SHINee Member Facts

Brave, jade-like stone (a person which is valuable and brave)

Stage Name: Minho

Real name: Choi MinHo (최민호)

Birthday: 9th December 1991

Height: 184cm (used to be 181)

Blood type: B

Position: Rapper

Minho's dad is a very famous football coach in Korea, as he used to be the national's team coach. Minho's childhood dream was to be a football player, but his father did not very supportive, as he knows how hard that would be for his younger son, and he didn't want Minho to suffer. Later when Minho's in secondary school, he wanted to become a singer, but his father didn't support it as well, because he wanted Minho to focus on studying. Talking about studying, Minho was not a very good student at that time as he always wanted to play football. So to get his father's approval to become a singer, Minho put all effort he has to study for an exam. He stayed up for 3 nights straight to study, and on that exam he was in top 10 of his school. That's when he got the approval from his parents.

Until now he still loves football and sports very much, and he's very very very competitive. I think his celebrity career now helps him to continue to support his hobby - playing sports.

Minho drew attention even before SHINee debut, as he was one of the main models for the famous designer Andre Kim's fashion show, with his good appearance and model potential.

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