User:Umi midorii/sandbox2

Kaylee Pinta, known by her stage name as Umi Midori (うみみどり, born March 13,1994), is a soloist and member of Supernova under Avex trax.

Umi is well known for her 2016 single, "39 Music!", which made Japan's top ten. The 2016 single "Give Me a Break Stop Now" and the 2017 single "B12" followed the success. She has since released three full-length albums, Midori no Umi in 2016 and Umiiro Kibou and Umi no Nioi in 2017. Despite her being born in Florida, USA, most of her popularity is in Japan, with her gaining recognition in western countries as well, due in part to her internet videos going viral and her various overseas performances.

Early life
Umi was born in Florida, USA and lived there from birth until her first year of high school, where she moved to LA, California to attend high school there. She has had an interest in Asian culture since 2007, which inspired her to later move to Tokyo, Japan in 2012. Her family was fairly supportive of this, happy that she was doing what she loved. After moving to Japan in 2012, she started a YouTube channel where she uploaded dance covers of Vocaloid and Hello!Project songs, as well as occasional KPop dance covers and song covers as well.

2012: Umi's solo debut
On June 13, 2012, Umi released her first solo single and mini album, titled "Yoroshiku OnegaishimasUmi". Shortly after, she began to gain popularity in Japan along with releasing many more singles and albums.

2015-2016: Debut in OtoHime, 39 Music!, Give Me a Break Stop Now, Midori no Umi
Due to her increase in popularity on YouTube and other social media, Umi was invited to audition for the 2nd generation of OtoHime on December 27th, 2015. She passed the audition and participated in her first single "Take off is Now!" with 1st generation members Kanawa Miume and Miyazaki Niina on January 4th, 2016. Umi recieved huge amounts of support from her online fans, who were overjoyed that she debuted as an idol. Umi soon became more popular, gaining more fans because of her unique background and large following.

She released another solo single on June 29, 2016, which quickly became a hit, earning over 200 million views on YouTube. The single contains two songs, "39 Music!" and "Kare to Issho ni Omise ga Shitai!", both topping the charts in Japan. Shortly after on October 19, 2016, she released her second single "Give Me a Break Stop Now" which also became a hit. The single contained two songs as well, "Give Me a Break Stop Now" and "VIP Kid". Umi released her a full-length album, titled "Midori no Umi", on December 20th, 2016.

2017: B12, Umi no Nioi
On October 11, 2017 Umi's 7th single "B12" was released, immediately gaining recognition worldwide. The single topped the charts in Japan and America, selling over one million copies. The single consists of three songs, "B12", "Endless Line", and "New Type Tokyo", all of which contain rap as well as singing parts. The music videos for each of the three songs surpassed 60 million views, with B12 at over 100 million, Endless Line over 86 million, and New Type Tokyo over 62 million. Not long after, Umi released her third album, "Umi no Nioi" on November 12th, 2017.

2018: Graduation from OtoHime, debut in Supernova
On February 20, 2018 Umi officially graduated from OtoHime and became a member of Supernova shortly before on January 3, 2018.

Personal life
Umi can speak English, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish fluently. She grew up speaking English, began learning Japanese and Korean on her own at ages 11 and 13, respectively. She took Spanish classes from 8th to 12th grade in middle and high school.

Umi has one younger brother and one older half brother. Her and her younger brother grew up in the same household and are very close, whereas her half brother lived in a separate house.

Umi is currently married to GOT7 member Mark Tuan.

Umi is close friends with Kpop groups GOT7, BTS, BLACKPINK, and TWICE, as well as Morning Musume. '17 and Q'ulle. She is also in a Kpop group called Supernova.