Kwon Mina
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Mina at Gaon Chart K-pop Awards on February 17, 2016.
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| Native name | 권민아 |
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Kwon Min-a September 21, 1993 Busan, South Korea |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
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| Hangul | 권민아 |
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| Hanja | 權珉娥 |
| Revised Romanization | Gwon Min-a |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kwŏn Mina |
Kwon Min-a (born September 21, 1993), better known mononymously as Mina, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as a member of the girl group AOA, which debuted in 2012 under FNC Entertainment. Mina has acted in television dramas, including Modern Farmer (2014) and All About My Mom (2015).
Mina was born on September 21, 1993, in Busan, South Korea. She auditioned for FNC in 2009, and her family moved from Busan to Seoul soon after.
Her father died of cancer on November 29, 2014. Due to his death, Mina took some time off from career activities and did not participate in some promotions for "Like a Cat"
On July 30, 2012, Mina made her debut as a member of AOA on Mnet's M! Countdown with the song "Elvis" from their debut single album, Angels' Story. She is also part of band unit AOA Black, established in 2013.
In 2013, Mina debuted as an actress with the KBS2 drama special Adolescence Medley, where she played Yoon Jin-yeong. In February 2014, she played the younger role of Kim Hee-sun's character, Cha Hye-won, in the KBS drama Wonderful Days. Mina had her first lead role in the SBS weekend drama Modern Farmer, which aired from October to December 2014.
On February 26, 2015, Mina appeared in the music video for solo singer Shade's song "Bad". In May, Mina made her debut as an MC with Y-Star's variety show Gourmet Road. In August, she was appointed as co-MC on Weekly Idol with Apink's Hayoung and VIXX's N, starting from September 2. On September 9, Mina and Nam Joo-hyuk appeared in the music video for solo singer Kangnam's song "Chocolate". On December 5, she joined the cast of the KBS weekend drama All About My Mom, starting from episode 33. She played Go Aeng-doo, a pretty and innocent, yet mysterious young lady.
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