Mina

Mina Profile

• Birth Name: 名井南 (Myoi Mina)
• English Name: Mina Sharon Myoi
• Stage Name: Mina
• Nationality: Japanese
• Date of Birth: 1997.03.24
• Zodiac Sign: Aries
• Chinese Zodiac: Ox
• Height: 163 cm (5’3”)
• Weight: 46 kg (101.4 lbs)
• Blood Type: A
• Personal Social Media: N/A

Mina Facts & TMI

• Mina was born in San Antonio, Texas, United States.
• Although she was born in the US, she grew up in Kobe, Japan.
• She kept maintaining double-citizenship (US and Japan) until she was 22 years old.
• Her family consists of mother, father, and one older brother (Myoi Kai, born 1994).
• She has a pet, Dachshund puppy named Ray.
• She is an atheist.
• Mina is the main dancer and sub vocalist in TWICE.
• She started listening and dancing to K-Pop music in 2019 when her friend showed her SNSD’s music video.
• She joined a K-Pop dance school called URIZIP in Japan.
• One day, while shopping at Hankyu Department Store in Umeda, Osaka, she was invited for JYP Global Audition by JYP casting staff.
• Before her debut, she appeared in miss A’s ‘Only You’ music video alongside Nayeon, Momo, and Chayeoung.
• In 2015 she also appeared in the Japanese version of 2PM’s Wooyoung’s ‘R.O.S.E’ music video with Momo and Dahyun.
• She had the shortest training period among TWICE members (1 year).
• She cries easily.
• She learned ballet for 11 years when she was younger.
• In 2016 she appeared in Mnet’s ‘Hit The Stage’ with Momo.
• Mina participated in the rhythmic gymnastics category on the ‘2016 Chuseok Special Idol Star Athletic Championship’ and ‘2017 Seollal Special Idol Star Athletic Championship’.
• In 2018, she became a panelist in ‘Kings of Masked Singer’ alongside Momo and Chaeyoung.
• She also appeared in an episode of ‘Hidden Singer’ with Sana and Jeongyeon.
• In July 2019, she was absent from all group schedules due to health problems.
• She really likes penguins.
• She gets scared easily.
• She was a fan of CNBLUE.
• Her deceased grandfather is said to have been a vice president of Nippon Paint, Japan’s top paint company while her father is a professor of orthopedics at the Osaka National University Medical School.
• Unlike Momo and Sana, who earned high school graduation qualifications in January 2016 through a certification test, Mina graduated from high school before their debut through communication-based high school.
• She’s good at playing games.
• She likes putting ketchup on her food.
• She likes the R & B genre.
• According to TWICE members, Mina is the most quick-witted member among the team.
• Her favorite food is yukhoe.
• Her favorite beverage is watermelon.
• Her hobbies are finding famous restaurants on the internet, eating, shopping, and watching movies.
• Her motto is “Let’s enjoy life!!”.
• Her MBTI personality type is ISFP.
• Mina’s special talents are ballet and English.
• Her official color is mint (#71c7d4).
• Her nicknames are Minari, Dark Sexy, Black Swan, Penguin, Midddang, Alluring Ballerina, Sharon, MiGuri, Lim Mina, Chaeyoung Otaku, etc.
• Her favorite colors are black, purple, and navy.
• She mentioned Beyoncé as her role model.
• She has a left and right sight of 1.5.
• She’s a fan of American Football Team, the Dallas Cowboys.
• Mina suffered from an anxiety disorder.
• On 18 July 2020, she joined a celebrity soccer team called FC Rumor with Jihyo but left the club on 12 August 2020.