Interesting Facts
:pushpin: Ren really likes that in the individual teaser fans saw his resemblance to Lady Gaga
:pushpin: The most capricious
:pushpin: Ren: “Whether I’m feeling good or bad, I always listen to one song: Beyonce - Halo”
:pushpin: During his first visit to Seoul, Ren's mother gave him a double ring. “An item I love so much will never fall from my fingers,” said Ren
:pushpin: Was a backup dancer for After School Blue's MV for "Wonder Boy"
:pushpin: He believes that the happiest time came when he was a trainee and found out that he was approved as a member of NU"EST
:pushpin: His role model is Michael Jackson
:pushpin: Him perfect girl this is the one who “Lying on a green meadow admiring the blue sky”
:pushpin: Favorite food - kimchi
:pushpin: Dreams of becoming the best artist
:pushpin: He cares about people’s attitude towards him, not their opinion about him
:pushpin: “Actually, my father dreamed of being a singer. And now, I think, he has achieved his dream and became a singer instead of his father. When he first saw the NU"EST album, he was so happy. I thought he was about to cry. At that time I thought, “I have achieved my dream of becoming a singer, I have done well,” “I am so happy that I was able to achieve what my father dreamed of.”
:pushpin: Ren, I would like to star in a film similar to Iris
:pushpin: Loves to hug Min Hyun
:pushpin: Min Hyun said that Ren likes to watch movies about love and repeats “love is incomprehensible, but beautiful”
:pushpin: I like watching JYJ's performances because... can learn a lot from them
:pushpin: Considers himself the most creative in the group
:pushpin: High school was popular
:pushpin: He complains the least in the group. He's the calmest
:pushpin: If Ren makes a mistake in a song, then all the guys repeat after him and make a mistake
:pushpin: Always carries a cosmetic bag with you
:pushpin: Always agrees with the guys on everything
:pushpin: According to Aaron, Ren is an exemplary friend and deserves all the best
:pushpin: People often say that he looks like Luhan
:pushpin: He doesn’t see himself in an effeminate image
:pushpin: He hates when people lie to him
:pushpin: Hates being distracted if he's busy
:pushpin: “Once I went to the toilet in the subway and the men who were there thought they were in the women’s restroom”
:pushpin: When he can’t sleep he asks Peck to hug him
:pushpin: The most popular couple: JA and Ren (JRen), in second place is Aaron and Ren (Aren)
:pushpin: Male version of So Yeon (After School)
:pushpin: Ren loves when people compliment him
:pushpin: Ren: “When I’m 60, I’ll have a family and two children”
:pushpin: Ren would like to find himself on a desert island with JA, because he has good leadership qualities and is very cool
:pushpin: To the question: “Which participant gets angry the fastest?” PekHo replied: "If we have to make a choice, then we choose Ren, but not because he is evil, but because of his funny reaction to our jokes and gags. His reaction is very funny. That's why we keep making fun of him to see how he reacts"
:pushpin: When Ren was riding in a taxi, because of his feminine appearance, the taxi driver thought that he was a girl. During the conversation, Ren greatly shocked the driver. The man was shocked for the first time in his life, because the voice was not at all female
:pushpin: Ren always puts on a mask before going to bed. He's a kid who takes good care of himself. He takes great care of his skin
:pushpin: When Ren was asked in an interview which of the members he considers part of his family, Ren replied that he considers them all family, but would make Aaron his father
:pushpin: In one of the interviews, Ren said that when Min Hyun upsets him greatly, he plays petty tricks on everyone
:pushpin: Ren said that when they were filming a moment of dancing with a lunge forward, it turned out that the members were standing very close to each other and JA received a “love” kick in the ass from Ren
:pushpin: When the boys found out that Ren had a girlfriend, they were shocked. The first people to react strongly to this were Min Hyun and JA. This news was new to everyone. In fact, Ren's girlfriend turned out to be all his fans.
