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The8

In this Chinese name, the family name is Xu.

Xu Minghao (Chinese: 徐じょ明浩あきひろ; Korean: 서명호; born 7 November 1997), known professionally as The8, is a Chinese singer and dancer based in South Korea. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Seventeen and its subunit Performance Team. In 2019, he had his official solo debut and served as one of the two dance mentors in the Chinese survival show Youth With You.

The8
The8 in November 2023
Born
Xu Minghao

(1997-11-07) 7 November 1997 (age 26)
Anshan, Liaoning, China
Other namesMyeong-ho
Occupations
  • Singer
  • Dancer
  • Songwriter
Musical career
Genres
  • K-pop
  • Mandopop
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2015–present
Labels
Member of
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese徐じょ明あきら浩ひろし
Simplified Chinese徐じょ明あきら浩ひろし
Hanyu PinyinXú Mínghào
Korean name
Hangul
서명호
Revised RomanizationSeo Myeong-ho
McCune–ReischauerSŏ Myŏngho
Stage name
Hangul
디에잇
Revised RomanizationDieit
McCune–ReischauerTiete
Signature

Early life and education

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The8 was born in Haicheng, Liaoning, China on 7 November 1997. He attended Beijing Contemporary Music Academy.[1]

Career

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2008–2014: Early career in China

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In 2008, The8 appeared on the Chinese program CCTV Variety Show.[citation needed] Later on, he appeared on the Chinese program Day Day Up.[citation needed] In 2012, The8 participated in the 6th Shanghai World Dance Competition held from 27 to 30 April. He placed in the top 8. This is how he earned his nickname.[2]

2015–present: Debut with Seventeen, solo work, and Youth With You

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He made his first appearance on Seventeen TV in late 2014.[3] The8 debuted as a member of the South Korean boy band Seventeen with their first extended play 17 Carat on 29 May 2015.[4] After debuting with Seventeen, The8 also landed a television role in Real Class - Elementary School in 2017.[citation needed] On 12 December 2017, Pledis Entertainment announced that The8 would be suspending his promotional activities due to a waist injury.[5][unreliable source?] It was not until the release of Seventeen's special album Directors Cut that he returned to promotions.[citation needed]

In 2018, The8 participated in the Chinese reality television show Chao Yin Zhan Ji alongside bandmate Wen Junhui.[citation needed] In 2019, he served as one of the two dance coaches (alongside Jolin Tsai) in the Chinese survival show Youth With You.[6][7] The8 made his solo debut on 9 June 2019 with the single "Dreams Come True".[8] On 4 May 2020, The8 announced the release of a second single, "Falling Down". It was released on 8 May 2020.[9][unreliable source?]

On 8 April 2021, The8 announced the release of his third single "Side by Side". It was released on April 13, 2021 in both Chinese and Korean.[10] On 4 May 2021, The8 released a single called "Mom's Missed Call" along with bandmate Wen Junhui. 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.[citation needed] On 18 March 2022, The8 released the Chinese single "Hai Cheng" (海うみ城じょう).[11]

Discography

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Main article: Seventeen discography

Singles

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Title Details
"Night and Rain"
"Dreams Come True"
  • Released: 9 June 2019
  • Label: Pledis Entertainment
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming audio
"Falling Down"
  • Released: 8 May 2020
  • Label: Pledis Entertainment
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming audio
"Side By Side"
  • Released: 13 April 2021
  • Label: Pledis Entertainment
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming audio
"Hai Cheng" (海うみ城じょう)
  • Released: 18 March 2022
  • Label: Pledis Entertainment
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming audio
"A Bite of Summer" (嘗一いち口くち夏なつ天たかし)
  • Released: 27 September 2022
  • Label: Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming audio

Soundtrack appearances

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Title Year Album
"Brothers for One Time"[12]
with Jun 		2019 Seven Days OST
"Maze"[13] 2020 The King: Eternal Monarch Chinese version OST
"Hide" (藏くら)[14] 2021 Who is the Murderer (谁是凶手きょうしゅ) OST

Other songs

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Released on the Chinese digital music platforms QQ Music, KuGou Music and Kuwo Music unless otherwise specified.

