On the 21st at 6 PM, Harper‘s Bazaar Korea released the February pictorial with Minnie, who is about to make her solo debut with her first mini-album ‘HER’, drawing attention.

The title of the pictorial is ‘Here I am’. It captures Minnie’s confident gaze and attitude as she prepares for her solo debut.

In an interview conducted after the pictorial shoot, when asked about the moment when she received an award at the 2024 Melon Music Awards and announced the news of her contract renewal, she replied, “Everyone was happy that we could reveal our decision after going through a lot and worrying a lot at a good time. It was a more emotional moment than ever.”

When asked about her feelings ahead of her first solo release, she said, “I‘ve been focusing more on team activities, so I think the timing has finally come. Not only me, but also the fans have been waiting for a long time, so I was more greedy. “I’ve done everything I wanted to do so far,” Minnie answered, raising expectations for her soon-to-be-released first solo album with honest answers to questions about the album, including behind-the-scenes stories of working with (G)I-dle’s Yuqi and WayV’s Ten, who she featured in.

You can see more of Minnie’s pictorials and candid interview in the February issue of Harper’s Bazaar and on the website.

Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com reporter yyynnn@donga.com

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