Singer Mina has signed an exclusive contract with HM Entertainment.

Mina is a singer who became known as the ‘World Cup Singer’ in 2002 and received much love for her hit song ‘Answer the Phone’. Her married life with Ryu Philip, who is 17 years younger than her, became a hot topic, and she has been gaining global popularity by leaping to become the ‘short-form goddess’ through the reverse hit of ‘Answer the Phone’. Recently, she has been receiving a hot response for carrying out her sister-in-law Park Soo-ji‘s weight loss project.

Mina has settled into her new agency through her long-time relationship with HM Entertainment CEO Bae Seong-eun.

HM Entertainment CEO Bae Sung-eun said, “Mina is a comprehensive entertainer with diverse talents, including solid fundamentals as a singer, the gift of gab as a broadcaster, and the ability to plan her own content,” and added, “We will fully support Mina’s active activities in the future that will highlight her positive energy, as well as expand her global activities.”

Mina also said, “I‘m happy to be able to start off with a new agency and a new mindset in 2025,” and added, “I will work hard to show you a good side of myself through various activities both domestically and internationally.”

HM Entertainment is home to actors Lee Sang-woo, Lee Min-woo, Shim Hyung-tak, Lee Hyun-kyung, Lee Ga-ryeong, Son Hwa-ryeong, Kwak Hyun-jun, Yoon Hae-bin, Shim Tae-young, and Kim So-hee, as well as singer Yang Seung-ho and Gunjo Crew (Gunjo-Sun-el-Chan-il-Byun Ji-hye).

Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com reporter jhj@donga.com