Biography
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Born
14 October 1998 (age 25)
Otomonai Mina (乙茂内美奈; born October 14, 1998), known professionally as Chanmina (stylized in all caps), is a Korean-Japanese rapper. Chanmina was born in South Korea to a Japanese father and a Korean mother, and lived in South Korea until she was three years old. As her mother is a professional ballerina, she spent her childhood traveling around South Korea, Japan and the America. Due to her mother's influence, Chanmina learned ballet, piano and violin from a very young age.
In elementary school Chanmina was bullied for not being able to speak Japanese fluently. During this time in her life, she discovered the song "하루 하루 (Day by Day)" by Korean band Big Bang, and felt moved by the song, inspiring her to become a rapper. Chanmina originally planned to move back to South Korea to become a K-Pop musician in her second year of high school, however her Japanese friends convinced her to stay in Japan.
She first came to fame after participating in the 2016 Bazooka!!! Kōkōsei Rap Senshūken, a high school rap competition broadcast on BS Sky Perfect!,and her independently released debut single "未成年", managed to top iTunes Japan's hip-hop song rankings chart.
Her first major label debut single "Fxxker" was released in 2017, followed by her debut album "未成年". In the same year, Chanmina released the extended play Chocolate, which was recorded in Los Angeles. Her second album "Never Grow Up" was released on August 7, 2019, under Warner Music Japan. Its title song was used as the theme song for the Japanese drama Jigoku no Girlfriend and became a sleeper hit, receiving a gold certification for streaming from the RIAJ. Chanmina released her third studio album, "ハレンチ" in October 2021.
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