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Liu Min Wei (Chinese: 劉民偉, Liúmínwěi), also known by her stage name Minwei in Korea, and in China as WEIMIN (Chinese: 魏敏, Wèi mǐn), is a Chinese singer and dancer under PHX Entertainment. She is a member of the project girl group LUNIVER and an ex-member of the pre-debut trainee team PHX Rookies.

Background[]

Min Wei was born from a generally wealthy family of musicians in Liuyang City, located in Changsha, a city of the Hunan Province in China, on March 22, 2002.

First music experiences (2008-2015)[]

Her mother, Yulin Liu, was a singer, and her father was a guitar player, so she subsequently was introduced to music at a very young age. At the age of 6 she entered her school's choir by her own will, and she was defined as one of the best singers despite her young age. When she was 8 she started participating on local singing competitions with the support of her mother and when she was 9, she appeared as a guest on Yulin's remastered version of her 1985 debut album "Love Fun". Some years later, on her 11th birthday, her parents gifted her a professional microphone and headphones, so she started recording very simple songs written by her and her aunt, who is a songwriter. These were never released officially, because of her father not wanting her to be a professional singer, but they were performed many times live. During 2014 and 2015 she rarely performed or recorded songs, again because of her father, that wanted her to study hard so she could go to a prestigious high school.

Moving to Beijing, singer career develops (2016)[]

In 2016, her family moved to Beijing because her mother's record company wanted her to re-record her albums and include bonus tracks, since she was gaining popularity for her city pop/funk style. There, Min Wei kept singing and participating in various talent shows, supported by her mom. Min Wei also entered a prestigious high school as her father wanted, so he let her go on talent shows.

Member of "特殊 GIRLS" (2017-2018)[]

In 2017, she and her 2 friends recorded their first mini album "WOW GIRLS" with the help of Min Wei's mom. They released it independently under their own company, Mèng Dié Music, as a trio named "特殊 GIRLS" (trans: Special/Extraordinary Girls). They gained little success with the help of their classmates, and they released their second mini album "DANCING QUEEN" later. They even performed live multiple times, but unfortunately, after getting letters from fans, Min Wei's father found out and was mad about it, so they had to disband.

On her father's 50th birthday, in 2018, she made a party with her whole family to let her become a singer. He accepted after he understood that it was his daughter's true dream.

Chinese debut with "Wild Flower" (2018-2019)[]

Min Wei was scouted by a UP!CN Records manager on October 5, 2018, during a concert made to promote rising artists, and she accepted the offer signing a 4-year contract with the label.

She made her solo debut under the stage name WEIMIN with the single album "Wild Flower" on June 1, 2019. The album had a fair success, but it didn't chart. Even though, she became enough popular to reach 10.000 followers on Instagram only a week after the release.

WEIMIN's first fan event happened in Beijing on June 16, with an attendance of 50 selected people. Her second fan event was a week later, on June 21 with 60 people attending.

First comeback with "Macaron" (2019)[]

On October 27, UP!CN Records revealed in a press conference that WEIMIN was preparing for her comeback.

On December 8, her second single album "Macaron" was announced. Four photo teasers were uploaded from December 9 to December 12, and the teaser for the title track's music video was uploaded to her official YouTube channel on December 14. "Macaron" was released digitally on December 15, and physically a week later on December 22. On the same day, WEIMIN held her third fan event in Beijing. On December 28, she held her first fan event in Hong Kong.

"Open Your Eyes" and "JUST CHILL" (2020)[]

On March 11, 2020 Min Wei posted a story on her Instagram captioning "我的第一张迷你专辑快完成了 💕" (trans: "My first mini album is almost completed 💕"). Later that day, Min Wei posted a teaser on her YouTube channel showing her singing 10 seconds of a song in the studio.

On March 12, she revealed that she moved to Hong Kong in January, and that she began recording the album there.

