FIRST READ · MON 7 AM ETTHE WEEKEND LEXICON · SAT 9 AM ETWinter
- Stage name
- Winter
- Birth name
- Kim Min-jeong
- Born
- Jan. 1, 2001
- Position
- Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Visual
- Agency
- SM Entertainment
- Fandom
- MY
- Debut
- 2020
- Generation
- 4th gen
Winter is one of the four physical members of aespa, the SM Entertainment group made up of Karina, Winter, Giselle and Ningning. The group was put together in 2020 and became the label's first new girl group in six years, after Red Velvet. Aespa stands out for pairing its members with virtual avatars and a sci-fi, digital-world storyline that runs through the music and live shows. As of mid-2026, the group is on its fourth world tour after the album LEMONADE reached the top 10 of the Billboard 200.
Birth details: popfiltr.com
In their own words
“Watching the staff work so hard with their masks on makes us want to work even harder,”
“we’re always trying to utilize various social media and video platforms like YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter to showcase the different sides of us”
Timeline
- 2020Group assembled at SM Entertainment
Winter was placed in the quartet that became aespa, SM's first new girl group since Red Velvet.
- 2021Early singles
By mid-2021 the group had released three songs, including "Black Mamba" and "Forever," and was promoting alongside virtual avatars of each member.
- 2026LEMONADE and the SYNK : COMPLæXITY tour
Latest
- SYNK : COMPLæXITY world tour opens in Seoul
Aespa opened its fourth world tour with two nights at Gocheok Sky Dome on Aug. 7 and 8, drawing about 35,000 fans. The show ran 27 songs over roughly two and a half hours and was built around five story chapters.
billboard.com - LEMONADE albumbillboard.com
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Last researched Nov. 11, 2026