Bang Min-ah better known by the mononym Minah, is a South Korean Singer and Actress.

Bang Min-ah (Korean: 방민아; born May 13, 1993),[3] better known by the mononym Minah, is a South Korean singer and actress. She debuted as a member of the girl group Girl’s Day in 2010 and released her first solo album, I Am a Woman Too, in 2015.[4] She has acted in various films and television series, including lead roles in Beautiful Gong Shim (2016) and My Absolute Boyfriend (2019).[5][6]

Bang Min-ah

Minah in January 2016
Born
May 13, 1993 (age 30)
Incheon, South Korea
Education
Dongduk Women’s University
Occupations
Singeractress
Musical career
Genres
K-pop
Instrument(s)
Vocals
Years active
2010–present
Labels
Dream TYooborn[1]
Member of
Girl’s Day
Korean name
Hangul
방민아
Hanja
方珉雅[2]
Revised Romanization
Bang Min-a
McCune–Reischauer
Pang Mina
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Early life
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Bang Min-ah was born on May 13, 1993, in Incheon, South Korea.[7] She attended Jinsun Girls’ High School and majored in Broadcasting and Entertainment at Dongduk Women’s University.[8]

Music career
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Girl’s Day
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Main article: Girl’s Day
On July 9, 2010, Minah made her debut as a member of girl group Girl’s Day on Music Bank with their first single “Tilt My Head.”

Solo career
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Minah has released several solo singles; among them are “Holding Hands,” a song on Lee Hyun-do’s project album 4U;[9] and “You, I” for the soundtrack of the SBS drama Doctor Stranger.[10]

On March 3, 2015, DreamT announced that Minah would be making her solo debut in mid-March.[11] Minah released her album I Am a Woman Too on March 15, 2015.[4]

Minah released a solo digital single “Other Way” on November 11, 2017.[12] Minah took part in writing the lyrics to the song “11°”, and also took part in composing the song.

On August 28, 2022, Minah made a comeback with her single “Listen to me Once”.[13]

Acting career
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Minah made her acting debut on the tvN variety show, Roller Coaster, appearing in the segment “Frustrated, But Let’s Stick Together.”[14] She then featured in the sitcom Vampire Idol in 2011.[15]

In 2013, Minah made her film debut in Holly, playing a high school student who aspires to be a ballerina.[16] She received the Rookie Actress Award at the Gwangju International Film Festival for her performance.[17] The same year, Minah became the host of the music program Inkigayo, which she left in January 2014.[18] She was subsequently cast in her second film, the family comedy Dad for Rent.[19]

In 2015, Minah featured in the family drama Sweet, Savage Family.[20] She also starred alongside Seo Kang-joon as leads for The Best Future, a web drama produced by Samsung.[21]

In 2016, Minah landed her first television leading role in SBS’s romantic comedy series Beautiful Gong Shim. She earned positive reviews for her portrayal of the “ugly” but down-to-earth protagonist.[22][5]

In 2019, Minah returned to the small screen with the romantic comedy drama My Absolute Boyfriend, based on the Japanese manga series of the same name.[6]

Discography
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Main article: Girl’s Day discography
Extended plays
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Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[23]
I Am a Woman Too
Released: March 16, 2015
Label: Dream T Entertainment
Format: CD, digital download
2
KOR: 15,471+[24]
Singles
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Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
[25]
“Holding Hands” (손만 잡을게)
with DinDin 2014 51
KOR: 73,081+[26]
4U Project
“I Am a Woman Too” 2015 15
KOR: 308,989+[27]
I Am a Woman Too
“11°” 2017 —
KOR: 14,544+[28]
Other Way
“Butterfly” (알게 모르게) 2019 — — non-album single
“—” denotes release did not chart.
Other charted songs