Mingyu
South Korean rapper and singer, member of Seventeen and CxM.
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Kim Min-gyu, known as Mingyu, is a South Korean rapper and singer under Pledis Entertainment. He is a member of the boy band Seventeen and its hip hop team, and in 2025 debuted in the sub-unit CxM with S.Coups.
Career
Mingyu joined Pledis Entertainment in October 2011 after being street-cast in middle school. As a trainee, he appeared from the first season of Seventeen TV, an online reality show on Ustream that featured Pledis trainees before Seventeen's debut. He also participated in Like Seventeen concerts and appeared in music videos for Nu'est and Hello Venus.
He debuted with Seventeen on May 26, 2015, via the EP 17 Carat, and has since contributed to writing over 45 songs. In 2021, he and bandmate Wonwoo released the digital single "Bittersweet" featuring Lee Hi. In 2025, he debuted in the sub-unit CxM with S.Coups, releasing the EP Hype Vibes on September 29.
Other ventures
In 2022, Mingyu attended a Cartier event in Seoul and later appeared on the cover of Dazed Korea December issue wearing the brand. He attended Marni's Fall/Winter 2023 runway show in Tokyo in February 2023, and Dior's show at Paris Fashion Week in February 2024, where Vogue profiled him. He became ambassador for Lancome in 2022, global model for Innisfree in 2023, and brand ambassador for L'Occitane in Asia and global brand model for Unove in May 2024. In October 2024, he and Wonwoo were named ambassadors for Allo Bank, and in January 2025, he became brand ambassador for Snickers in Asia.
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- Wikipedia: Mingyu (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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