MINA (TWICE) Profile and Facts:

MINA (미나) is a member of the South Korean girl group TWICE, under JYP Entertainment.

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Instagram: @mina_sr_my / @green_mina0324 (inactive)

Stage Name: MINA (미나)
Birth Name: Myoui Mina (名井 南)
Nationality: Japanese (She used to have American citizenship but she gave it up)
Birthday: March 24, 1997
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Height: 163 cm (5’4″)
Weight: 46 kg (101 lbs)
Blood Type: A
MBTI Type: ISTP (Her previous result was ISFP-T)
Nationality: Japanese (Japanese-American at birth)
Representative Color: Mint
Representative Emoji: 
Sub-Unit: MiSaMo

MINA Facts:
Early Life & Family
– Born in San Antonio, Texas, United States; her parents are Japanese.
– Her family moved to Kobe, Japan, when she was a toddler.
– She previously held American citizenship but renounced it in 2019 (source).
– Her English name is Sharon Myoui.
– She has an older brother named Kai.
– Her father is Akira Myoui, a clinical professor at Osaka University Hospital.
– She attended Obayashi Sacred Heart School in Japan.
– Her religion is Catholic.

Personality
– She is known for being very quiet in public.
– According to a former JYP trainee, she doesn’t talk to anyone when she’s angry.
– She has said that she experiences many mood swings and emotional ups and downs, but still considers herself a very cheerful person.
– When she is very stressed, she cries.
– When she can’t sleep, she usually goes on her phone.
– Her nicknames are “Penguin” and “Black Swan.”
– Chaeyoung gave her the nickname “Only Look at Chaeyoung.”

Hobbies & Interests
– Her hobbies are looking up restaurants online and shopping.
– Her favorite ballet production is La Corsaire.
– Her favorite karaoke song is “Almost Is Never Enough.”
– She likes the Harry Potter film series, with Hermione being her favorite character.
– She prefers action thrillers over romance films.
– Her favorite Pokémon is Mimikyu (source).
– She likes the colors purple and indigo.
– She likes great white sharks.
– Her favorite Japanese quote is: “The opposite of love is not hate, but indifference.”

Food & Drinks
– She enjoys eating snacks.
– She loves Heinz ketchup and especially likes eating eggs with ketchup.
– She likes Americanos.
– She cannot eat beondaegi (silkworm pupae).
– She dislikes plum blossoms and nattō.

Pets
– Her family has a male dog named Rei.

Miscellaneous Facts
– She used to share the largest dorm room with Nayeon, Jihyo, and Sana. For the updated dorm arrangement please visit Twice profile.
– She cannot ride Viking ships or similar amusement park rides.

Pre-Debut
– She learned ballet for 11 years.
– She later joined Urizip Dance School for modern dance training.
– She became interested in K-pop after performing a Girls’ Generation cover with a friend.
– She was cast by JYP Entertainment while shopping with her mother.
– She passed a JYP audition in Japan and joined the company’s trainee program in South Korea on January 2, 2014.
– She had the shortest training period among TWICE members before debuting.
– According to a former JYP trainer, she was very popular among the male trainees.

Career
– She appeared in Junho’s “Feel” (Japanese), GOT7’s “Stop Stop It,” Wooyoung’s “Rose” (Japanese), and miss A’s “Only You” music videos before debut.
– Her representative color is Mint.
– She debuted as a member of Twice on October 20, 2015.
– Since July 2019, she was on hiatus for several months due to anxiety and gradually resumed full activities in 2020.
– On February 24, 2026, JYP Entertainment announced that Mina would be taking a short break due to health concerns.

Ideal Type
– “Someone who is kind, well-mannered, and playful; someone who can lead me; someone who is decisive.”

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NOTE 2: Source for the MBTI results: 1st result – TWICE TV “Finding TWICE’s MBTI”. MINA updated her MBTI result in Oct 2022 during “Talk that Talk” Comeback Week.

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Related: TWICE Members Profile

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