Mina Myoui is a Japanese-American dancer and vocaliser, who became pop when she made her debut every bit 1 of the principal dancers and sub-vocalists of the Korean Pop (Grand-Popular) girl grouping chosen Twice.

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Contents

  • ane Early life and family
  • 2 Teaching background
  • 3 Career
    • three.1 First steps
    • 3.2 Further success
  • 4 Personal life
  • 5 Favorites, hobbies, rumors, and interesting facts
  • six Advent
  • vii Net worth

Early life and family unit

Mina Myoui was born on 24 March 1997, in San Antonio, Texas USA, to Japanese parents Akira Myoui and Sachiko Myoui. Her family moved to Kobe, Japan when she was a toddler. She and her older brother named Kai were raised as Catholics. Kai likes to play American football and is supportive of Mina's career choice.

Her English name is Sharon Myoui.

Education background

She attended Obayashi Sacred Center School in Japan.

Career

Kickoff steps

Mina has been passionate nearly dancing and performing since she was at a young age. Her interest in K-Popular started when she was in middle school after her friend suggested learning the dance choreography of i of Girls Generation's songs. She went to the 26th Gilt Disc Awards held in Osaka in 2012 to see K-Pop stars perform alive, and then enrolled in a dance school called URIZIP to learn K-Pop dance choreographies.

She auditioned a few times in Nippon only none of them worked out. Her luck changed when she was approached past a talent watch from JYP Entertainment (JYPE) while she and her mom were out shopping in Osaka, and asked if she was interested in participating on the last mean solar day of the company'southward Global Audition. Although she was a bit embarrassed every bit she felt information technology was too sudden, she didn't want to miss the opportunity.

Passing the audience at i of the biggest S Korean entertainment agencies was a dream come true for her. Moving to Korea was the adjacent step, but her parents were confronting this at first as information technology entailed quitting schoolhouse, giving upwards ballet later xi years of training, and going to another country. However, she insisted that this was what she wanted, and so they somewhen gave in. She and then flew to Korea in 2022 to brainstorm her training.

On her first day at the company, she jumped right in on her dance lessons, and injure her legs badly enough that she could barely walk after. Training became her life as her daily schedule involved going to the studio at xi a.1000. or apex to nourish a linguistic communication class, music grade, and ii dance classes, and then back to their dormitory to take a shower and sleep.

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Monthly evaluations were done to assess the trainees' progress in singing, dancing and rapping, which helped the agency decide if a trainee should stay and keep with preparation or leave the company. It was tough but she knew it was something she needed to overcome to achieve her dream.

Mina had been grooming for a year and a half when she joined the reality television receiver survival series "Sixteen", from which the winners would debut as a girl grouping. The 16 participants were all trainees from JYPE, and this was the company'south manner of choosing the best among them, with the help of the studio audition and viewers through a voting system. They were given missions to evidence they have what it takes to become function of a Chiliad-Pop grouping.

The series hosted by company founder Park Jin-young (also known as JYP), aired on Mnet for ten episodes from May to July 2015.

Mina made it to the final line-up, and proceeded to debut as 1 of the main dancers and sub-vocalists of the nine-member girl group chosen Twice. She along with Jihyo, Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Sana, Dahyun, Chaeyoung, Momo, and Tzuyu, released their first extended play "The Story begins," with the lead rails, "Like Ooh-Aah," on 20 October 2015. They were off to a good start every bit the EP peaked at No.3 on the S Korean Gaon Album Chart, and No.xv on Billboard'southward Earth Albums Chart.

The second EP, "Page 2," which Mina and the girls released vi months later, placed 2nd on Gaon, 16thursday on Oricon, and 6th on Billboard World Albums Chart. The atomic number 82 single, "Cheer Up," became a major hit as it topped the Gaon Digital Weekly and Year-end Charts with over 1.8 million digital sales and 111.v 1000000 streams that twelvemonth.

