The8
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| Born | Xu Minghao 7 November 1997 | ||
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| Instruments | Vocals | ||
| Years active | 2015–present | ||
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| Chinese | 徐明浩 | ||
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Xu Minghao (Chinese: 徐明浩; Korean: 서명호; born 7 November 1997), better known as The8, is a Chinese singer, songwriter, and dancer based in South Korea. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Seventeen and its subunit "Performance Unit". In 2019 he had his official solo debut. In 2019 he served as one of the two dance mentors (alongside Jolin Tsai) in the Chinese survival show Youth With You.
Early life and education[]
The8 was born in Anshan, Liaoning, China on 7 November 1997. He attended Beijing Contemporary Music Academy.[1]
Career[]
2008–2014: Pre-debut[]
In 2008, The8 appeared on the Chinese program CCTV Variety Show, in 2010 he also appeared on the Chinese program Day Day Up. In 2012 he participated in the 6th Shanghai World Dance Competition held from 27 to 30 April. He placed in the top 8.[2]
He made his first appearance on Seventeen TV in late 2014.[3]
2015–present: Debut and solo activities[]
In 2015, The8 debuted with the South Korea boy band, Seventeen. Their first EP 17 Carat was digitally released on 29 May.[4]
After debuting with Seventeen, The8 also landed a television role in Real Class - Elementary School in 2017.
On 12 December 2017, Pledis Entertainment announced that The8 would be suspending his promotional activities due to a waist injury.[5] It was not until the release of revised album "Directors Cut" that he returned to promotions.
In 2018, The8, along with his bandmate Wen Junhui, participated in the Chinese reality TV show Chao Yin Zhan Ji (潮音战纪). In 2019 he served as one of the two dance coaches (alongside Jolin Tsai) in the Chinese survival show Youth With You (season 1).[6][7]
The8 made his solo debut on 9 June 2019 with the single, "Dreams Come True". The choreography video for the single was released on Seventeen's official YouTube channel.[8]
On 4 May 2020, The8 announced the release of a second single, "Falling Down". It was released on 8 May 2020.[9]
On 8 April 2021, The8 announced the release of his third single "Side by Side". It was released on 13 April 2021 (There is a Korean and Chinese Version) [10]
On 4 May 2021, The8, along with his bandmate Wen Junhui, released a single called "妈妈的未接来电 (lit. Missed Call from Mom)". All copyright proceeds will be donated to help children left behind in China. The single is a part of the Dandelion Philanthropy Music Project for the Chinese Children’s Charity Association.
Name[]
The meaning behind The8's stage name is that the number 8 is a number liked by many people in China. Also when the 8 is laid down, the infinite sign appears.[11]
Awards and nominations[]
On October 28, 2020, The8 (all Seventeen members where awarded) was awarded the 'Prime Minister's Commendation' from the Prime Minister of South Korea for his contribution to the development of South Korea's contemporary pop culture and arts. [12]
Discography[]
Singles[]
| Title | Release Date | Peak Chat
Positions |
Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| " Night and Rain" | March 9,2018 | — | N/A | Non-album singles |
| "Dreams Come true" | June 9 ,2019 | — | N/A | Non-album singles |
| "Falling down" | May 8,2020 | — | N/A | Non-album singles |
| "Side by Side" | April 13,2021 | — | N/A | Non-album singles |
| "—" denotes songs that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||
Soundtrack Appearances[]
| Title | Year | Peak Positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | |||
| Brothers for One Time with JUN | 2019 | – | Seven Days OST[13] |
| Maze | 2020 | – | The King: Eternal Monarch Chinese version OST |
Filmography[]
Television shows[]
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Day Day Up | Hunan Satellite TV | Cast member |
| 2017 | Real Class - Elementary School | SBS | Cast member |
| 2018 | 潮音戰紀 | Tencent | Cast member |
| 2019 | Youth With You | iQiyi | Dance mentor |
| Day Day Up | Hunan Satellite TV | Cast member | |
| Knowing Bros | JTBC | Guest (ep.192) with Seventeen | |
| 2020 | I-LAND | tvN, Mnet | Guest (ep.10) with Jun, Hoshi, and Dino |
| Knowing Bros | JTBC | Guest (ep.252) with Seventeen |
Music Shows[]
| Year | Title | Network | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | M Countdown | Mnet | Special MC | with Wonwoo, Woozi, DK, Mingyu, and Jeonghan |
| 2018 | with Jun, Joshua, Vernon |
Online Shows[]
| Year | Title | Network | Notes | Additional notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-2014 | Seventeen TV[14] | Ustream | The8 joined during the fifth season | With Seventeen |
| 2015 | Seventeen Project: Big Debut Plan | N/A | 7 episodes | |
| Seventeen: Where Is My Friend's Island? | N/A | 7 episodes | ||
| 2016 | Seventeen's One Fine Day | N/A | 8 episodes | |
| 2017 | Seventeen's One Fine Day: In Japan | MBC every1 | 8 episodes | |
| 2017-Present | Going Seventeen[15] | Weverse, V Live, YouTube | On going | |
| 2018 | Going Seventeen: Spin Off | 24 episodes | ||
| SVT Club | Mnet | 8 episodes | ||
| 2020 | Hit the Road[16] | Weverse, V Live, YouTube | 15 episodes |
Music credits[]
All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association, unless stated otherwise.[17]
