Choi Sung-min (; 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
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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. He attended Plug-in Music Middle School and Joy Dance Academy. He is the older brother of singer
Choi Ye-na
Choi Ye-na (, born September 29, 1999), known mononymous person, mononymously as Yena, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a soloist and actress under Yuehua Entertainment, and a former member of South Korean–Japanese girl group Iz*O ...
.
Choi made an appearance on the
SBS variety show ''
Star King'' before being recruited by
MBK Entertainment
MBK Entertainment () was a South Korean entertainment company established by Kim Kwang-soo. MBK Entertainment is known for managing multiple successful K-pop artists, such as T-ara, DIA, Davichi, SeeYa, F-ve Dolls, Shannon, Coed School, and S ...
and becoming the tenth member of
Coed School in 2010. 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 kinematics, the speed (commonly referred to as ''v'') of an object is the magnitude of the change of its position over time or the magnitude of the change of its position per unit of time; it is thus a non-negative scalar quantity. Intro ...
, in 2012. The unit made their first performance on Music Bank on February 17, 2012. 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. 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.
In July 2017, he appeared in the supporting role of Han Duk-soo in
KBS2
KBS 2TV is a South Korean free-to-air
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's ''
School 2017''. He also appeared in SBS' ''
Reunited Worlds''.
It was revealed by his sister
Choi Ye-na
Choi Ye-na (, born September 29, 1999), known mononymous person, mononymously as Yena, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a soloist and actress under Yuehua Entertainment, and a former member of South Korean–Japanese girl group Iz*O ...
that he has enlisted to Korean military in July 2019.
In September 2021, Choi signed a contract with Management Air, a contract signed after his discharge from the military.
Discography
Filmography
Television series
Television show
References
External links
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1995 births
MBK Entertainment artists
Living people
People from Yanggu County, Gangwon
21st-century South Korean male singers
South Korean male idols
South Korean male television actors
South Korean male film actors