Choi Sung-min (singer)
| Choi Sungmin | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 최성민 |
| Birth name | Choi Sung-min |
| Born |
December 7, 1995 Gwangju, South Korea |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | |
| Instruments | Rapping |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | MBK Entertainment |
| Associated acts | |
| Website | SPEED |
| Choi Sung-min | |
| Hangul | 최성민 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 崔晟敏 |
| Revised Romanization | Choi Seong-min |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Sŏngmin |
Choi Sungmin (born on December 7, 1995), is a South Korean rapper, singer, dancer and actor. He is a member of the South Korean boy band SPEED and former member of South Korean Coed group Coed School.
Biography
Choi Sungmin was born on December 7, 1995 in Gwangju, South Korea. He graduated in Anyang High School of Art on February 7, 2014.[1] Sungmin attended Plug-in Music Middle School and entered Joy Dance Academy before training in Core Contents Media.
Career
Predebut
Sungmin made an appearance on SBS's variety show Star King and performing his powerful and amazing dance skills. After seeing his performing Core Contents Media recruited him into the agency. He was became the ten-member of Coed School in August 2010.[2]
Coed School
Sungmin made his debuted as member of Coed School in 2010 with released their digital single "Too Late",[3][4] followed by their second digital single "Bbiribbom Bberibbom" three weeks later.[5] The group was released mini album Something That Is Cheerful and Fresh on October 28, 2010. It features three previously released songs and various remixes.
SPEED
Sungmin debut as a member of Speed in 2012. The group made their first performance on Music Bank on February 17, 2012.[6]
Speed originally was introduced as male unit of Coed School but the group become independent group in 2013 after Core Contents Media stated that they have no plans for Co-Ed School to reform again as both of its sub-units had grown and changed their line-ups to become independent ensembles.
Acting career
Sungmin made his acting debut in the KBS Drama Special "Something Like That", also known as "That Kind of Relationship"[7]
Discography
| Year | Album | Song | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Painkiller | Tears of Mind | with Taewoon, Eunkyo, Yoojin and Soyeon |
Filmography
Television drama
| Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Something Like That | KBS2 | Jin-goo | |
| 2014 | My Dear Cat | KBS1 | Yum Chi-Joo | Supporting role |
Variety Show
| Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Star King | SBS | Contestant | Pre-debut |
| 2013 | Beatles Code 2 | Mnet | Guest | with Taewoon, Jungwoo and Davichi |
| All The Kpop | MBC | With Taewoon | ||
| 2014 | Moon Hee Jun's Pure 15 | Mnet | With Taewoon |
Music Video Appearances
| Year | Song title | Artist | Video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "Don't Move" | Davichi | MBK Entertainment [Official] |
References
- ↑ (Korean) "allkpop" February 7, 2014.
- ↑ (Korean) "dkpopnews" August 4, 2010.
- ↑ 혼성 10인조 남녀공학, 데뷔 타이틀곡 '투 레이트' 3D 뮤비 공개돼 [10 members co-ed group "Co-Ed School", debut title track "Too Late" 3D MV to be released] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. September 27, 2010. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
- ↑ ‘데뷔’ 남녀공학, ‘블랙&화이트’ 반전무대…남다른 스케일 ["Debut" Co-Ed School, "Black&White" reversal stage... Extraordinary scale] (in Korean). Now News. September 30, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
- ↑ 남녀공학, 상큼발랄 '삐리뽐 빼리뽐'으로 인기몰이 나선다 [Co-Ed School, to run for popularity with refreshing and youthful "Bbiribbom Bbaeribbom"] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. October 20, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
- ↑ (Korean) "dkpopnews" February 17, 2012.
- ↑ (Korean) "allkpop" September 4, 2013.