Bang Min-ah

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Bang Min-ah
File:Bang Minah in February 2023.png
Minah in February 2023
Born (1993-05-13) May 13, 1993 (age 33)
Incheon, South Korea[1]
EducationDongduk Women's University
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
AgentSM C&C[2]
Spouse
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(m. 2025)​
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentVocals
Years active2010–present
LabelsDream T
Member ofGirl's Day
Korean name
Hangul
방민아
Hanja
方珉娥
[3]
RRBang Mina
MRPang Mina

Bang Min-ah (Korean: 방민아; born May 13, 1993),[4][unreliable source?] better known mononymously as Minah, is a South Korean singer and actress. She debuted as a member of the girl group Girl's Day in 2010 and released her first solo album, I Am a Woman Too, in 2015.[5] She has acted in various films and television series, including lead roles in Beautiful Gong Shim (2016) and My Absolute Boyfriend (2019).[6][7]

Early life

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Bang Min-ah was born on May 13, 1993, in Hyoseong-dong, Gyeyang District, Incheon, South Korea.[1][8] She attended Jinsun Girls' High School and majored in Broadcasting and Entertainment at Dongduk Women's University.[9]

Music career

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Girl's Day

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Main article: Girl's Day

On July 9, 2010, Minah made her debut as a member of girl group Girl's Day on Music Bank with their first single "Tilt My Head."[10]

Solo career

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Minah performing at the KBS Music Bank Sky Festival in 2015

Minah has released several solo singles; among them are "Holding Hands," a song on Lee Hyun-do's project album 4U;[11] and "You, I" for the soundtrack of the SBS drama Doctor Stranger.[12]

On March 3, 2015, DreamT announced that Minah would be making her solo debut in mid-March.[13] Minah released her album I Am a Woman Too on March 15, 2015.[5]

Minah released a solo digital single "Other Way" on November 11, 2017.[14] Minah took part in writing the lyrics to the song "11°", and also took part in composing the song.[15]

On August 28, 2022, Minah made a comeback with her single "Listen to me Once".[16]

Acting career

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Minah made her acting debut on the tvN variety show, Roller Coaster, appearing in the segment "Frustrated, But Let's Stick Together."[17] She then featured in the sitcom Vampire Idol in 2011.[18]

In 2013, Minah made her film debut in Holly, playing a high school student who aspires to be a ballerina.[19] She received the Rookie Actress Award at the Gwangju International Film Festival for her performance.[20] The same year, Minah became the host of the music program Inkigayo, which she left in January 2014.[21] She was subsequently cast in her second film, the family comedy Dad for Rent.[22]

In 2015, Minah featured in the family drama Sweet, Savage Family.[23] She also starred alongside Seo Kang-joon as leads for The Best Future, a web drama produced by Samsung.[24]

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Bang in 2019

In 2016, Minah landed her first television leading role in SBS's romantic comedy series Beautiful Gong Shim. She earned positive reviews for her portrayal of the "ugly" but down-to-earth protagonist.[25][6]

In 2019, Minah returned to the small screen with the romantic comedy drama My Absolute Boyfriend, based on the Japanese manga series of the same name.[7]

Personal life

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On July 4, 2025, it was announced that Bang would marry her Beautiful Gong Shim co-star On Joo-wan after dating for four years.[26] The couple married on November 29, 2025, in Bali.[27]

Discography

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Main article: Girl's Day discography

Extended plays

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
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I Am a Woman Too 2

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
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"Holding Hands" (손만 잡을게)
with DinDin 		2014 51 4U Project
"I Am a Woman Too" 2015 15 I Am a Woman Too
"11°" 2017 — Other Way
"Butterfly" (알게 모르게) 2019 — — non-album single
"—" denotes release did not chart.

