Mint (singer)
| Mint | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Goonshipas Peonpaweevorakul |
| Born |
23 June 1994 Thailand |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Associated acts | Tiny-G, Tiny-G M |
Goonshipas Peonpaweevorakul (Thai: กุญช์ภัสส์ พรปวีณ์วรกุล; rtgs: Kunphat Phonpawiworakun; born June 23, 1994), better known in her nickname Mint (Hangul: 민트; Thai: มิ้นท์), also known as Mintty, is a Thai singer based in South Korea. She was a member of the K-pop girl group Tiny-G.
She started dancing when she was 5 but started shining at 11 years old when she was chosen to be a back up dancer for Thailand’s most famous singer, Thongchai McIntyre. She has been in Thailand’s dancing industry ever since.
Back in 2009 Mint participated in a cover dance contest in "Snowy Korea" which is an annual Korean Festival in Thailand. She showed her exceptional dancing skills and was noticed by JYP Entertainment and GNG Production. She chose to be with GNG, and that’s how she started her career in Korea.
She started off with Tiny G with 4 members. J.Min (Leader, main vocal), Mint (Rapper), Dohee (Lead vocal) and Myeong Ji (Main rapper, sub-vocalist). A representative from Tiny G’s agency introduced them, “Tiny G is a four-member girl group with an average height of 153cm. Although they are petite, they are a hip hop group who can bboy.” Their name Tiny G is the combination of English words ‘tiny’ and ‘giant’ for the meaning of “tiny giant.” The representative explained, “They are short, but will present music of powerful feeling to separate themselves from the many other girl groups.”
Before debut, the group appeared on MBC's show Show Champion on April 24, 2012 and performed the track “Polaris”, a song which singer Jay Park and actress Lee Si-young had made for them as a gift through MBC's Music and Lyrics. The instrumentation was composed and produced by Cha Cha Malone and Jay Park. The song was titled "Polaris" and was released on May 5. After "Music & Lyrics" was broadcast, Tiny-G became the number 1 searched item on many Korean search engines.
Their debut single "Tiny-G" was released on August 23, 2012. The music video was also released the same day. They made their debut on M! Countdown with "Tiny-G". The group released their second single, "미니마니모 (Minimanimo)" on January 21, 2013. The music video was also released the same day. On June 13, 2013, the group performed an OST for the game Dragon Nest titled "Here We Go", and on October 1, 2013, they released their third single, "보고파 (Bogopa, Miss You)". The music video was also released the same day.
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