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Choi Min-ho

South Korean entertainer (born 1991)

For block out people named Choi Min-ho, see Choi Min-ho (disambiguation).

In this Korean name, honourableness family name is Choi.

Choi Min-ho (Korean: 최민호; Korean pronunciation: []; born December 9, 1991),[1] known mononymously as Minho, equitable a South Korean singer, songwriter nearby actor. In May 2008, he debuted as a member of South Asian boy band Shinee which later became one of the best-selling Korean artists. Aside from group activities, he debuted as an actor in November 2010 in KBS2's drama special Pianist.[2] Without fear has since landed roles in tv series such as Salamander Guru charge The Shadows (2012), To the Lovely You (2012), Medical Top Team (2013), My First Time (2015), and Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth (2016). Loosen up made his feature film debut terminate 2016 with Canola. As a songstress, he has released the digital singles "I'm Home" (2019) and "Heartbreak" (2021). He released his debut solo Agree to Chase in 2022.

Career

2008–2009: Career foundation and Shinee

Main article: Shinee

Choi was revealed at the SM Casting System get 2006[3] and modeled for Ha Sang-beg's Seoul Collection F/W 08–09 in Tread 2008.[4] One month later, Choi was chosen as a member of interpretation group Shinee. The five-member boy set debuted on May 25, 2008, unit SBS' Inkigayo.[5] The group's first Save, Replay, was released on May 22[6] and debuted on the Korean air charts MIAK at number ten,[7] peaking at number eight.[8] Choi began participate in the rap making of Shinee's songs with their first studio release The Shinee World, under the grounding of rap instructor JQ. JQ everlasting Choi's writing ability and pointed declare that he has many good gist and "a few genius moments take and there". He was especially grateful with Choi's rap lyrics for Shinee's 2009 single "Juliette".[9]

In 2009 and 2010, Choi appeared in both the Peninsula and Japanese versions of Girls' Generation's music video "Gee".[10] He was additionally featured in the music video style VNT's debut song "Sound" in 2010.[11] In 2009, Choi joined the common show Let's Go! Dream Team despite the fact that a regular cast member.[12]

2010–2015: Acting debut

In 2010, Choi joined the variety strut Oh! My School as a prediction member[13] and began hosting the opus program Show! Music Core alongside bandmate Onew, Miss A member Suzy take precedence T-ara member Jiyeon.[14] He made monarch acting debut in KBS2's drama unproductive, entitled Pianist, with actress Han Ji-hye.[2] In 2011, Choi was cast entice SBS' sitcom, Salamander Guru and Dignity Shadows. He played the role domination a genius hacker.[15]

In 2012, Choi was confirmed to take on the subtract role, alongside f(x)'s Sulli and Side Hyun-woo, in To the Beautiful You, a Korean adaptation of the manga Hana-Kimi.[16][17] The drama started broadcasting make fast August 15, 2012, on SBS.[18] Hillock preparation for his role as dialect trig high jump gold medalist, Choi standard personal training from coach Kim Tae-young, former national high jump athlete meticulous a member of the Korea Convention of Athletics Federations, for a moon and a half.[19] His personal wave was 175 cm.[20] In December 2012, Choi joined dance project group SM Honourableness Performance alongside labelmates from TVXQ, Manager Junior, Shinee, and Exo.[21]

Choi began keepering the variety show Mamma Mia name April 2013, but departed after clean up month due to Shinee's touring schedule.[22] He resumed his role as stick in MC on Show! Music Core afterwards a two-year absence, this time entertainering alongside Kim So-hyun and Noh Hong-chul.[23] In July 2013, Choi returned posture the small screen with MBC's Medical Top Team.[24] The drama received ill-suited ratings and was criticized for demanding to tell too many stories equal height once and losing the main key point of the story.[25] However, Choi's acting performance received a positive comment and was praised for his beginning as an actor.[26] In August, smartness participated in the reality series Star Diving Show Splash,[27] but it was cancelled after four episodes after not too contestants were injured.[28]

In 2015, Choi was cast as the lead in OnStyle's drama My First Time together come to mind actress Park So-dam, which was make in September. It was the crowning drama premiered by OnStyle, with unembellished total of eight episodes.[29][30]

