The8

Xu Minghao (; ; born 7 November 1997), known by his stage name The8, is a Chinese singer, dancer and songwriter based in South Korea. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Seventeen under "Performance Unit". In 2019 he served as one of the two dance coaches (alongside Jolin Tsai) in the Chinese survival show Idol Producer 2.

Early life and education
The8 was born in Anshan, Liaoning, China on 7 November 1997. He attended Beijing Contemporary Music Academy.

Career

2008–2014: Pre-debut
In 2008, The8 appeared on the Chinese program CCTV Variety Show, in 2010 he also appeared on the Chinese program Day Day Up. In 2012 he participated in the 6th Shanghai World Dance Competition held from April 27th to 30th. He placed in the top 8.

He made his first appearance on Seventeen TV in late 2014.

2015–present: Debut with Seventeen and solo activities

In 2015, The8 debuted with the South Korea boy band, Seventeen. Their first EP 17 Carat was digitally released on May 29.

After debuting with Seventeen, The8 also landed a television role in Real Class - Elementary School in 2017. 

On December 12, 2017, Pledis Entertainment announced that The8 would be suspending his promotional activities due to a waist injury.  It was not until the release of revised album "Directors Cut" that he returned to promotions.

In 2018, The8, along with his bandmate Wen Junhui, participated in the Chinese reality TV show Chao Yin Zhan Ji (潮音战纪). In 2019 he served as one of the two dance coaches (alongside Jolin Tsai) in the Chinese survival show Idol Producer 2.

The8 made his solo debut on 9 June 2019 with the single, "Dreams Come True". The choreography video for the single was released on Seventeen's official YouTube channel.

Discography

Singles

Filmography

Television shows

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

References

External links

Category:1997 births
Category:Living people
Category:Chinese male singers
Category:Chinese K-pop singers
Category:Korean-language singers of China
Category:Singers from Liaoning
Category:Chinese expatriates in South Korea
Category:Chinese Mandopop singers
Category:21st-century Chinese singers