On creating table set your field as JSON datatype.
CREATE TABLE `person` (
`name` json DEFAULT NULL
);
And Insert JSON data into it,
INSERT INTO `person` (`name`)
VALUES ('["name1", "name2", "name3"]');
Or Insert JSON data by Key:Value
INSERT INTO person VALUES ('{"pid": 101, "name": "name1"}');
INSERT INTO person VALUES ('{"pid": 102, "name": "name2"}');
Select JSON data,
SELECT * FROM `person` WHERE JSON_CONTAINS(name, '["name1"]');
Note: Only supported by MySQL 5.7 (or higher) using InnoDB.