:pushpin: Lives in the same bedroom with JayA and Minhyun, occupying the second tier of the bed
:pushpin: Favorite movies: Titanik, Life is Beautiful
:pushpin: Peck told me that Ren hides food under his bed and eats it at night when everyone is sleeping
:pushpin: Ren loves being with Aaron because he will always help in any way he can
In 2006, Minho was noticed at a casting (S.M. Casting System). Minho initially didn’t want to become a singer, but because S.M.’s representatives liked him so much, they tried to persuade him to come to the agency for about a month, and only after numerous refusals did he agree. Before debuting as a member of Shiny, Minho worked as a model for Sang Baek's shows (Seoul Collection F/W 08-09). He himself wrote several rap parts for the group’s songs. He has appeared in videos with groups such as Girls' Generation (SNSD) and VNT. Minho is very good at sports and was a regular participant in the show “Go! Dream Team 2". He is the tallest in the group, the most big sleepyhead(he has the hardest time waking up), and he also eats the most.
He is chosen by all SHINee members as the most charming. Fiery Minho definitely wins. He has a dark complexion with youth, when he played football, but this does not affect his perfection. Deep gaze, majestic movements, this is the reason why many people are shocked when they see him for the first time. If Minho can be called charming when looking at the screen, then off-screen he is even more charismatic. He looks like Sudhana (rich child) from the painting.
For Minho the most expensive thing is a SHINee album. SHINee's debut period was the happiest moment of his life. Even now, his heart beats wildly before going on stage. He doesn't think there could be anything more valuable than this.
Thanks to his excellent appearance and amazing height, Minho could not help but be noticed in modeling circles. Even before his debut in SHINee, he was a model for Ha Sang Baek, who is distinguished by his original ideas and fashion shows. Later he got the chance that every model dreams of. He was the main model for the fashion show of the great designer Andre Kim. His partner was Park Bo Young. This was followed by two more fashion shows for Ha Sang Baek, where Minho once again showed off his excellent modeling skills.
Minho graduated from Konkuk University High School on February 10, 2010. After passing the passing test, he was accepted in 2010 for correspondence studies at Konkuk, in the film department.
In March 2010, Minho was injured while filming the show Go Dream Team Season 2. He was forced to withdraw from his further participation while fellow SHINee member Taemin filled in for him during his absence. After a full recovery, Minho was able to return to the promotions of the second film in August 2010. studio album SHINee "Lucifer".
Minho made his debut as an actor in the 2010 drama "The Pianist."
In 2012, Minho was approved for main role in the drama "To the Beautiful You", the Korean version of "Hana Kimi". This time his hero is Kang Tae-joon, a high jump gold medalist who stops jumping after an injury. To properly prepare for the upcoming role, Minho had personal training for a month and a half with coach Kim Tae Young, a former national high jump athlete. Min Ho's personal best is 175 cm.
Minho (Choi Minho) – popular South Korean actor and singer. He was born on December 9, 1991 in Incheon, South Korea.
Since childhood, he already had a taste of fame - his dad was the coach of the famous Taejeon football team. Despite this, Choi Yoon-kyum always said that he would not allow his son to participate in this sport. The boy abandoned his desire to become a football player, but about his physical fitness he still cares to this day.
Minho's family also has a second son, Min Seok.
Choi considers his older brother to be the best in everything and tries to look up to him.
Minho's development as an artist began in 2006, when he signed a contract after auditioning for the famous Korean music talent agency S.M. Entertainment.
He was fifteen years old at that time. It is known that the agents themselves noticed him on the street and invited him, they were so captivated by the young man’s beautiful smile.
Thanks to his athletic form and height of about 185 centimeters, he very quickly fell into model business- already in 2008, Minho was invited to Seoul Fashion Week.
In the same year, he became the first member of the boy band SHINee, the group's debut took place at a local music show.
The presentation of the first mini-album “Replay” also took place there, which quickly rose to the top positions of the Korean music charts. The group members became so popular that they were invited to star together as themselves in the TV series “My Precious You.”
