Umji (GFriend): From the beauty "flaw" that doesn't dare to show her face to the visual of the group

During the first time working with G-Friend, Umji was constantly booed for being "visually flawed". After joining the entertainment industry, Umji G-Friend gradually had positive changes in both beauty and charisma on stage.

Umji (born in 1998) real name is Kim Ye-won. She is a Korean female singer and dancer. She is a former member of the girl group GFriend and is currently a member of the girl group Viviz.

Umji is the youngest child in a family of three siblings. Her father is a dentist and CEO of a famous dental group in Korea with a total of 45 clinics nationwide, and her mother used to be a broadcaster. She attended Seoul Performing Arts High School.

In January 2015, Umji officially debuted as a member of GFriend with her first mini album Season of Glass. Her first live performance took place on KBS's Music Bank, which aired on January 16.

In September 2016, she released her first solo soundtrack for the television series Shopping King Louie, titled "The Way". In October 2016, she temporarily stopped activities with the group after being diagnosed with a left calf sprain. Umji returned to work with the group a month after recovering for the Melon Music Awards.

When she first debuted with GFriend, Umji was often criticized and "stoned" by netizens because of her unremarkable beauty and physique. No one recognizes Umji as an idol and many people even call GFriend's youngest member the unfriendly title "The ugliest female idol in Kpop history". At that time, the idol had a chubby face with chubby cheeks and a round figure.

Being criticized for her appearance makes Umji lack confidence on stage. Umji often lowers her head or hides behind GFriend members to avoid being recorded by the camera. Another time, she used her hair to cover her face.

Since 2018, the female idol has gradually changed her appearance. Umji has publicly announced her weight loss journey. Along with that, the method of exercising and eating moderately helps her have a healthy and toned figure. The female singer revealed that she has lost 8-9kg since her debut.

She also makes an effort to take care of her appearance. The female idol gradually shaped her more mature and fashionable personal style. Umji is now confident and radiant, showing off her gorgeous beauty. Although she is not as perfect as other famous visuals, her charisma still makes fans bewildered many times.

After her "transformation", Umji's beauty once again caused a storm on social networking sites in Korea. After losing weight, this female idol completely changed her appearance, her beauty became more sparkling, but few people expected that Umji would one day reach her current peak. In just a moment passing through the camera lens, the female idol born in 1998 made many fans "fall in love" because her beauty became increasingly sweeter and more gorgeous than before.

With her bright smile, Vline face, big round eyes and bright white skin, Umji's beauty in real life is truly impeccable. We know that she has become much prettier and more gorgeous after her spectacular transformation, but her beauty in real life is so ecstatic that it is still surprising.

Umji G Friend's career also took off like a kite. G-Friend received public recognition with many catchy hits Glass Bead, Me Gustas Tu, Fingertip Rough, Navillera...

In 2021, GFriend suddenly disbanded, making the public regretful. After that, Umji and two members SinB and Eunha joined BPM company. They re-debuted in the group VIVIZ and released their first mini album Beam of Prism. The band also achieved many impressive achievements during their activities.

Fans continuously admire the ever-improving beauty of the youngest member Umji. The beauty and strength of the female idol born in 1998 are considered no less competitive than other members of the same group.

In 2022, VIVIZ is the first Kpop girl group to participate in Global Spin - a concert series to promote diverse artists and music produced by Grammy. Performances are posted on the YouTube channel and official social network accounts of the Recording Industry Association of America - the governing body of the Grammy Awards.

The three former GFriend members wore innovative traditional Hanbok costumes and performed the title song Bop Bop of their debut album, against the backdrop of scenes filmed at Dongdaemun Design Center (DDP) in Seoul.

Besides the performance, the beauty of the 3 VIVIZ girls also received a lot of attention, especially the youngest member Umji. The newly released photo set in the innovative Hanbok outfit proves Umji's increasingly beautiful beauty. Some comments from netizens:

- When the ladies of radio stations wear traditional costumes, they are both beautiful and luxurious, everyone, their aura is always radiant! Kim Yewon is so amazing, so beautiful, so mesmerizing.

- My visual is the most impressive and favorite in GFriend, Umji is so pretty.

- I've never seen this baby ugly. Lose weight and look at the lady's vibe.

- In the past, who criticized her for being ugly? Now look again!