MINZY BIRTHDAY SPECIAL COUNTDOWN D-6: Minzy – YG Family’s Real Maknae

Minzy, The YG Family’s Real Maknae 

“Annyeonghaesaeyo, I’m Minzy, the real maknae of YG Family”. This was how Minzy introduced herself at the recent 2011 YG Family Concert. Whether or not she purposely emphasized on the “real” because her maknae spot was recently stolen by PSY and Tablo who are the last two to join the YG Family as of late, we’re not quite sure, but it’s hilarious nonetheless. If we can find a way to reassure her, we would reach out to her and tell her not to worry so much about her maknae spot, cause up till now, Mingkki, you are still the real maknae of the family.

Being the youngest kid to debut in a male-dominated entertainment agency, Minji needs to be a tough maknae to stand out. I mean, the feeling of being the youngest, of fearing to approach an elder simply because you know you’ll be embarrassed at some point by their teasing, is not unknown to Minji. Despite all the teasings and bullying by her unnies and oppas, she’s also loved and doted upon by her seniors. So, let’s take a look at how Minji’s oppas and unnies play with the maknae.



Just recently, Bommie answered in the RUDO magazine interview that she would choose to be Minzy if she could switch to be someone else in 2NE1, cause she’d like to be pampered by all the oppas. Doesn’t that say much about how Minzy’s treated in the company? Hehe. But I would have to agree with her. It does seem like Minji is pampered by her oppas (and unnies) in the family, aside from all the bullying that is.

We’ll start off with Big Bang, the playful oppas of YG Entertainment. These men are 5 very charismatic men, but if you think they are going to leave out on teasing and bullying on Minji, you’re oh so wrong. These oppas of Minji’s have a key role in keeping her feeling like the maknae. In 2NE1TV Seasons 1-3, we could see how they interact with our maknae, complete with teasing and caring in equal parts.



First up, Kwon Jiyong, (aka G-Dragon), is Minji’s ultimate oppa bully (Am I allowed to call him that? LOL) Before Minji debuted, she was known to fans as GD’s pet (as said in yesterday’s write-up) and with the debut of 2NE1TV, us fans were given an insight into this relationship of theirs. Now, seeing as how Minzy is supposedly GD’s pet, one would think that you’d see Jiyong doting on Minji like crazy. But did we? Lol, no…not exactly. Right from the start of 2NE1TV, we saw Jiyong fully revelling in teasing Minji with comments such as, “You look like a countryside girl, oh you are right?”, copying the way she dances in “Can’t Nobody”, imitating the way she speaks or by simply irking her with his randomness. Even when they were filming for a skit together for GD’s Shine A Light concert, he purposely made Minji blush by going up close to her face (probably knowing that Minji’s never had a guy doing that to her lol)

However, underneath the teasing, Jiyong really dotes on Mingkki like a real oppa, as if she was his own sister. He ruffled Mingkki’s hair when she cried when 2NE1 won their first Inki mutizen and told her not to cry. He let her play with his puppy Gaho because he knew how much she wanted a dog (unlike his response to Bom, whom he told Gaho to stay away from). He allowed Minji to buy Gaho some dog clothes from Gwangju and even dress Gaho up. And we even saw just how close the two are from this neoprint that Dara uploaded to her me2DAY



Also, during the YGEX Press Conference, when Minji was nervous, he says and I really love to quote this one, “On stage she dances unprohibited like this (imitates her) and then tonight, she goes up and says, ‘I’m nervous.’ That’s a woman for ya.” Also, don’t forget that she wore GD’s sunglasses during her pre-debut days and being called as “the child adored more than SeungRi.” These two share an adorable oppaxdongasaeng relationship, don’t you agree?