Bang Min-ah (; born May 13, 1993), better known mononymously as Minah, is a South Korean singer and actress. She debuted as a member of the girl group Girl's Day in 2010 and released her first solo album, I Am a Woman Too, in 2015. She has acted in various films and television series, including lead roles in Beautiful Gong Shim (2016) and My Absolute Boyfriend (2019).
Early life Bang Min-ah was born on May 13, 1993, in Hyoseong-dong, Gyeyang District, Incheon, South Korea. She attended Jinsun Girls' High School and majored in Broadcasting and Entertainment at Dongduk Women's University.
Music career Girl's Day
On July 9, 2010, Minah made her debut as a member of girl group Girl's Day on Music Bank with their first single "Tilt My Head."
Solo career
Minah has released several solo singles; among them are "Holding Hands," a song on Lee Hyun-do's project album 4U; and "You, I" for the soundtrack of the SBS drama Doctor Stranger.
On March 3, 2015, DreamT announced that Minah would be making her solo debut in mid-March. Minah released her album I Am a Woman Too on March 15, 2015.
Minah released a solo digital single "Other Way" on November 11, 2017. Minah took part in writing the lyrics to the song "11°", and also took part in composing the song.
On August 28, 2022, Minah made a comeback with her single "Listen to me Once".
Acting career Minah made her acting debut on the tvN variety show, Roller Coaster, appearing in the segment "Frustrated, But Let's Stick Together." She then featured in the sitcom Vampire Idol in 2011.
In 2013, Minah made her film debut in Holly, playing a high school student who aspires to be a ballerina. She received the Rookie Actress Award at the Gwangju International Film Festival for her performance. The same year, Minah became the host of the music program Inkigayo, which she left in January 2014. She was subsequently cast in her second film, the family comedy Dad for Rent.
In 2015, Minah featured in the family drama Sweet, Savage Family. She also starred alongside Seo Kang-joon as leads for The Best Future, a web drama produced by Samsung.
In 2016, Minah landed her first television leading role in SBS's romantic comedy series Beautiful Gong Shim. She earned positive reviews for her portrayal of the "ugly" but down-to-earth protagonist.
In 2019, Minah returned to the small screen with the romantic comedy drama My Absolute Boyfriend, based on the Japanese manga series of the same name.
Personal life On July 4, 2025, it was announced that Bang would marry her Beautiful Gong Shim co-star On Joo-wan after dating for four years. The couple married on November 29, 2025, in Bali.
Discography
Extended plays Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales I Am a Woman Too Released: March 16, 2015 Label: Dream T Entertainment Format: CD, digital download 2 KOR: 15,471
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
"Holding Hands" () 2014 51 KOR: 73,081Cumulative sales for "Holding Hands":
4U Project "I Am a Woman Too" 2015 15 KOR: 308,989Cumulative sales for "I Am a Woman Too":
I Am a Woman Too "11°" 2017 — KOR: 14,544Sales for "11°": Other Way "Butterfly" () 2019 —
Other charted songs Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album "Whatever" 2014 8 KOR: 339,914Sales for "Whatever": Miss Me Or Diss Me "This Is Strange" () 2015 89 KOR: 21,711Sales for "This Is Strange": I Am a Woman Too
Soundtrack appearances Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album "Cracked the Moon" () 2010 — rowspan="2" Argo Online OST "Only Once" () — Jungle Fish 2 OST "You, I" () 2014 34 KOR: 82,617Sales for "You, I": Doctor Stranger OST "Tell Me" () — Dad for Rent OST "One Person" () — KOR: 16,249Sales for "One Person": The King's Face OST "아니" (No) 2015 — rowspan="2" Sweet, Savage Family OST "My First Kiss" 2016 — Beautiful Gong Shim OST "사랑이었다" (It Was Love) 2019 — My Absolute Boyfriend OST
Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes 2013 Holly Wani 2014 Dad for Rent Bomi 2021 Snowball Kang-yi Rising Star Asia Award 2023 Miss Fortune Joo-young 2024 The Unrighteous Yu-jin How Have You Been Yeon-kyung
Television series Year Title Role Notes 2011 Baby Faced Beauty Hye-mi Cameo Vampire Idol Min-ah 2012 Family Dream Girl #1 Cameo 2013 Master's Sun Kim Ga-young The Miracle Cha Eun-sang 2014 The Best Future Mi-rae 2015 Sweet, Savage Family Baek Hyun-ji 2016 Beautiful Gong Shim Gong Shim 2019 My Absolute Boyfriend Eom Da-da 2021 Check Out the Event Ha Song-yi 2023 Delivery Man Kang Ji-hyun
Television shows Year Title Role 2010 Roller Coaster Wonder Woman Herself Minah Cham Story We Are Dating Star Making Survivor Contestant 2013 The Clinic for Married Couples: Love and War Herself 2013–2014 Inkigayo Host 2014 Eco Village Cast member 2015 Immortal Songs 2 Contestant Law of the Jungle Cast member King of Mask Singer Contestant 2022 Family Register Mate Cast
Hosting Year Title 2022 Opening ceremony 24th Seoul International Women's Film Festival
Ambassadorship Public Relations Ambassador for the 24th Seoul International Women's Film Festival (2022)
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 Baeksang Arts Awards 2017 Best New Actress – Television Beautiful Gong Shim 2022 Best New Actress – Film Snowball Blue Dragon Film Awards 2021 Best New Actress Buil Film Awards 2022 Best New Actress Busan Film Critics Awards 2021 Chunsa Film Art Awards 2022 Gwangju International Film Festival 2013 Holly MBC Drama Awards 2021 Excellence Award, Actress in a Short Drama Check Out the Event New York Asian Film Festival 2021 Screen International Rising Star Asia Award Snowball SBS Drama Awards 2016 Excellence Award, Actress in a Romantic Comedy Drama Beautiful Gong Shim New Star Award Best Couple Award Bang Min-ah Beautiful Gong Shim 2019 Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-Length Drama My Absolute Boyfriend Seoul International Youth Film Festival 2014 Best OST by a Female Artist You, I Seoul Music Awards 2016 Bonsang Award I Am a Woman Too Popularity Award Minah Women in Film Korea Festival 2021 Best New Actress Snowball
Listicles +Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placementPublisherYearListiclePlacementCine212021New Actress to watch out for in 20226th
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