Other charted songs

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Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
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"Whatever"
MC Mong feat. Min-ahLua error: not enough memory. 		2014 8 Miss Me Or Diss Me
"This Is Strange" (Lua error: not enough memory.Lua error: not enough memory.)
feat. KantoLua error: not enough memory. 		2015 89 I Am a Woman Too

Soundtrack appearances

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Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
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"Cracked the Moon" (Lua error: not enough memory.Lua error: not enough memory.) 2010 — — Argo Online OST
"Only Once" (Lua error: not enough memory.Lua error: not enough memory.) — Jungle Fish 2 OST
"You, I" (Lua error: not enough memory.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) 2014 34 Doctor Stranger OST
"Tell Me" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) — — Dad for Rent OST
"One Person" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) — The King's Face OST
"아니" (No)
with Lee Min-hyukLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. 		2015 — — Sweet, Savage Family OST
"My First Kiss" 2016 — Beautiful Gong Shim OST
"사랑이었다" (It Was Love)
with Jung Il-hoonLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. 		2019 — — My Absolute Boyfriend OST
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Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 Holly Wani [19]
2014 Dad for Rent Bomi [22]
2021 Snowball Kang-yi Rising Star Asia Award [38]
2023 Miss Fortune Joo-young [39][40]
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How Have You Been Yeon-kyung [42]

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 Baby Faced Beauty Hye-mi Cameo [43]
Vampire Idol Min-ah [18]
2012 Family Dream Girl #1 Cameo
2013 Master's Sun Kim Ga-young [44]
The Miracle Cha Eun-sang [45]
2014 The Best Future Mi-rae [24]
2015 Sweet, Savage Family Baek Hyun-ji [23]
2016 Beautiful Gong Shim Gong Shim [6]
2019 My Absolute Boyfriend Eom Da-da [7]
2021 Check Out the Event Ha Song-yi [46]
2023 Delivery Man Kang Ji-hyun [47]

Television shows

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Year Title Role Ref.
2010 Roller Coaster [17]
Wonder Woman Herself
Minah Cham Story
We Are Dating
Star Making Survivor Contestant
2013 The Clinic for Married Couples: Love and War Herself
2013–2014 Inkigayo Host [21]
2014 Eco Village Cast member [48]
2015 Immortal Songs 2 Contestant
Law of the Jungle Cast member [49]
King of Mask Singer Contestant
2022 Family Register Mate Cast [50]

Hosting

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Year Title Ref.
2022 Opening ceremony 24th Seoul International Women's Film Festival [51]

Ambassadorship

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  • Public Relations Ambassador for the 24th Seoul International Women's Film Festival (2022)[52]

Awards and nominations

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Baeksang Arts Awards 2017 Best New Actress – Television Beautiful Gong Shim Nominated
2022 Best New Actress – Film Snowball Nominated [53]
Blue Dragon Film Awards 2021 Best New Actress Nominated [54]
Buil Film Awards 2022 Best New Actress Nominated [55][56]
Busan Film Critics Awards 2021 Won [57]
Chunsa Film Art Awards 2022 Nominated [58]
Gwangju International Film Festival 2013 Holly Won
MBC Drama Awards 2021 Excellence Award, Actress in a Short Drama Check Out the Event Nominated [59]
New York Asian Film Festival 2021 Screen International Rising Star Asia Award Snowball Won [60]
SBS Drama Awards 2016 Excellence Award, Actress in a Romantic Comedy Drama Beautiful Gong Shim Won
New Star Award Won
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Beautiful Gong Shim 		Nominated
2019 Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-Length Drama My Absolute Boyfriend Nominated [61]
Seoul International Youth Film Festival 2014 Best OST by a Female Artist You, I Nominated
Seoul Music Awards 2016 Bonsang Award I Am a Woman Too Nominated
Popularity Award Minah Nominated
Women in Film Korea Festival 2021 Best New Actress Snowball Won [62]

Listicles

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Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref.
Cine21 2021 New Actress to watch out for in 2022 6th[a] [63]

Notes

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  1. ^ Tied with Go Min-si, Park Eun-bin, Keum Sae-rok, Moon Ga-young, Joo Hyun-young, Park Gyu-young, Lee Soo-kyung, Roh Yoon-seo, Gong Seung-yeon, Lee Se-young, IU, Keum Sae-rok, Park Ji-hu, Han So-hee, Jung Ji-so, Jeon Jong-seo, Roh Jeong-eui

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