Oh My Girl Mimi, "Felt burdened by the fresh concept, debut was tough" honest confession

Oh My Girl Mimi revealed the difficulties she faced due to the difference between the girl group concept at her debut and her own style on the YouTube channel ’Kkondaehee.’ In the video titled ″Mimi Who Loves Bread So Much She Only Ate Bread and Let’s Eat Bread″ released on the 29th on ’Kkondaehee,’ Mimi honestly shared her experiences from her trainee days to the early days of Oh My Girl’s debut. She mentioned that she was happier as a trainee than after debuting, saying that she dreamed of becoming a hip-hop artist during her trainee period and preferred a strong style. However, upon debuting as a member of Oh My Girl, she had to fit the fresh and innocent team concept, and when she first encountered the choreography and lyrics of the debut song ″CUPID,″ she felt confused because it was different from what she had expected. During the music video shoot, she received comments from the directors such as ″Your face needs to look pretty″ and ″You have to look fresh,″ and was also told to restrain strong expressions. Mimi explained that the team’s fairy, dreamy, and innocent concept differed from her actual personality. She also mentioned the external pressure that girl group members must be pretty. When Kim Daehee asked, ″Aren’t you pretty?″ she replied, ″You say that now, but I wasn’t pretty. I’m not exactly a pretty face.″ Mimi, who revealed that she dreamed of becoming a Korean language teacher when she was young, said that she naturally auditioned and became a girl group member after joining a dance club because she liked dancing. She also said that after debuting, she realized, ″This world is not just about effort.″ Meanwhile, Mimi debuted with Oh My Girl in 2015 and released several hit songs such as ″Secret Garden,″ ″Somewhat Excited,″ ″Dolphin,″ and ″Dun Dun Dance.″ Recently, she showcased her musical abilities by directly participating in writing, composing, and producing her first solo single ″Bicy Bicy Boshi.″ She is also meeting fans through the tvN variety show ″Universe Rice Cake Shop.″