Mint (singer)

Mint
Birth name Kunpat Phonpawiworrakun
Born (1994-06-23) 23 June 1994
Thailand
Genres K-pop
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 2012 (2012)–present
Associated acts Tiny-G, Tiny-G M

Kunpat Phonpawiworrakun (Thai: กุญช์ภัสส์ พรปวีณ์วรกุล; rtgs: Kunpat Phonpawiworakun; born June 23, 1994), better known by the nickname Mint (Hangul: 민트; Thai: มิ้นท์), also known as Mintty, is a Thai singer based in South Korea. She was a member of the K-pop 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][5][6][2] She showed her exceptional dancing skills and was noticed by JYP Entertainment and GNG Production.[7][8][9][2] She chose to be with GNG, which is how she started her career in Korea.[10][11][2][12]

She started off with Tiny G with four members: J.Min (leader, main vocals), Mint (rapper), Dohee (lead vocals) and Myeong Ji (main rapper, sub-vocalist).[2][13] A representative from Tiny G's agency introduced them, “Tiny G is a four-member girl group with an average height of 153cm.[14][2] Although they are petite, they are a hip hop group who can bboy."[2] The name "Tiny G" is a combination of the English words "tiny" and "giant".[15][2] The representative explained, "They are short, but will present music of powerful feeling to separate themselves from the many other girl groups."[16][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.[17][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.[18][2]

Their debut single "Tiny-G" was released on August 23, 2012,[19][2] along with the music video.[20] They made their debut on M! Countdown with "Tiny-G".[21] The group released their second single, "미니마니모 (Minimanimo)" on January 21, 2013.[22][2] The music video was released the same day.[23][2] On June 13, 2013, the group performed an OST for the game Dragon Nest titled "Here We Go".[24] On October 1, 2013, they released their third single, "보고파 (Bogopa, Miss You)". [25][2] The music video was also released the same day.

On March 12, 2014, DoHee and J-Min performed an OST for the drama 앙큼한 돌싱녀 (Angkeumhan Dolsingnyeo, Cunning Single Lady) titled "케미 (Kemi, Mirror Mirror)".[26][2] On June 27, GnG Production announced that MyeongJi was leaving to focus on her acting career. They released a statement saying, "MyeongJi expressed that she wants to officially go into acting to expand on her passion that she's had since her child actress and CF days... MyeongJi's leave was decided on after discussing it fully with the agency and Tiny-G members, and we respect and cheer on her decision."[27][2] Tiny-G came back as a trio on July 3 with the song "Ice Baby".[28][2]

On November 2, 2014, it was revealed that Tiny-G would be debuting their first sub-unit under the name of "Tiny-G M" featuring members J.Min and Mint.[29][2] Promoting mainly in Thailand, the sub-unit released their first single, "The Only One", featuring Thai artist Natthew.[30][2] The music video was released on November 25 and featured appearances by Natthew and Tiny-G member Dohee.[31][2] On February 10, 2015, GNG Production announced that Tiny-G was going into an indefinite hiatus.[32][33] Do-hee will continue as an actress while Mint and J.Min will continue as singers.[34][35][36][2]

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 has signed into a new agency, JSL COMPANY.[37][38] On April 14, 2016, Mint has released its first solo single 'Already Go Lady (Ulleri Ggolleri, Already Go Lady)' under a new stage name 'Mintty'.[39] The music video was also released the same day.[40]

Mint is a part of THE iDOLM@STER.KR and the attached girl group Real Girls Project.[41]

Discography

Singles

No. Information Track listing
1 Title: "얼레리 꼴레리 (Already Go Lady)"
Label: Loen Entertainment
Release date: April 14, 2016
  1. "얼레리 꼴레리 / Already Go Lady" - lyrics: Ddolai Park, Peter Pan / music: Ddolai Park, Peter Pan, Michin Gijibae / arrangement: Dolai Park, Michin Gijibae / chorus: Hwanhee Kim
  2. "True Love" - lyrics: SOBOOM / music: SOBOOM / arrangement: SOBOOM / Chorus Joori Seo, Soyoung Lee
  3. "얼레리 꼴레리 / Already Go Lady (Inst.)" - music: Ddolai Park, Peter Pan, Michin Gijibae / arrangement: Dolai Park, Michin Gijibae / chorus: Hwanhee Kim
  4. "True Love (Inst.)" - music: SOBOOM / arrangement: SOBOOM / chorus: Joori Seo, Soyoung Lee

