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MUU

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In this article, the family name is Im.
"Taeryeong" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Taeyeon.

MUU
BornIm Jeong-min
(2000-12-27) December 27, 2000 (age 25)
Incheon, South Korea
🎓 Alma materSchool of Performing Arts Seoul
💼 Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • dancer

Im Jeong-min (Hangul: 임정민: born December 27, 2000), known by her stage name MUU (formerly known as Taeryeong), is a South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer. On September 17, 2022, she made her solo debut with the digital single "Happy Trip".

Early life

MUU was born on December 27, 2000, in Incheon, South Korea.[1]

Career

2016–2018: Produce 101, Blackmamba, Mix Nine, A-Daily

Main articles: Produce 101 season 1 and Mix Nine

In January 2016, at the age of 15, MUU represented Yama&Hotchicks Entertainment on Mnet and CJ ENM's girl group survival reality show Produce 101. She was eliminated in episode 8 after ranking 57th place and could not debut in I.O.I.[2]

In 2017, she became a pre-debut member of ONO Entertainment's girl group Blackmamba.[citation needed]

In October 2017, she became a contestant on JTBC and YG Entertainment's survival reality show Mix Nine. She was eliminated in episode 10 after ranking 46th place.[3]

By the end of the year, she left both ONO Entertainment and Blackmamba.[citation needed]

In October of 2018, MUU (then known by her birth name) appeared as a member of A-Daily under the stage name "Taeryeong", however, she then left sometime in the same year and was also unable to make her official debut with them.[citation needed]

2020–2022: Debut with Lunarsolar and acting debut

Main article: Lunarsolar

On July 16, 2020, she was revealed as the fourth and final member of Lunarsolar.[4][5] The group officially debuted on September 2, 2020, with the single album "Solar : flare".[6]

On May 3, 2021, MUU (then known as Taeryeong) and the other members of Lunarsolar were announced to be part of Seezn's web drama "Sometoon 2021".[7]

On May 20, 2021, MUU appeared on episodes 3, 4, 11 and 20 (the final episode) of Korean web drama Sometoon 2021. While acting in Sometoon 2021 she played multiple characters named Ga-eun, Jin-ha, Bear Doll (Voiceover) and Im Hyun-ah.[8]

On May 22, 2022, J Planet announced that they decided to terminate the exclusive contracts of all Lunarsolar members. The members then decided to pursue different careers.[9]

2022–2023: "Happy Trip", stage name change and new label, departure from Irion Entertainment

On September 17, 2022, she made her solo debut with the digital single "Happy Trip".[10]

On December 14, Taeryeong signed with Irion Entertainment.[11]

On December 27, she revealed that she plans to return next year as a soloist using her real name, "Im Jeong-min", saying she no longer wants to be remembered as "Lunarsolar Taeryeong" but as her real name.[12]

By the end of 2023, it was assumed that MUU (then known as Im Jeong-min) had left Irion Entertainment due to the removal of her profile from the company's website.[13][dead link]

2024–present: New stage name, "Shooting Star", "By Your Side"

On February 17, 2024, she announced that she changed her stage name to "MUU".[14] The next day on February 18, she announced her second digital single "Shooting Star", scheduled to be released on February 20.[15]

On November 3, it was announced that MUU will be releasing her third digital single "By Your Side" on November 11.[16][17]

Discography

For MUU's discography with Lunarsolar, see Lunarsolar § Discography.

Singles

List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions and album name
Title Year Peak chart
positions 		Album
"Happy Trip" 2022 — Happy Trip
"Shooting Star" 2024 — Shooting Star
"By Your Side" — Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that region.

Songwriting Credits

List of songs, showing year released, artist name, and name of the album
Year Artist Song Album Lyricist Composition Ref.
Credited With Credited With
2022 Herself "Happy Trip" Happy Trip Yes Lee Ji-yu, K.loop No N/A [18]
2024 Herself "Shooting Star" Shooting Star Yes Lee Hyung-seong Yes Lee Hyung-seong [19]
2024 Herself "By Your Side" Non-album single Yes Park Chan-hyo Yes Park Chan-hyo [20]

Videography

Music videos

Title Year Director(s)
"Happy Trip" 2022 Unknown
"Shooting Star" 2024
"By Your Side"

Filmography

For MUU's filmography with Lunarsolar, see Lunarsolar § Filmography.

Web series

Year Title Role(s) Ref.
2021 Sometoon 2021 Ga-eun[lower-alpha 1] / Jin-ha[lower-alpha 2] / Bear Doll[lower-alpha 3] / Im Hyun-ah[lower-alpha 4] [8][7]

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Produce 101 Contestant Finished 57th [21]
2017–2018 Mix Nine Finished 46th [22]

Notes

  1. ↑ Episode 3
  2. ↑ Episode 4
  3. ↑ Episode 11
  4. ↑ Episode 20

References

  1. ↑ "Lim Jeongmin Profile & Facts". karchives. December 12, 2021.
  2. ↑ Produce 101 episodes 1-8
  3. ↑ Mix Nine episodes 1-10
  4. ↑ Kim Ye-na (August 17, 2020). "'8월 데뷔' 루나솔라, 아이덴티티 포토 공개…정체성+매력 발산". Xportsnews.
  5. ↑ LUNARSOLAR (루나솔라) (@LUNARSOLAR_) (July 16, 2020). "태령 (TAERYEONG) Identity photo #LUNAR ver. & #SOLAR ver". X (formerly Twitter).
  6. ↑ "루나솔라, 오늘(2일) 정식 데뷔…4色 개성 비주얼+퍼포먼스 활약 '기대'". Xportsnews. September 2, 2020.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Seezn Launches 'Sometoon 2021,' a Web Drama Based on Popular Webtoon, with A.C.E "Sweet romance that continues from Oh My Girl to LUNARSOLAR! To be released on May 10th"". Hanteo News. May 3, 2021.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Sometoon 2021 Korean Drama - KoreanDrama.org". www.koreandrama.org.
  9. ↑ Kim Ye-na (May 23, 2022). "루나솔라, 제이플래닛엔터와 전속계약 종료…"새로운 시작" [공식입장]". Xportsnews.
  10. ↑ "Former LUNARSOLAR member #TAERYEONG to make her solo debut today". allkpop. September 16, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Former #Lunarsolar member #Taeryeong signs a contract with Irion Entertainment". allkpop. December 16, 2022.
  12. ↑ "네이버 엔터". m.entertain.naver.com. December 27, 2022.
  13. ↑ "MUU on Irion Entertainment". Irion Entertainment.
  14. ↑ "MUU on X (formerly Twitter)". X (formerly Twitter). February 17, 2024.
  15. ↑ "MUU on X (formerly Twitter)". X (formerly Twitter). February 18, 2024.
  16. ↑ "MUU on X (formerly Twitter)". X (formerly Twitter). November 3, 2024.
  17. ↑ "By Your Side" is sung completely in English. "MUU (뮤) - By your side Lyrics". genius.com. November 11, 2024.
  18. ↑ "NAVER VIBE(바이브)". vibe.naver.com. September 17, 2022.
  19. ↑ "NAVER VIBE(바이브)". vibe.naver.com. February 20, 2024.
  20. ↑ "NAVER VIBE(바이브)". vibe.naver.com. November 11, 2024.
  21. ↑ "Contestant Profiles". Web Archive.
  22. ↑ "All 30 Former "MIXNINE" Contestants That Are Currently In K-Pop Girl Groups". Koreaboo. April 15, 2022.


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