Lim Young Min

Introduction

Lim Young Min (임영민, or simply Young Min) is a South Korean Rapper and Singer-Songwriter under Brand New Music-A. He is a former member of the boy group AB6IX and its project unit MXM. He is also a former member of the project group YDPP.

He made his solo debut on August 29, 2023, with his first EP "Room."

On September 6, 2017, he, alongside AB6IX's Donghyun, debuted together as the duo MXM with the mini album "UNMIX" and its title track, "I'm The One". The duo was also a sub-unit of Brand New Music's upcoming boy group, known at the time as BRANDNEWBOYS.

On April 5, 2018, he debuted in a project boy group between Starship Entertainment and Brand New Music called YDPP with the digital single "Love It Live It". The group was composed of the two MXM members plus two trainees from Starship, Jeong Sewoon, and Lee Kwang Hyun.

In 2019, Youngmin was revealed as a member of Brand New Music's newest boy group, AB6IX, which consisted of all four trainees from Produce 101 and another trainee from the agency. The group debuted on May 22, 2019, with the mini album "B:COMPLETE" and its title track, "Breathe". Before their official debut, a performance video of the track "Hollywood" was released on April 25, 2019.

On June 8, 2020, Brand New Music announced that Youngmin decided to leave AB6IX due to a DUI, in order to protect the group's reputation.

He later enlisted in early November for mandatory military service as an active-duty soldier on November 3, 2020.

On January 9, 2023, he opened an Instagram Account and apologized to his fans for his past actions. He expressed his determination to pursue his dream of being an artist despite facing hard times.

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