References

  1. ↑ Mint <Tiny-G>, nautiljon.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Mint profile, Mint official fan Facebook.
  3. ↑ 타이니지 "평균153㎝ 걸그룹? 작지만 맵죠"(인터뷰), 스타뉴스. 2012.08.23.
  4. ↑ Mint Comeback in Solo, asiandreamers. 2016.4.14.
  5. ↑ 타이니지 "평균153㎝ 걸그룹? 작지만 맵죠"(인터뷰), 스타뉴스. 2012.08.23.
  6. ↑ 타이니지, ‘타일랜드 코리아 프렌드십 페스티벌’ 개-폐막식 참여, 내일신문. 2012.12.13.
  7. ↑ 타이니지 "평균153㎝ 걸그룹? 작지만 맵죠"(인터뷰), 스타뉴스. 2012.08.23.
  8. ↑ 타이니지, ‘타일랜드 코리아 프렌드십 페스티벌’ 개-폐막식 참여, 내일신문. 2012.12.13.
  9. ↑ Mint <Tiny-G>, nautiljon.
  10. ↑ 타이니지 "평균153㎝ 걸그룹? 작지만 맵죠"(인터뷰), 스타뉴스. 2012.08.23.
  11. ↑ Mint <Tiny-G>, nautiljon.
  12. ↑ 타이니지, ‘타일랜드 코리아 프렌드십 페스티벌’ 개-폐막식 참여, 내일신문. 2012.12.13.
  13. ↑ 타이니지 "평균153㎝ 걸그룹? 작지만 맵죠"(인터뷰), 스타뉴스. 2012.08.23.
  14. ↑ 타이니지 "평균153㎝ 걸그룹? 작지만 맵죠"(인터뷰), 스타뉴스. 2012.08.23.
  15. ↑ '그여남' 출연 신인 걸그룹 타이니지 '폭풍' 관심, 스타뉴스. 2012.04.14.
  16. ↑ '그여남' 출연 신인 걸그룹 타이니지 '폭풍' 관심, 스타뉴스. 2012.04.14.
  17. ↑ 타이니지 첫 무대, 박재범과 ‘완벽 호흡’, 스포츠경향. 2012.4.25.
  18. ↑ Jay Park & Lee Si Young's "Polaris" officially released online, allkpop. 2012.5.5.
  19. ↑ 박재범-이시영이 알린 타이니지, 가요계 공식 데뷔, 스포츠한국. 2012.08.23.
  20. ↑ ‘도곡동 아이돌’ 타이니지, 티저 공개하고 출사표, 마이데일리. 2012.08.22.
  21. ↑ 타이니지 '작지만 강한 걸그룹 탄생', 파이낸셜 뉴스. 2012.08.23.
  22. ↑ 타이니지, '미니마니모' 음반 공개..'신상 케이팝', 아시아경제. 2013.01.21.
  23. ↑ 타이니지, '미니마니모' 음반 공개..'신상 케이팝', 아시아경제. 2013.01.21.
  24. ↑ 드래곤네스트 2.0, 걸그룹 타이니지 참여 O.S.T. 공개, 동아일보. 2013.06.14.
  25. ↑ 타이니지 ‘보고파’ 발매, 가을 가요대전 합류 ‘섹시미 물씬’, 파이낸셜뉴스. 2013.10.02.
  26. ↑ 도희-제이민 ‘앙큼한 돌싱녀’ OST로 환상 ‘케미’, 한국경제. 2014.03.12.
  27. ↑ 명지, 타이니지 '탈퇴' 연기자 전향...타이니지 3人체제 7월 컴백, 스타뉴스. 2014.06.27.
  28. ↑ 타이니지 ‘아이스 베이비’ 발표, 앙증+깜찍 ‘매력발산’, bntnews. 2014.07.03.
  29. ↑ Tiny G - J.Min & Mint New Subunit, onehallyu. 2014.11.2.
  30. ↑ 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.
  31. ↑ 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.
  32. ↑ 도희는 살렸지만…타이니지는 회사 문제로 해체 수순, 엑스포츠뉴스. 2015.02.10
  33. ↑ 타이니지, 불화 아닌 사실상 해체 "도희와 관련 無", 뉴스1코리아. 2015.02.10
  34. ↑ 도희는 살렸지만…타이니지는 회사 문제로 해체 수순, 엑스포츠뉴스. 2015.02.10
  35. ↑ 타이니지, 불화 아닌 사실상 해체 "도희와 관련 無", 뉴스1코리아. 2015.02.10
  36. ↑ 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.
  37. ↑ 타이니지 민트, JSL 컴퍼니에 새둥지 '해체 아픔 딛고 솔로 출격', enews24. 2016.4.7.
  38. ↑ Tiny-G’s Mint returning with a solo debut this April, allkpop. 2016.4.7.
  39. ↑ 민트, 14일 정오 솔로 데뷔곡 ‘얼레리 꼴레리’ 공개, 전자신문. 2016.4.14.
  40. ↑ 민트, 14일 정오 솔로 데뷔곡 ‘얼레리 꼴레리’ 공개, 전자신문. 2016.4.14.
  41. ↑ http://onehallyu.com/topic/384673-rgp-real-girls-project-official-artist-thread-ot10-debut-dream-mv/
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