Bang Min-ah (; born May 13, 1993), better known by the

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Minah, is a South Korean singer and actress. She debuted as a member of the

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Girl's Day Girl's Day () is a South Korean girl group formed by Dream T Entertainment in 2010. The group consists of members Sojin, Minah, Yura, and Hyeri. Members Jisun and Jiin officially left the group in 2010, while Jihae left in late 2012. Afte ...

in 2010 and released her first solo album, ''I Am a Woman Too,'' in 2015. She has acted in various films and television series, including lead roles in ''

Beautiful Gong Shim ''Beautiful Gong Shim'' () is a South Korean television series, starring Namkoong Min, Bang Min-ah, On Joo-wan and Seo Hyo-rim. It aired from May 14 to July 17, 2016, on SBS' Saturdays and Sundays at 22:00 ( KST) time slot. Plot Gong Shim ( ...

'' (2016) and ''

My Absolute Boyfriend ''My Absolute Boyfriend'' () is a 2019 South Korean television drama series based on the manga ''Absolute Boyfriend'' by Yuu Watase and starring Yeo Jin-goo, Bang Min-ah, Hong Jong-hyun, Hong Seo-young and Choi Sung-won. It aired on SBS T ...

'' (2019).

Early life

Bang Min-ah was born on May 13, 1993, in

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, South Korea. She attended Jinsun Girls' High School and majored in Broadcasting at

Dongduk Women's University Dongduk Women's University (DWU) is a private university in Seoul, South Korea. Dongduk Women's University is originated from Dongwon Girls School, founded in 1950. DWU is composed of eight colleges, six departments, 18 majors, 16 departments of ...

Music career

Girl's Day

On July 9, 2010, Minah made her debut as a member of

on ''

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'' with their first single "Tilt My Head."

Solo career

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

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''. On March 3, 2015, DreamT announced that Minah would be making her solo debut in mid-March. Minah released her album ''I Am a Woman Too'' on March 15, 2015. Minah released a solo digital single "Other Way" on November 11, 2017. Minah took part in writing the lyrics to the song "11°", and also took part in composing the song. In August 2022, Minah will make a comeback with her single 'Listen to me Once', which will be released on the 28th.

Acting career

Minah made her acting debut on the

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variety show, ''Roller Coaster'', appearing in the segment "Frustrated, But Let's Stick Together." She then featured in the sitcom ''Vampire Idol'' in 2011. In 2013, Minah made her film debut in ''Holly'', playing a high school student who aspires to be a ballerina. She received the Rookie Actress Award at the Gwangju International Film Festival for her performance. The same year, Minah became the host of the music program ''

Inkigayo ''Inkigayo'' ( ko, 인기가요; English title: ''The Music Trend'', previously ''Popular Song'') is a South Korean music program broadcast by SBS. It airs live every Sunday. The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who p ...

,'' which she left in January 2014. She was subsequently cast in her second film, the family comedy ''Dad for Rent''. In 2015, Minah featured in the family drama '' Sweet, Savage Family''. She also starred alongside

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as leads for ''The Best Future'', a web drama produced by Samsung. In 2016, Minah landed her first television leading role in SBS's romantic comedy series ''

''. She earned positive reviews for her portrayal of the "ugly" but down-to-earth protagonist. In 2019, Minah returned to the small screen with the romantic comedy drama ''

'', based on the

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of the same name.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Other charted songs

Soundtrack appearances

Filmography

Films

Television series

Television show

Hosting

Ambassadorship

*Public Relations Ambassador for the 24th Seoul International Women's Film Festival (2022)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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