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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.^[1]^[2]

Career

Pre-debut

In 2006, Minho was discovered through SM Entertainment's Casting System.^[3] In March 2008, he modeled for Ha Sang-beg's F/W 08–09 Seoul Collection.^[4]

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.^[5] He then went on to attend Konkuk University, majoring in film. He graduated from the university in 2015.^[6]

Military service

On April 15, 2019, he enlisted into the Marine Corps. His expected discharge date is November 14, 2020.^[7]

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'.^[3]
He is good friends with TVXQ!'s Changmin and Super Junior's Kyuhyun.^[8]
As of 2019, Minho still lives in the group's dorm.^[9]

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
2009		"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
2011		"To Your Heart"	The First
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
2015		"Farewell My Love"	Odd
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

References

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[1] Korea JoongAng Daily: In football and K-pop, like father, like son

[2] Allkpop: SHINee's Minho shares why his dad strongly opposed his dreams of becoming a soccer player

[:0-3] 3.0 ^3.1 DongA: 5인조 틴에이저그룹 ‘샤이니’, 실력&풋풋함…“누나들이 예뻐해요”

[4] Nate: 민호맞아? 파격 변신 샤이니 티저 사진 공개

[5] Allkpop: SHINee's Minho graduates!

[6] Koreaboo: SHINee Minho Receives Award From One Of Korea’s Top Universities

[7] Soompi: SHINee’s Minho Enlists In The Marine Corps

[8] The Independent: K-pop idol clique trio have a happy reunion

[9] Allkpop: Minho reveals he still lives in SHINee's dorm

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 ==Filmography==
-===Films===
+===Movies===
+* ''I Am'' (2012)
+* ''SMTown: The Stage'' (2015)
 * ''Canola'' (2016)
 * ''Derailed'' (2016)
-* ''The Princess and the Matchmaker'' (2018)
+* ''The Princess and the Matchmaker'' (2018) - cameo
 * ''Illang: The Wolf Brigade'' (2018)
-* ''Battle of Jangsa-ri 9.15 ''(2019)
+* ''The Battle of Jangsari'' (2019)
-===Dramas===
+===Television dramas===
-* ''My Precious You'' (KBS2, 2008)
+* ''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)
-* ''Because It's The First Time'' (OnStyle, 2015)
+* ''My First Time'' (OnStyle, 2015)
-* ''Drinking Solo'' <small> ('''Cameo''') </small> (tvN, 2016)
+* ''Drinking Solo'' (tvN, 2016) - cameo
-* ''Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth'' (KBS2, 2016-2017)
+* ''Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth'' (2016–2017)
-* ''Somehow 18'' (JTBC, Naver TV Cast, 2017)
 * ''The Most Beautiful Goodbye'' (tvN, 2017)
+=== Web dramas ===
+* ''Somehow 18'' (Naver TV Cast, 2017)
 ===Music shows===
 * ''Show! Music Core'' (MBC, 2013-2015) - MC
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 !Type
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+| rowspan="43" |[[SHINee]]
+|"Love's Way"
+| rowspan="5" |''[[The SHINee World]]''
+| rowspan="44" |Writing
+|-
+|"Love Like Oxygen"
+|-
+|"One for Me"
+|-
+|"Graze"
+|-
+|"Best Place"
 |-
 | rowspan="2" |2009
-| rowspan="38" |[[SHINee]]
 |"Juliette"
 |''[[Romeo (SHINee)|Romeo]]''
-| rowspan="39" |Writing
 |-
 |"Get Down" (with [[Key]], featuring [[Luna]])
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 |-
 |2019
-|Himself
+|'''Himself'''
 |"I'm Home"
 |"[[I'm Home]]"