Former AOA member Jimin / Captured from Jimin’s social media
Jimin, a former member of K-pop girl group AOA, has opened up about the emotional strain she has faced ahead of the release of her new music.
On Tuesday, the singer, whose real name is Shin Ji-min, shared a candid post on social media, saying she had struggled in the weeks leading up to the release.
“There is finally only one day left until the release,” she wrote. “For about a month, I was a mess. I could not explain myself here or there, and I had become the most sensitive person in the world.”
Jimin said she had been drinking every night for the past month in order to fall asleep, despite not usually being able to drink much, because “medication could not solve it.”
She also said she broke down after completing the music video and clearing the review process.
“I do not know how much I cried for those 20 minutes,” she wrote. “I had promised myself I would never bite my hands again because my quality of life had fallen so much, but before I knew it, I was doing it again. I do not even know why I cry all day.”
Briefly touching on the difficulty of working on the project alone, the singer also opened up about the emotional toll of malicious comments.
“What does it matter if the song is good, if the music video is good or if the jacket is good?” she wrote. “Many people hate me. Even my closest friend gets malicious comments just for being close to me.”
Jimin debuted in 2012 as the leader of AOA, which rose to popularity with hits including “Miniskirt,” “Heart Attack” and “Like a Cat.” She left the group in 2020 after former member Kwon Mina made a series of allegations against her. Jimin has since continued her career as a solo artist.
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