birthname. Tanaka, Mina (田中美南)
nickNAMES.

— Matcha Mina / Fans called her this as matcha is one of her favourite foods.
— Strawberry / Fans called her this as she loves to eat strawberries.
— The Loud One / SM Ent staff and trainees started calling her this due to her talkative nature and tendency to shout when she loses her temper.
— Pinky / SM Ent staff and trainees started calling her this as she usually wears pink, fans sometimes call her this too.
— Big Sis Mina / Mina isn't the eldest member of GJSN, but she definitely does act like an elder sister to the girls, so they call her this.

birthdate. August 17, 1999
birthplce. Kyoto, Japan
ethnicity. Japanese
languages.

— Japanese / Fluent / This is her native language.
— Korean / Conversational / She learnt it as part of training and she has been in Korea for 2 years as of debut.
— English / Basic / She learnt it as part of training and as a subject in school, but she isn't very good at vocabulary and grammar.
— Mandarin / Basic / SM often promotes in China and recruits many Chinese trainees, so Mina learnt some Mandarin as part of training. However, she's not very fluent in speaking it.

faceclaim. Izone's Sakura
backup fc. Twice's Sana Nogizaka46’s Watanabe Risa AKB48’s Oda Erina
appearnce.

— Mina is a fairly tall girl with a slim figure that she got through volleyball training, extensive dancing, workouts and a regulated diet. Mina likes to keep her hair short and as of debut, her hair is dyed dark brown. Her height is 163cm and her weight is 49kg.

fashnstle.

— Mina usually pairs cute tops with shorts or a skirt, or pulls on a dress if she's feeling lazy. Closet here. Her dance shoes are low cut pink converse.

prsoNlity.
Positive : kind, cheerful, friendly, caring, responsible
Neutral : talkative, persistent, brave, protective, selfless
Negative : irritable, impulsive, stubborn, naive, quarrelsome
ENFJ-A / Leo / Gryffindor-Hufflepuff / True Neutral

Kind and selfless : Mina tries to avoid hurting others, instead uplifting them wherever possible. She never fails to give her loved ones or people she finds cool words of encouragement when needed, even if she can't say much. She tries her best to show genuine love to everyone around her, even sacrificing herself to make them happy.

Responsible and caring : Mina sees all the members of GJSN as her family and looks out for them and keeps them out of trouble, even those that are older than her by many years. She makes sure to give them words of encouragement before important events and be updated on what is happening to them, and take note of how she can make their day better.

Friendly and talkative : Mina loves getting to know others and she believes the best way to do so is by talking to them, about anything under the sun. However, Mina has a tendency to talk too much at times, sometimes when it is unwelcomed. Sometimes, she also says the wrong things, and usually at the wrong times.

Persistent, sometimes to the extent of being stubborn and naive : When Mina wants something, she will work hard towards it no matter how many obstacles are thrown in her face. If there is no way, she will make a way. Because Mina will not accept failure, she won't listen to people when they try to dissuade or even stop her. She won't stop fighting until she gets what she wants, and she will continue believing that she will.

Irritable and quarrelsome because she is protective : Mina doesn't tolerate bullying, whether intentional or unintentional. If someone tries to hurt her or her groupmates, she will fly into a rage. Going along with being stubborn, if people try to tell Mina what she doesn't want to hear, she will argue with them until the cows come home.

Brave : Mina is never afraid to say exactly what is on her mind, or to try doing crazy, even risky things.

Cheerful : Mina is always laughing and smiling, and tries to remain enthusiastic while interacting with others.

Impulsive : Going along with Mina wanting to protect her groupmates, she often says things she doesn't mean or does risky things for their sake.

background. Mina was born in 1999 to a housewife and a volleyball coach. Just three years later, her younger sister Yumi was born. Mina spent most of her early childhood helping her parents to care for Yumi, and playing with her.

When Mina started middle school, she ended up in the school where her father was the coach of the volleyball team, and to appease him, joined the volleyball club. Nevertheless, she ended up falling in love with volleyball, and during every training and competitive match, gave her all in it. Thanks to her, the school earned many wins. Mina later became aware that several prestigious overseas universities offered scholarships for school team players, and wanted to go to a university in America. Until she accidentally watched a video on NicoNico called "Aqours First PV", and was instantly captured by the cute anime girls, the upbeat melody and the cheerful lyrics.

