south korean singer
Kim. In this korean identify, the family name is Kim Min-kyu ( korean : 김민규, born March 12, 2001 ), [ 1 ] better known by his stage mention Minkyu, is a south korean actor, singer, television receiver horde and model under portuguese man-of-war Entertainment. He has been cast in the Playlist ‘s network drama “ Pop Out Boy ! ” as the male lead Chun Nam-wook in 2020 and as Seo Ji-han in Idol: The Coup .

early liveliness [edit ]

Minkyu was born on March 12, 2001, in Ulsan, South Korea. He has a younger sister who is two years younger than him. He studied at Munhyeon Elementary School, Hwaam Middle School and Moonhyeon High School. He was transferred to Youngdong High School ascribable to work commitments.

career [edit ]

2019 : Produce X 101, model, first fan converge go, first prize [edit ]

In March 2019, Minkyu represented jellyfish Entertainment together with boyfriend trainee Choi Jun-Seong on the reality survival testify Produce X 101 for the chance to debut in a Mnet male child group. [ 2 ] He ranked 12th on the finale of Produce X 101 and was eliminated from the final batting order, barely missing the notice to becoming the member of X1. [ 3 ] Despite his elimination, Minkyu ‘s appearance on the show led him to receive many ad offers. [ 4 ] On August 21, he became the first male model for the smasher mark Banila Co.. He besides partook in multiple magazine shoots like DAZED, NYLON and Grazia. On August 25, he held his first fan-meeting ‘Nineteen, Minkyu ‘ at Kwangwoon University ‘s Donghae Culture and Art Center. [ 5 ] On September 23, he was chosen as a model for the american english clothing retailer Guess (clothing). [ 6 ] On November 9, he started his first gear fan-meeting tour ‘Nineteen, Minkyu ‘ in Bangkok, Thailand. On November 16, he held it in Taipei, Taiwan. [ 7 ] On December 5, he was cast to host MBC Music ‘s fresh plan Pink Festa. On December 7, he held his foremost fan-sign for Banila Co.. December 16, he held ‘Nineteen, Minkyu ‘ in Japan. On December 17, he won the Hot Rookie Award on First Brand Awards 2020. [ 8 ]

2020 : host, acting debut [edit ]

On February 7, 2020, Minkyu was chosen as one of the new hosts for SBS MTV ‘s music program The Show alongside The Boyz ‘s Juyeon and EVERGLOW ‘s Sihyun. [ 9 ]

In June 2020, Minkyu made his acting debut in Playlist ‘s web drama “ Pop Out Boy ! ” as the male lead Chun Nam-wook. [ 10 ]

discography [edit ]

soundtrack appearances [edit ]

Title Year Peak position Album
KOR
[11]
“Talking to the Moon” ( with Hani 2021 — Idol: The Coup OST
“To U” ( with Jo Joon-young )

—
“Tonight” (오늘 밤)
( with Lee Eun-sang, Hong Eun-ki featuring Green )		 —
“—” denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography [edit ]

television serial [edit ]

Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
2021 Idol: The Coup JTBC Seo Ji-han Main role [12]
TBA The Fabulous Netflix Shim Do-young [13]

Web serial [edit ]

Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
2020 Pop Out Boy! Playlist Chun Nam-wook Lead role

television receiver shows [edit ]

Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
2019 Produce X 101 Mnet Contestant Finished twelve
Pink Fiesta MBC Music Host N/A
2020 Friendship Tour: Like It Seezn Member With Lee Jin-Hyuk and Lee Se-Jin
2020–2021 The Show SBS MTV Host With Kim Si-hyeon and Juyeon
2021 Friendship Tour 2 Seezn Member With Lee Jin-Hyuk, Lee Se-Jin and Choi Byung-Chan

ambassadorship [edit ]

Year Title Ref.
2019 Banila Co.
2020 Miral Welfare Foundation Ambassador of Goodwill [14]

Tours [edit ]

  • Kim Minkyu 1st Fanmeeting Tour “Nineteen, Minkyu”

Awards [edit ]

First Brand Awards [edit ]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2019 Hot Rookie Award Minkyu Won [8]

References [edit ]