Just a little under a year ago, Min Junqian was an unknown art student in China's eastern province of Shandong, dreaming of becoming a star and hitting the big time.

Fast-forward a year and the 23-year-old is a member of Acrush, China's first all-girl "boy band," which released its debut single last week, but already has hundreds of thousands of fans.

"Our fathers' generation still holds the idea that girls should dress in a feminine manner, something I was never comfortable with," Min said in an interview. "I just like to dress in a unisex way."