#Sana manuscript wiki series#

She officially debuted with Twice in October 2015 with the title song ' Like Ooh-Ahh' from their debut extended play The Story Begins. Out of the sixteen contestants, Sana was selected as one of the nine members of the newly formed girl group.

#Sana manuscript wiki series#

In 2015, Sana participated in the music survival show Sixteen, a reality television series to determine the members of Twice. Main articles: Sixteen (TV program) and Twice Sana at Twiceland Encore Concert in Seoul on June 17, 2017 2015–present: Sixteen, Twice, solo activities, and MiSaMo In 2014, Sana appeared in Got7's music video for 'A' as a waitress.

In 2012, she was expected to become a member of a four-member girl group aimed at the Japanese market, but plans for the group were cancelled in part due to tensions between Japan and Korea following the Liancourt Rocks dispute she was later scheduled to debut in a six-member group called 6Mix, but the group's debut was also cancelled due to the sinking of MV Sewol. She trained for over three years before her eventual debut with Twice. Sana passed the audition and joined the JYPE trainee program in South Korea in April 2012. During her middle school years, she was scouted by a JYP Entertainment (JYPE) employee at a shopping mall and was invited to participate in the annual JYP Japan audition the following day. Sana began training with EXPG in Osaka in 2009, originally planning to be a singer in Japan, rather than South Korea. In addition to her native Japanese, she speaks Korean. Sana stated that she wanted to become a singer and dancer early on and was inspired by the K-pop group Girls' Generation. Sana was born on Decem in Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Japan, as an only child. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Twice, formed in 2015 by JYP Entertainment. Sana Minatozaki ( Japanese: 湊﨑紗夏, Hepburn: Minatozaki Sana, born Decem), known mononymously as Sana ( Korean: 사나 Japanese: サナ), is a Japanese singer based in South Korea.