Mimi
- Name
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- Born
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Left Jellyfish in April 2021 and told fans in a letter on Instagram.
Their story
Nine girls, one troupe
gugudan was the first girl group Jellyfish Entertainment ever put together. Three of its trainees, Nayoung, Sejeong and Mina, had already been seen on Produce 101, and Sejeong and Mina spent 2016 in I.O.I at the same time. In June the company revealed nine members and a name meant to suggest nine girls with nine different charms. Act. 1 The Little Mermaid came out on 28 June, with "Wonderland" as the title song.
A new play every time
gugudan presented itself as an idol theatre troupe, and each release was a new production. Narcissus borrowed from a Caravaggio painting and filled its video with mirrors and selfies. "Chococo" moved into Willy Wonka's factory, "The Boots" took on Puss in Boots, and "Not That Type" was inspired by the heist film Ocean's 8. The concept gave fans a reason to guess at the next chapter.
Units and a smaller stage
Between the acts the members split into units. Mina and Hyeyeon released the summery "Ice Chu" as gugudan 5959 in 2017, and in 2018 Sejeong, Mina and Nayoung tried a funky, blues-based sound as SeMiNa. A Japanese debut followed that September. In October 2018 Hyeyeon left the group. The remaining eight released Act. 5 New Action in November, which turned out to be their last group release.
After the curtain
Two quiet years followed. On 30 December 2020 Jellyfish announced that gugudan would end its activities the next day, and leader Hana thanked the Danjjak in a handwritten letter. In April 2021 Mimi, Soyee and Nayoung left the agency. Sejeong kept up her solo work with the EPs Plant and I'm, and Sally had joined China's BonBon Girls 303 back in 2020.
