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Kang Mi-na

Not to be confused with Kang Min-ah.
In this Korean name, the family name is Kang.

Kang Mi-na (Korean: 강미나; born December 4, 1999), known mononymously as Mina, is a South Korean actress, former singer and former rapper. She is best known for finishing ninth in Mnet's K-pop girl group survival show Produce 101. She is a former member of the girl groups I.O.I and Gugudan, as well as its subgroups 5959 and SeMiNa.[4] Kang is also best known for her roles in the television series Dokgo Rewind (2018), Tale of Fairy (2018), Hotel del Luna (2019), Summer Guys (2021), Moonshine (2021–2022), Café Minamdang (2022), and Welcome to Samdal-ri (2023).

Kang Mi-na
Kang in April 2024
Born (1999-12-04) December 4, 1999 (age 25)
Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Alma materSchool of Performing Arts Seoul
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • rapper
Years active2016–present
AgentStory J Company
AwardsFull list
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentVocals
Years active2016–2020
Labels
Formerly of
Korean name
Hangul
강미나
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGang Mi-na
McCune–ReischauerKang Mina
Websitestoryjcompany.com

Early life

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Kang Mi-na was born in Icheon, and later moved to Jeju City when she was eight years old.[citation needed] She graduated from School of Performing Arts Seoul in 2018.[5]

Career

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

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Main articles: Produce 101 (season 1), I.O.I, and Gugudan
 
Kang in September 2016 at a concert

In January 2016, Kang, together with fellow trainees Kim Na-young and Kim Se-jeong, represented Jellyfish Entertainment on reality girl group survival show Produce 101 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 I.O.I 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.[6]

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, Gugudan.[7]

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.[8]

In June 2018, a Gugudan subgroup named Gugudan SeMiNa was formed with Kang and members Sejeong and Nayoung. They debuted with the release of their self-titled single album on July 10, 2018.[9]

2018–present: Acting career

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Kang made her acting debut in the MBC romantic comedy series Children of the 20th Century in 2017, playing the younger counterpart of Han Ye-seul's character.[10] The same year, she played her first lead role in the 2-episode tvN drama History of Walking Upright.[11]

 
Kang in March 2018

In 2018, Kang began hosting the music program Show! Music Core.[12] She then starred in the action web film Dokgo Rewind alongside Sehun of Exo,[13] and played a supporting role in tvN fantasy romance drama Tale of Fairy.[14]

In March 2019, Kang was confirmed as part of the cast for Law of the Jungle in Thailand.[15] The same year, Kang played Kim Yuna in tvN fantasy drama Hotel del Luna.[16]

In 2021, Kang was cast in the web drama Summer Guys which premiered on March 30.[17] In June 2021, Kang made a cameo appearance in tvN fantasy-romance drama My Roommate Is A Gumiho.[18] Later the same year, she starred in the KBS2 historical drama Moonshine as Han Ae-jin, the only daughter of a noble family.[19] In 2022, she was cast in Café Minamdang as Nam Hye-joon.[20]

On June 28, 2023, it was announced that Kang had departed from Jellyfish Entertainment after her contract expired.[21] On July 3, Kang signed with Story J Company.[22]

Discography

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For Kang's discography with I.O.I, Gugudan and Gugudan SeMiNa, see I.O.I discography, Gugudan discography, and Gugudan SeMiNa § Discography.

Singles

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Title Year Album
"Peach Paradise" (계룡선녀전) 2018 Tale of Fairy OST Part 2

Filmography

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For Kang's filmography with I.O.I and Gugudan, see I.O.I filmography and Gugudan filmography.

Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Midnight Horror: Six Nights Soo-hyun Segment: Convenience Store [23]
2023 Usury Academy Da-young [24]
TBA Love Untangled Go In-jeong [25]

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Children of the 20th Century Sa Jin-jin (young) [26]
Drama Stage:
"History of Walking Upright" 		Mi-na One-act drama [27][28]
2018 Tale of Fairy Jum Soon-yi [29][30]
2019 Hotel del Luna Jung Soo-jung / Kim Yoo-na [31]
2021 My Roommate Is a Gumiho Jin-ah Cameo [32][33]
2021–2022 Moonshine Han Ae-jin [19]
2022 Café Minamdang Nam Hye-joon [20]
2023–2024 Welcome to Samdal-ri Jo Hae-dal [34]
2024 Drama Special:
"Youngbok, Sachiko" 		Koo Young-bok One-act drama [35]

Web series

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Year Title Role Ref.
2018 Dokgo Rewind Kim Hyun-sun [36]
2021 Summer Guys Oh Jin Dal-rae [17][37]
2025 Twelve Kang-ji [38]

Television shows

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Produce 101 Contestant Survival show that determined I.O.I members
Finished 9th 		[39]
2018–2020 Show! Music Core Host [12][40]
2019 Law of the Jungle in Thailand Cast member [41]

Music video appearances

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Year Song Title Artist Ref.
2017 "Someone to Love" Honeyst [42]

Awards and nominations

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For Kang's accolades with I.O.I and Gugudan, see List of awards and nominations received by I.O.I and Gugudan § Awards and nominations.
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
APAN Star Awards 2024 Best New Actress Welcome to Samdal-ri Pending [43]
KBS Drama Awards 2022 Best New Actress Moonshine and Café Minamdang Won [44]
MBC Entertainment Awards 2018 Rookie Award – Music & Talk Show! Music Core Won [45][46]
2019 Female Excellence Award – Music & Talk Nominated [47]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c As a member of I.O.I only.[1][2][3]

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