Park Ji-min was born on July 5, 1997 in Daejeon. She lived in Thailand for seven years and went to an international school where she was known as Jamie. Her family currently lives in Seoul. Ji-min speaks Korean (her native language), fluent English, and basic Thai. She was a contestant on the popular talent show, K-pop Star on which the judges were the "Big Three" (SM, YG, JYP). She is currently a senior at the Hanlim School of Performing Arts alongside group member Baek Yerin.