Kim Yoon-jin (; born May 14, 1996), known professionally as Mirani (), is a South Korean rapper and songwriter. She first garnered attention when she appeared on the rap competition TV show ''
Show Me the Money 9
The ninth season of the series ''Show Me the Money'' (known as Show Me the Money 9 or SMTM9) premiered on October 16, 2020, and ended on December 18, 2020. It was broadcast every Friday at 23:00 (KST) on Mnet. The season returned to four produc ...
'' in 2020. She released the single "
VVS" with rappers Munchman, Khundi Panda, and Mushvenom on the show which peaked at number 1 on the
Gaon Digital Chart
The Circle Digital Chart, previously known as the Gaon Digital Chart, is the music industry standard record chart ranking the 200 most popular singles in South Korea. It provides rankings on a weekly, monthly, and yearly basis, which is based o ...
and won Hip-hop Track of the Year at the
Korean Hip-hop Awards
The Korean Hip-hop Awards (KHA; Hangul
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.
She signed to hip hop label Area in 2021 where she released the extended play
''Uptown Girl'' (2021).
Early life and education
Kim Yoon-jin was born on May 14, 1996. She graduated from
Ewha Womans University
Ewha Womans University () is a private women's university in Seoul founded in 1886 by Mary F. Scranton under Emperor Gojong. It was the first university founded in South Korea. Currently, Ewha is one of the world's largest female educational ins ...
with a bachelor's degree in fashion industry.
She adopted the stage name "Mirani" from the character
Mori Ran
The manga series ''Case Closed'', known as in Japan, features a large number of recurring fictional characters created by Gosho Aoyama. The series takes place in modern-day Japan and follows an amateur detective Jimmy Kudo (Japanese name: Shini ...
(known as Yoo Miran in South Korea) from the Japanese manga ''
Case Closed
''Case Closed'', also known as , is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' since January 1994, with its ch ...
''.
Career
2020: "VVS"
In April 2020, Mirani released her debut single "The Detective".
In October 2020, she appeared on the rap competition TV show ''Show Me the Money 9'' where she released the single "VVS" with rappers Munchman, Khundi Panda, and Mushvenom. It became her most successful single, ranking at number 1 on the Gaon Digital Chart for seven consecutive weeks and winning Hip-Hop Track of the Year at the Korean Hip-hop Awards.
She also released singles "Achoo" and "Part Time" on the show and finished in the Top 8.
2021: ''Uptown Girl''
In March 2021, Mirani signed with Area, a hip hop label found by the record producer duo
GroovyRoom
GroovyRoom (Hangul: 그루비룸) is a South Korean DJ, music producing and composing duo consisting of Park Gyu-jeong and Lee Hwi-min. They mainly produce hip-hop songs such as boom bap and trap. The songs they produce have a producer tag ...
.
In November, she released the extended play ''Uptown Girl'' under the label.
Discography
Extended plays
Singles
Filmography
TV
Awards and nominations
Notes
References
1996 births
Ewha Womans University alumni
Living people
Show Me the Money (South Korean TV series) contestants
South Korean women rappers
External links
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