Minho

Minho
Promotional photo for "I'm Home"
Background
Birth name	Choi Min-ho (최민호)
Birth date	December 9, 1991 (1991-12-09)
Birth place	Incheon, South Korea
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	60 kg (130 lb)
Blood type	B
Career
Occupation	Singer, rapper, actor
Years active	2008–present
Agency	SM Entertainment
Associations	SHINee
Personal life
Family	Choi Yun-kyum (mother) Choi Min-seok (older brother)
Related Wikis
SHINee Wiki • SMTown Wiki

Minho (민호) is a South Korean singer, rapper, and actor under SM Entertainment. He is a member of the boy group SHINee.

Early life

Minho's father, Choi Yun-kyum, is a well-known soccer coach and retired professional player. Growing up, Minho wanted to become a professional soccer player, however, his father greatly disapproved of this decision.

Career

Pre-debut

In 2006, Minho was discovered through SM Entertainment's Casting System. In March 2008, he modeled for Ha Sang-beg's F/W 08–09 Seoul Collection.

2008: Debut with SHINee

He debuted as a member of SHINee on May 22, 2008 with the group's first mini album Replay.

Personal life

Education

Minho graduated from high school on February 10, 2010. He then went on to attend Konkuk University, majoring in film. He graduated from the university in 2015.

Military service

On April 15, 2019, he enlisted into the Marine Corps. He was discharged on November 15, 2020.

Discography

Digital singles

• "I'm Home" (2019)

Filmography

Movies

• I Am (2012)
• SMTown: The Stage (2015)
• Canola (2016)
• Derailed (2016)
• The Princess and the Matchmaker (2018) - cameo
• Illang: The Wolf Brigade (2018)
• The Battle of Jangsari (2019)

Television dramas

• My Precious You (KBS2, 2008) - cameo
• Pianist (KBS2, 2010)
• Salamander Guru and The Shadows (SBS, 2012)
• To The Beautiful You (SBS, 2012)
• Medical Top Team (MBC, 2013)
• My First Time (OnStyle, 2015)
• Drinking Solo (tvN, 2016) - cameo
• Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth (2016–2017)
• The Most Beautiful Goodbye (tvN, 2017)

Web dramas

• Somehow 18 (Naver TV Cast, 2017)

Music shows

• Show! Music Core (MBC, 2013-2015) - MC

Variety shows

• Dream Team (KBS2, 2009-2012)
• Oh! My School (KBS2, 2010)
• Star Diving Show Splash (MBC, 2013)
• Mamma Mia (KBS2, 2013) - MC
• Exciting India (KBS2, 2015)

Music video appearances

• Girls' Generation - "Gee" (2009)
• Girls' Generation - "Gee (Japanese ver.)" (2010)

Trivia

• Minho's most well-known nickname is 'Flaming Charisma'.
• He is good friends with TVXQ!'s Changmin and Super Junior's Kyuhyun.
• As of 2019, Minho still lives in the group's dorm.

Producing and writing credits

Year	Artist	Song	Album	Type
2008	SHINee	"Love's Way"	The SHINee World	Writing
		"Love Like Oxygen"
		"One for Me"
		"Graze"
		"Best Place"
2009		"Juliette"	Romeo
		"Get Down" (with Key, featuring Luna)	2009, Year of Us
2010		"Up & Down"	Lucifer
		"Obsession"
		"Shout Out"
		"Wowowow"
		"Your Name"
		"Hello"	Hello
		"One"
		"Get It"
2011		"Better"	The First
		"To Your Heart"
2012		"Alarm Clock"	Sherlock
		"Stranger"
		"Honesty"
2013		"Dream Girl"	Dream Girl - The Misconceptions of You
		"Girls, Girls, Girls"
		"Aside"
		"Beautiful"
		"Dynamite"
		"Shine (Medusa I)"	Why So Serious? - The Misconceptions of Me
		"Orgel"
		"Excuse Me Miss"
		"Sleepless Night"
		"Better Off"	The Misconceptions of Us
		"Destination"	Everybody
		"Close the Door"
		"Colorful"
2015		"Romance"	Odd
		"Farewell My Love"
2016		"Don't Let Me Go"	1 of 1
		"Lipstick"
		"Don't Stop"
		"U Need Me"
2018		"Good Evening"	The Story of Light EP.1
		"Chemistry"	The Story of Light EP.2
		"Our Page"	The Story of Light EP.3
		"Sunny Side"	"Sunny Side"
2019	Himself	"I'm Home"	"I'm Home"

Gallery

Main article: Minho/Gallery