Even during a busy work schedule, Minho managed to study - in 2010, he graduated from an affiliated high school.
After her, the artist successfully passed the college exams, where he chose the evening department, majoring in “Art and Culture in Cinema.” The training ended in 2015.
Acting debut
Since 2009, Minho has been involved in a large number of projects. For example, he starred in Girls’ Generation’s video for the song “Gee.”
He was also invited to participate in the sports TV show “Let’s Go!” Dream Team Season 2", where he was present until 2010 and won about 10 victories in various competitions.
After a short role in the series, the young man became interested in the world of cinema and in 2010 was cast for the main role in the drama “The Pianist,” where he played Oh Jae-ro, a talented musician.
This beautiful and bright film about hopes, dreams, choices and faith was very much loved by the audience and since then Minho could be seen more often in films. In the same year, he received his first SBS Entertainment Awards.
Choi could not stop there, and in 2011 it became known that he was taking part in the filming of the humorous series “Salamander Guru and The Shadows” in the role of a hacker.
In the same year, he received two awards at the Best Male Idol as Model and Ambassador for Youth 2011 awards.
Ambassador for Youth 2011
In May, Minho was awarded the title of Honorary Ambassador for Youth and presented with a nameplate.
Her first leading role appeared in 2012 in the series “To The Beautiful You” based on the Japanese manga of the same name, which also starred her agency colleague Sulli, former member group F(x), and Lee Hyun.
Here our hero needed preparation, because he played a gold medalist in the high jump. He was trained by former athlete Kim Taeyong. At first, this series received high ratings, but failed to maintain them. At the same time, “To The Beautiful You” received several nominations, and Minho himself took the “New Star” award.
Unfortunately, in the category " Best couple"Together with Solly they lost. In the story, the heroine Solly decides to support the athlete by enrolling in his school. Since it's a boys' school, she has to pretend to be a guy.
Since 2013, he starred in the TV series “Medical Geniuses,” where viewers positively assessed his acting work. At the same time, the film itself received low ratings. Also, starting this year, Minho is the host of “Show! Music Core" on MBC.
At the same time, Choi did not forget about charity and, together with Yuna, became an ambassador for UNICEF as part of the “Giving Hope to Children” campaign.
In 2014, Minho was included in the list of the most popular Korean stars. According to experts, his income exceeded 300 million won a year, which equals approximately 300 thousand dollars.
This video contains funny moments from Minho:
World recognition
- In 2015, he played the male lead in the drama Because It's the First Time;
- At the beginning of 2016, he starred in the historical drama “Hwarang: The Beginning” and the film “Grandma Ge Chun” was released on big screens;
- In 2017, the web drama “Suddenly 18” was filmed.
"Because this is the first time"
"Suddenly 18"
It is also worth noting that in 2017, Vogue magazine included the Korean artist in its own list the most sexy men planets.
Personal life
ABOUT personal life Minho knows very little. At one time, fans thought that he and Sulli became romantically involved during the filming of "To The Beautiful You."
The actor himself said that he has warm feelings for her as a younger sister and nothing more.
Minho's heart is on this moment free. Although he perfectly imagines the image of the future girl: feminine, with long hair and, at the same time, quite sporty. On the first date he would like to play football.
With Father
Hobbies/interests:football, photography
Favorite food: ramen
In 2006, Minho was noticed at a casting (S.M. Casting System). Minho initially didn’t want to become a singer, but because S.M.’s representatives liked him so much, they tried to persuade him to come to the agency for about a month, and only after numerous refusals did he agree. Before debuting as a member of Shiny, Minho worked as a model for Sang Baek's shows (Seoul Collection F/W 08-09). He himself wrote several rap parts for the group’s songs. He has appeared in videos with groups such as Girls' Generation (SNSD) and VNT. Minho is very good at sports and was a regular participant in the show “Go! Dream Team 2". He is the tallest in the group, the biggest sleeper (he has the hardest time waking up), and he also eats the most.
