Kang Mi-na

Kang Mi-na (; born December 4, 1999), known mononymously as Mina, is a South Korean actress, singer and rapper. She is best known for finishing ninth in Mnet's K-pop girl group survival show Produce 101. She is a former member of the girl groups I.O.I and Gugudan, as well as its subgroups 5959 and SeMiNa. Kang is also best known for her roles in the television series Dokgo Rewind, Tale of Fairy (2018), Hotel del Luna (2019), Summer Guys (2021), Moonshine (2021–2022), Café Minamdang (2022), Welcome to Samdal-ri (2023), and See You at Work Tomorrow! (2026).

Early life Kang Mi-na was born in Icheon, and later moved to Jeju City when she was eight years old. She graduated from School of Performing Arts Seoul in 2018.

Career 2016–2017: Produce 101, I.O.I and Gugudan

In January 2016, Kang, together with fellow trainees Kim Na-young and Kim Se-jeong, represented Jellyfish Entertainment on reality girl group survival show Produce 101 for the chance to debut in a Mnet girl group.

The program came to an end on April 1, 2016, and the final line-up of South Korean girl group I.O.I was announced, made up of the top 11 poll-winners. Kang finished ninth overall, with 173,762 votes, becoming an official member of the girl group.

On June 10, 2016, YMC Entertainment revealed that Kang would not be taking part in I.O.I's unit promotions, but would instead return to her agency to debut and promote with upcoming South Korean girl group, Gugudan.

In July 2017, a Gugudan subgroup named Gugudan 5959 was formed with Kang and fellow member Hye-yeon. They debuted with the single "Ice Chu" on August 10, 2017.

In June 2018, a Gugudan subgroup named Gugudan SeMiNa was formed with Kang and members Sejeong and Nayoung. They debuted with the release of their self-titled single album on July 10, 2018.

2018–present: Acting career Kang made her acting debut in the MBC romantic comedy series Children of the 20th Century in 2017, playing the younger counterpart of Han Ye-seul's character. The same year, she played her first lead role in the 2-episode tvN drama History of Walking Upright.

In 2018, Kang began hosting the music program Show! Music Core. She then starred in the action web film Dokgo Rewind alongside Sehun of Exo, and played a supporting role in tvN fantasy romance drama Tale of Fairy.

In March 2019, Kang was confirmed as part of the cast for Law of the Jungle in Thailand. The same year, Kang played Kim Yuna in tvN fantasy drama Hotel del Luna.

In 2021, Kang was cast in the web drama Summer Guys which premiered on March 30. Later the same year, she starred in the KBS2 historical drama Moonshine as Han Ae-jin, the only daughter of a noble family. On July 3, Kang signed with Story J Company. Later that year she played Cho Hae-dal in the drama Welcome to Samdal-ri alongside Shin Hye-sun.

In 2025, she appeared in the fantasy action superhero drama Twelve.

Discography

Singles Title Year Album "Peach Paradise" 2018 Tale of Fairy OST Part 2

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes 2022 Midnight Horror: Six Nights Soo-hyun Segment: "Convenience Store" 2023 Usury Academy Da-young 2025 Love Untangled Go In-jeong

Television series

Year Title Role Notes 2017 Children of the 20th Century Sa Jin-jin (young) Drama Stage – "History of Walking Upright" Mi-na One-act drama 2018 Tale of Fairy Jum Soon-yi 2019 Hotel del Luna Jung Soo-jung / Kim Yoo-na 2021 My Roommate Is a Gumiho Jin-ah Cameo 2021–2022 Moonshine Han Ae-jin 2022 Café Minamdang Nam Hye-joon 2023–2024 Welcome to Samdal-ri Cho Hae-dal 2024 Drama Special – "Youngbok, Sachiko" Koo Young-bok One-act drama 2025 Twelve Kang-ji 2026 If Wishes Could Kill Lim Na-ri See You at Work Tomorrow! Yoon No-ah

Web series Year Title Role 2018 Dokgo Rewind Kim Hyun-sun 2021 Summer Guys Oh Jin Dal-rae

Television shows Year Title Role Notes 2016 Produce 101 Contestant Survival show that determined I.O.I membersFinished 9th 2018–2020 Show! Music Core Host 2019 Law of the Jungle in Thailand Cast member

Music video appearance Year Song Title Artist 2017 "Someone to Love" Honeyst

Awards and nominations

+ 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 APAN Star Awards 2024 Best New Actress Welcome to Samdal-ri KBS Drama Awards 2022 Best New Actress Moonshine and Café Minamdang MBC Entertainment Awards 2018 Rookie Award – Music & Talk Show! Music Core 2019 Female Excellence Award – Music & Talk