A Past Video Of OH MY GIRL’s Mimi Shows How Much Has Changed For Her After Becoming A Successful TV Personality

OH MY GIRL member Mimi is currently one of the busiest K-Pop girl group members as a singer and TV personality. Whereas now, she is a star recognized everywhere she goes, an old video that resurfaced showed that this wasn’t always the case.

Mimi | @mimmiiiya/Instagram

Mimi became famous in the variety program scene in 2022 when she joined as a member of the popular tvN reality show Earth Arcade, alongside rapper Lee Youngji, IVE‘s An Yujin, and comedian Lee Eun Ji. She is currently in the second season as well.

Poster for “Escape Arcade 2” | tvN

Audiences immediately loved Mimi for her natural ability to make people laugh—from her unintelligible murmurs to her randomly hilarious guesses while playing games.

Your browser does not support video.Mimi trying to pronounce the brand of a Cookie company | tvN 

Since her success with Earth Arcade, Mimi has appeared in various other programs; for example, she was a panelist for Channel A‘s popular dating reality show Heart Signal 4 and became a fixed MC for a current affairs show on SBS called STAFF ONLY. At the 2022 Asia Model Festival, Mimi won the Rookie of the Year Award in the variety program category.

| @mimmiiiya/Instagram

Although Mimi is getting the recognition she deserves, it wasn’t always like this for her. In the past, she did not always get the spotlight when with the other members of her girl group. In 2015, Mimi debuted with OH MY GIRL as the main rapper, dancer, and sub-vocalist. Since then, she has performed on various stages for their iconic hits such as “Nonstop” and “Dun Dun Dance.”

Members of OH MY GIRL | @wm_ohmygirl/Instagram

A 2019 video of Mimi walking to Music Bank resurfaced on social media and brought to attention the days before her fame. The caption on the post said that she was once in a meme showing the sadness of an “unpopular” member.

Your browser does not support video.| @enter_lulu/Instagram

They say she was the main character of the meme about the sadness of the unpopular girl group memberㅜㅜ

— @enter_lulu

Of course, Mimi received a lot of love from her fans during this time, but netizens noticed it was drastically different from the attention she receives now. They commented about the sadness in her eyes and expressed their gratitude that Mimi is finally getting the spotlight she deserves.

• “Now everyone knows Mimi’s real worth; she’s so cool! I root for the most out of the ‘Earth Arcade’ members”
• “Mimi is saving tvN”
• “Mimi being cast in ‘Earth Arcade 2’ is really…… legendary”
• “I really love Mimi unnie ㅠㅠ”
• “Ah~ It breaks my heart when she bows her headㅜㅜ But Na Young Seok discovered her value”
• “Her smiling even though she’s sad makes me sad ㅠㅠ”
• “Thrive, Mimi”
• “I’m happy because I think Mimi has been rewarded for pulling through the hard times; I hope we can see her for wayyyyyy longer ”

Another netizen left an empowering comment reminding everybody that people blossom at different times.

Just as flowers bloom at different times, everyone’s timing is different. You just have to keep trying your best to be an amazing person until your time comes…

— @choyuri517

Mimi definitely gave her all with her activities in OH MY GIRL, and now, even more people know her name. Here’s a 2023 video of her walking to a filming for SBS‘s Cultwo Show—getting all the deserved love and attention!