Mink (singer)

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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.[1] She has shown herself in her music videos, however.

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 very first Asian Artists to have any sort of number one single in the US.