– She was born in San Antonio, Texas, United States; her parents are both Japanese.
– She has an older brother, named Kai.
– She moved to Kobe, Japan, when she was a toddler.
– Her father, Akira Myoui, is a clinical professor at Osaka University Hospital.
– She used to have American citizenship but she gave it up as of 2019. (Source)
– Mina got cast while shopping with her mom.
– She auditioned for a JYP audition in Japan and joined the trainee program in South Korea on January 2, 2014.
– She is the member who had the shortest training period before debuting as a member of Twice.
– Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Chaeyoung, and Tzuyu appeared in J.Y. Park‘s “Fire” M/V.
– Her representative color is Mint.
– She got into K-Pop when she did a cover with her friend using a song by Girls Generation.
– She learned ballet for 11 years.
– She’s a really quiet person in public.
– Her hobbies are looking up restaurants online and shopping.
– Mina chose 37 as her fav. no., because “37” in Japanese it’s pronounced as “Mi” or “San” (3) and “Nana” [often shortened to Na] (7).
– Mina’s favorite sentence in Japanese is “The opposite of love is not hate, but indifference.“
– She appeared in Junho‘s “Feel” (Japanese) MV, GOT7‘s “Stop Stop It” MV, Wooyoung‘s “Rose” (Japanese) MV, and miss A‘s “Only You” MV.
– Mina ranked 91 in “Most beautiful faces of 2019”.
– Since July 2019 she has been in hiatus for a few months, due to anxiety. She is recovered now.
– Mina’s ideal type: “Someone who is kind, well-mannered, and playful; Someone who can lead me; Someone decisive.”