Choi Sung-min (singer)
| Choi Sungmin 최성민 | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 7, 1995 South Korea |
| Genres | K-pop, dance-pop, hip-hop |
| Occupation(s) | Idol, singer, rapper, dancer, actor |
| Years active | 2010 - present |
| Labels | MBK Entertainment |
| Associated acts |
SPEED Coed School F-ve Dolls T-ara Davichi The SeeYa |
| Website | Sungmin Official Twitter |
Choi Sungmin (Hangul: 최성민, born on December 7, 1995 in South Korea), better known as simply Sungmin, is a singer, dancer, rapper and an actor. He is a member of the South Korean boy group SPEED.
Biography
Sungmin attended Plug-in Music Middle School and entered Joy Dance Academy.
Sungmin was scouted after he made an appearance on SBS's variety show Star King, after showing a powerful and amazing dance skills. After being recruited into Core Contents Media, he was announced as the 10th member of Coed School [1] and debuted when he was 14 years old.
Sungmin and his labelmate Hyewon of Coed School & F-ve Dolls continued their education at Anyang High School of Art and graduated on February 7, 2014.[2]
Career
Coed School (2010)
Sungmin debuted on September 29, 2010 with the single "Too Late". Their mini album Something That Is Cheerful and Fresh, was released on October 28, 2010. It features three previously released songs and various remixes. Until now, only Sungmin, Jungwoo, and the former leader Taewoon remains as the original members of the group.
2012 - Present: SPEED
SPEED first released their male cover of T-ara's single "Lovey Dovey," which they entitled "Lovey Dovey Plus."[3]
They made their official debut on January 17, 2013, with the song "It's Over". The 15-minute drama music video for their debut track was based on the Gwangju May 18 massacres and features actors such as Park Bo-young, Ji Chang-wook, Ha Seok-jin and A Pink's Naeun.[4][5][6] "It's Over" is an electronic dance song with R&B sounds. [7][8]
Acting Career
Sungmin made his acting debut in the KBS Drama Special "Something Like That", also known as "That Kind of Relationship" [9]
Filmography
Drama
| Year | Network | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | KBS 2 | Something Like That | Jin-goo |
| 2014 | KBS 1 | My Dear Cat | Yum Chi-Joo |
Television show appearances
| Year | Network | Title | Role | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | SBS | Star King | Contestant | Pre-debut |
| MBC | Enjoy Today | Guest | With Coed School | |
| 2013 | Mnet | SPEED's Dreaming Polaris/Real Documentary | Regular Guest | Reality Show with SPEED |
| SBS | People Looking for a Laugh | Audience | With SPEED | |
| MBC | ShimShimTapa | Guest | With SPEED | |
| Weekly Idol | ||||
| Mnet | SPEED's Eating TV | Regular Guest | Variety Show with SPEED | |
| Beatles Code 2 | Guest | Guest with Taewoon, Jungwoo and Davichi | ||
| MBC | All The Kpop | With ex-member Taewoon | ||
| 2014 | Good People | Appearance with SPEED for Shannon's story | ||
| ShimShimTapa | With SPEED | |||
| Arirang | After School Club | |||
| Mnet | Moon Hee Jun's Pure 15 | With ex-member Taewoon | ||
| YouTube | DEEPSPEED | Regular Guest | SPEED's documentary, aired on MBK Entertainment's official YouTube | |
Collaborations
| Year | Song | Album | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Painkiller | Tears of Mind | With Taewoon ex-member of SPEED, Eunkyo an ex-member of F-ve Dolls, Yoojin of The SeeYa and Soyeon of T-ara |
Music video appearances
| Year | Song title | Artist | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "Lovey Dovey" (Zombie Ver) | T-ara | With Coed School |
| 2013 | "Jeon Won Diary" (Drama Ver) | T-ara N4 | With SPEED |
| "Jeon Won Diary" (Dance Ver) | |||
| 2014 | "Don't Move" | Davichi | With Dani, an MBK Entertainment trainee |
References
- ↑ (Korean) "dkpopnews" August 4, 2010.
- ↑ (Korean) "allkpop" February 7, 2014.
- ↑ 남녀공학, 티아라 '러비 더비' 리메이크 '눈길' (in Korean). Naver. January 31, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
- ↑ 스피드 ‘잇츠오버’ 15일(오늘) 정오공개, ★들도 열광한다 왜? (in Korean). eNewsWorld. January 15, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ↑ 스피드 '잇츠오버' 뮤비 공개, 박보영 오열 '눈길' (in Korean). Joins. January 15, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ↑ "SPEED(스피드) _ It's over (Drama Ver.) MV". LOEN Entertainment's official YouTube. January 14, 2013.
- ↑ "SPEED(스피드) _ It's over (Drama Ver.) MV". LOEN Entertainment's official YouTube. January 14, 2013.
- ↑ 스피드 ‘잇츠오버’ 15일(오늘) 정오공개, ★들도 열광한다 왜? (in Korean). Joins. January 15, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ↑ (Korean) "allkpop" September 4, 2013.