn to play the drums the most. This is because she feels that it would help with her sense of rhythm.
- Minji’s favorite facial feature of her own is her lips.
- Minji has an older brother and a younger sister.
- Her brother is currently serving in the military (mandatory for all Korean males) and is a student of Kyunghee University.
MINJI’S NICKNAMES
Most of the nicknames on this page have originated from Korean media or conversations held in Korean among members.
| ENG (translated) |
KOR (original) |
MEANING |
| Gomaji | 곰아지 | Minji is often compared to a teddy bear and a puppy, and a combination of both. Gomaji is a combination of the Korean word for a teddy bear (”곰돌이”/Gomdoli) and a puppy (”강아지”/Gangaji) |
| MungMungvia Hussey | 뭉뭉비아 핫세 | Minji’s visual has been compared to actress Olivia Hussey many times. “MungMung” is Korean onomatopoeia for the sound of a dog barking, much like “woof” in English. Minji is thought to have the “puppy type” face. |
| Phys Ed Goddess | 체대여신 | Minji is known for being atheletic and good at most sports. She got this nickname after the episode of Idol’s Physical Race. |
| Gom Public Servant | 곰무원 | In Korea, nicknaming someone a “public servant” means that the person is very diligent or regular about a certain routine or action. Minji is the member of NewJeans that comes to chat with the fans most often on Phoning. The “gom” stands for “teddy bear,” a nickname of Minji’s. |
| Kim Minji | 킴민지 | In Korea, the surname “Kim” is pronounced “Gim,” with a “g” sound rather than a “k.” However, Hanni, whose first language is English, often pronounces Minji’s name as “Kim Minji” even in Korean. Her pronunciation stuck with the native Korean speakers. |
| Truthful Glabella | 진실의 미간 | Glabella is the space between one’s eyebrows. In Korea, when one scrunches up their face (furrowing their brows) after eating something tasty, it is called the “truthful glabella,” as in one cannot fake the truthful reaction to genuinely good food. Minji has often donned this facial expression when trying various dishes. |
| Kim Perilla Leaf | 김깻잎 | Minji is largely thought to have brought the “Perilla Leaf” hairstyle (bangs pinned to the side with a side part, straight long hair) back from the 90s. |