Mina later discovered other idol groups, and spent her free time watching their videos and learning their dances, and realised dancing made her happy, somehow happier than volleyball did. Even though she tried to put all her heart into trainings and matches, she just didn't feel it. She wished she was dancing in her room instead, or even on a stage. When she told her parents how she felt, they gave her a compromise. She could take a gap year after high school to audition for companies and if she didn't get accepted within a year, she would go to college on a scholarship as a school team volleyball player. Which she did, and she auditioned for several companies. Unfortunately, she was rejected by all the companies in Japan that she auditioned for. Luckily, she had gotten to know about K-pop idols and Korean companies through her schoolmates, as K-pop was gaining traction in Japan due to many groups' Japanese promotions. Mina sent her audition tape to several Korean companies, and eventually SM Entertainment accepted her as a trainee.

TRAINING. Mina started teaching herself how to dance after she watched Aqours' first PV. As her home was rather small, she would practise in the school hall after school, sometimes even before volleyball trainings. She didn't know what she was doing back then, she just knew she was having fun. But as the days passed and she found herself increasingly wishing she was dancing while she was doing other things, Mina began to wonder if just learning dance for fun would be good enough for her. Which was why she decided to take a gap year and audition for companies. Thinking that maybe she really was meant for the idol life, she agreed when SM Entertainment offered her a contract. During her trainee days at SM, Mina tried her best to be the perfect trainee and be friendly and nice to everyone in addition to working hard. However, there were just some trainees she couldn't get along with no matter how hard she tried. Nevertheless, Mina eventually was chosen to be in the SLJK-G training program after just a few months of training, and debuted as a member of GJSN in 2017.

talent twin. CLC's Yeeun (I know SM rappers aren't known for having a super badass sound and I want Mina to have more of a cute rapping voice)

pre-debut. none
scandals. 2020 / "GJSN's Mina almost kidnapped" / Mina was one of the victims of a person impersonating a staff member leading her to a van but thankfully GJSN's manager noticed in time and collected all the girls, including Mina and brought them to safety. (True)

fun facts.

Likes :
Matcha
Strawberries
Twice
Omurice
Cats
Oh My Girl
Skinship

Dislikes :
Bullies
Hot tofu and food with hot liquid fillings, it burns her tongue
Bitter food
Liars
People who are constantly negative-minded

Habits :
Encouraging her groupmates and Yumi not to give up
Talking to people who she notices to be left out
Writing birthday cards for her groupmates / Yumi and giving them small gifts alongside
Remembering little things about her groupmates

Hobbies :
Learning other groups' dances
Playing volleyball
Running
Working out

Other trivia :
Her favourite songs from Oh My Girl are Remember Me, Listen To My Word and I Found Love and her biases are Yooa and Arin.
She said that if she could cosplay an Aqours member, it would be either Watanabe You or Matsuura Kanan. However, her best girls are Takami Chika, Kurosawa Ruby and Kazuno Leah.
Her favourite song from Twice is Signal and her biases are Momo and Chaeyoung.
Her favourite colours are pink and light green.
Other than Love Live, she is a fan of Bang Dream. Her best girls are Maruyama Aya, Ushigome Rimi, Uehara Himari, Kitazawa Hagumi, Hikawa Hina and Udagawa Ako.
She is also a fan of The Promised Neverland and her favourite characters are Emma and Gilda .
She has an instagram account under the username @matcha.minaa and a twitter account under the username @MatchaMina.

rElAtnshp. (hover for info)

what inspires you to sing/rap/dance? to perform?

— I love dancing, I basically love being active! I also want to shine like my favourite idols!

which seniors do you look up to?

— SNSD! I feel they are the most influential K-pop girl group.

what makes you stand out from the others?

— I am willing to try anything and I will never give up!

what scares you the most?

— I think the scariest thing would be for me to not be a successful idol. But I believe that won't happen as long as I do my best!

birthname. GJSN Member
backup lv. Manager Lim

PRSONLITY.

Mina would most likely fall for a shy, sweet and childlike girl who tries her best in everything she does even if she gets nervous sometimes. Basically someone she wants to protect.

lovestory.

Something like this girl saw Mina as someone who can protect her and Mina just wanted to protect this girl because she's a little baby

theending.

secretly dating because homouality is taboo in south korea :( but it's better than nothing

comments. I hope you like my new version of Mina! Taeri and Hwari are not included in her relationships because I don't want you to choose them if you choose her and the other way round.
password. I think a light peach pink like #FDDFD9 would suit her
solo song ideas/ sm station ideas.

— Kiss Later, Journey To Atlantis, Lovesick