Mint (singer)
Mint กุญช์ภัสส์ พรปวีณ์วรกุล | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Goonshipas Peonpaweevorakul |
| Also known as | Mintty |
| Born | June 23, 1994 Bangkok, Thailand |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2012–present |
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Goonshipas Peonpaweevorakul (Template:Lang-th; RTGS: Kunphat Phonpawiworakun; born June 23, 1994), better known by the nickname Mint (Korean: 민트; Template:Lang-th), also known as Mintty, is a Thai singer based in South Korea. She was a member of the South Korean girl group Tiny-G.
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, Thongchai McIntyre. She has been in Thailand's dancing industry ever since.[1][2][3]
In 2009 Mint participated in a cover dance contest in "Snowy Korea", an annual Korean festival in Thailand.[4][3][5][2] She showed her exceptional dancing skills and was noticed by JYP Entertainment and GNG Production.[3][5][1][2] She chose to be with GNG, which is how she started her career in South Korea.[3][1][2][5]
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).[2][3] A representative from Tiny G's agency described them as, "Tiny G is a four-member girl group with an average height of 153cm.[3][2] 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."[2] The name "Tiny G" is a combination of the English words "tiny" and "giant".[6][2]
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.[7][2] The instrumentation was composed and produced by Cha Cha Malone and Jay Park. The song "Polaris" and was released on May 5.[2] After Music and Lyrics was broadcast, Tiny-G became the number one searched term on many Korean search engines.[8][2]
Their debut single "Tiny-G" was released on August 23, 2012,[9][2] along with the music video.[10] They made their debut on M! Countdown with "Tiny-G".[11] The group released their second single, "미니마니모 (Minimanimo)" on January 21, 2013.[12][2] The music video was released the same day.[12][2] On June 13, 2013, the group performed an OST for the game Dragon Nest titled "Here We Go".[13] On October 1, 2013, they released their third single, "보고파 (Bogopa, Miss You)".[14][2] 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".[15][2]
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.[16][2] Promoting mainly in Thailand, the duo released their first single, "The Only One", featuring Thai artist Natthew.[17][2] The music video was released on November 25 and featured appearances by Natthew and Tiny-G member Dohee.[17][2]
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.[18][19]
Mint was a guest actress in the Thai series Plerng Tawan which has aired since August 31, 2015.[2] She was a guest in the short series Zeal 5.[2]
On April 7, 2016, Mint signed onto a new agency, JSL COMPANY.[20][21] On April 14, 2016, she released her first solo single 'Already Go Lady (Ulleri Ggolleri, Already Go Lady)' under the new stage name 'Mintty'.[22] The music video was also released the same day.[22]
In 2017 she joined the cast of web drama THE iDOLM@STER.KR as well as the attached girl group "Real Girls Project".[23]
Mint also went on to participate in KBS' The Unit Idol Rebooting Project but was eliminated at place 38.
Discography
Singles
| No. | Information | Track listing |
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| 1 | Title: "얼레리 꼴레리 (Already Go Lady)"
Label: Loen Entertainment
Release date: April 14, 2016
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References
- ^ a b c Mint <Tiny-G>, nautiljon.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Mint profile, Mint official fan Facebook.
- ^ a b c d e f 타이니지 "평균153cm 걸그룹? 작지만 맵죠"(인터뷰), 스타뉴스. 2012.08.23.
- ^ Mint Comeback in Solo, asiandreamers. 2016.4.14.
- ^ a b c 타이니지, '타일랜드 코리아 프렌드십 페스티벌' 개-폐막식 참여, 내일신문. 2012.12.13.
- ^ '그여남' 출연 신인 걸그룹 타이니지 '폭풍' 관심, 스타뉴스. 2012.04.14.
- ^ 타이니지 첫 무대, 박재범과 '완벽 호흡', 스포츠경향. 2012.4.25.
- ^ Jay Park & Lee Si Young's "Polaris" officially released online, allkpop. 2012.5.5.
- ^ 박재범-이시영이 알린 타이니지, 가요계 공식 데뷔, 스포츠한국. 2012.08.23.
- ^ '도곡동 아이돌' 타이니지, 티저 공개하고 출사표, 마이데일리. 2012.08.22.
- ^ 타이니지 '작지만 강한 걸그룹 탄생', 파이낸셜 뉴스. 2012.08.23.
- ^ a b 타이니지, '미니마니모' 음반 공개..'신상 케이팝', 아시아경제. 2013.01.21.
- ^ 드래곤네스트 2.0, 걸그룹 타이니지 참여 O.S.T. 공개, 동아일보. 2013.06.14.
- ^ 타이니지 '보고파' 발매, 가을 가요대전 합류 '섹시미 물씬', 파이낸셜뉴스. 2013.10.02.
- ^ 타이니지 '아이스 베이비' 발표, 앙증+깜찍 '매력발산', bntnews. 2014.07.03.
- ^ Tiny G – J.Min & Mint New Subunit, onehallyu. 2014.11.2.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 도희는 살렸지만...타이니지는 회사 문제로 해체 수순, 엑스포츠뉴스. 2015.02.10
- ^ 타이니지, 불화 아닌 사실상 해체 "도희와 관련 無", 뉴스1코리아. 2015.02.10
- ^ 타이니지 민트, JSL 컴퍼니에 새둥지 '해체 아픔 딛고 솔로 출격', enews24. 2016.4.7.
- ^ Tiny-G's Mint returning with a solo debut this April, allkpop. 2016.4.7.
- ^ a b 민트, 14일 정오 솔로 데뷔곡 '얼레리 꼴레리' 공개, 전자신문. 2016.4.14.
- ^ "Real Girls Project Thread :: From drama to reality!".
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