This Jul. 19, Brave Girls Eunji is celebrating her 30th birthday (by international reckoning). To highlight this special day of hers, we made this list of five fun facts you might not know about her. Keep on reading to learn more about the idol!
5 Fun Facts About Brave Girls Eunji You Might Know About
Brave Girls Eunji's Training Period, First Agency
Although Brave Entertainment is Brave Girls Eunji's current home, it is not the first agency where she trained. She was initially a trainee at NH Media, known for producing the K-pop groups U-KISS and LABOUM (with Nega Network).
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It is unknown when Eunji joined NH Media. However, but it is said that her overall training lasted for five years (including her time as a trainee under Brave Entertainment).
Eunji Joins Brave Girls Five Years After the Group Debuted
Brave Girls originally debuted in April 2011 as a five-member girl group. Eunji was not part of the original line-up, as she was still a trainee under NH Media at that time. Eunji was only added to the girl group in 2016- along with four new members, Minyoung, Yuna, Hayun, and Yujeong- to replace the three original members who left the team.
Eunji made her official debut as a Brave Girls member on Feb. 16, 2016, with the digital single "Deepened." This marked the girl group's first comeback after a two-year hiatus.
Currently, Brave Girls is composed of four members, Eunji, Yuna, Yunjeong, and Minyoung (all of whom were added to the group in 2016).
Brave Girls Eunji Competes in "The Unit"
Almost a year since her debut, Eunji competed in the KBS2 reality show "The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project," together with her co-members Yujeong and Yuna.
In episode 1, the three Brave Girls members performed Wonder Girls' "Irony," and received three boots from the audience. Eunji got one boot from the mentors, while Yujeong earned five.
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During the first mission, Eunji was appointed as the leader of Team Uni+G Red. Her team ranked first place, and thus, they were given the chance to take the front in the music video "My Turn."
In episode 4 of "The Unit," Brave Girls Eunji ranked 41st. Then, during the second mission, she was part of Team Uni+G Black and performed GFRIEND's "Rough."
Eunji then placed 37th in episode 5 and ranked 48th in episode 7. She eventually left the reality show after being eliminated in episode 8.
Brave Girls Eunji's Food Dislikes
Like any normal person, Brave Girls Eunji has food that she dislikes, and those are seonjiguk (Korean soup made with ox blood and vegetables), naejangtang (dish made of the entrails and internal organs of animals), fish roe soup, sea cucumber, sea pineapple, and other seafood.
While she doesn't dislike eggs, she doesn't eat ramen noodles with it. Instead, she adds rice whenever she's starving.
Eunji's Career After Brave Girls Disbands
According to this source, Eunji plans to enter the fashion industry after Brave Girls' probable disbandment. She particularly wants to work in a clothing business together with women who are older than her.
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In fact, Eunji was planning to launch her own clothing brand, and was already at the stage of manufacturing the clothing. She was about to open her business on Mar. 1, 2021, but Brave Girls' "Rollin'" suddenly rose to popularity on Feb. 27 of the same year. As a result, she let her business partner complete the tasks for now.
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Written by Maria Scott