Mink ("Made In Korea") is a female Japanese pop singer. Her real name is Mi Kyung Lee (born 1984 in South Korea). Upon traveling to Japan in her early teens to continue her education, she was discovered after she submitted a demo to Avex Trax, one of Japan’s leading J-pop labels. Her initial success occurred in Japan with the release of her first two albums. mink was born and raised in Korea, however she does not sing in Korean.

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  • Mink ("Made In Korea") is a female Japanese pop singer. Her real name is Mi Kyung Lee (born 1984 in South Korea). Upon traveling to Japan in her early teens to continue her education, she was discovered after she submitted a demo to Avex Trax, one of Japan’s leading J-pop labels. Her initial success occurred in Japan with the release of her first two albums. mink was born and raised in Korea, however she does not sing in Korean. She also has not (to date) shown her face on her albums, instead replacing her pictures with an anime-like character. She has shown herself in her music videos, however. In 2005, her song "Beautiful" was used for the film "INITIAL D THE MOVIE" and featured on her debut album. In 2006 her song "Glory of Life" was released and licensed to Rhythm Zone/King Street Records and remixed by Chris Cox, John Creamer and Stephane K. "Glory of Life" hit the number one position on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. A second single "4 Love" was scheduled to be released to the U.S. in April 2006, but was later canceled (although it was still released in Japan). Mink is the one of the first Asian Artists to have any sort of number one single in the US, some others being Kumi Koda (with "Trust Your Love") and Utada Hikaru (with "Devil Inside"). In April 2006, mink's "Eternal Love (Remix Version)" was used for the film "Chisaki Yusha Tachi GAMERA". In December 2006, mink's "Here by my side (Original Version) was used as the theme song for the 3D anime short "Joe and Marilyn" for "Amazing Nuts!" On January 1, 2007, mink's "Innocent Blue -Chi Hate Umi Tsukiru Made-" was released. The song is the theme song for the Japan-Mongol epic film "Aoki Ookami" based on Gengis Khan.
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  • Mink ("Made In Korea") is a female Japanese pop singer. Her real name is Mi Kyung Lee (born 1984 in South Korea). Upon traveling to Japan in her early teens to continue her education, she was discovered after she submitted a demo to Avex Trax, one of Japan’s leading J-pop labels. Her initial success occurred in Japan with the release of her first two albums. mink was born and raised in Korea, however she does not sing in Korean.
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  • Mink (singer)
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