Won Min-ji (; born February 5, 1991), better known by her stage name Anda () and formerly Andamiro (), is a South Korean singer and songwriter. She debuted in 2012.
Life and career Early life From a young age, Anda wanted to become a singer.
Initially, Anda failed the entrance examination for university. The following year, she tried again and passed the entrance examination for the Performing Arts Department at Sungkyunkwan University.
2012: Debut In 2012, Anda debuted as Andamiro under Trophy Entertainment with the dance single "Don't Ask" featuring Yang Dong-geun. It earned her the nickname, "Korea's Lady Gaga".
2015: Comeback with "Mastering", "It's Goin' Down" and "Touch" In 2015, Anda released a dance single called "Mastering" under Emperor Entertainment Korea. "Mastering" is a medium-tempo song with an EDM beat and an urban R&B style produced by Choi Joon-young.
"It's Goin' Down" is a hip-hop genre song and is a collaboration with The Quiett.
In June, Anda released the single "Touch" and the music video was inspired by Fiona Apple's music video for her song "Criminal".
2017–present: Label changes and What You Waiting For In August 2017, Anda signed an exclusive contract with Esteem Entertainment before eventually signing to YG Entertainment's subsidiary YGX, in July 2018.
On March 6, 2019, Anda released her first digital single and also the first single under YGX titled "What You Waiting For", on which she collaborated with YG Entertainment's producer R.Tee.
On December 31, 2021, Anda announced that she departed YG Entertainment and was planning to find a new label. A few days later, it was announced that she signed with Sublime Artist Agency.
On October 28, 2024, THE EYE Entertainment announced that Anda had joined the company.
Personal life On May 3, 2024, Anda made an announcement on Instagram, revealing she married the previous winter and was expecting a child. The singer has been out of the limelight ever since she parted ways with YG Entertainment subsidiary YGX. On June 10, 2024, Anda announced via Instagram that she gave birth to a son on June 4.
Discography Extended plays Title Album details Peak positions KORHypnotizeReleased: September 20, 2012 Label: Trophy Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download 75Do Worry Be Happy Released: April 3, 2018 Label: Amoeba Culture Formats: CD, digital download —"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Singles Title Year Peak positions Album KOR As lead artist "Don't Ask" 2012 — Hypnotize "Hypnotize (Spanish Ver.)" 2013 — rowspan="7" "Waiting" — "Mastering" 2015 — "It's Goin' Down" — "Touch" — "Taxi" 2016 — "Like Family" — "Dressroom" 2018 — Do Worry Be Happy "Zeppelin" — "The open boat" — "Moonlight" — "What You Waiting For" 2019 — rowspan="2" "Dawn" 2024 —"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Soundtrack appearances Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumKOR KORHot. "Nobody Knows" 2017 — — Saimdang, Memoir of Colors OST Part 9"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Filmography Television series YearTitleRole2017Saimdang, Memoir of ColorsAnna
Television shows YearTitleRoleNotes2022Artistock GameContestantfailed to Top 20
Video appearances YearTitleNotes2015MAXIM KoreaMagazine Photoshoot2015Glance TVICONIC LIVE
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