Choi Min Ho (최민호)

“If you don’t give up your hopes and dreams, then these world always be a good ending.”

Name: Choi Min Ho (최민호)

Stage Name: Minho

Nickname: Flaming Charisma, Frog Prince Minho

Date of Birth: December 9, 1991

Birthplace: Incheon

Position: Main Rapper, Sub-Vocalist, Face of the Group

Training: Since 2006 S.M. Casting System

Blood Type: B

Height: 181cm

Weight: 60kg

Hobbies/Specialties: Soccer, Basketball, Acting, Chinese, English

Appearances: Ha SangBaek’s Fashion Show (March 2008), 2008/2009 F/W Pret-a-Porter Busan Fashion Show (May 2008)

Family: Parents, older brother

Favorite Color: Blue

MinHo was first cast at the 2006 S.M. Casting System. Before he debuted with SHINee, he modeled for Ha SangBaek’s Seoul Collection F/W 2008-2009 in March of 2008. He made an appearance in SNSD/Girl’s Generation’s Gee music video in 2009 and in VNT’s debut music video, “Sound”. He is one of the permanent cast in Dream Team Season 2 and is nicknamed “Ace” of the show, because he often wins a lot of the challenges (he even won a Kia Cadenza on episode 101, the ACE Special). He made his acting debut on November the 22nd in 2010 in a KBS drama special called ‘Pianist’. He is also known as Flaming Charisma MinHo.

→ Fun Facts ←
• The other SHINee members reckon MinHo looks best when he isn’t wearing make up

• Used to share a room with Onew and TaeMin

• He thought that TaeMin was older than him when they first met

• In SHINee’s Hello Baby, when JongHyun kissed YooGeun, Key didn’t do anything. But when MinHo kissed YooGeun, Key wiped YooGeun’s mouth

• Says that if he were stranded on a deserted island and could only take three things, he would take a mobile phone, all the SHINee members and Korean instant ramyun

• On his 19th birthday he got on a plane on the day before his birthday, and when he arrived in Korea, because of the time difference, his birthday had already been, and he basically missed out on his own birthday

• Once played soccer with his friends until early morning, and after that, he slept for two days

• MinHo is the least skilled at Japanese out of all the SHINee members

• Both him and Onew like watching the anime One Piece

• Describes himself as a fire, he gets excited quickly, but also cools down easily

Solo Discography/Work:

Filmography:

Drama

Pianist [2010]

Salamander Guru and The Shadows [2012]

To The Beautiful You [2012]

Medical Top Team [2013]

Variety Show

Shinee's Yunhanam [2008]

Invincible Youth [2009]

Let's Go Dream Team! Season 2 [2009-2011]

Hello Baby [2010]

"Oh! My School" [2010]

100 Points Out of 100 [2010-2011]

Running Man (Ep.75,129) [2012]

Shinhwa Broadcast [2012]

Shinee's Wonderful Day [2013]

Our Neighborhood Arts and Physical Education (Ep.1) [2013]

Let's Go Dream Team! Season 2 [2013]

Star Diving Show Splash [2013]
Running Man (Ep.197) [2014]
Our Neighborhood Arts & Physical Education [2014]

MC

Flower Boys Generation [2009]

Show! Music Core [2011-2012]

Hallyu Dream Concert [2011]

New York Korea Festival [2011]

Show Show Show [2011]

Music Bank [2011 (Dec.2&9)]

Korean Music Wave in Bangkok [2013]

Mamma Mia [2013]

Show! Music Core [2013]
Golden Disk Awards [2014]

Radio Programs

Shindongs and Shinyoungs „Shim Shim Tapa Radio“ [2008-2009]

Taeyeons „Chin Chin Radio“ [2009]

Super Juniors „Kiss the Radio“ [2010]

Heechuls „Youngstreet Radio“ [2010]

Fashion Show Modeling

The Ninth World Knowledge Forum [2008]

Lee Sang Bong’s Fashion Show at Dream Forest Festival [2008]

Seoul Collection S/S 2009 [2009]

Music Video Appearances

Girls Generation - Gee [2009]

Girls Generation - Gee (Japanese Ver.) [2010]

VNT - Sound [2010]

Live Performance:

“Hello” [w/ Key, Taemin & F(x)]

“Why Do You” [w/ Sohyun]