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Mingyu | |
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| File:Mingyu Bvlgari 240314.png Mingyu in March 2024 | |
| Born | Kim Min-gyu April 6, 1997 Anyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | Pledis |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김민규 |
| RR | Gim Mingyu |
| MR | Kim Min'gyu |
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| File:Mingyu signature.svg | |
Kim Min-gyu (Korean: 김민규; born April 6, 1997), known mononymously as Mingyu (민규), is a South Korean rapper and singer. Managed by Pledis Entertainment, he is a member of the South Korean boy band Seventeen and its hip hop team.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Mingyu was born on April 6, 1997, in Anyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea.[1] He attended Seoul Broadcasting High School, graduating in 2016.[2]
Career
[edit | edit source]2013–2014: Pre-debut
[edit | edit source]Mingyu joined Pledis Entertainment in 2012, where he would undergo singing and dancing training for four years.[3] As a trainee, he participated from the first season onwards of Seventeen TV, an online reality show that introduced Pledis' trainees and showed potential members of the boy group Seventeen before their official debut. The show was broadcast periodically on Ustream, where the trainees showed themselves training, singing, creating choreographies and playing games.[4] The online show also included participation in concerts, titled Like Seventeen.[5][6] Before officially debuting, Mingyu was featured in music videos of other Pledis artists at the time, include Nu'est and Hello Venus.[3]
2015–present: Seventeen and solo activities
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In 2015, Mingyu debuted as a member of the South Korean boy group Seventeen with the extended play 17 Carat on May 26.[7][8] Since debuting in Seventeen, he has participated in the songwriting of over 45 songs.[9]
In February 2018, Mingyu was announced as the new MC for SBS' weekly music program Inkigayo alongside Jung Chae-yeon of DIA and actor Song Kang.[10] He held the role until late 2019.[11]
In 2021, Mingyu and Seventeen bandmate Wonwoo released a digital single titled "Bittersweet", featuring Lee Hi.[12]
In 2025, Mingyu as a member of Seventeen's fourth sub-unit. He, alongside S.Coups under the name S.Coups X Mingyu, released a six-track EP titled Hype Vibes on September 29.[13]
Other ventures
[edit | edit source]Fashion
[edit | edit source]In 2022, Mingyu attended an event with French jeweler Cartier in Seoul.[14] He was later featured on the cover of Dazed Korea's December issue wearing the brand.[15] In February 2023, Mingyu attended Italian fashion house Marni's Fall/Winter 2023 runway show in Tokyo.[16] In February 2024, Mingyu attended French fashion house Dior's show at Paris Fashion week, where he was profiled by Vogue.[17]
In March 2024, Mingyu was selected as the new local ambassador for Italian luxury brand Bvlgari.[18] In June 2024, he attended the opening of American fashion brand Calvin Klein's new global flagship store in Paris.[19] On August 16, 2024, Mingyu became a model for Calvin Klein's Fall 2024 campaign, with photos shot by fashion photographer Park Jong Ha.[20] In August 2024, French luxury fashion house Dior revealed Mingyu to be its latest brand ambassador.[21][22]
Ambassadorships
[edit | edit source]In 2022, Mingyu was appointed as the ambassador of French cosmetic house Lancome.[23] In 2023, he was announced as the new global model for South Korean skincare brand Innisfree.[24] In May 2024, Mingyu was announced as the new brand ambassador for French luxury skincare brand L'Occitane in Asia.[25] In the same month, South Korean haircare brand Unove announced Mingyu as its global brand model.[26] In October that year, Indonesian bank Allo Bank announced Mingyu and bandmate Wonwoo as their new ambassadors.[27] In January 2025, Mingyu was appointed as the new brand ambassador for American chocolate bar brand Snickers in Asia.[28]
Discography
[edit | edit source]Singles
[edit | edit source]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| KOR DL [29] | |||
| "Bittersweet" (with Wonwoo, featuring Lee Hi) |
2021 | 43 | Non-album single |
Other charted songs
[edit | edit source]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| KOR [30] | |||
| "Shake It Off"[A] | 2025 | 88 | Happy Burstday |
Soundtrack appearances
[edit | edit source]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| JPN Hot [31] | |||
| "Warrior" (逆燃) (with Joshua, Jun, The8, and Vernon) |
2021 | — | Falling Into Your Smile OST (你微笑时很美) |
| "Betting" (with Shingo Katori, Jeonghan, and Seungkwan) |
2023 | 31 | War of Traps OST |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||
Composition credits
[edit | edit source]All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association.[9]
| Year | Artist | Song | Album | Lyrics | Music | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credited | With | Credited | With | ||||
| 2015 | Seventeen | "Ah Yeah" | 17 Carat | Yes | S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Vernon | No | — |
| "Fronting" (Lua error: not enough memory.) (S.Coups, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, Mingyu and Vernon)Lua error: not enough memory. |
