Seo Min-woo
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{{family name hatnote|Seo||lang=Korean}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Seo Min-woo
| image = 121028 용산팬사인회 백퍼센트.jpg
| caption = Seo at 100% Fansign Event in 2012
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1985|02|08}}
| birth_place = Suseong District, Daegu, South Korea
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2018|03|25|1985|02|08}}
| death_place = Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Actor
- singer
- dancer
- promotional model}}
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| genre = {{flatlist|
| years_active = 2006–2018
| label = TOP Media
| past_member_of = 100%
| module2 = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes
| hangul = 서민우
| hanja =
| rr = Seo Minu
| mr = Sŏ Minu
}}}}
}}
Seo Min-woo ({{Korean|서민우}}; February 8, 1985 – March 25, 2018),{{cite web|url=https://100pct.jp/profiles|title=Member profiles|publisher=100% Japan Official Site|language=Japanese}} also known mononymously as Minwoo, was a South Korean idol singer and actor. He was a member of the South Korean boy band 100% under the label of TOP Media, as the leader and vocalist.
Career
=Pre-debut=
In 2009, Seo was featured during Andy's promotion for his song "Single Man", along with Jumper's second member Park Dong-min ({{korean|박동민|}}). Seo has also been active as an actor. He starred in KBS2's 2006 drama Sharp 3 ({{langx|ko|반올림3}})[http://movie.daum.net/tv/detail/main.do?tvProgramId=48018&t__nil_main_workList=workname "반올림3 (2006)"] Daum Movie. Retrieved 2012-10-01. {{in lang|ko}} and SBS' 2007 drama The King and I ({{langx|ko|왕과 나}}),[http://www.hancinema.net/korean_drama_King_and_I-cast.html "King and I (Drama - 2007) - Cast"] HanCinema. Retrieved 2012-10-01. and also did cameos for New Tales of Gisaeng in episode 12 and two movies, Crazy Waiting ({{langx|ko|기다리다 미쳐}}; 2007)[http://movie.daum.net/moviedetail/moviedetailCastCrew.do?movieId=43142&t__nil_upper_main=actorsMore "기다리다 미쳐 (2007) - Cast"] Daum Movie. Retrieved 2012-10-01. {{in lang|ko}}[http://www.hancinema.net/korean_movie_The_Longest_24_Months-cast.html "The Longest 24 Months (Movie - 2007) - Cast"] HanCinema. Retrieved 2012-10-01. and Where Are You Going? ({{langx|ko|특별시 사람들}}; 2009).[http://movie.daum.net/moviedetail/moviedetailMain.do?movieId=42001&t__nil_main_workList=workname "특별시 사람들 (2009)"] Daum Movie. Retrieved 2012-10-01. {{in lang|ko}}
=2013: ''Love and War 2'', 100%=
{{main|100% (band)}}
In 2013, Seo made a cameo in KBS2's drama, Marriage Clinic: Love and War 2 ({{langx|ko|부부클리닉 사랑과전쟁2}}).{{cite web|title=March Schedule|url=http://itopgroup.com/100per/schedule.asp?Year=2013&Month=4&Day=12|publisher=TOP Media|accessdate=10 April 2013|language=ko}}
Seo was chosen as a member of the group 100%, the seven member South Korean boy group that debuted in September 2012 under Andy Lee's company TOP Media with their first single album We, 100%.{{cite news|last=Lee|first=Hye Ji|title=Teen Top's Agency to Debut New Boy Group|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2012091910221104513|accessdate=2012-10-02|newspaper=10 Asia|date=19 September 2012}}
=2014: military service=
On March 4, 2014, Seo enlisted in the military for his mandatory military service.{{cite web|script-title=ko:[공지] 안녕하세요. 티오피미디어입니다.|url=http://itopgroup.com/100per/notice_read.asp?v_page=1&v_SeqNo=57|website=itop Group|accessdate=April 1, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318223934/http://itopgroup.com/100per/notice_read.asp?v_page=1&v_SeqNo=57|archivedate=March 18, 2014|language=Korean|date=February 28, 2014 | title=Top Media }} He enlisted as an active-duty soldier.
Seo was discharged after 21 months, on December 3, 2015.{{Cite web |date=2014-02-28 |title=Boy Group 100%'s Leader Seo Min Woo Set To Enter Military Service Next Week |url=https://www.soompi.com/article/585495wpp/boy-group-100s-leader-seo-min-woo-set-to-enter-military-service-next-week |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=Soompi |language=en}}{{Unreliable source?|date=June 2023}}
Death
On March 25, 2018, Seo was found in his home in Gangnam in a state of cardiac arrest.{{cite news|title=K-Pop star Seo Minwoo passes away|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/27/18/k-pop-star-seo-minwoo-passes-away|accessdate=April 4, 2018|work=ABS-CBN News|date=March 27, 2018}}{{cite news|last1=Koman|first1=Tess|title=K-Pop Star Seo Min-Woo Found Dead at Home|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/a19605921/kpop-star-seo-minwoo-dead/|accessdate=April 4, 2018|work=Cosmopolitan|date=March 27, 2018}} Emergency responders declared him dead on arrival.{{cite news|title=K Pop fans mourn singer Minwoo after his death aged 33|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/seo-min-woo-death-cause-k-pop-100-per-cent-dies-age-why-heart-attack-a8273886.html|accessdate=26 March 2018|work=The Independent|date=26 March 2018}} Seo's funeral was held on March 27, 2018.{{cite news|last1=Hicap|first1=Jonah|title=100% to resume career after leader Minwoo's death|url=http://metro.co.uk/2018/04/03/100-resume-career-leader-minwoos-death-7436658/|accessdate=April 4, 2018|work=Metro|date=April 3, 2018}}
Filmography
=Films=
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| 2008
| {{lang|ko|기다리다 미쳐}} | Song Ho-shin | {{citation needed|date=April 2018}} |
=TV series=
References
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External links
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Category:South Korean male idols
Category:South Korean male pop singers
Category:Male actors from Daegu