Birth Name: Kim So-yeon [김소연]
English name: Anna Kim
Japanese Name: Kim Mirei [金美玲]
Stage Name: Anna
Japanese stage name: Mirei [みれい]
Nicknames: Nation's little cousin
Date of birth: 15th April 1994
Star sign: Aries
Nationality: Korean
Ethnicity:Korean
Height:170cm
Weight: 47kg
Instagram: @RealAnna
TikTok: hj_95 & sh1rinyin (one is Korean + Japanese, one is English + Chinese)-she is under Nextar entertainment and Sony Music (USA and Japan)
-she debuted May 24th 2013 under starship entertainment
- she debuted in Japan on August 24 2013 under the her Japanese stage name Mirei
- she debuted in Internationally on November 28 2018
-in January 2019 her contract with starship finished and she signed with Nextar Entertainment– was born in Seoul, South Korea but grew up until the age of 8 in Incheon
-she is an Ex-SM Entertainment trainee
-she was already well known as an SM trainee
-she was scouted by SM Ent (and some other companies) at a talent pageant when she was 8 and got an offer to become a trainee at their company
-her training period was 11 years (9 in SM, 2 in Starship)
–she is related to actress Kim Ji-won
-she almost gave up being an Idol when she was in SM (around 14 years of age) because she believed that she wasn't talented enough to debut.
-When she was a trainee at SM Ent. Super Junior, SNSD and Shinee's members were super close with her and it is rumoured some members had picked her up from elementary school on their way to training
-When she was a trainee at SM Ent. She was really popular and all the trainees knew her.
- she almost debuted in f(x)
-she went on a year hiatus from 2014-2015 due to health problems that required her getting multiple surgeries
-Education: Seoul Cheongdam Elementary School. Singu Middle School. Seoul performing arts High School. (2011-2012) Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts (transferred 2009). Joshibi High School of Art and Design (transferred 2010). Konkuk University (Contemporary Arts) (2014-2019)
– Her idols are Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake.
— She looks up to Yoon Mi Rae a lot, she is one of the reasons she became an idol
– In kindergarten, she started taking dance lessons.
– In 2011, she won the Next Generation Star singing competition hosted by David Foster.
– In 2012 she attended The Dream Support Project Award in New York City, making it her first performance in the US.
– She participated in AI's AI BEST TOUR in 2016.
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