Boys Be | Yes | S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, VernonLua error: not enough memory. | No | — | ||
| "Mansae" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Yes | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, VernonLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | |||
| "Chuck" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Love & Letter | Yes | S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Dino, VernonLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | ||
| "Hit Song" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Yes | Bumzu, S.Coups, Dino, VernonLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | |||
| "Drift Away" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) (S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Mingyu, The8 and Seungkwan)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
Yes | S.Coups, Woozi, Hoshi, SeungkwanLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | |||
| "Monday to Saturday" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) (Hip Hop Team Version)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
Yes | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, VernonLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | |||
| "Love Letter" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Yes | S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, VernonLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | |||
| 2016 | "Healing" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Love & Letter - Repackage album | Yes | S.Coups, Woozi, Dino, VernonLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | |
| "Space" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Yes | Bumzu, S.Coups, Wonwoo, VernonLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | |||
| "Beautiful" (Joshua, Hoshi, DK, Mingyu, The8, Dino)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
Going Seventeen | Yes | Bumzu, Woozi, DinoLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | Yes | Bumzu, Lee Gi-yong, WooziLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | ||
| "Boom Boom" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Yes | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, VernonLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | |||
| "Lean On Me" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) (Hip Hop Team)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
Yes | Bumzu, S.Coups, Wonwoo, VernonLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | |||
| 2017 | "If I" (Hip Hop Team)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
Al1 | Yes | S.Coups, VernonLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | |
| "Crazy In Love" | Yes | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, VernonLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | |||
| "Without You" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Teen, Age | Yes | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Dino, Hoshi, Vernon, DK, The8, JeonghanLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | ||
| "Clap" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Yes | Bumzu, Woozi, Hoshi, DK, Jeonghan, SeungkwanLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | |||
| "Trauma" (Hip Hop Team)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
Yes | S.Coups, Wonwoo, VernonLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | |||
| "Hello" (Jun, Mingyu and DK)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
Yes | Bumzu, DK, JunLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | |||
| "Campfire" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Yes | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Vernon, DK, Seungkwan, The8, JeonghanLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | |||
| 2018 | "Thinkin' About You" | Director's Cut | Yes | Woozi, Dino, VernonLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | |
| "MMO" (Hip Hop Team)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
Non-album singles | Yes | S.Coups, Wonwoo, VernonLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | ||
| "Joker" (Hip Hop Team)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
Yes | S.Coups, Wonwoo, VernonLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | |||
| "Un Haeng Il Chi" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.)(Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) (Hip Hop Team)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
Yes | Bumzu, S.Coups, Wonwoo, VernonLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | |||
| "What's the Problem" (Hip Hop Team)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
Yes | S.Coups, Wonwoo, VernonLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | |||
| "What's Good" (Hip Hop Team)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
You Make My Day | Yes | S.Coups, Wonwoo, VernonLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | ||
| "Our Dawn Is Hotter Than Day" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Yes | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, VernonLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | |||
| "Chilli" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) (Hip Hop Team)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
