About
Mina Oh, the creator behind the 1.18 million-subscriber YouTube channel "Miss Mina," has built a career on quiet, deliberate evolution. To her current audience, she is a Pacific Northwest authority — a vlogger who navigates Washington State's low tides to forage for Winged Kelp and documents the best Biang Biang noodles in Seattle's Chinatown-International District. But this identity, rooted in the Greater Seattle area, is the latest chapter in a journey that began over a decade ago with a simple mission: making learning Korean fun.
Miss Mina: From Korean Language Lessons to Pacific Northwest Foraging
Mina Oh, a Korean American born and raised in San Jose, California, began her digital career around 2010. Her foundational project was "sweetandtastyTV," built around "KWOW" (Korean Word of the Week). As "Professor Oh," she created an entertaining format to teach Korean language and culture, establishing herself within the online Hallyu community. This earned mainstream recognition, including a feature in the April 2014 issue of Groove Korea magazine.
On April 29, 2015, she launched a second channel, "Miss Mina," for broader food and travel content. Her mainstream validation peaked in February 2018, when she appeared live on NBC's Today Show from the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, providing cultural commentary alongside Al Roker, Savannah Guthrie, and Hoda Kotb.
After establishing permanent residence in the Greater Seattle area post-2018, her content shifted toward a deeply local focus. In early 2024, she shared that she had married her husband "months ago" while documenting their honeymoon in South Korea.
Miss Mina Content: Foraging, Food Tours, Thrift Hauls, and Pottery
Oh's content has transformed from the structured "KWOW" lessons into immersive vlog-style narratives. She has become a prominent figure in the online foraging community, producing detailed videos on harvesting Matsutake mushrooms, razor clams, and stinging nettles. Her seaweed foraging videos differentiate between species like Sea Lettuce, Splendid Iridescent Seaweed, and Bull Kelp, carefully instructing on Washington State's legal requirements including the necessity of a Seaweed License (referencing the official DNR website).
Food tours are a major pillar. A Seattle video navigates from Biang Biang Noodles and Sichuan Honey Wings in Capitol Hill to Jufeng Noodle House and Harmony Palace in the Chinatown-International District for clay pot rice and dim sum. A 2025 Curaçao trip covered approximately 20 local dishes — Iguana Soup and Keshi Yena at locations like the Kala food stall and Lionfish Caribbean. A Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival visit featured sakura-themed foods from a Dango Croissant at Beaucoup Bakery & Cafe to a Secret Garden Dome dinner at H Tasting Lounge.
Broader content includes navigating the 570-plus-home West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day and thrift hauls (21 pieces for $300). A recurring "Pottery Update" at the end of many videos documents her personal artistic pursuits.
How Miss Mina Makes Money: Three Channels, Merch, Patreon, and Affiliates
Mina Oh operates a three-channel content system. "Miss Mina" is the flagship (1.18M subscribers). The legacy "sweetandtastyTV" (1.15M subscribers) now drives its established audience to new content. A third channel, "Creative Chillout," originally an ASMR channel, was rebranded in 2021 to focus on arts and crafts, primarily pottery.
Revenue is intentionally diversified. Merchandise stores on Creator Spring and Bonfire sell apparel with signature branding ("Hello Darlings," "Get Lost In Nature"). A Patreon page offers exclusive content for monthly subscribers. Consistent affiliate marketing includes Epidemic Sound referral links and a dedicated gear blog post on missmina.co with embedded affiliate links. Her sites missmina.co and sweetandtastytv.com serve as central hubs.
Miss Mina's Collaborations: Mark Wiens, KoreaJoa, and Forage Seattle
In 2017, Oh participated in "KoreaJoa," a creator tour sponsored by the Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange, alongside YouTubers Fei (@heyitsfeiii), Ricky (@MrRickyKAZAF), and Hugh (@MyKoreanHusband). She has filmed with food vlogger Mark Wiens for a video on North Korean cuisine.
Recent collaborations reflect her current focus. The Curaçao food tour was a partnership with the official Curaçao Tourist Board, featuring creators Gunnarolla and Fei. Locally, she has filmed guided tours with Forage Seattle, adding external expertise to her foraging content.
Miss Mina: Public Profile and Media Recognition
Oh's public record is clean — no controversies or legal disputes. Beyond the pivotal 2018 Today Show appearance, she has been featured in Forbes on the global influence of Korean culture and interviewed for the documentary "Korea Rising."
Note: Mina Oh is entirely separate from and unrelated to Kwon Mina, a former member of K-pop group AOA.
Miss Mina Today
From "Professor Oh" teaching Korean vocabulary to Mina Oh teaching viewers how to sustainably harvest kelp on Washington shorelines, her career demonstrates sustained adaptation. She has navigated multiple platform eras and content shifts, building a diversified media business that finds its greatest strength in the detailed exploration of a specific local environment — proving that the most compelling stories are sometimes found in your own backyard.