Minju (민주) is a member of ILLIT. Born Park Minju (박민주) on May 11, 2004 in Namyangju, Gyeonggi-do, she finished third on R U Next? and spent more than a year as a music show host alongside her group work.
Debut with ILLIT
Minju was announced as an ILLIT member on September 1, 2023, in third place, and debuted with the group on March 25, 2024 with Super Real Me. She has taken part in every release since, including I’ll Like You (October 21, 2024), Bomb (June 16, 2025), Mamihlapinatapai (April 30, 2026) and Break Even (October 26, 2026).
Music Bank and television
On October 4, 2024 she became a co-host of KBS2’s Music Bank with actor Moon Sang-min, a role she kept until January 30, 2026. The pair won a Best Couple award at the 2024 KBS Entertainment Awards. In November 2024 she also launched her own web show, Minju’s Pink Cabinet, and in 2025 she hosted the KBS programme Uri Mal Gyeorugi.
Background
She trained at YG Entertainment for three years before moving to BELIFT LAB, where she spent four more years as a trainee ahead of R U Next?. She grew up in Namyangju with her parents and an older brother.