Huang Minghao (, born February 19, 2002), known professionally as Justin, is a Chinese singer, dancer, rapper, actor and host. He was a member of project group
Nine Percent from April 6, 2018 to the group's disbandment on October 6, 2019, and is currently a member of
Yuehua's NEXT
Next may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Film
* ''Next'' (1990 film), an animated short about William Shakespeare
* ''Next'' (2007 film), a sci-fi film starring Nicolas Cage
* '' Next: A Primer on Urban Painting'', a 2005 documentary film
Lit ...
.
Early life
Born on 19 February 2002, in
Rui’an,
Wenzhou
Wenzhou (pronounced ; Wenzhounese: Yuziou y33–11 tɕiɤu33–32 ), historically known as Wenchow is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Zhejiang province in the People's Republic of China. Wenzhou is located at the extreme south east o ...
,
Zhejiang
Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiang ...
province, Huang lived with his grandparents and attended Hangzhou Jinxiu Middle School before becoming a trainee at
Yuehua Entertainment
Yuehua Entertainment (Chinese: 乐华娱乐, Korean: 위에화 엔터테인먼트) is a privately held Chinese multinational entertainment group and talent agency based in Beijing. The company was founded in June 2009 by former Huayi Brothers empl ...
and flying to
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
at age thirteen to commence training.
Career
Pre-debut: ''Produce 101'' and ''Idol Producer''
Huang participated in the South Korean
boy group
A boy band is loosely defined as a vocal group consisting of young male singers, usually in their teenage years or in their twenties at the time of formation. Generally, boy bands perform love songs marketed towards girls and young women. Man ...
survival reality show, ''
Produce 101
''Produce 101'' is a reality television talent competition franchise created by South Korean entertainment conglomerate CJ E&M, based around the formation of a K-pop girl group or boy group. The format is noted for having no panel of judges, empl ...
'' which aired on
Mnet
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in 2017. Performed stages such as "Sister is so beautiful" and "Shape of You", and took the center position on the stage of "Sister is so beautiful".He was eventually eliminated on episode 8 with a total votes of 458,650. It was later announced in late 2017 that Justin will be joining the Chinese boy band reality series, ''
Idol Producer
''Idol Producer'' (), is a 2018 Chinese reality boy group survival show, which premiered on January 19, 2018 on iQIYI. It is presented by Lay Zhang with Li Ronghao, Jackson Wang, MC Jin, Cheng Xiao and Zhou Jieqiong serving as mentors. On April ...
''.
2018-present: Debut with Nine Percent, NEXT and solo activities
Huang then returned to China to develop his career and succeeded after joining ''
Idol Producer
''Idol Producer'' (), is a 2018 Chinese reality boy group survival show, which premiered on January 19, 2018 on iQIYI. It is presented by Lay Zhang with Li Ronghao, Jackson Wang, MC Jin, Cheng Xiao and Zhou Jieqiong serving as mentors. On April ...
'' aired from January 19 to April 6, 2018. In the finals, he ranked fourth with 14,574,594 votes and officially debuted as a member of the nine-member boy group
Nine Percent.
While promoting with Nine Percent, Huang debuted as a member of
Yuehua's new boy band
NEXT
Next may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Film
* ''Next'' (1990 film), an animated short about William Shakespeare
* ''Next'' (2007 film), a sci-fi film starring Nicolas Cage
* '' Next: A Primer on Urban Painting'', a 2005 documentary film
Lit ...
with the song "Wait a Minute" on June 21, 2018. On June 23, 2018, Huang and other members of
NEXT
Next may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Film
* ''Next'' (1990 film), an animated short about William Shakespeare
* ''Next'' (2007 film), a sci-fi film starring Nicolas Cage
* '' Next: A Primer on Urban Painting'', a 2005 documentary film
Lit ...
held their first fan meeting in Beijing, China.On November 5, 2018,the first solo original single "Hard Road" was released.On December 7, 2018,the second solo original song "After Leaving" was released.
On April 23, 2019, the third solo original single "Liar" was released. On May 15th,2019, they teamed up with Japanese Rapper - KOHH to bring a new collaborative single "Maria".
In early 2019, Huang joined the cast of ''Great Escape'' alongside artists like
Yang Mi
Yang Mi (, born 12 September 1986) is a Chinese actress and singer. She made her acting debut in historical television series '' Tang Ming Huang'', and later received recognition for her leading roles in various television series such as ''Wang Zha ...
,
Deng Lun
Deng Lun () also known as Allen Deng, is a Chinese film and television actor, born on October 21, 1992, in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. He graduated from the Performance Department of Shanghai Theatre Academy. He made his acting debut in t ...
and more. On November 8, 2019, Huang and five other members of
NEXT
Next may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Film
* ''Next'' (1990 film), an animated short about William Shakespeare
* ''Next'' (2007 film), a sci-fi film starring Nicolas Cage
* '' Next: A Primer on Urban Painting'', a 2005 documentary film
Lit ...
released the album “Next Begins”. During the summer, Huang became a coach-in-training in the variety show “24 Seconds of Youth” and in the fall, he became part of the cast of “Meeting the Temple of Heaven”
As of 2020, Huang has become a fixed member of the variety shows “I Want to Open a Shop” and “The Great Wall.” He has said in an interview that he plans to release his new solo album around the time of his birthday. In January 2020, it was announced that he would be joining the cast of 七圣, starring as 哪吒. On August 3, 2020, Huang released his first solo album "18".
On October 15, 2021, he will participate in "A Wonderful Night on Douyin"; on December 31, he will participate in "Dream of the East 2022 Dragon TV New Year's Eve".
Discography
Extended plays
Singles
Collaborations
Filmography
Film
Television shows
Magazine
Awards and nominations
Notes
References
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2002 births
Living people
People from Rui'an
Produce 101 contestants
Idol Producer contestants
Nine Percent members
Singers from Zhejiang
21st-century Chinese male singers
21st-century Chinese male actors
Chinese male dancers
Chinese male film actors