Goonshipas Peonpaweevorakul ( th, กุญช์ภัสส์ พรปวีณ์วรกุล; ; born June 23, 1994), better known by the nickname Mint (; th, มิ้นท์), also known as Mintty, is a Thai singer based in

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. She was a member of the South Korean girl group

Tiny-G Tiny-G (Korean: ) was a Korean group based in South Korea, formed in 2012 by GNG Production and disbanded in 2015. The group's last known line-up was the duo of J.Min and Dohee, but originally consisted of J.Min, Dohee, Mint and Myungji. Histo ...

Biography

She started dancing when she was 5, and at 11 years old was chosen to be a backup dancer for Thailand's most famous singer,

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. She has been in Thailand's dancing industry ever since.Mint
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Mint official fan Facebook.타이니지 "평균153cm 걸그룹? 작지만 맵죠"(인터뷰)
스타뉴스. 2012.08.23. In 2009 Mint participated in a cover dance contest in "Snowy Korea", an annual Korean festival in Thailand.타이니지, '타일랜드 코리아 프렌드십 페스티벌' 개-폐막식 참여
내일신문. 2012.12.13. She showed her exceptional dancing skills and was noticed by JYP Entertainment and GNG Production. She chose to be with GNG, which is how she started her career in South Korea. In 2012 she debuted in the girl group Tiny-G as the group's main dancer/lead rapper/sub-vocalist alongside J.Min (leader, main vocals), Dohee (lead vocals) and Myeong Ji (main rapper, sub-vocalist). A representative from Tiny G's agency described them as, "Tiny G is a four-member girl group with an average height of 153cm. Although they are petite, they are a hip hop group who can b-boy. ..They are short, but will present music of powerful feeling to separate themselves from the many other girl groups." The name "Tiny G" is a combination of the English words "tiny" and "giant".'그여남' 출연 신인 걸그룹 타이니지 '폭풍' 관심
스타뉴스. 2012.04.14. Before their debut, the group appeared on MBC's show ''Show Champion'' on April 24, 2012 and performed the track "Polaris", which singer Jay Park and actress Lee Si-young had made for them as a gift through MBC's ''Music and Lyrics''. The instrumentation was composed and produced by Cha Cha Malone and Jay Park. The song "Polaris" and was released on May 5. After ''Music and Lyrics'' was broadcast, Tiny-G became the number one searched term on many Korean search engines. Their debut single "Tiny-G" was released on August 23, 2012, along with the music video. They made their debut on ''M! Countdown'' with "Tiny-G". The group released their second single, "미니마니모 (Minimanimo)" on January 21, 2013.타이니지, '미니마니모' 음반 공개..'신상 케이팝'
아시아경제. 2013.01.21. The music video was released the same day. On June 13, 2013, the group performed an OST for the game ''Dragon Nest'' titled "Here We Go". On October 1, 2013, they released their third single, "보고파 (Bogopa, Miss You)". The music video was also released the same day. Following member Myungji's departure, Tiny-G came back as a trio on July 3 with the song "Ice Baby". On November 2, 2014, it was revealed that Mint would be a part of Tiny-G's first subunit "Tiny-G M" along with J.Min. Promoting mainly in Thailand, the duo released their first single, "The Only One", featuring Thai artist Natthew.Tiny-G's subunit Tiny-G M drop MV for Thai single 'The Only One' with appearances by Natthew and Dohee
allkpop. 2014.11.25. The music video was released on November 25 and featured appearances by Natthew and Tiny-G member Dohee. On February 10, 2015, GNG Production announced that Tiny-G was going into an indefinite hiatus, with Dohee continuing on as an actress, while Mint and J.Min would continue on with their singing careers.도희는 살렸지만...타이니지는 회사 문제로 해체 수순
엑스포츠뉴스. 2015.02.10타이니지, 불화 아닌 사실상 해체 "도희와 관련 無"
뉴스1코리아. 2015.02.10 Mint was a guest actress in the Thai series ''Plerng Tawan'' which has aired since August 31, 2015. She was a guest in the short series ''Zeal 5''. On April 7, 2016, Mint signed onto a new agency, JSL COMPANY. On April 14, 2016, she released her first solo single 'Already Go Lady (Ulleri Ggolleri, Already Go Lady)' under the new stage name 'Mintty'.민트, 14일 정오 솔로 데뷔곡 '얼레리 꼴레리' 공개
전자신문. 2016.4.14. The music video was also released the same day. In 2017 she joined the cast of web drama THE iDOLM@STER.KR as well as the attached girl group "Real Girls Project". Mint also went on to participate in KBS' The Unit Idol Rebooting Project but was eliminated at place 38.

Discography

Singles

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* * * {{authority control 1994 births Living people People from Bangkok Musicians from Bangkok Thai pop singers K-pop singers Korean-language singers of Thailand Thai expatriates in South Korea 21st-century Thai women singers