He is chosen by all SHINee members as the most charming. Fiery Minho definitely wins. He has a dark complexion from his youth when he played football, but this does not affect his perfection. Deep gaze, majestic movements, this is the reason why many people are shocked when they see him for the first time. If Minho can be called charming when looking at the screen, then off-screen he is even more charismatic. He looks like Sudhana (rich child) from the painting.
For Minho, the most precious thing is the SHINee album. SHINee's debut period was the happiest moment of his life. Even now, his heart beats wildly before going on stage. He doesn't think there could be anything more valuable than this.
Thanks to his excellent appearance and amazing height, Minho could not help but be noticed in modeling circles. Even before his debut in SHINee, he was a model for Ha Sang Baek, who is distinguished by his original ideas and fashion shows. Later he got the chance that every model dreams of. He was the main model for the fashion show of the great designer Andre Kim. His partner was Park Bo Young. This was followed by two more fashion shows for Ha Sang Baek, where Minho once again showed off his excellent modeling skills.
Minho graduated from Konkuk University High School on February 10, 2010. After passing the passing test, he was accepted in 2010 for correspondence studies at Konkuk, in the film department.
In March 2010, Minho was injured while filming the show Go Dream Team Season 2. He was forced to withdraw from his further participation while fellow SHINee member Taemin filled in for him during his absence. After a full recovery, Minho was able to return in August 2010 to promote SHINee's second studio album, "Lucifer".
Minho made his debut as an actor in the 2010 drama "The Pianist."
In 2012, Minho was cast as the lead role in the drama "To the Beautiful You", the Korean version of "Hana Kimi". This time his hero is Kang Tae-joon, a high jump gold medalist who stops jumping after an injury. To properly prepare for the upcoming role, Minho had personal training for a month and a half with coach Kim Tae Young, a former national high jump athlete. Min Ho's personal best is 175 cm.
Serving in the Marine Corps since 04/15/2019
Filmography:
2008 - Hello, schoolgirl!
2010 - Pianist
2012 - Salamander Guru and Shadow Operation
2012 - For you in full bloom
2013 - Geniuses of Medicine
2015 - She was beautiful
2015 - Because it's the first time
2015 - Grandma Ge Chun
Name: Choi Min Ho / Minho / Choi Min Ho / Choi Minho / 최민호
Occupation: singer, model, actor, presenter
Height: 184 cm
Date of birth: December 9, 1991
Place of birth: Incheon, South Korea
Family: parents and older brother
Movies
- Grandmother Gye Choon (2015) Main role
- I AM. (2012) Choi Min Ho
- Pianist / Pianist (2010) Main role, Oh Jae Ro
Series
- Because It’s The First Time (2015) Main role
- Medical geniuses / Medical Top Team (2013) Minor role, Kim Sun Woo
- For you in all your colors / To The Beautiful You (2012) Main role, Kang Tae-joon
- Salamander Guru and the Gang (2012) Main role, Choi Min-hyuk
- My Precious Child (2008) Cameo role
Biography
Popular South Korean singer, actor and host Choi Min Ho was born on December 9, 1991 in Incheon. He's not the only celebrity in the family. His father is a former professional football coach. Min Ho has an older brother, Min Seok.
In 2006, he signed a contract with the agency SM Entertainment, whose representatives noticed Min Ho at the SM casting.
In March 2008, Min Ho took part in the Ha Sang Baek Seoul Collection fall/winter 08-09 show. Two months later, on May 25, he debuted as part of the five-member boy band SHINee. In the same year, all members of the group appeared in cameos in the TV series “My Precious Child” (episodes 9-10).
In 2009, he starred in the video for the song "Gee" by the SM label Girls Generation.
In 2009-2010 Min Ho became one of the participants in the sports TV show “Let’s Go!” Dream Team Season 2", in which he won 10 victories in various competitions.