( "Night and Rain"," Dreams come true","Falling Down", and "Side by Side" are not adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association, but credit is given from Pledis Entertainment)
| Year | Artist | Song | Album | Lyrics | Music | ||
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| Credited | With | Credited | With | ||||
| 2016 | Seventeen | "Highlight" (Performance Team) | Going Seventeen | 
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Bumzu, Hoshi, Dino, Jun, Lee Yoo-jung | 
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N/A |
| 2017 | "MY I" (Jun & The8) | Al1 |
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Bumzu, Jun |
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N/A | |
| "Without You" (모자를 눌러 쓰고) | Teen, Age |
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Bumzu, Woozi, S.Coups, Jeonghan, Hoshi, Mingyu, DK, Vernon, Dino |
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N/A | ||
| "Flower" (S.Coups, Seungkwan, Wonwoo, The8, Jeonghan, Dino) |
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Bumzu, Woozi, S.Coups, Wonwoo, Dino, Seungkwan, Jeonghan |
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N/A | |||
| "Campfire" (캠프파이어) |
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Bumzu, Woozi, S.Coups, Jeonghan, Wonwoo, Mingyu, DK, Seungkwan, Vernon |
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N/A | |||
| 2018 | The8 | "Night and Rain" | Non-Album Release |
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N/A |
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Bumzu, Woozi, Dong Ne-hyeong, Won Yeong-heon, Anchor |
| Seventeen | "Oh My!" (怎麼辦) (Chinese Version) | Non-Album Release |
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Bumzu, Woozi, S.Coups, Vernon |
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N/A | |
| 2019 | The8 | " Dreams Come True" | Non-Album Release |
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N/A |
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Bumzu, Ohway! |
| Seventeen | "247" (Performance Team) | An Ode |
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Bumzu, Woozi, Dino, Hoshi |
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N/A | |
| "Network Love" (Joshua, Jun, The8, Vernon) |
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Bumzu, Woozi, Vernon |
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N/A | |||
| 2020 | The8 | "Falling Down" | Non-Album Release |
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Jodie C |
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Bumzu, NMORE (PRISMFILTER) |
| Seventeen | "HEY BUDDY" (DK, Mingyu, The8) | Semicolon |
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Bumzu, Woozi, DK, Mingyu |
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Bumzu, Woozi, DK, Mingyu, Anchor, Ohway! | |
| 2021 | The8 | "Side By Side" | Non-Album Release |
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Bumzu, 董乐 Doller |
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Bumzu, Bir$day (PRISMFILTER) |
References[]
- ^ "徐明浩个人资料". 365 Music. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Seventeen Resume". KukiNews. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "[ETC] SEVENTEEN's Christmas Party". YouTube. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ Benjamin, Jeff (30 May 2015). "Here's What a 13-Member K-Pop Boy Band Looks Like: Watch 'Adore U' by Seventeen". Billboard. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "SEVENTEEN 成員 The 8 因腰傷暫停活動 暫時以 12 人形式活動！". koreastardaily. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ Shi Keying 施可瑩 (21 December 2018). "【青春有你】The 8@SEVENTEEN加入做導師 同蔡依林一齊教跳舞". HK01 (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "97年的徐明浩凭什么可以当《青春有你》的教练？". Phoenix TV. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "세븐틴 '디에잇(The8)' 중국에서 신곡 발표 '꿈은 이루어진다'". The Preview. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "SEVENTEEN's The8 Announces New Solo Release + Drops 1st Teaser". Soompi. 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ Ruberto, Lauren (9 April 2021). "The 8 Announces Release Date of Solo Album 'Side by Side'". Glitter Magazine. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "These Are The Unique And Fascinating Meanings Behind All 13 Of SEVENTEEN's Members' Stage Names". Koreaboo. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "[MHN포토] 세븐틴 '국무총리 표창'". 문화뉴스 (in Korean). 28 October 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ 《七日生》片頭曲MV將發佈 文俊輝徐明浩演繹. Sina. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ OSEN (30 March 2013). "`17인조 아이돌' 세븐틴, '세븐틴 TV'서 대중과 만난다". mosen.mt.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "세븐틴, 유튜브 통해 '고잉 세븐틴' 에피소드 1화 공개". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ 김효정 (13 May 2020). "세븐틴, 월드투어 이야기 담은 다큐멘터리 선보인다". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Songs Registered Under The8 (디에잇) (10013922)". Korea Music Copyright Association (in Korean).
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Xu Minghao. |
- The8 on Sina Weibo (in Chinese)
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- Living people
- Chinese male singers
- Chinese K-pop singers
- Korean-language singers of China
- Singers from Liaoning
- Pledis Entertainment artists
- Chinese expatriates in South Korea
- Chinese Mandopop singers
- 21st-century Chinese singers
- 21st-century male singers
- Hybe Corporation artists