On April 16, WEIMIN's first mini album "Open Your Eyes" was announced, along with the unveiling of its cover. On April 19, the schedule poster was released on her SNS. From April 24 to April 30, every day photo teasers were uploaded. On May 3, the 1st teaser for the music video of "Eyes Closed" dropped. The 2nd teaser dropped on May 7, and the album's preview sampler came out a day after. "Open Your Eyes" was digitally and physically released on May 9, along with the music video for "Eyes Closed". On May 10 WEIMIN held her debut showcase in Hong Kong, and held another one in South Korea, making this her first appearance in the country. On May 16 an acoustic MV for the b-side "Come Home" came out.

Plans for a summer album were quickly announced after promotions for her last album ended. On July 7, "JUST CHILL" was announced through an album trailer posted on Min Wei's SNS. On July 11, the first teaser for the "CHILLING CHILLING" music video dropped. On July 12 and 14 two photo teasers were uploaded, and on the 15th the album's sampler was uploaded. Two days later, a trailer for the album's intro "Pour The Sand" was posted on YouTube and Twitter. "JUST CHILL" was released digitally on July 18, and physically on July 25th.

Debut full album "BEST FRIEND" (2021)[]

On January 1, the digital single "We, Always" was released as a gift to the fans, anticipated by a teaser posted on December 27.

On February 1, WEIMIN's second digital single "The Old Day" was released, along with the announcement of her debut full album entitled "BEST FRIEND". It served as a pre-debut single, and it is fully recorded in Korean.

From February 5 to February 16, every day, 20-second video trailers for each song on the album (for the exception of the title track's instrumental) were published on all of WEIMIN's SNS. The videos contained photos and behind the scenes of the album's recording and jacket making. On February 18, the title track's MV teaser, "BEST FRIEND", was uploaded on her SNS accounts, and on February 19, the album's physical version and official goods went up for pre-order. On February 20, a mood sampler was released, and a day later the album was released, along with the music video for "BEST FRIEND". On February 25, an acoustic video for "We, Always" was released, followed by one for "Gummy Bear" on February 28 and one for "The Old Day" on March 7. A music video for the final track "Goodbye" was released on March 28.

Entering PHX Entertainment (2021)[]

After discovering about her talent, the South Korean agency PHX Entertainment asked UP!CN Records to sign a deal in which Min Wei would be transferred to PHX in order to pursue a music career and promote in South Korea. Both Min Wei and UP!CN Records agreed, with the artist's royalties being split 50% to PHX and 50% to UP!CN. She moved to Korea in August, and started training in the same month.

Survival shows activity (2021-2022)[]

In October, it was announced that Min Wei would join the survival shows "Afterschool Girls" and "Hidden Gems", in order to promote herself and hopefully make her debut in the final lineups.

Debut with LUNIVER (2022-present)[]

In January 2022 she was revealed as a contestant on Star Maker 101. On April 16, the Star Maker 101 finale premiered, and she made it to the final lineup of the project girl group LUNIVER, placing 6th among the 101 trainees.

On May 2, the group debuted with the mini album "Secret Passage".

Discography[]

Chinese[]

Full albums[]

  • BEST FRIEND (2021)

Mini albums[]

  • Open Your Eyes (2020)

Summer mini albums[]

  • JUST CHILL (2020)

Single albums[]

Digital singles[]

  • We, Always (2021)
  • The Old Day (2021)
  • BEST FRIEND (Acoustic Ver.) (2021)

Trivia[]

  • Her favorite things to do are traveling, singing and dancing
  • She has studied modern dance for 12 years
  • Her role model are HyunA and CLC's Yujin
  • The first K-Pop song she has ever heard was HyunA's "Bubble Pop", in 2014
    • She discovered it through YouTube
  • Min Wei hates when someone touches her hair, except if it's her mom
  • She has visited Egypt once
  • Her favorite boy groups are MONSTA X and DAY6
  • Her favorite girl group is CLC
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