Yes | S.Coups, Wonwoo, VernonLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | |||
| 2019 | "9-Teen" | A-Teen 2 OST Part 2 | Yes | Bumzu, S.Coups, WooziLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | |
| "Lie Again" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | An Ode | Yes | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, VernonLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | ||
| "Let Me Hear You Say" | Yes | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, VernonLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | |||
| "Back It Up" (Hip Hop Team)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
Yes | S.Coups, Wonwoo, VernonLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | |||
| "Lucky" | Yes | Bumzu, Woozi, Vernon, SeungkwanLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | |||
| "Snapshoot" | Yes | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, VernonLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | |||
| 2020 | "Together" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Heng:garæ | Yes | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, HoshiLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | |
| "Hey Buddy" (The8, DK and Mingyu)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
Semicolon | Yes | Bumzu, Woozi, DK, The8Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | Yes | Bumzu, Lee Gi-yong, Woozi, DK, The8, Lee Min-gyuLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | ||
| 2021 | Wonwoo and Mingyu | "Bittersweet" (feat. Lee Hi) | Non-album single | Yes | Bumzu, Wonwoo, Jo Yoon-kyeongLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — |
| Seventeen | "Ready to love" | Your Choice | Yes | Bumzu, Danke, S.Coups, Woozi, hitman bang, Niko KylerLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | |
| "GAM3 BO1" (Hip Hop Team)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
Yes | Bumzu, S.Coups, Wonwoo, Woozi, VernonLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | |||
| "Heaven's Cloud" | Yes | Woozi, Bumzu, S.CoupsLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | |||
| "In The Soop" | Non-album single | Yes | Woozi, Wonwoo, Dino, Hoshi, Joshua, DK, JeonghanLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | ||
| "I can't run away" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) (Hip Hop Team)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
Attacca | Yes | Bumzu, S.Coups, Wonwoo, Woozi, VernonLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | Yes | Bumzu, Wonwoo, Woozi, Vernon, Lee Min-gyuLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | ||
| 2022 | "Domino" | Face the Sun | Yes | Bumzu, Woozi, Jordan Witzigreuter, Cameron Walker, Sara DavisLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | Yes | Bumzu, Woozi, Witzigreuter, Walker, DavisLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | |
| 2023 | "Fire" (Hip Hop Team)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
FML | Yes | Bumzu, S.Coups, Wonwoo, Woozi, VernonLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | |
| "God of Music" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Seventeenth Heaven | Yes | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, VernonLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | ||
| "Monster" (Hip Hop Team)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
Yes | Bumzu, S.Coups, Wonwoo, Woozi, VernonLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | |||
| "God of Light Music" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Non-album single | Yes | Bumzu, S.Coups, Woozi, Vernon, JunLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | ||
| 2024 | "Lalali" (Hip Hop Team)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
17 Is Right Here | Yes | Bumzu, S.Coups, Wonwoo, Woozi, VernonLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | |
| "Water" (Hip Hop Team)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
Spill the Feels | Yes | Vernon, S.Coups, Wonwoo, BumzuLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | Yes | Bumzu, VernonLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | ||
| 2025 | "Encircled" (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.) | Non-album single | Yes | S.Coups, Woozi, Wonwoo, Dino, Hoshi, Vernon, Seungkwan, Jun, The8, JoshuaLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | No | — | |
| "Shake It Off" (Mingyu solo)Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. |
Happy Burstday | Yes | Samuel Arredondo, Shannon BaeLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | Yes | IOAHLua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. | ||
Filmography
[edit | edit source]Television series
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Luang Ta Mahachon | Mamuang | Episode: "Our Mamuang from Korea" and "Everybody's Mamuang" | [32] |
Television shows
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2016 | 2016 Dream Concert | Host | with Jeonghan and Jun | [33][34] |
| M Countdown | Host | with Jeonghan | [35] | |
| 2017 | KBS Song Festival | Host | with Jin, Sana, Chanyeol, Irene, Solar, Yerin, and Kang Daniel | [36] |
| 2018–2019 | Inkigayo | Host | with Jung Chae-yeon and Song Kang | [37][38] |
Notes
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External links
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