K-Pop Star 2's Jeon Min Joo has signed with Key East Entertainment! Jeon Min Joo’s debut single and music video will be released on July 15. Jeon Min Joo will be finally having her
debut with a single called “Good Bye Rain“.
She earned her nickname “Little BoA” on “K-Pop Star 2″ for her powerful
dancing skills and steady vocal abilities. She proceeded to the Top 8 of
the season before being eliminated.
After the audition show, she joined her current agency Music K Entertainment and focused on preparing for her solo debut. The music video for her single “Good Bye Rain” was directed by Cha Eun Taek, who also directed the music videos for PSY‘s “Hangover” and Lee Hyori‘s “U Go Girl“.
Through a statement on June 28, Key East stated, "We'd
been eyeing Jeon Min Joo since the start of the broadcast. We're happy
to have recruited someone like Jeon Min Joo, who has her own unique
talents."
Jeon Min Joo said, "I hope many people can
fulfill their dreams through 'K-Pop Star' by joining somewhere such as
Key East. I'm going to work hard to have great music and an upgraded
image."
The agency also released two pictures along with her debut news, but these images have caused suspicions of plastic surgery from netizens who noted her changed appearance from when she was on “K-Pop Star 2.”
The rep stated, “She definitely did not do plastic surgery. She got prettier through maintenance over a long period of time; in addition, as the released pictures are her jacket photos, they have been photoshopped, which must be why people are misunderstanding like that. It can probably be confirmed when seeing her in person… At the time of her participation in SBS survival music program “K-Pop Star 2,” Jeon Min Joo was a 19-year-old high schooler. Afterwards, to debut as a singer, she went on a diet and lost more than 10 kg (22 lbs) as well as the baby fat in her face, which may be why it appears as though she underwent plastic surgery.”