Min, formerly of K-pop group miss A, on new single Hit Me Up, dancing, her upcoming move to Broadway and where K-pop is now
- Min, who left K-pop group miss A in 2017, is back with a new single and a Broadway role in a K-pop musical
- She talks about rekindling her love of dancing, experimenting with new songs, and how she is taking charge of her life
Lee Min-young was 11 years old when she began pursuing a career as a K-pop star, and in 2010 when she was 19, she debuted in girl group miss A. Now 30 years old, the singer known as Min is still figuring out that career, but on her own terms.
“It’s my first time [being in charge of my own career],” Min says during a video call from Seoul. “I’m just trying to see where it takes me. And so far so good.”
On April 18, she released the R&B-infused pop song Hit Me Up, a collaboration with rapper JMin.
Described as a passion project, Hit Me Up was on the back-burner for about two years. Min decided to release it because she finally was ready to take on the world again – and because friends told her it was time to spread her wings and fly on her own terms.
“I’m not [with] my old [management] any more, so I’m doing an independent thing,” says Min. “I don’t know how to do this. So I’m like a newborn baby, and I had a group of [friends and] people who wanted to help me. And the people around me [saw] I wanted [to put] this song out.”
