Min A (AOA)

For other people known as 'Mina', see Mina.

Min A

BNT International (December 2020)

Background

Other name(s)

Minaring

Birth name

Kwon Min-ah (권민아)

Birth date

September 21, 1993 (age 30)

Birth place

Busan, South Korea

Height

158 cm (5 ft 2 in)

Weight

50 kg (110 lb)

Blood type

AB

Career

Occupation

Singer, actress

Instruments

Bass

Group debut

August 9, 2012

Years active

2012–present

Agency

Woori Actors (2020)
O& Entertainment (2019–2020)
FNC Entertainment (2009–2019)

Associations

AOA
AOA Black

Personal life

Family

Kwon Min-jung (older sister)

SNS

Related Wikis
AOA Wiki

Min A (민아) is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a former member of the girl group AOA and bassist of its sub-unit AOA Black.

Career[]

2012–2019: AOA, AOA Black[]

She debuted as a member of AOA on August 9, 2012 with the group's first single "Angels' Story".

On July 26, 2013, she debuted as a member of the group's sub-unit AOA Black with the single "Moya".

On May 13, 2019, FNC Entertainment announced Min A's departure from the group and agency after deciding not to renew her contract.^[1]

2019–present: New agencies[]

Following her departure from AOA and FNC Entertainment, on July 1, 2019, O& Entertainment announced Min A had signed on with the agency.^[2]

Sometime in 2020, Min A signed on with Woori Actors. On September 26, 2020, it was revealed that Min A had terminated her contract with the agency.^[3]

Personal life[]

Bullying allegations against Jimin[]

On July 3, 2020, Min A made multiple posts on Instagram, alleging that AOA member Jimin had bullied her for 10 years and was the reason she left the group in 2019, despite not wanting to. She also revealed that she attempted suicide multiple times due to the bullying. Jimin responded to the allegations with a black image with the word "소설" (novel/fiction) on her Instagram story which was later deleted. Min A criticized the post and shared an image of self-harmed scars on her wrist. Min A later apologized for worrying her fans and explained the AOA members and managers came to visit her home to talk.^[4]

On July 4, Jimin posted a personal apology, however Min A responded with another allegation stating that Jimin had sex with a man in their dorms.^[5] Later that same day, FNC Entertainment announced Jimin's departure from AOA and that she would be halting all activities in the entertainment industry.^[6]