Q&A: min.a’s “good fight” Proves Anger Can be a Form of Clarity
INTERVIEW
INTERVIEW
☆ BY SHEVON GREENE ☆
Creative Direction: Myu Inoue & Michael Tian
Art Direction: Michael Tian
Photography: Myu Inoue
Lighting Assistant: Kohana Wilson
SOMETIMES THE HARDEST HEARTBREAK ISN’T ROMANTIC—It’s realizing someone you trusted is telling a version of the story where you’re the villain.
When we last spoke with min.a, she was in the emotionally draining aftermath of a longtime friendship that had come to an end. Then came her single “bite,” where she described the pain and betrayal she had felt about someone who she always thought would be in her life. Now, with her new single “good fight,” out today, she picks up the story in its angrier phase: the moment where sadness turns into frustration, and frustration slowly but surely gives way to acceptance.
“good fight” expands her sonic world in numerous ways. Inspired by Oklou’s “blade bird,” the track leans more electric and cinematic, focusing on a heavier, layered track that mirrors its emotional intensity. The lyric, “Sure, I’ll be the bad guy / Does that make you feel better?” is the heart of the track, highlighting the acceptance she’s come to terms with after wrestling with it for months. It’s a song about being misunderstood and choosing peace anyway.
We sat down with min.a to talk about anger as empowerment, navigating twisted narratives and why platonic heartbreak deserves just as much space in music. Keep reading for more.
Creative Direction: Myu Inoue & Michael Tian
Art Direction: Michael Tian
Photography: Myu Inoue
Lighting Assistant: Kohana Wilson
LUNA: When we last spoke about “bite,” you were kind of sitting in the aftermath of that friendship breakup. Listening to “good fight,” it feels somewhat self-explanatory, but where does it find you emotionally now?
MIN.A: For me, it was a phase of acceptance after grief. You know how everyone talks about the five stages of grief? “bite” was definitely the anger and sadness. This song came quickly; it almost wrote itself. It was really helpful for me to write it and sit with myself and just be like, you know what? Fine. If that’s the story you want to tell people, then that’s really sad. Sucks for you. It made me angry thinking this person was telling everyone one side of the story. They admitted they weren’t always a good friend. They admitted our friendship wasn’t perfect. So to then hear this person telling people I was in the wrong was mind-blowing. I know what actually happened. You know what actually happened. And if you need to tell everyone a twisted version to make sense of your life, then I hope you figure that out.
LUNA: I resonate so much with your recent singles. First the grief of losing the friendship, then realizing they’re twisting your words and there’s nothing you can do. The people hearing that version will accept it as truth. It makes you so angry knowing you can’t correct it. But at some point you just have to accept there’s nothing you can do. I totally relate and I’m sure other people can too. Even though it comes from a painful place, it’s nice that people can feel seen by it. So when did you realize you’d moved from sadness into anger? Was there a moment, or was it gradual?
MIN.A: It took a second because I genuinely thought this person would be in my life forever. Gloria (KAIYI) and I were working on this maybe four to six months after everything happened. It was back and forth. I’d feel angry, then really sad because I lost someone important—but they weren’t who I thought they were. That’s the sad part. You think you know someone deeply, and then one thing happens and they feel like a completely different person. It was part of the process of moving on.
LUNA: That back and forth feels so natural. You’re frustrated, but you’re also grieving who you thought they were.
MIN.A: Exactly.
LUNA: After writing “bite,” did you know another song would come out of this?
MIN.A: Yeah. In the back of my mind, I knew there would be an angrier song. I was also in a creative rut production-wise. When Gloria and I started building this beautiful track, I knew it was the perfect base for something that would help me process. Once I heard the production, I knew it needed to be angrier. The track inspired the tone.
Creative Direction: Myu Inoue & Michael Tian
Art Direction: Michael Tian
Photography: Myu Inoue
Lighting Assistant: Kohana Wilson
LUNA: You said it felt unfair to be deemed the bad guy when you felt like the victim. How did that narrative affect how you saw yourself?
MIN.A: It made me question everything. I’d invested so much in that friendship, and for it to fall apart so quickly made me spiral. I questioned my other friendships and who I was as a person. I wondered if anyone wanted to be my friend at all. Friendships are such an important part of life. Losing one like that made me insecure about how I show up in the world and whether people value me.
LUNA: I relate to that so much, but having people around you remind you you’re not crazy helps.
MIN.A: Exactly. Having that reassurance matters.
LUNA: In situations where you feel misunderstood, do you fight to defend yourself or shut down?
MIN.A: It depends on the relationship. If I don’t care about it, I’ll let it go. But if it’s important, I want to defend myself—not in a “I’m right, you’re wrong” way, but to clarify my intent. Communication is essential. I might shut down initially to process, but I always want to come back and talk it through.
LUNA: That makes sense. When it matters, you fight for clarity.
MIN.A: Exactly.
LUNA: It’s painful about knowing your words will be twisted no matter what. How did you write about that without feeling silenced?
MIN.A: That anger comes out in the chorus: “Sure, I’ll be the bad guy / Does that make you feel better?” It emphasizes that this narrative isn’t mine. If you’re choosing to twist it to make yourself feel better, that’s on you. Making that the chorus was intentional. It drives home that this isn’t my doing.
LUNA: The song leans toward accepting an unfair ending. What does acceptance look like for you now?
MIN.A: I’m less angry now. Acceptance is coming to peace with what happened and reminding myself there’s the objective story and then there’s the spiral story in my head. I can’t live in that spiral forever. We all deserve better than that. Acceptance is just choosing peace.
Creative Direction: Myu Inoue & Michael Tian
Art Direction: Michael Tian
Photography: Myu Inoue
Lighting Assistant: Kohana Wilson
LUNA: Is this your final word on that friendship?
MIN.A: I feel like I said what I needed to say. I don’t have plans to revisit it directly, but I’m sure elements of it will show up in future music. Friendship breakups aren’t talked about enough. Losing someone you loved and spoke to every day is incredibly painful.
LUNA: I completely agree. Platonic heartbreak deserves more space in music.
MIN.A: It really does.
LUNA: Sonically, how does “good fight” expand your world from “bite?”
MIN.A: The initial inspiration was “blade bird” by Oklou. I knew Gloria was the right producer for something heavier. This track leans more electric; stronger drums, electric bass, layered synths. It builds into a more cinematic wall of sound. That escalation mirrors the emotional intensity of the song.
LUNA: It really does feel more dramatic and full.
MIN.A: Yeah, it’s definitely a step in a different direction.
LUNA: When writing something so personal, how do you decide what to keep private versus public?
MIN.A: It’s a delicate balance. I don’t like getting hyper-specific. Sometimes that helps the writer, but it doesn’t serve the listener. I want people to place themselves in the song. If it’s too specific, it loses universality. I want someone to hear it and say, “Yeah, that person sucked,” and feel seen.
LUNA: You do that really well, telling your story without overexposing it.
MIN.A: Thank you.
LUNA: If someone feels like they’ve been painted as the villain in their own story, what do you hope they take from “good fight?”
MIN.A: I hope they don’t feel alone or crazy. This experience taught me I can love deeply and be a good friend. Everyone will be a bad friend at some point; that’s part of growth. I hope listeners feel justified in their anger. Anger can be empowering. It helps you recognize you didn’t deserve the disrespect. I hope they feel validated and strong afterward.
