Chanmina

, known professionally as Chanmina (; ), is a South Korean and Japanese rapper and singer. She debuted in 2016 independently, before releasing her major label debut album Miseinen in 2017.

Life and career

1998–2015: Early life Mina Otomonai was born in South Korea,

In January 2017, Chanmina signed a major label record deal with Victor Entertainment. Her solo major label debut single "Fxxker" was released on February 1, 2017, followed by her debut studio album Miseinen on March 8, 2017. Her debut studio album was mildly successful upon its release, peaking at number 59 on the Oricon Albums Chart and number 27 on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart. In the same year, Chanmina released her first extended play (EP) Chocolate, which was recorded in Los Angeles.

2018–2024: Label transfer and growing international success In 2018, Chanmina departed from Victor Entertainment. Signing with Warner Music Japan, she released her first single under the label, "Doctor". On November 30, 2018, she released "Pain Is Beauty", which she first performed during her Princess Project 2 tour. In January 2019, she announced her first maxi single, "I'm a Pop", released on February 27, 2019. The maxi single included three B-side tracks, including an English version of "Doctor". In June 2019, she announced her second studio album, Never Grow Up. The title song from the album, which was released as a single, was used as the theme song for the Japanese drama Jigoku no Girlfriend and became a sleeper hit, reaching over 10 million views on YouTube eight months after the song's release, and receiving a gold certification for streaming from the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). The two EPs were released on February 19, 2020, following the release of two promotional singles "Voice Memo No. 5" from Note-book: Me. and "Picky" from Note-book: U.. She released an acoustic version of "Never Grow Up" in April 2020, following the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in the cancellation of her tour. In July 2020, Chanmina announced her second maxi single, "Angel". A music video for "Angel" was released on July 23, 2020. In September, she released "Rainy Friday", a B-side track from "Angel", as a promotional single. Near the end of 2020, she released a holiday single "Holy Moly Holy Night" with Sky-Hi.

In February 2021, Chanmina announced her third maxi single "Bijin". The single was released on April 14, 2021, initially failing to enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100 until the next year when Chanmina performed the song on The First Take. Following her appearance on the program, the music video for "Bijin" surged in views, gaining over 2 million views in a week. The song later went on to debut and peak at number 65 on the Japan Hot 100. Chanmina also appeared on a remix of Saweetie's "Best Friend", released on April 23, 2021. In May 2021, she announced her first solo concert at Nippon Budokan, The Princess Project: Final. In August 2021, Chanmina announced her third studio album, Harenchi. A full track list was revealed the following month. In September 2021, Chanmina's song "I'm a Pop" was featured in the Netflix film Kate, leading to the song achieving new commercial success in the United States on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart. In September 2022, she released "Tokyo 4AM", recorded in English and Japanese. The song served as the theme song for the Japanese drama -50kg no Cinderella. Shortly after the release of "Tokyo 4AM", she announced the title of her first Korean single, "Don't Go" featuring Ash Island. She followed "Don't Go" with her second Korean single "Mirror", released in October 2022. On March 8, 2023, Chanmina surprise released the single "You Just Walked In My Life" on her debut anniversary. On March 21, 2023, she announced her third studio album, Naked. Alongside the album announcement, she revealed the launch of her own imprint under Warner Japan, No Label Music. In April, Chanmina released a live video performing an unreleased song, "I'm Not OK". The song was later released as a promotional single to digital stores. Shortly after, she released Naked, which charted within the top 20 of both the Oricon Albums Chart and Hot Albums chart. In August of that year, she released "Death Anniversary", the theme song for the drama Hayabusa Fire Brigade. In April 2025, Chanmina signed with Sony Music Japan label Mastersix Foundation. Her imprint, No Label Music, relaunched under the record label. She teased a new song on social media, later revealed to be "Work Hard". The song served as the opening theme for the Japanese original net animation series Bullet/Bullet, her first song used for an animated series. In May, she released "I Hate This Love Song", the image song for the 2025 Japanese film adaption of I Have a Secret. In August 2025, she appeared as a featured artist on pH-1's third studio album, What Have We Done, on the track "Baka".

