Shim Mina

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This is a Korean name; the family name is Shim.
Mina [Shim Min-Ah]
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Years active 2002-Present
Genres K-Pop

Shim Mina (심미나, born on December 10, 1972), simply known as Mina, is a Korean singer who was first a back-dancer for various Korean Pop Artists (Park Jin-Young, and Park Ji-Yoon to name a few). She initially found instant fame as the "World Cup Girl", as photographers noticed her beauty and immediately became the center of attention world-wide over-night. Pictures of her with the "Be The Reds!" bandanna around her chest and the Korean flag used as a skirt were beamed around the world, and she received her 15 minutes of fame. Desiring to elongate that fame, she quickly signed a record deal with J-Entercom Entertainment (WAX, JADU, Kim Gun-Mo, Lee Ssang, Double K, JiNi) and released her first album, Rendezvous, in the fall of 2002. Although going for the sexy image that was popular at the time (with the single 전화받어 (Answer The Phone) (a cover of a K.I.S.S. song), few people took notice of her toned body and her powerful dance moves. She quickly faded into obscurity but returned in the summer of 2004 with her second album Re:turn 2 Mina. This album proved to be a bit more popular, as her single 돌아 caught the attention of the Korean public; it was also supported with live performances. Mina's vocals also sounded better due to more than a few features by JiNi, who sang all the back-vocals and harmonies and the main vocals for three hooks in Mina's second Album. Mina then left her first record company, J-Entercom Entertainment, and signed with EMI Korea for her third album. Her third album Kiss Kiss came in the fall of 2005 with an even sexier image. Mina trained in Europe in order to belly dance and made her music video for her title track there as well. Features singer Yuri(Solo Singer from the States, not Yuri from FinKL or from Cool), again, for majority of the hooks and harmony through-out the album. The cover of the Turkish song, though, failed badly, with the album selling less than 10 000 copies. She has since released an English single for the European market, even going as far as making a MySpace page for the single. However, she has remained in Korea and promoted her poorly-received last single Fly High during the 2006 FIFA World Cup, a tribute to the competition that started her career. At the time, she also released a nude photo album to "inspire" the Korean athletes[citation needed].

Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Vol.1 Rendezvous [2002]

  1. Intro
  2. 일났어
  3. 전화받어
  4. 꿈*은 이루어진다
  5. 월화수목금토일
  6. Middletro
  7. 버터플라이
  8. 누가봐
  9. 배 멋대로 하겠어
  10. 문제야
  11. 우연
  12. 전화받아 (Old School Mix)

[edit] Vol.2 Re:Turn 2 Mina [2004]

  1. Intro
  2. 짱
  3. 돌아 (Funky Mix)
  4. 때로는
  5. 비밀
  6. 유혹
  7. 후회
  8. 미운오리
  9. Tequila
  10. 돌아 (Club Mix)
  11. Outro

[edit] Vol.3 Kiss Kiss [2005]

  1. Concept
  2. Kiss Kiss
  3. Waba (와바)
  4. Fall In (My Sunshine)
  5. Kill Mr.Bond
  6. Istanbul
  7. Red
  8. Sweet Love
  9. Oh Oh
  10. Too Hot
  11. Fake Love (거짓사랑)
  12. Destino (운명)
  13. Kiss Kiss (Hip Hop ver.)

[edit] Singles

[edit] Fly High [2006]

  1. Fly High
  2. Fly High (Remix)
  3. Work It
  4. Korea Ariba
  5. Korea Ariba (TV Track)
  6. Korea Ariba (Instrumental)

[edit] External links

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