Choi Min-hwan (;

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:チェ•ミンファン; born 11 November 1992), also known by his mononym Minhwan, is a South Korean singer, musician, drummer and actor. He is a member of rock band

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, in which he serves as the drummer and backing vocalist. He is the youngest member of the group.

Music career

F.T. Island

F.T. Triple

In January 2009, members Choi Jong-hoon, Choi Min-hwan, and Lee Jae-jin were put into the sub group "A3". This group debuted at the 2009 New Year concert ''My First Dream'' held at the

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in Tokyo, Japan on 2 January 2009. Minhwan performed as the drummer and a sub-vocalist. The group's name was "A3" due to each of the three members having type A blood. This group was formed to help take up some singing time during their concerts, so that lead singer,

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, would not over-strain his voice. In late 2009, the triple-member group was renamed F.T. Triple, with Choi Min-hwan as drummer and sub vocalist. They released the single ''Love Letter'' and began performing on music shows. During this time,

's main vocalist Lee Hongki was busy filming a TV series and guitarist Song Seung-hyun was involved in several

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Solo Debut

On 29 April 2018, Min-hwan released his first single titled "First Story" with 3 tracks.

Acting career

Choi made his acting debut in 2009 in the

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'' The Road Home''. On 23 March 2009, he collapsed while waiting to film. Choi was rushed to the hospital for treatment; he had been suffering from a cold and overwork, and was discharged the next day. He also appeared in cameos in the film ''

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'' (2007), and the television series '' On Air'' (2008), and ''

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'' (2009). Choi then starred in the musical ''Gwanghwamun Sonata''. His character Ji-yong is a music director and singer with a bright personality. The musical ran from 10 November 2012 in

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, Japan, until January 2013 in Tokyo. In June 2013, Choi joined the cast of '' Goong: Musical'' in Japan. He played the leading role of crown prince Lee Shin. In January 2014 he played the main character in the musical ''Joseph Amazing''.

Personal life

In September 2017, Choi's agency confirmed that he was dating former

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member Kim Yul-hee. On January 4, 2018, Choi personally delivered the news of his engagement to Kim via his

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and revealed his plans to marry later that year. He subsequently announced on May 9 that Kim was pregnant and that they planned to marry on October 19, 2018. Their son, Jae-yul, was born on May 18, 2018. Choi, Kim, and Jae-yul joined the cast of the second season of '' Mr. House Husband'' in January 2019. On August 28, 2019, Choi and Kim announced that they were expecting twins. On February 11, 2020, Choi announced on Instagram that Kim gave birth to twin girls. Following his daughters' births, Choi began his

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on February 24 as a reserve soldier, which enables him to commute from home during his service and care for his family. Choi was discharged from the military on September 2, 2021 and he rejoined as a cast member in the program '' Mr. House Husband''

Filmography

TV series

Musical

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Choi, Min-hwan 1992 births Living people South Korean male idols South Korean pop rock singers South Korean male television actors FNC Entertainment artists F.T. Island members School of Performing Arts Seoul alumni Kyung Hee Cyber University alumni