In January 2026, Chanmina released "Test Me", the opening theme song for the third season of Oshi no Ko. On January 30, a large billboard was displayed at department store 109 in Shibuya teasing Chanmina's fifth studio album. Later that day in a press release, she officially announced Legend, originally scheduled for release in the spring.

Personal life

Chanmina is trilingual, speaking Korean, Japanese and English. On November 1, she gave birth to her first child, a baby girl.

Discography

Studio albums

+List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Details Peak chart positions JPN JPNComb. JPNHot Released: March 8, 2017 Label: Victor Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 59 — 27 Never Grow Up Released: August 7, 2019 Label: Warner Japan Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download, streaming 23 13 3 Harenchi Released: October 13, 2021 Label: Warner Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download, streaming 16 11 5 Naked Released: April 26, 2023 Label: No Label, Warner Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 16 12 11 Legend Scheduled release: 2026 Label: No Label Formats: CD, digital download, streaming "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Extended plays

+List of extended plays, with selected chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions JPN JPNHot Label: Warner Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 38 41 — Note-book: U. Released: February 19, 2020 JPNHot USWorld 2016 — — — — Miseinen "Princess" — — — — "Fxxker" 2017 — — — — "Lady" — — 75 —RIAJ: Gold "My Name" — — — — Chocolate "Chocolate" — — 29 —RIAJ: Platinum "Doctor" 2018 — — — — Never Grow Up "Pain Is Beauty" — — 87 —RIAJ: Platinum "I'm a Pop" 2019 54 — — 16 "Call" — group=upper-alpha "Call" did not enter the Oricon Combined Singles Chart, but peaked at number 44 on the Oricon Streaming Chart. "Never Grow Up" "Angel" 2020 15 28 49 —RIAJ: Platinum Harenchi "Holy Moly Holy Night" — — — — "Bijin" 2021 15 — 65 —RIAJ: Platinum Harenchi "Tokyo 4AM" 2022 — — — —Naked "Don't Go" — — — — "Mirror" — — — — "You Just Walked in My Life" 2023 — — — — — — 26 —RIAJ: Gold "Biscuit" — — — — "Forgive Me" 2024 — — — — "20" — — — — "NG" — — 70 —RIAJ: Gold "Forever" — — 33 — "Work Hard" 2025 — — — — "I Hate This Love Song" — 40 33 — "I Love You" — — 92 — "Test Me" 2026 — 32 22 — "Flip Flap" — — — — Legend "Let You Go" — — 54 —"—" denotes items that did not chart.

As featured artist

+ List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, certifications and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications AlbumJPN JPNHot 2020 — — GirlsSpkOut 2021 — 83RIAJ: Gold Genie Star "Smiley (Japanese Version)" 2023 10 — "World Dance" — — Respect All "—" denotes items that did not chart.

Promotional singles

+ List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions, certifications and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications AlbumJPNComb. 2016 — — Miseinen 2017 — 76 Project-1 EP 2020group=upper-alpha|"Call" did not enter the Oricon Combined Singles Chart, but peaked at number 38 on the Oricon Streaming Chart. Note-book: Me. & Harenchi "Picky" — —"Angel" "Racin’" 2021 — — The Race "Harenchi" 46 37RIAJ: 2× Platinum Harenchi — — "I'm Not OK" 2023 — — Naked "B-List" — 69RIAJ: Platinum "Sad Song" 2025 8 11RIAJ: 2× Platinum Never Grow Up"—" denotes items that did not chart.

Other charted or certified songs

+ List of other charted or certified songs, with selected chart positions, certifications and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications AlbumJPNHot Miseinen "^_^" 2021 92RIAJ: Gold Harenchi "Firework" —RIAJ: Gold "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Guest appearances

+ List of non-single guest appearances with other performing artists Title Year Other artist(s) Album "Do U Wanna" 2017 Typewriter, YMG, Lipstorm, Yurika La La Palooza "No Thanks Ya" Miyavi Samurai Sessions Vol. 2 "You Made Me" 2018 TeddyLoid Silent Planet: Reloaded "Best Friend" 2021 Saweetie, Doja Cat, Jamie Best Friend Remix EP "Onigiri" (remix) 2025 Thelma Aoyama, Uverworld Easy Mode "Baka" pH-1 What Have We Done