Chanmina

Chanmina
ちゃんみな
Born
Mina Otomonai

(1998-10-14) October 14, 1998 (age 26)[1]
South Korea[2]
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • Singer
Years active2016–present
Spouse
​
(m. 2024)​
Children1
Musical career
OriginNerima, Tokyo[3]
Genres
Labels
Japanese name
Kanji乙茂内 美奈
Hiraganaおともない みな
Katakanaオトモナイ ミナ
Transcriptions
RomanizationOtomonai Mina
Korean name
Hangul
챤미나
Revised RomanizationChyanmina
McCune–ReischauerCh'yanmina
Websitechanmina.com

Mina Otomonai (乙茂内 美奈[4], Otomonai Mina, born October 14, 1998), known professionally as Chanmina (ちゃんみな), is a South Korean-Japanese rapper and pop musician. She debuted in 2016 independently, before releasing her major label debut album Miseinen in 2017.

Biography

Chanmina was born in South Korea,[2] to a Japanese father and Korean mother, and lived in Korea until she was three years old.[4] As her mother is a professional ballerina, she spent her childhood traveling around Korea, Japan and the United States.[2][4] Due to her mother's influence, Chanmina learned ballet and violin from a young age.[2]

During this time in her life, she discovered the song "Day by Day" (2008) by Korean band Big Bang, and felt moved by the song, inspiring her to become a rapper.[2][1] Chanmina originally planned to move to South Korea to become a K-Pop musician in her second year of high school, however her friend, female rapper Messhi, convinced her to stay in Japan.[4][2] She first came to fame after participating in the 2016 Bazooka!!! Kōkōsei Rap Senshūken [ja], a high school rap competition broadcast on BS Sky Perfect!,[2] and her independently released debut single "Miseinen" (featuring Messhi on the track), managed to top iTunes Japan's hip-hop song rankings chart.[1]

Her first major label debut single "Fxxker" was released in 2017, followed by her debut album Miseinen (2017).[3][5] In the same year, Chanmina released the extended play Chocolate, which was recorded in Los Angeles.[5] The following year, Chanmina switched labels to Warner Music Japan.[2] The title song from her second album Never Grow Up 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 RIAJ.[6][7]

In September 2021, Chanmina's song "I'm a Pop" was featured in the Netflix film Kate,[8] leading the song to chart in the United States on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart.[9] Chanmina released her third studio album, Harenchi in October, featuring "Voice Memo No. 5", "Picky", "Angel" and "Bijin"; songs she had released as singles or as leading tracks from extended plays in 2020 and 2021.[10]

Chanmina released her first full-length Korean single "Don't go" featuring Ash Island on September 23, 2022.

Personal life

Chanmina is trilingual, speaking Korean, Japanese and English.[2] On July 7, 2024, she announced her pregnancy and marriage to Korean rapper Ash Island.[11] On November 1, she gave birth to her first child, a baby girl.[12]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
JPN
Oricon
[13] 		JPN
Hot
[14]
Miseinen (未成年, Underage) 59 27
Never Grow Up 23 21
Harenchi (ハレンチ, Shameless)
  • Released: October 13, 2021[10]
  • Label: Warner
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download, streaming
 16 11
Naked
  • Released: April 26, 2023
  • Label: No Label Music,[15] Warner
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 16 13

