Choi Sung-min (born December 7, 1995), is a South Korean actor and singer. Choi debuted as a member of mixed group

Coed School Coed School ( Korean: 남녀공학) was a South Korean pop group formed by record company Core Contents Media in 2010. The co-ed group consisted of four female members: Soomi, Hyoyoung, Hyewon, and Chanmi; and six male members: Taewoon, Sungmi ...

in 2010 before joined the male unit of the group

Speed In everyday use and in kinematics, the speed (commonly referred to as ''v'') of an object is the magnitude Magnitude may refer to: Mathematics *Euclidean vector, a quantity defined by both its magnitude and its direction *Magnitude (ma ...

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 mononymously as Yena, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a former member of temporary girl group Iz*One after finishing fourth on Mnet's reality girl group survival show ''Produce 48''. ...

. 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. The company was originally founded in 1999 as GM Planning. The company was absorbed by Mnet Media in 2006, following Kim Kwang-soo joint with CJ Group a ...

and becoming the tenth member of

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,

, 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 The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) () is the national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in February 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels, a ...

's ''

School 2017 ''School 2017'' () is a South Korean television series starring Kim Jung-hyun, Kim Se-jeong, Jang Dong-yoon, Han Sun-hwa, and Han Joo-wan. It aired on KBS2 from July 17 to September 5, 2017 every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 ( KST) for 16 episode ...

''. He also appeared in SBS' '' Reunited Worlds''. It was revealed by his sister

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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Choi, Sung-min 1995 births MBK Entertainment artists Living people South Korean male singers South Korean male idols South Korean male television actors South Korean male film actors