Choi Sung-min
{{short description|South Korean singer and actor}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2018}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|12|7}}
| birth_place = Yanggu, Gangwon Province, South Korea
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|singer}}
| relatives = Choi Ye-na (sister)
| agent = Management Air
| years_active = 2010–present
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| genre = {{hlist|K-pop}}
| instrument = Vocal
| years_active = 2010–2015
| label = MBK
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| hangul = %최성민
| hanja = 崔成旻
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Choi Sung-min ({{Korean|hangul=최성민}}; born December 7, 1995), is a South Korean actor and singer. Choi debuted as a member of mixed group Coed School in 2010 before joined the male unit of the group Speed in 2012 and continued until the group disbanded in 2015. Following the disbandment, he transitioned into acting and signed with Star Camp 202.
Life and career
=1995–2015: Early life and career beginnings=
Choi Sung-min was born on December 7, 1995, in Yanggu, Gangwon Province, South Korea. He graduated from Anyang High School of Art on February 7, 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.allkpop.com/article/2014/02/speeds-sungmin-5dolls-hyewon-and-other-idols-to-graduate-high-school|title=SPEED's Sungmin, 5doll's Hyewon, and other idols to graduate high school|publisher=|access-date=2014-03-16|archive-date=2014-03-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316110437/http://www.allkpop.com/article/2014/02/speeds-sungmin-5dolls-hyewon-and-other-idols-to-graduate-high-school|url-status=live}} He attended Plug-in Music Middle School and Joy Dance Academy. He is the older brother of singer Choi Ye-na.
Choi made an appearance on the SBS variety show Star King before being recruited by MBK Entertainment and becoming the tenth member of Coed School in 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.dkpopnews.net/2010/08/news-coeds-10th-member-choi-sungmin.html|title=[News] Co.ed's 10th member, Choi Sungmin, accidentally revealed|publisher=|access-date=2014-03-16|archive-date=2014-03-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316105919/http://www.dkpopnews.net/2010/08/news-coeds-10th-member-choi-sungmin.html|url-status=live}} The group made their official debut on September 30, 2010, and later separated into a female unit and a male unit. Sungmin debuted as a member of Coed School's male unit, Speed, in 2012. The unit made their first performance on Music Bank on February 17, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.dkpopnews.net/2012/02/video-speed-makes-debut-on-music-bank.html|title=[Video] SPEED makes debut on 'Music Bank' with "Lovey Dovey Plus"|publisher=|access-date=2015-11-28|archive-date=2015-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208105124/http://www.dkpopnews.net/2012/02/video-speed-makes-debut-on-music-bank.html|url-status=live}} The unit later became an independent group after Core Contents Media disbanded Coed School.
Choi made his acting debut in the KBS Drama Special Something Like That in 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.allkpop.com/article/2013/09/speeds-sungmin-to-make-his-acting-debut-on-kbs-drama-special-that-kind-of-relationship|title=SPEED's Sungmin to make his acting debut on KBS drama special 'That Kind of Relationship'|publisher=|access-date=2014-03-16|archive-date=2014-02-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220121211/http://www.allkpop.com/article/2013/09/speeds-sungmin-to-make-his-acting-debut-on-kbs-drama-special-that-kind-of-relationship|url-status=live}}{{Unreliable source?|date=December 2023}} He was cast as Yeom Chi-joo in the KBS drama My Dear Cat in 2014.
In late 2015, it was reported that Speed had disbanded after their profile was removed from MBK Entertainment's website, but MBK Entertainment has not confirmed the reports.
=2016–present: Acting career=
On June 26, 2016, Sungmin signed a contract with the talent agency Star Camp 202 to pursue his acting career.{{cite news|url= https://www.allkpop.com/article/2016/09/former-co-ed-school-member-sungmin-joins-new-label-lands-role-in-a-drama|title= Sungmin joins Star Camp 202|publisher=Allkpop|date= September 15, 2016|access-date= November 15, 2020|archive-date= November 16, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201116200508/https://www.allkpop.com/article/2016/09/former-co-ed-school-member-sungmin-joins-new-label-lands-role-in-a-drama|url-status= live}}{{Unreliable source?|date=December 2023}}
In July 2017, he appeared in the supporting role of Han Duk-soo in KBS2's School 2017. He also appeared in SBS' Reunited Worlds.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}
It was revealed by his sister Choi Ye-na that he has enlisted to Korean military in July 2019. {{citation needed|date=July 2019}}
In September 2021, Choi signed a contract with Management Air, a contract signed after his discharge from the military.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=108&aid=0002989223|author=Ahn Yoon-ji|title='최예나 오빠' 최성민, 매니지먼트 에어와 전속계약 체결[공식]|trans-title='Choi Ye-na's brother' Seong-min Choi, signed an exclusive contract with Management Air [Official]|work=Star News|via=Naver|date=September 16, 2021|access-date=September 16, 2021|language=ko|archive-date=September 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916033245/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=108&aid=0002989223|url-status=live}}
Discography
Filmography
= Television series =
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Network |
|---|
| 2002–2003
| KBS1 |
| 2013
| KBS Drama Special: Chagall's Birthday | Jin-goo | KBS2 |
| 2014
| Yum Chi-joo | KBS1 |
| rowspan="2"| 2016
| Kim Ho-young | SBS |
| KBS Drama Special: The Legendary Shuttle
| Kim Min-soo | KBS2 |
| rowspan="2"| 2017
| Han Duk-soo | KBS2 |
| Reunited Worlds
| Dong-hyun | SBS |
| 2018
| Min-gi |MBC{{cite web|url=https://www.hancinema.net/choi-sung-min-signs-onto-risky-romance-119273.html|title=Choi Sung-min Signs Onto "Risky Romance"|date=June 5, 2018|website=HanCinema|publisher=Nate|access-date=June 7, 2018|archive-date=August 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819141715/https://www.hancinema.net/choi-sung-min-signs-onto-risky-romance-119273.html|url-status=live}} |
=Television show =
References
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External links
- {{Instagram|from_mean}}
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Category:MBK Entertainment artists
Category:People from Yanggu County, Gangwon
Category:21st-century South Korean male singers
Category:South Korean male idols