Title Year Album Notes
"Mom's Missed Call" (妈妈的てき未み接せっ来らい电)[15][unreliable source?]
with Jun 		2021 Mom's Missed Call Charity single

Filmography

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Television shows

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Year Title Role
2010 Day Day Up Cast member
2017 Real Class - Elementary School
2018 Chao Yin Zhan Ji (潮しお音おん戰せん紀き)
2019 Youth With You Dance mentor
2021 Dancing Millennium Cast member
2023 All-Star Street Dancing Show Cast member
Youth Periplous Season 4 Cast member
2024 Youth Periplous Season 5 Cast member
2024 Heart Signal Season 7 Cast member

Songwriting credits

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All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association, unless stated otherwise.[16]

Year Artist Song Album Lyrics Music
Credited With Credited With
2016 Seventeen Highlight
(Performance Team) 		Going Seventeen   Bumzu, Hoshi, Dino, Jun, Lee Yoo-jung   —
2017 My I
(Jun & The8) 		Al1   Bumzu, Jun   —
Without You (모자를 눌러 쓰고) Teen, Age   Bumzu, Woozi, S.Coups, Jeonghan, Hoshi, Mingyu, DK, Vernon, Dino   —
Flower
(S.Coups, Seungkwan, Wonwoo, The8, Jeonghan, Dino) 		  Bumzu, Woozi, S.Coups, Wonwoo, Dino, Seungkwan, Jeonghan   —
Campfire (캠프파이어)   Bumzu, Woozi, S.Coups, Jeonghan, Wonwoo, Mingyu, DK, Seungkwan, Vernon   —
2018 The8 Night and Rain[a] Non-album release   —   Bumzu, Woozi, Dong Ne-hyeong, Won Yeong-heon, Anchor
Seventeen Oh My! (怎麼辦) Non-album release   Bumzu, Woozi, S.Coups, Vernon   —
2019 The8 Dreams Come True[a] Non-album release   —   Bumzu, Ohway!
Seventeen 247
(Performance Team) 		An Ode   Bumzu, Woozi, Dino, Hoshi   —
Network Love
(Joshua, Jun, The8, Vernon) 		  Bumzu, Woozi, Vernon   —
2020 The8 Falling Down[a] Non-album release   Jodie C   Bumzu, NMORE (PRISMFILTER)
Seventeen Hey Buddy
(DK, Mingyu, The8) 		Semicolon   Bumzu, Woozi, DK, Mingyu   Bumzu, Woozi, DK, Mingyu, Anchor, Ohway!
2021 The8 Side By Side Non-album release   Bumzu, 董ただし乐 Doller   Bumzu, Bir$day (PRISMFILTER)
Seventeen Wave Your Choice   Bumzu, Woozi, Dino, Hoshi, Jun   —
2022 The8 Hai Cheng Non-album release   Woozi   Woozi
2024 Seventeen Spell
(Performance Team) 		17 Is Right Here   Bumzu, Dino   —

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Credits are adapted from Pledis Entertainment.

References

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  1. ^ "徐じょ明浩あきひろ个人资料". 365 Music. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Seventeen Resume". KukiNews. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  3. ^ "[ETC] SEVENTEEN's Christmas Party". YouTube. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  4. ^ Benjamin, Jeff (30 May 2015). "Here's What a 13-Member K-Pop Boy Band Looks Like: Watch 'Adore U' by Seventeen". Billboard. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  5. ^ "SEVENTEEN 成員せいいん The 8 因いん腰こし傷きず暫停活動かつどう 暫時ざんじ以 12 人にん形式けいしき活動かつどう！". koreastardaily. 13 December 2017. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  6. ^ Shi Keying 施ほどこせ可か瑩 (21 December 2018). "【青春せいしゅん有ゆう你】The 8@SEVENTEEN加入かにゅう做導師し 同どう蔡依林りん一齊いっせい教きょう跳とべ舞まい". HK01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  7. ^ "97年ねん的てき徐じょ明浩あきひろ凭もたれ什么可か以当《青春せいしゅん有ゆう你》的てき教きょう练？". Phoenix TV. 27 December 2018. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  8. ^ "세븐틴 '디에잇(The8)' 중국에서 신곡 발표 '꿈은 이루어진다'". The Preview. 10 June 2019. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  9. ^ "SEVENTEEN's The8 Announces New Solo Release + Drops 1st Teaser". Soompi. 3 May 2020. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  10. ^ Ruberto, Lauren (9 April 2021). "The 8 Announces Release Date of Solo Album 'Side by Side'". Glitter Magazine. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  11. ^ Yeo, Gladys (18 March 2022). "Seventeen's The8 drops wistful music video for new single '海うみ城じょう (Hai Cheng)'". NME. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  12. ^ 《七なな日にち生せい》片かた頭あたま曲きょくMV將しょう發はつ佈 文ぶん俊輝としてる徐じょ明浩あきひろ演繹えんえき. Sina. 12 May 2019. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  13. ^ "세븐틴 디에잇, '더 킹' 중국어 버전 OST 'Maze' 발매". Hankyung. 30 June 2020. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  14. ^ "影かげ视剧《谁是凶手きょうしゅ》推广曲きょく". Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  15. ^ "SEVENTEEN's Jun And The8 Release Touching New Charity Single For Children's Day". Koreaboo. 3 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Songs Registered Under The8 (디에잇) (10013922)". Korea Music Copyright Association (in Korean). Archived from the original on 12 June 2021.
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