Bang Min-ah

"Minah" redirects here. For other uses, see Minah (disambiguation).

In this Korean name, the family name is Bang.

Bang Min-ah (Korean: 방민아; born May 13, 1993),^[4] 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.^[5] She has acted in various films and television series, including lead roles in Beautiful Gong Shim (2016) and My Absolute Boyfriend (2019).^[6][7]

Bang Min-ah
Minah in February 2023
Born	(1993-05-13) May 13, 1993 (age 31) Hyoseong-dong, Gyeyang-gu, Incheon, South Korea[1]
Education	Dongduk Women's University
Occupations	Singer actress
Agent	Yooborn[2]
Musical career
Genres	K-pop
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Dream T
Member of	Girl's Day
Korean name
Hangul	방민아
Hanja	方珉雅[3]
Revised Romanization	Bang Min-a
McCune–Reischauer	Pang Mina

Early life

Bang Min-ah was born on May 13, 1993, in Hyoseong-dong, Gyeyang-gu, Incheon, South Korea.^[1][8] She attended Jinsun Girls' High School and majored in Broadcasting and Entertainment at Dongduk Women's University.^[9]

Music career

Girl's Day

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

Minah performing at the KBS Music Bank Sky Festival in 2015

Minah has released several solo singles; among them are "Holding Hands," a song on Lee Hyun-do's project album 4U;^[10] and "You, I" for the soundtrack of the SBS drama Doctor Stranger.^[11]

On March 3, 2015, DreamT announced that Minah would be making her solo debut in mid-March.^[12] Minah released her album I Am a Woman Too on March 15, 2015.^[5]

Minah released a solo digital single "Other Way" on November 11, 2017.^[13] 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".^[14]

Acting career

Minah made her acting debut on the tvN variety show, Roller Coaster, appearing in the segment "Frustrated, But Let's Stick Together."^[15] She then featured in the sitcom Vampire Idol in 2011.^[16]

In 2013, Minah made her film debut in Holly, playing a high school student who aspires to be a ballerina.^[17] She received the Rookie Actress Award at the Gwangju International Film Festival for her performance.^[18] The same year, Minah became the host of the music program Inkigayo, which she left in January 2014.^[19] She was subsequently cast in her second film, the family comedy Dad for Rent.^[20]

Minah and co-star Seo Kang-joon at The Best Future press conference in 2014

In 2015, Minah featured in the family drama Sweet, Savage Family.^[21] She also starred alongside Seo Kang-joon as leads for The Best Future, a web drama produced by Samsung.^[22]

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.^[23][6]

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.^[7]

Discography

Main article: Girl's Day discography

Extended plays

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
		KOR [24]
I Am a Woman Too	Released: March 16, 2015 Label: Dream T Entertainment Format: CD, digital download	2	KOR: 15,471+[25]

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Album
		KOR [26]
"Holding Hands" (손만 잡을게) with DinDin	2014	51	KOR: 73,081+[27]	4U Project
"I Am a Woman Too"	2015	15	KOR: 308,989+[28]	I Am a Woman Too
"11°"	2017	—	KOR: 14,544+[29]	Other Way
"Butterfly" (알게 모르게)	2019	—	—	non-album single
"—" denotes release did not chart.

Other charted songs

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Album
		KOR [26]
"Whatever" MC Mong feat. Min-ah	2014	8	KOR: 339,914+[30]	Miss Me Or Diss Me
"This Is Strange" (이상하다 참) feat. Kanto	2015	89	KOR: 21,711+[31]	I Am a Woman Too

Soundtrack appearances

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Sales	Album
		KOR [26]
"Cracked the Moon" (갈라진 달)	2010	—	—	Argo Online OST
"Only Once" (단 한번만)		—		Jungle Fish 2 OST
"You, I" (니가내가)	2014	34	KOR: 82,617+[32]	Doctor Stranger OST
"Tell Me" (들려줘요)		—	—	Dad for Rent OST
"One Person" (한 사람)		—	KOR: 16,249+[33]	The King's Face OST
"아니" (No) with Lee Min-hyuk	2015	—	—	Sweet, Savage Family OST
"My First Kiss"	2016	—		Beautiful Gong Shim OST
"사랑이었다" (It Was Love) with Jung Il-hoon	2019	—	—	My Absolute Boyfriend OST
"—" denotes release did not chart.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2013	Holly	Wani		[17]
2014	Dad for Rent	Bomi		[20]
2021	Snowball	Kang-yi	Rising Star Asia Award	[34]
2023	Miss Fortune	Joo-young		[35][36]

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2011	Baby Faced Beauty	Hye-mi	Cameo	[37]
	Vampire Idol	Min-ah		[16]
2012	Family	Dream Girl #1	Cameo
2013	Master's Sun	Kim Ga-young		[38]
	The Miracle	Cha Eun-sang		[39]
2014	The Best Future	Mi-rae		[22]
2015	Sweet, Savage Family	Baek Hyun-ji		[21]
2016	Beautiful Gong Shim	Gong Shim		[6]
2019	My Absolute Boyfriend	Eom Da-da		[7]
2021	Check Out the Event	Ha Song-yi		[40]
2023	Delivery Man	Kang Ji-hyun		[41]

Television show

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2010	Roller Coaster		[15]
	Wonder Woman	Herself
	Minah Cham Story
	We Are Dating
	Star Making Survivor	Contestant
2013	The Clinic for Married Couples: Love and War	Herself
2013–2014	Inkigayo	Host	[19]
2014	Eco Village	Cast member	[42]
2015	Immortal Songs 2	Contestant
	Law of the Jungle	Cast member	[43]
	King of Mask Singer	Contestant
2022	Family Register Mate	Cast	[44]

Hosting

Year	Title	Ref.
2022	Opening ceremony 24th Seoul International Women's Film Festival	[45]

Ambassadorship

• Public Relations Ambassador for the 24th Seoul International Women's Film Festival (2022)^[46]

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Girl's Day

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.
Baeksang Arts Awards	2017	Best New Actress – Television	Beautiful Gong Shim	Nominated
	2022	Best New Actress – Film	Snowball	Nominated	[47]
Blue Dragon Film Awards	2021	Best New Actress		Nominated	[48]
Buil Film Awards	2022	Best New Actress		Nominated	[49][50]
Busan Film Critics Awards	2021			Won	[51]
Chunsa Film Art Awards	2022			Nominated	[52]
Gwangju International Film Festival	2013		Holly	Won
MBC Drama Awards	2021	Excellence Award, Actress in a Short Drama	Check Out the Event	Nominated	[53]
New York Asian Film Festival	2021	Screen International Rising Star Asia Award	Snowball	Won	[54]
SBS Drama Awards	2016	Excellence Award, Actress in a Romantic Comedy Drama	Beautiful Gong Shim	Won
		New Star Award		Won
		Best Couple Award	Bang Min-ah (with Namkoong Min) Beautiful Gong Shim	Nominated
	2019	Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-Length Drama	My Absolute Boyfriend	Nominated	[55]
Seoul International Youth Film Festival	2014	Best OST by a Female Artist	You, I	Nominated
Seoul Music Awards	2016	Bonsang Award	I Am a Woman Too	Nominated
		Popularity Award	Minah	Nominated
Women in Film Korea Festival	2021	Best New Actress	Snowball	Won	[56]

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External links

• Bang Min-ah on Instagram
• Bang Min-ah at IMDb
• Bang Min-ah at HanCinema