Kang Min Hee

For the member of CRAVITY and formerly of X1, see Minhee (CRAVITY).

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

Kang Min Hee

Concept photo for "Melting".

Background

Other name(s)

Y (former)

Birth name

Kang Min-hee (강민희)

Birth date

December 29, 1991 (age 33)

Birth place

Seoul, South Korea

Height

158 cm (5 ft 2 in)

Blood type

B

Career

Occupation

Singer

Group debut

September 26, 2012

Solo debut

January 15, 2009 (as Y)
February 5, 2013

Years active

2006–present

Agency

Brand New Music
DSP Media (trainee)

Associations

Miss $
The Unit
Sing Again 3

SNS

Kang Min Hee (강민희) is a South Korean singer under Brand New Music. She is a member of the duo Miss $.

Career

2006–2012: Debut as Y

In 2006, she participated in the OST for the SBS drama Queen of the Game. In 2008, she won first place at a special audition and joined DSP Media as a trainee.^[1]

She later made her solo debut, under the stage name Y, on January 15, 2009 with the single "Love+Love, Love-Love".^[2]

2012–present: Miss $, solo activities and The Unit

Minhee joined Miss $ in 2012, having previously been featured in their first album S Class in 2009.^[3] She officially debuted in the group with their third digital single "Smoke Less" on September 26, 2012.

She made her second solo debut under her real name on February 5, 2013 with the digital single "It's You".

She made a solo comeback on October 22, 2014 with "Does He Talk About Me?" which featured San E.

On July 22, 2015 she released her third single "Yahae", featuring Ji Min of AOA.

On January 20, 2017 she released "Her" followed by "Never Sent" on June 25 of the same year. In 2017, she also was a contestant on the idol rebooting show The Unit, where she was eliminated in episode 10, finishing in 34th place.

On February 14, 2018 she released her sixth single titled "Toddle".

Discography

Digital singles

"Love+Love, Love-Love" (2009)
"비가와요" (2009)
"All or Nothing" (2009)
"Love Expression" (2009)
"Heart Healing" (2009)
"It's You" (2013)
"Does He Talk About Me?" (2014)
"Yahae" (2015)
"Her" (2017)
"Never Sent" (2017)
"Toddle" (2018)
"Remember" (2018)
"Curse" (2019)
"Open Ending" (2019)
"The Two of Us" (2020)

Collaborations

"Call Me Noona" (with Kanto) (2014)
"Play Me" (with Yang Da Il) (2015)
"Our Night is More Beautiful Than Your Day" (with Various Artists) (2016)
"Forever Summer" (with As One and Mellie) (2016)
"Already Christmas" (with Yang Da Il, Chancellor, MC Gree, As One (2016)
"The Song of Wind" (with MINOS) (2019)
"Story of Some-One" (with Gree, San E, Boombastic) (2021)

Features

Canaan - "그녀가 결혼했다" (2009)
Namolla Family TKO - "아이처럼" (2009)
Canaan - "Luv Is Pain Part 1" (2009)
Canaan - "The End" (2009)
Verbal Jint - "Good Start" (2013)
2LSON - "Stay With Me" (2015)
Rex.D - "Uncomfortable (2015)
CSP - "Huahin" (2016)
Kanto - "Oops!" (2016)
Yang Da Il - "In the Silence" (2016)
DJ IT - "Keep Going On" (2017)
Siyoon - "Between You and Me" (2018)
Kanto - "Startled" (2018)

OSTs

"Queen of the Game OST" ("그래도 날 사랑하나요" (with Connexion)) (2006)
"What's Wrong With Me?" (San E) (2014)

Filmography

Survival shows

The Unit (2017-2018) - contestant
Sing Again 3 (JTBC, 2023) - contestant (as SingAgain3 Singer No.67)^[4]^[5]

Gallery

References

Official links

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[1] Daily K Pop News: Pre-debut photo of KARA's Hara & Miss $'s Kang Min Hee revealed

[2] Bugs: 사랑에 사랑을... (Love+Love, Love-Love)

[3] Kpopstarz: Miss $, Member Change... Genius Girl Producer Kang Min Hee Enters

[4] YouTube: [싱어게인3 전체공개] 진짜 가수가 되기 위한 첫걸음 '67호 가수 - 홀로♪'

[5] YouTube: [4K/1열 직캠🎥] 67호 가수 '홀로 (Feat. 김나영)'♪ 싱어게인3 (singagain3)

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