Minnie

Nicha Yontararak, known professionally as Minnie, is a Thai singer and actress based in South Korea. Born on October 23, 1997, in Bangkok, Thailand, she is a third-generation Thai Chinese performer best known as a member of the South Korean girl group (G)I-dle, which debuted in May 2018 under Cube Entertainment. In addition to her group activities, Minnie has built a multifaceted career encompassing songwriting, acting, television appearances, and solo recordings, officially making her solo debut in January 2025.

Minnie was raised in a musical family where her mother, aunt, and uncle played the piano. Influenced primarily by her mother, she began playing the piano at age four and taking vocal lessons at age six. Growing up in Thailand, she attended Wattana Wittaya Academy and studied music at Grammy Vocal Studio, participating as a cheerleader, drummer, and stage actress in school. Multilingual in Thai, English, Korean, Japanese, and Mandarin, her musical ambitions were shaped by childhood influences including Alicia Keys, Vanessa Carlton, and Super Junior.

In September 2014, Minnie participated in the Cube Star World Audition in Thailand and relocated to South Korea in 2015. She was publicly introduced by Cube Entertainment in March 2016 and engaged in several pre-debut projects, including a concert performance alongside Jeon So-yeon and commercial appearances. On May 2, 2018, she officially debuted as a member of (G)I-dle with their first extended play (EP), I Am, and its lead single "Latata," gaining recognition for her distinctive vocal tone.

Over the course of her career with (G)I-dle, Minnie expanded her work into songwriting and composition, contributing to group tracks such as "Blow Your Mind," "For You," "I'm the Trend," "Tung-Tung (Empty)," "Moon," and "Dahlia." In 2019, she gained significant attention on the Mnet competition show Queendom for her Thai intro in "Latata" and a vocal unit performance of Dean's "Instagram." Her external collaborations include the 2019 single "Empire" with YouTuber Wengie, which reached number 22 on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart, and the 2021 single "Money Honey" with Thai rappers F. Hero and UrboyTJ.

Minnie made her acting debut in 2020 starring in the Netflix sitcom So Not Worth It, portraying a fictionalized version of herself. She has recorded television soundtrack songs for My Dangerous Wife and Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol, co-hosted the Glance TV fashion show Minnie Soojin's i'M THE TREND, and appeared on the KBS program Play Seoul to promote post-COVID-19 tourism.

On January 21, 2025, Minnie launched her solo career with her debut EP, Her, following the pre-release single "Blind Eyes Red." Alongside her entertainment work, she has represented numerous brands, including Celeb's Secret, Webtoon Thailand, MAC, Laura Laura, ACBF, Duvetica, 3CE, J.Estina, Miu Miu, and Ownday, and has appeared on covers for publications such as L'Officiel Muse Thailand, Sudsapda, VogueMore Thailand, Harper's BAZAAR Thailand, and Elle Thailand. In February 2023, she contributed 20 million won to the Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association for Turkey–Syria earthquake relief efforts.