Information technology peaked at No.23 on Billboard Japan Hot 100 and No.3 on Billboard Digital Song Sales Nautical chart, which showed they had gained international fans as well. It gave the group their first win on a music bear witness and proceeded to win 10 more, which was a big deal because they were still a rookie group.  They received the Song of the Yr Award from several honor-giving bodies, as information technology was the best-performing single of 2016.

Further success

Mina and the girls celebrated their anniversary in the industry on twenty October 2022 with a live broadcast on the Naver V Live app and allow their fans listen to "One in a Meg," the 7th runway of their third EP, "Twicecoaster: Lane 1." Released on 24 October, the EP topped the Gaon Nautical chart and reached No.3 on Billboard'south World Album Chart. It sold over 350,000 copies by the cease of the year.

The lead track, "TT," also became a huge hit as it claimed the top position on the Gaon Digital Nautical chart and the iind place on the World Digital Song Sales Nautical chart. Billboard ranked information technology as No.18 on their list of "100 Greatest Chiliad-Pop Songs of the 2010s."

Given the commercial success of their EPs, it was not surprising that their first concert tour from February to June 2022 was well-attended, past 52,000 fans. "Twice 1st Tour: Twiceland – The Opening" started in Seoul followed by Bangkok and Singapore, and ended with an encore concert in Korea.

They released their first Japanese studio album, "#Twice," on 28 June 2017, which contains the Korean and Japanese versions of their hitting singles. It topped the Oricon Digital Chart and placed 2nd on the Oricon Albums Chart.

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With the album selling over 260,000 copies, it received Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). They held a debut showcase called "Touchdown in Japan" and performed to 15,000 fans. They won the Album of the Year Award (Asia) at the 32nd Japan Gilded Disc Honor. The succeeding albums they released in Nihon such as "Candy Pop," "BDZ," and "Wake Me Up" charted well on Oricon, receiving Platinum or Double Platinum certifications from the RIAJ.

Their Korean releases were successful as well equally they topped the Gaon Nautical chart with "Betoken," "Twicetagram," and "Merry & Happy." They received Platinum certification from the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) for surpassing 250,000 copies sold in "What is Honey?" which fabricated them the first female human action to receive this since the music recording certifications were introduced in 2018.

"Summer Nights," "Yeah or Yes," "Experience Special," and "Fancy You" released after that were all certified Platinum by KMCA.

When they were non busy with anthology promotions, they were visiting several cities in Asia to meet their fans through "Twice Showcase Alive Tour – Candy Popular," "Twice 2nd Tour: Twiceland Zone 2 – Fantasy Park," and "Twice 1st Arena Tour – BDZ", held from January to October of 2022 with a total of 206,000 attendees.

Their Japanese Dome Tour called "#Dreamday" was held from March to April 2022 with 220,000 in omnipresence, and it was said that the tickets were sold out in just one minute after they were made available to the public. They also embarked on a earth tour chosen "Twicelights," which started in Seoul followed by Bangkok and Pasay.

Mina was unable to bring together her co-members in Singapore at the end of the first leg of the globe tour in Asia – JYP Entertainment announced on 11 July 2022 that she would sit out the remainder of their tour scheduled for North America and Asia due to health issues. Apparently, Mina was 'struggling with sudden extreme anxiety and insecurity toward performing on phase.' She was diagnosed with having an anxiety disorder and was advised to rest and seek handling.

Co-ordinate to Tzuyu, nobody talked much most their personal struggles, equally each one figured it out on their own, which made her wonder if that's the reason why Mina didn't open up nearly what she was going through. Chaeyoung said that Mina was perfectly fine when she was with them, and information technology was just when performing on stage that she felt pressured.

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Whenever Mina felt that way, she would cry but still perform until she couldn't practise it anymore. She said in an interview that going on a concert bout was physically exhausting, as they changed the trip the light fantastic toe choreographies. It besides caused her to worry a lot before every concert. Although she stopped working for a while, she nevertheless felt anxious which made her unable to fully balance.