In 2010, he made his full debut as an actor in the film “The Pianist,” whose rating was more than 8%. The film is one of the episodes of KBS2's weekly program "Drama Special" and is a story about dreams, talent and money, a story about choice, about society's stereotypes, about faith and being true to oneself. This is an easy-to-watch but deeply impressive picture. After watching it, there are more questions than answers. This is probably why “The Pianist” was loved by the audience.
The same year, Min Ho starred in the video clips of Girls Generation for the Japanese version of the song “Gee” and VNT for the song “Sound.”
The year 2010 brought Min Ho his first award at the SBS Entertainment Awards in the “Best Newcomer in a Variety Show” category.
In 2011, Min Ho, along with Seo Hee and Yoo Bin, became the host of the music chart on KBS's 'Music Bank'. Also, this year two more victories at the Honorary Ambassador for Youth 2011 and Best Male Idol as Model awards were added to his achievements.
On May 23, 2011, Min Ho was awarded the title of Honorary Youth Ambassador 2011. Later, during the Youth Week celebrations held at the COEX Hall, he was presented with a nameplate.
On December 7, 2011, Choi Min Ho's agency officially confirmed that he would take part in the filming of the comedy series Salamander Guru and the Shadow Operation. On January 27, 2012, the comedy was aired, but it did not arouse much interest among viewers. The series' rating during broadcast decreased from 5.1% to 3.1%.
On April 26, 2012, Min Ho was cast in his first leading role in the TV series “For You in Bloom,” which aired on SBS. home female role went to his agency colleague, F(x) member Choi Jin Ri (Sulli). The series was based on the Japanese manga "Hana-Kimi". According to the plot, the heroine Sulli wants to “return the dream” to her beloved athlete Kang Tae-jun (played by Min Ho). To do this, she enters the same school where the object of her admiration studies. True, there is one small “but”. The school is for men, so in order to be close to the main character, the girl is forced to pretend to be a guy. The first episode, aired on August 15 of the same year, received high rating views - 9.3%. But “For You in All Bloom” could not maintain such a good position, and its rating gradually “melted” as it approached the finale. However, despite this, the series received several nominations, Min Ho was also nominated for 2 awards for it: “Best Couple Award” (along with Sulli) and “New Star Award”, winning the latter.
In 2013, Min Ho took his career to another level by becoming the host of KBS's Mamma Mia. Also, from 2013 to the present time, he is the host of “Show! Music Core" on MBC.
In 2013, in addition to his work on TV, he starred in the series “Medical Geniuses,” for which he was also nominated twice: at the MBC Drama Awards for the “Best New Actor” award and at the Baeksang Arts Awards for the “Most Popular Actor (TV)” award. "
On December 5, 2014, Girls Generation's Min Ho and Yoona became ambassadors for Unicef's "Giving hope to the children" program.
In 2014, Min Ho received the "Music Talk Show Popularity Award" at the MBC Entertainment Awards.
In 2014 and 2015 starred in several episodes of the popular program “The Running Man.”
In 2015, Min Ho and 5 other idols took part in the recording of the new reality show "Exciting India". Thanks to this program, viewers could see the interaction of celebrities and ordinary people, and also discover the beauty, culture and characteristics of India.
In September 2015, the premiere of the mini-series “Because It’s The First Time” is expected, in which Min Ho will play one of the main roles. In April 2015, Min Ho began working in the new film “Grandmother Gye Choon”, which is also scheduled to premiere in the fall.
Personal life
Min Ho's first relationship was in primary school. Currently, Min Ho is not officially dating anyone. On the Beatles Code 2 show, he said that high school his ideal girlfriend is actress Kim Tae Hee. Among the Girls Generation members, his ideal type is Sohyun. Many fans thought that he was dating his "For You in All Colors" co-star Sulli, but Min Ho said that she is like him. younger sister, and they are not in any romantic relationship. When he has a girlfriend, on the first date he wants to invite her to play ball together. Therefore, he needs a sporty and active girl. Ideal type girls: with long hair, feminine.