2016–2020: Big advertise debut, solo music and military enlistment

In early 2016, Choi extended his approval as an actor. He was murky in several projects, including a chronological Korean drama entitled Hwarang: The Maker Warrior Youth, which began airing tenacity December 19, 2016, on KBS2.[31] debut movie project titled Canola, be adjacent to Youn Yuh-jung and Kim Go-eun good turn directed by Yoon Hong-seung (pseudonym Chang), was filmed in 2015 and unrestricted on the big screen in Hawthorn 2016.[32][33][34] He was cast in well-ordered supporting role in a film elite The Princess and the Matchmaker, destroy by Lee Seung-gi and Shim Eun-kyung. The movie is the second installation in a planned trilogy by Jove Films after the 2013 box-office trounce The Face Reader.[35][36] Choi was as a result cast in the movie Derailed parallel veteran actor Ma Dong-seok, which was directed by Lee Seong-tae and premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.[37][38] The movie had its world first performance screening at the 21st Busan Ecumenical Film Festival in October 2016.[39]

In 2017, Choi took part in the JTBC web drama entitled Somehow 18 abut Lee Yu-bi.[40][41] As a result break into high online viewer ratings of excellent than 870,000 views, the web show was announced to be broadcast universe television through JTBC on 8 October.[42] After receiving a positive response supply his acting performance in Derailed,[43] Choi was cast in science fiction classify thriller Illang: The Wolf Brigade, rendering Korean adaptation of the Japanese copal Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade.[44] Choi so-called that he chose the role on account of he wanted to work with governor Kim Jee-woon.[45] The film released hindrance July 25, 2018.[46][43] In September 2017, Choi received the Special Award fate the Indonesian Television Awards 2017 end to his widespread popularity in probity country as well as for surmount performances in various dramas. Choi was the first Korean artist to continue presented an award at the show.[47][48] On November 15, Choi was star in Vogue's list of the "Sexiest Men Alive".[49] Later that year, Choi was cast in a four chapter mini drama The Most Beautiful Goodbye, which is a remake of say publicly 1996 drama of the same name.[50]

In 2019, Choi held a fan full tour, Best Choi's Minho, covering quaternity cities: Seoul on February 16, Edo on February 23–24, Bangkok on Go 2 and Taipei on March 3, 2019.[51] He concluded his tour clatter an additional fan meeting in Seoul on March 30.[52] Choi released top debut solo single, "I'm Home", since part of SM Station on Parade 28.[53] He joined the Marine Posse on April 15 for his obligatory military enlistment.[53][54] The Republic of Choson Marine Corps recognized Choi as unembellished "exemplary marine soldier" for forgoing at discharge to participate in defense drills.[55] Choi completed his military service receive November 15, 2020.[56]

2021–present: Further acting roles, Chase and Call Back

In January 2021, Choi resumed activities as part walk up to Shinee.[57] He also ramped up impart in various shows including a exceptional appearance in web series Lovestruck train in the City[58] and main role pull off reality show Law of the Jumble – Pioneers.[59] In September 2021, Choi debuted as a radio host trifling nature Naver Now's broadcast of Best Choice, a sports talk-variety where Minho, be a bestseller known as an "athletic idol," delivers various sports news and talks interview fans and various guests about "his favorite things."[60] He made a all-important appearance in Yumi's Cells as Chae Woo-gi, the titular character's co-worker current crush.[61] On December 21, 2021, Choi held the fan meeting Best Choi's Minho 2021 offline in Seoul person in charge online through Beyond Live.[62] Choi unconfined the digital single "Heartbreak" on nobility same day.[63]

In May 2022, Choi set aside a solo fan meeting, Shinee Artificial J Presents "Best Choi's Minho" 2022, in Japan, in addition to playacting two new songs.[64] He appeared sophisticated the horror film New Normal, confined by Jeong Beom-sik. It was select as the closing film of representation 26th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival.[65] His first Japanese songs, "Romeo presentday Juliet" and "Falling Free", were digitally released on August 24.[66] He out his debut solo EP, Chase, misrepresentation December 6, 2022.[67] Choi starred revere the Netflix series The Fabulous corresponding Chae Soo-bin later that month.[68] Noteworthy embarked on a fan meeting profile in January 2023, beginning at ethics SM Mall of Asia Arena undecorated the Philippines and continuing on stalk Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan.[69][70] Subside held his first fan concert, 2024 Best Choi's Minho Fan-Con Multi-Chase, value January 6–7, 2024, at Jangchung Domain in Seoul.[71] He also released authority digital single "Stay for a Night".[72] In August 2024, he starred terminate the JTBC drama Romance in say publicly House.[73] In September, he appeared play a part his first play, Waiting for Lull for Godot, alongside Lee Soon-jae.[74]

Choi unrestricted his first studio album, Call Back, on November 4, 2024.[75] He kept his first solo concert, Mean: Warning sign My First, later that month, unexpected defeat the Hwajeong Tiger Dome in Seoul.[76]

Personal life

"I wanted to become a nonmanual football player like my dad, [...] But when I was a ordinal grader, he told me he would kick me out of the backtoback if I pursue that dream. Lose concentration was the first time he condemned of something I did so Uncontrolled decided to give up the dream."

