Mina Myoi

Mina Myoi, known mononymously as Mina, is a Japanese singer and dancer based in South Korea. Born Mina Sharon Myoi on March 24, 1997, she is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group Twice, which debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2015. She is also a member of the group's subgroup MiSaMo, which debuted in 2023.

Mina was born in San Antonio, Texas, to Japanese parents, Sachiko and Akira Myoi. As a toddler, she relocated with her family to Japan, growing up in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture. Her father works as an orthopedic surgeon at Osaka University Hospital, and she has an older brother named Kai. Mina trained in classical ballet for eleven years, starting at age three, and later spent a year training at a K-pop dance studio. She attended Obayashi Sacred Heart School in Takarazuka until 2013, dropping out during her second year of high school to move to South Korea as a trainee. Mina held dual Japanese and American citizenship until giving up her American citizenship in 2019.

Mina was recruited by JYP Entertainment after being approached by a recruiter while shopping with her mother in Osaka. She moved to South Korea in January 2014 to train under the agency. In 2015, she competed in the reality television show Sixteen, created by JYP Entertainment and co-produced by Mnet. Mina was chosen as one of the nine successful contestants to join the newly formed group Twice.

In October 2015, Mina officially debuted as a member of Twice with the release of their first extended play, The Story Begins. The lead single, "Like Ooh-Ahh," became the first K-pop debut song to reach 100 million views on YouTube. In July 2019, JYP Entertainment announced that Mina would step back from the Twicelights World Tour due to severe anxiety and insecurity regarding stage performances, leading to a diagnosis of an anxiety disorder. She returned in a limited capacity in October 2019, and fully resumed performance activities at a Fukuoka concert in February 2020 after her condition improved.

In February 2023, JYP Entertainment announced that Mina, along with bandmates Sana and Momo, would officially debut in Japan as a sub-unit named MiSaMo. Prior to releasing their debut extended play Masterpiece on July 26, 2023, the trio released the track "Bouquet" on January 25 for the soundtrack of TV Asahi's drama series Liaison: Kodomo no Kokoro Shinryōjo.

Since her debut, Mina has been recognized alongside Momo as one of Twice's strongest dancers in South Korea and internationally. Her popularity was credited by The Chosun Ilbo with helping improve relations between Japan and South Korea, and she ranked 20th in Gallup Korea's 2019 annual music poll of popular idols. Mina has also served as an ambassador for various brands, including South Korean luxury fashion brand Metrocity, Japanese cosmetics brand SK-II, French jewelry house Boucheron, and Italian fashion house Fendi.