Former AOA member Jimin shared a raw, unfiltered update about her new single’s release, stirring concern and support just before her comeback.
On the 9th, Jimin posted a long message on Instagram, opening with, "The release is finally just one day away."
She confessed, "For about a month, I was a mess. I couldn’t explain myself here or there, and I became the most sensitive person in the world. I thought about it: I have to keep going on my own from here, but if I keep being like this, even the friends helping me will get exhausted."
She continued, "I’m someone who can’t even drink, but for an entire month I had to drink every day just to fall asleep. Medicine didn’t help. To be honest, I barely have any friends, and even meeting them lately has been hard—because I’ve been so on edge. Even when we met, nothing felt resolved, and I’d end up going home hurt for reasons I couldn’t explain."
"But yesterday, after finishing the music video, it finally ended. My first thought was, 'Thank goodness.' Then I looked in the mirror thinking, 'It’s done now,'" she wrote. "After passing the review, I cried for 20 minutes straight. My face looked all black, my hair had turned completely white. My lips were chapped, and I’d chewed my hands so much I couldn’t even shampoo my hair freely."
Jimin vowed to never bite her hands again because her quality of life had plummeted. "But whenever I’d come to my senses, I’d be biting them again," she admitted about her grueling routine. "Trying to handle everything alone was overwhelming. There was too much to manage, and my heart was heavy. I even wondered, would the friends who helped with my music feel proud of this work? Still, I did everything I possibly could."
She closed with gratitude: "To my friends who stayed firmly by my side—thank you. Thank you so much for helping and supporting this reckless Jimin. I’m not asking for, or even daring to imagine, great love. I just want to be someone I can stand tall as in front of my friends, my fans, and my family. That’s my truth."
Meanwhile, Jimin, who officially left AOA in 2020, is now promoting as a solo artist. She recently set expectations high for her comeback by specifying the release at noon on June 10, 2026.