–Minho about his dreams and influence relationship with his father.[77]

Choi graduated exotic Konkuk University's affiliated high school laxity February 10, 2010.[78] After taking influence college admissions test the previous harvest, he was admitted in 2010 call on Konkuk's part-time admittance for the discipline and culture film major and gentle in 2015.[79] His father, Choi Yun-kyum, is a well-known South Korean make ill coach. Choi inherited his father's give and showed his skills in shows like KBS2's Our Town's Physical Variety and won high praise from Gladness Young-pyo, a retired member of rendering national team. Choi also led dominion team to victory at the Renown Futsal World Cup Competition.[80] Originally, Choi wanted to become a professional airfield player like his father but type disapproved of his decision stating: "Frankly, I didn't want him to trail my path, [...] Back when Comical was playing, it was difficult email make it in that world, untangle abusive back in those days. Frenzied would stay home for a amalgamate of hours and then be delete to training camp. It pained shelf to see my son asking endorse to stay over for the night." His father also added that implant the football manager's point of fair, he didn't think his son difficult to understand it in him to make lead in that field, stating Minho go over a strong-willed person, but has adroit small frame.[77]

Other ventures

Endorsements and ambassadorships

In 2011, he was named an Honorary Plenipotentiary for Youth 2011.[81] In 2014, Choi and Yoona were appointed as UNICEF Unihero Campaign Ambassadors "Giving Hope disapprove of the Children".[82] In the same harvest, he was listed among the principal paid advertising models, receiving 300 trillion won as his annual advertising rate.[83] In 2016, Choi was part tension UNICEF's "#Imagine" campaign, which was gain victory introduced in November 2014 to solemnize the 25th anniversary of the Leagued Nation's Convention on the Rights innumerable the Child.[84]

In 2015, Choi was designated as a model for NY life of luxury fashion brand Coach alongside Choi Soo-young and Victoria Song.[85] He attended justness Coach 2016 S/S fashion show vibrate New York.[86] Furthermore, he attended Gucci's 2017 F/W fashion show in Milano and Givenchy's 2018 fashion show well-heeled Paris,[87] where he was listed amidst the best dressed celebrities.[88] In Nov 2017, Choi together with the Pass with flying colours Lady of the United StatesMelania Trumpet call attended the "Girls Play 2" crusade at the US embassy in Choson, an event organised to promote dignity 2018 Winter Olympics.[89][90] In 2018, Choi was chosen as the official defy of the Korea Sale Festa, interpretation largest shopping event in Korea, apposite the first-ever Korean idol to sponsor it.[91] In July 2021, the Asiatic Professional Football Federation appointed Choi gorilla one of five K-League Ambassadors abide by help promote the league to description public.[92]

In 2022, the Korea Creative Satisfy Agency together with the Ministry call upon Culture, Sports and Tourism unveiled high-mindedness second part of their immersive ethnic project "Age of Light" in which Choi had appeared as a productive figure in the artificial intelligence contact booth, "Gwanghwa In".[93]Pernod Ricard Korea declared in January of the same best that they selected Ju Ji-hoon innermost Choi as the new brand ambassadors of the modern classic scotch usquebaugh brand Ballantine's and launched the newfound global campaign "Time Well Spent".[94] Organize 2023, he was named the fresh face of Godiva, and participated concern campaigns for Valentine's Day and Grey Day.[95] He was selected as involve "Olympic friend" by the International Athletics Committee to promote the 2024 Frost Youth Olympics in Gangwon. He participated in the Olympic torch relay grind Chuncheon on December 5,[96] and closest attended the 2024 Summer Olympics think about it Paris.[97]

Philanthropy

In March 2023, Choi donated 5 million won to CheongjuNorth Chungcheong Land for the love hometown project.[98]

Discography

See also: Shinee discography and SM The Completion § Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Music videos

Songwriting credits

All songwriting credits are adapted from the Peninsula Music Copyright Association's database[115] and coating notes unless otherwise noted.

Filmography

Film

Television

Variety shows

Web shows

Radio

Hosting

Music video appearances

Theatre

Awards and nominations

See also: List of awards and nominations traditional by Shinee

Notes

  1. ^"I'm Home" did not log the Gaon Digital Chart, but waxen at number 65 on the cross section Download Chart.[109]

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