, known professionally as , is a

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n- Japanese rapper and pop musician. She debuted in 2016 independently, before releasing her major label debut album ''Miseinen'' in 2017.

Biography

Chanmina was born in

, to a Japanese father and Korean mother, and lived in Korea until she was three years old. As her mother is a professional ballerina, she spent her childhood traveling around Korea, Japan and the

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. Due to her mother's influence, Chanmina learned ballet and violin from a young age. During this time in her life, she discovered the song " Day by Day" (2008) by Korean band

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, and felt moved by the song, inspiring her to become a rapper. Chanmina originally planned to move to

to become a

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musician in her second year of high school, however her friend, female rapper Messhi, convinced her to stay in Japan. She first came to fame after participating in the 2016 ', a high school rap competition broadcast on BS Sky Perfect!, and her independently released debut single "Miseinen" (featuring Messhi on the track), managed to top

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Japan's hip-hop song rankings chart. Her first major label debut single "Fxxker" was released in 2017, followed by her debut album ''Miseinen'' (2017). In the same year, Chanmina released the

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''Chocolate'', which was recorded in

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. The following year, Chanmina switched labels to

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. The title song from her second album ''Never Grow Up'' was used as the theme song for the Japanese drama ''Jigoku no Girlfriend'' and became a sleeper hit, reaching over 10 million views on

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eight months after the song's release, and receiving a gold certification for streaming from the

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. In September 2021, Chanmina's song "I'm a Pop" was featured in the

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film '' Kate'', leading the song to chart in the

on the ''

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chart. Chanmina released her third studio album, ''Harenchi'' in October, featuring "Voice Memo No. 5", "Picky", "Angel" and "Bijin"; songs she had released as singles or as leading tracks from

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s in 2020 and 2021. Chanmina released her first full-length Korean single "Don't go" feat. Ash Island on September 23, 2022.

Personal life

Chanmina is trilingual, and speaks Korean, Japanese and English.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Promotional singles

Guest appearances

Notes

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chanmina 1998 births 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese women singers English-language singers from Japan Japanese women hip hop musicians Japanese women singer-songwriters Japanese singer-songwriters Japanese-language singers Japanese people of Korean descent Japanese rappers Korean-language singers of Japan Living people Musicians from Tokyo People from Nerima South Korean women rappers South Korean women singer-songwriters South Korean singer-songwriters South Korean people of Japanese descent Victor Entertainment artists Warner Music Japan artists