A former PRISTIN member will continue her career in the K-entertainment industry as an actress. Read on to discover who she is.

THIS Former PRISTIN Member Will Make Fresh Start as Actress

On Oct. 24, K Plus announced that they have signed an exclusive contract with Kim Minkyung, who is known as a former member of Pledis Entertainment's girl group PRISTIN.

The company added, "We will put great effort to support her activities not only in acting but in various fields such as fashion and beauty. We ask for your interest and anticipation for her upcoming activities."

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Kim Minkyung first made herself known through Mnet's survival show "Produce 101" in 2016. Although she was eliminated from the program, she went on to debut as a member of PRISTIN in March 2017 under the stage name "Roa."

In May 2018, she re-debuted in PRISTIN's first subunit, PRISTIN V. After one year, however, PRISTIN disbanded and Minkyung was one of the seven members who did not renew her contract with PLEDIS Entertainment.

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In October 2019, Minkyung and three other former PRISTIN members (Eunwoo, Yaebin, and Gyeongwon) all signed with OSR Entertainment and debuted as members of a new girl group called HINAPIA the following month. Minkyung served as the leader of the band.

Unfortunately, HINAPIA end up disbanding in August 2020 due to OSR Entertainment being greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Minkyung has since been modeling for various brands, including The Izzat Newyork, without an agency managing her. She also actively posts on her Instagram account.

Good luck to former PRISTIN Minkyung on her new career!

PRISTIN & HINAPIA's Last Activities Before Disbandment

PRISTIN disbanded in May 2019 after two years of inactivity as a group. Prior to that, they released their second mini-album "Schxxl Out" in August 2017. This album marked the group's first and last comeback since their debut.

Consisting of five songs, "Schxxl Out" was well-received in South Korea, debuting at No. 4 on the Circle Album chart for the week of Aug. 20 to 26. It also earned recognition in Japan as it appeared at No. 116 on the Oricon Album chart. It even entered at No. 5 on Billboard's World Albums chart.

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PRISTIN's "Schxxl Out" sold a total of 8,787 copies on the Hanteo chart in the first week of release, while it sold over 22,000 copies in the first month in South Korea.

Meanwhile, HINAPIA (an abbreviation of Hi New Amazing Utopia) was unable to make a comeback unlike PRISTIN as they only released one album. The five-member girl group dropped their debut single album, titled "New Start," in November 2019, The album features the title track "Drip," which debuted and peaked at No. 18 on Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart dated Nov. 16, 2019.

That Billboard entry made them the only 11th South Korean girl group to land on the chart with a debut song. Moreover, HINAPIA was nominated for Best Super Rookie at the 2019 K-Champ Awards.

Following their debut, HINAPIA released their own reality shows "Hi; Story" (which had eight episodes) and "H-Log" (which only had three episodes).

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Written by Maria Scott