Minatozaki Sana

Sana is honestly one of those rare cases where the charisma just radiates off the screen with zero effort — or at least that's how it looks. A girl from Osaka who auditioned for JYP Entertainment, moved to Seoul as a teenager, and came out the other side as one of the most beloved members of TWICE, one of the biggest K-pop groups of the 2010s. Her "shashasha" moment became a genuine cultural moment, which tells you everything about how naturally she turns small things into something unforgettable. What I appreciate most is that she never lost the warm, slightly goofy Osaka energy underneath all the polished stage presence — that combo of idol-level performance and real human goofiness is harder to pull off than it looks, and she makes it look completely effortless.

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Minatozaki Sana is a Japanese singer, dancer, and lyricist born on December 29, 1996, in Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture. She crossed to South Korea to pursue a career in the entertainment industry and became active as a performer across multiple Asian markets. She is known for her work in singing and dance as well as involvement in songwriting.

Name (English)

Minatozaki Sana

Name (Japanese)

サナ

Reading

さな

Born

December 29, 1996 (age 29)

Origin

Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Height

165 cm

Weight

48 kg

Occupation

Singer / Dancer / Lyricist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rat

Agency

JYPエンターテインメント

Active years

2015 -

Works summary

Appearances

65 (2014–2026)

By year

2014: 4, 2015: 1, 2016: 4, 2017: 5, 2018: 6, 2019: 4, 2020: 4, 2021: 4, 2022: 4, 2023: 9, 2024: 7, 2025: 4, 2026: 6

Debut work

A

Filmography / notable works

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/m.by__sana/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%8A
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23012025

Tags

• From Osaka Prefecture
• Singer
• Dancer
• Lyricist

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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