Kang Mi-na (; born December 4, 1999), known

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as Mina, is a South Korean singer, rapper and actress signed under

Jellyfish Entertainment Jellyfish Entertainment (), is a South Korean entertainment company established by composer and producer Hwang Se-jun in Seoul, South Korea. Jellyfish Entertainment is the home of artists including Jang Hye-jin, VIXX, Verivery and formerly g ...

. She is best known for finishing ninth in

Mnet M-Net (an abbreviation of Electronic Media Network) is a South African pay television channel established by Naspers in 1986. The channel broadcasts both local and international programming, including general entertainment, children's series, ...

's K-pop girl group survival show ''

Produce 101 ''Produce 101'' is a reality television talent competition franchise created by South Korean entertainment conglomerate CJ E&M, based around the formation of a K-pop girl group or boy group. The format is noted for having no panel of judges, emp ...

''. She is a former member of the girl groups

I.O.I I.O.I (; also known as IOI or Ideal of Idol) was a South Korean girl group formed by CJ E&M through the 2016 reality show ''Produce 101'' on Mnet. The group was composed of eleven members chosen from a pool of 101 trainees from various enterta ...

and

Gugudan Gugudan (), also stylized as gu9udan or gx9, was a South Korean girl group formed in 2016 by Jellyfish Entertainment and the company's first girl group. The group debuted on June 28, 2016, with their EP '' Act. 1 The Little Mermaid''. The group ...

, as well as its subgroups 5959 and SeMiNa. Kang is also best known for her roles in the television series ''

Dokgo Rewind ''Dokgo Rewind'' (Korean: 독고 리와인드; RR: Doggo Liwaindeu) is a 2018 South Korean action web-series based on popular webtoon of the same name by Meen and Baek Seung-hoon. It stars Oh Se-hun, Jo Byeong-kyu, Ahn Bo-hyun, and Mina. The w ...

'' (2018), '' Tale of Fairy'' (2018), ''

Hotel del Luna ''Hotel del Luna'' () is a 2019 South Korean television series, starring Lee Ji-eun and Yeo Jin-goo as the owner and manager, respectively, of the eponymous hotel that caters only to ghosts. Produced by GT:st, written by the Hong sisters and d ...

'' (2019), ''Summer Guys'' (2021), '' Moonshine'' (2021–2022), and ''

Café Minamdang ''Café Minamdang'' () is a 2022 South Korean television series starring Seo In-guk, Oh Yeon-seo, Kwak Si-yang, Kang Mi-na, and Kwon Soo-hyun. It is based on a web novel titled ''Minamdang: Case Note'' by writer Jung Jae-ha, which was serialized ...

'' (2022).

Early life

Kang Mi-na was born in

Icheon Icheon () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Together with Yeoju, Icheon is known as a center of South Korean ceramic manufacturing and is a UNESCO City of Crafts and Folk Art. Other famous local products include peaches and rice. Loc ...

, and later moved to

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when she was eight years old. She graduated from

School of Performing Arts Seoul School of Performing Arts Seoul ( ko, 서울공연예술고등학교), colloquially known as (SOPA) in South Korea, is an arts high school in Gung-dong, Guro District, Seoul. History SOPA was founded on March 6, 1966 as Jeonghui High School ...

in 2018.

Career

2016–2017: Produce 101, I.O.I and Gugudan

In January 2016, Kang, together with fellow trainees Kim Na-young and

Kim Se-jeong Kim Se-jeong (; born August 28, 1996), known mononymously as Sejeong, is a South Korean singer and actress. She finished second in Mnet's girl group survival show ''Produce 101'', becoming a member of the project girl group I.O.I. She was al ...

, represented

on reality girl group survival show ''

'' for the chance to debut in a Mnet girl group. The program came to an end on April 1, 2016, and the final line-up of South Korean girl group

was announced, made up of the top 11 poll-winners. Kang finished ninth overall, with 173,762 votes, becoming an official member of the girl group. On June 10, 2016, YMC Entertainment revealed that Kang would not be taking part in I.O.I's unit promotions, but would instead return to her agency to debut and promote with upcoming South Korean girl group,

. In July 2017, a Gugudan subgroup named Gugudan 5959 was formed with Kang and fellow member Hye-yeon. They debuted with the single "Ice Chu" on August 10, 2017. In June 2018, a Gugudan subgroup named

Gugudan SeMiNa Gugudan SeMiNa () was the second official subgroup of South Korean girl group Gugudan, formed by Jellyfish Entertainment in 2018. It was composed of three Gugudan members: Nayoung, Sejeong and Mina. History On June 29, Jellyfish Entertainment ...

was formed with Kang and members Sejeong and Nayoung. They debuted with the release of their self-titled single album on July 10, 2018.

2018–present: Acting career

Kang made her acting debut in the MBC romantic comedy series ''

Children of the 20th Century ''Children of the 20th Century'' () is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Han Ye-seul and Kim Ji-suk with Lee Sang-woo, Ryu Hyun-kyung and Lee Sang-hee. The series aired on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 ( KST), from October 9 to N ...

'' in 2017, playing the younger counterpart of

Han Ye-seul Han Ye-seul (Hangul: 한예슬; born Leslie Kim on September 18, 1981) is an American-born South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in the sitcom '' Nonstop 4'' (2003), and has since played leading roles in television dramas such as '' ...

's character. The same year, she played her first lead role in the 2-episode tvN drama ''History of Walking Upright''. In 2018, Kang began hosting the music program '' Show! Music Core''. She then starred in the action web film ''

'' alongside

Sehun Se-hun, also spelled Se-hoon or Sei-hoon, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 15 hanja with the reading "se" and 12 hanja with the reading " hun" on the South Korean ...

Exo Exo ( ko, 엑소; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean-Chinese boy band based in Seoul formed by SM Entertainment in 2011 and debuted in 2012. The group consists of nine members: Xiumin, Suho, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai ...

, and played a supporting role in

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fantasy romance drama '' Tale of Fairy''. In March 2019, Kang was confirmed as part of the cast for '' Law of the Jungle in Thailand''. The same year, Kang played Kim Yuna in

fantasy drama ''

''. In 2021, Kang was cast in the web drama ''Summer Guys'' which premiered on March 30. In June 2021, Kang made a cameo appearance in

fantasy-romance drama ''

My Roommate Is A Gumiho ''My Roommate Is a Gumiho'' () is a 2021 South Korean television drama series starring Jang Ki-yong and Lee Hye-ri. The series tells story of romance between a 999-year-old nine-tailed fox named Shin Woo-Yeo and a female college student named ...

''. Later the same year, she starred in the

KBS2 The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) () is the national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in February 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels, a ...

historical drama '' Moonshine'' as Han Ae-jin, the only daughter of a noble family. In 2022, she was cast in ''

'' as Nam Hye-joon.

Discography

Singles

Filmography

Film

Television series

Web series

Television shows

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

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