Extended plays

Title Details Peak chart positions
JPN
Oricon
[13] 		JPN
Hot
[14]
Chocolate
  • Released: November 15, 2017
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download, streaming
 29 10
Note-book: Me.
  • Released: February 19, 2020[16]
  • Label: Warner
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 38 —[A]
Note-book: U.
  • Released: February 19, 2020[16]
  • Label: Warner
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 40 —[B]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, certifications and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
JPN
Oricon
[13] 		JPN
Hot
[18] 		US
World
[9]
"Miseinen" (未成年, "Underage")[19]
(featuring Messhi) 		2016 — — — Miseinen
"Princess"[20] — — —
"Fxxker"[21] 2017 — — —
"Lady"[22] — 75 —
"My Name"[24] — —[C] — Chocolate
"Chocolate"[26] — 29 —
  • RIAJ: Platinum (streaming)[27]
"Doctor"[28] 2018 — —[D] — Never Grow Up
"Pain Is Beauty"[30] — 87 —
"I'm a Pop"[31] 2019 54 —[E] 16
"Call"[33] — 89 —
  • RIAJ: Gold (streaming)[34]
"Never Grow Up"[6] — 40 —
  • RIAJ: 2× Platinum (streaming)[7]
"Angel"[35] 2020 15 49 —
  • RIAJ: Gold (streaming)[36]
 Harenchi
"Holy Moly Holy Night"[37]
(Chanmina & Sky-Hi) 		— — — Non-album single
"Bijin" (美人, "Beautiful Woman")[38] 2021 15 65 —
  • RIAJ: Gold (streaming)[39]
 Harenchi
"Tokyo 4AM"[40] 2022 — — — Naked
"Don't Go"[41]
(featuring Ash Island) 		— — —
"Mirror"[42] — — —
"You Just Walked in My Life"[43] 2023 — — —
"Death Anniversary" (命日, Meinichi)[44] — 26 — Non-album singles
"Biscuit" — — —
"Forgive Me" 2024 — — —
"20"
(with Ash Island) 		— — —
"NG" — — —
"Forever" — 33 —
"—" denotes items that did not chart.
List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
JPN
Hot
[18]
"#GirlsSpkOut"[45]
(Taeyeon featuring Chanmina) 		2020 — GirlsSpkOut
"Kisha na Lip" (華奢なリップ, "Delicate Lip")[46]
(Genie High featuring Chanmina) 		2021 83 Genie Star
"Smiley (Japanese Version)"[47]
(Yena featuring Chanmina) 		2023 — TBA
"World Dance"
(Ai featuring Chanmina) 		— 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 Album
JPN
Hot
[18]
"She's Gone"[48] 2016 — Miseinen
"Daikirai" (ダイキライ, "Hate")[19]
(TeddyLoid featuring Chanmina) 		— Silent Planet 2 EP Vol. 3 / Miseinen
"Winner"[49]
(Block B Project-1 featuring Chanmina) 		2017 76 Project-1 EP
"Voice Memo No. 5" (ボイスメモ No. 5)[50] 2020 92
  • RIAJ: Gold (streaming)[51]
 Note-book: Me. / Harenchi
"Picky"[52] — Note-book: U. / Harenchi
"Racin’"[53]
(AK-69 featuring Chanmina) 		2021 — The Race
"Harenchi"[54] 72
  • RIAJ: Platinum (streaming)[55]
 Harenchi
"Sun" (太陽, Taiyō)[56] —
"I'm Not OK"[57] 2023 — Naked
"B-List" (B級) 77
  • RIAJ: Gold (streaming)[58]
"—" denotes items that did not chart.

Other certified songs

List of other certified songs, with certifications and album name
Title Year Certifications Album
"Best Boy Friend" 2017
  • RIAJ: Gold (streaming)[59]
 Miseinen

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"[60] Miyavi Samurai Sessions Vol. 2
"You Made Me"[61] 2018 TeddyLoid Silent Planet: Reloaded
"Best Friend"[62] 2021 Saweetie, Doja Cat, Jamie Best Friend Remix EP

Notes

  1. ^ Note-book: Me. did not enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 42 on the Billboard Japan Top Single Sales physical chart.[17]
  2. ^ Note-book: U. did not enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 46 on the Billboard Japan Top Single Sales physical chart.[17]
  3. ^ "My Name" did not enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 79 on the Billboard Japan Streaming Songs chart.[25]
  4. ^ "Doctor" did not enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 75 on the Billboard Japan Streaming Songs chart.[29]
  5. ^ "I'm a Pop" did not enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 53 on the Billboard Japan Top Single Sales physical chart.[32]

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