Native name 최성민 Name Choi Sung-min Birth name Choi Sung-min Role Singer | Instruments Rapping Music groups Speed, Coed School Years active 2010–present | |
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Born December 7, 1995 (age 28)
Gwangju, South Korea ( 1995-12-07 ) Occupation(s) Singer
rapper
dancer
actor Labels MBK Entertainment
CJ E&M Music Genres K-pop, Dance-pop, Hip hop music Albums Superior Speed, Speed Circus, Something That Is Cheerful | ||
Choi Sung-min (born on December 17, 1995), also known as Sungmin, is a South Korean actor and rapper. He debuted in 2010 as a member of the K-pop group Coed School and later joined the unit group Speed.
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Life and career
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.
2010–2015: Early career and acting debut
Sungmin 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. 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. The unit later became an independent group after Core Contents Media disbanded Coed School.
Sungmin 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's School 2017. He also appeared in SBS's Reunited Worlds.