In February 2020, JYPE announced that Mina'southward status has stabilized and would be rejoining the group slowly in their activities simply reiterates that her health is a top priority. Talking with her co-members fabricated Mina feel amend, so she gradually changed her mindset on dealing with the pressure involved when performing on stage. She appeared at the Fukuoka concert and performed with the members in the "Feel Special" stage.

Due to the restrictions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the last leg of the tour scheduled for Seoul and Tokyo was canceled.

Mina and the girls signed with the American record label, Republic Records, for their US promotions. They released "More & More than" in June 2020, and it not only topped the Gaon Anthology Chart merely information technology too entered the United states of america Billboard 200. As the EP exceeded 500,000 copies sold, KMCA awarded them a Double Platinum certification.

The 13-rails studio album, "Eyes Wide Open," released in October has charted well on Gaon at No.2 and Oricon at No.iii. During filming for the music video of the lead single, "I Can't Terminate Me," Mina's knees apparently bled without her noticing it. She called information technology a "wound of glory" or "battle wound."

It wasn't the start time she sustained an injury, as in January 2019, Mina was walking with a slight limp when she arrived at the Gimpo International Airport, and and so she was seen with her thighs covered with a therapeutic tape used to care for pain-related injury as she performed with the girls months later.

Information technology left fans speculating on whether it was a human knee or leg injury.

They looked back on their journeying as members of Twice in their documentary series called "Twice: Seize The Light," which aired on YouTube in 2020.

Personal life

Mina is 23 years old and single. Her ideal type is someone decisive, well-mannered, and playful.

In 2017, she was rumored to be dating Bambam, a member of the K-Pop group called GOT7 managed by JYPE, due to a "leaked" photo of them looking cozy together; some even dubbed information technology as a "bed selfie." Co-ordinate to their agency, they're not dating and information technology was just a candid photograph of two friends. They also said they would have legal action against those who would harm the reputation of their artists.

Favorites, hobbies, rumors, and interesting facts

  • Nicknames: "Penguin" and "Black Swan"
  • Favorites: "Harry Potter" series (movie), Americano (beverage), royal and indigo (colour)
  • She likes eggs with ketchup, preferably Heinz.
  • On her solar day off, she prefers to stay in the dorm and lay down on the bed.
  • She is interested in knitting and doing puzzles, lego, and games every bit she can focus well. She said that once she starts, she tin can continue doing information technology for hours.
  • During a fan sign effect in December 2016, a fan gave Mina a hat which she wore, non knowing that information technology had the rising lord's day flag attached to it. Although the hat was immediately taken off when her manager noticed it, she even so received some flak from Korean netizens (online users). The fan apologized to Twice on Twitter for his abandon. JYPE said they would have their staff check all gifts to ensure it didn't have inappropriate designs on them.
  • Someone threatened to kill her in a Korean online community in a post entitled, "Mina, I've Got A Pocketknife." It has a photo of a knife placed on height of a person's wrist with the caption, 'Unless you lot slap your boyfriend and rip his oral cavity, I'm going to kill you.' Some netizens said that the person was probably referring to BamBam, who was involved in a photograph scandal with Mina that occurred months before this was posted.
  • A soccer team called FC Rumor W was formed in 2022 with the intent to learn and savor the sport equally a hobby, and Mina and Jihyo along with other celebrities became role of it. Even so, some haters said that the group was created to fraternize with members of the soccer squad called FC Rumor comprised of male celebrities. APink's Hayoung and Gugudan's Sejeong clarified matters and said they had nothing to exercise with the other team. Due to the malicious rumors, it was said that Mina and Jihyo left the team.

Appearance

She is 5ft 4ins (1.63m) tall, weighs 101lbs (46kg), and has a slim build. She has black hair and night brown eyes.

Net worth

Mina has an estimated net worth of over $300,000 as of Nov 2022 according to sources.