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Template:Korean name

Song Min-ho
Born
South Korea
Other namesMino
Occupations
Musical career
Genres
Years active2011 (2011)–present
Labels
Websitewww.ygfamily.com
Mino
Hangul
송민호
Hanja
宋旻浩
Revised RomanizationSong Minho
McCune–ReischauerSong Minho

Song Min-ho, also known by his stage name Mino, is a South Korean rapper and songwriter. He is a member and main rapper of the boy group Winner and has participated in the Korean drama The Strongest K-POP Survival.

Life and career

Early life

Song Min-ho was born in Yongin, South Korea. He graduated from Hanlim Arts High School. He also has a younger sister named Song Dan-ah, who is a member of a group called New F.O.

Career

Song Min-ho started out as an underground rapper under the stage name "Mino" or "Hugeboy Mino" with other underground rappers-turned-idols, namely Block B’s Zico, Kyung, P.O and M.I.B's SIMS. Min-ho was initially a trainee intended for the male group Block B, but left the group before debut for personal reasons.[1] In 2011, he made his debut as a rapper with the ballad group BoM under Y2Y Contents Company, however the group was disbanded two years later due to its lack of popularity with the public.[2] He made his acting debut in March 2012 The Strongest K-POP Survival in Channel A.[3]

In 2013, he was recruited into YG Entertainment through private auditions after being recognized from his acting debut in the March 2012 cable drama The Strongest K-POP Survival in Channel A.[3] He was introduced in the reality-survival program called Who is Next: WIN as part of "Team A." Team A and their adversaries Team B were both formed from trainees within YG Entertainment. The teams competed against each other in order to debut as the first YG boy group in eight years, following on the strong legacy of YG's previously debuted male group Big Bang. At the conclusion of the program the title of Winner was given to Team A after they won all three rounds of public voting.[4] Song and fellow Winner teammate Kang Seung-yoon teamed up with Yoon Jong-shin for his monthly project release single called "Wild Boy".[5]

In October 2014, Mino was featured in Epik High's single "Born Hater" with Beenzino, Verbal Jint, B.I, and Bobby.[6]

In December 2014, it was reported that Mino teamed up with 2PM's Nichkhun, CNBLUE's Yonghwa, Infinite's L and B1A4's Baro for project 'Lucky Boys'(Super 5) for the 2014 SBS Gayo Daejun. He also co-hosted the event with Nichkhun, Yonghwa, L and Baro alongside actress Song Ji Hyo.[7]

In April 2015, it was reported that he will compete on the fourth season of Show Me the Money.[8] During his audition, he stated in one of his verses in the lyrics, that he want to compete fairly without any help from his label.[9] In Show Me the Money, he was under Zico and Paloalto's Team. He placed second in Show Me The Money Season 4, but has been the most successful contestant on digital music charts, with his Semi-Final song 'Fear' the best performing song of the season, Turtle Ship, Moneyflow, Okey Dokey and Victim + Poppin’ Bottles.


Controversy

SMTM

Mino's controversial lyrics on the July 10 episode of Show Me the Money 4 was criticized by netizens and caught the attention of the Korean Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists who demanded an apology from the rapper, causing him to post an apology through WINNER's official Facebook page, but it was not accepted by the association who asked for a formal apology from Mino and the show, stating in their website that "Not only did the lyrics sexually humiliate all women of Korea, but it also defamed Korean women's health, as well as the 4000 obstetrics and gynecology doctors registered in our association". On July 14, the association stated through a press release that Mino, as well as his label, YG Entertainment, have both sent their letters of apology and clips of his performance has since been deleted.[10][11][12][13]

Production Credits

Artist Song Role Album
Winner "Go Up" Co-Lyricist & Co-Composer YG WIN, ‘FINALE BATTLE’[14]
"Just Another Boy"
"Empty" Co-Lyricist 2014 S/S[15]
"Color Ring"
"Don't Flirt"
"But"
"Tonight"
"Love is A Lie" Co-Composer & Lyricist
"Different" Co-Composer & Co-Lyricist
"Smile Again"
"I'm Him" Co-Composer & Lyricist
Yoon Jongshin "Wild Boy" Co-Lyricist Monthly Yoon Jongshin
Epik High "Born Hater" Co-Lyricist Shoebox
Song Min-ho "Turtle Ship" Co-Lyricist Show Me the Money 4
"Moneyflow"
"Fear"
"Okey Dokey"
"Victim + 3Poppin’ Bottles"
Winner "Pricked" Co-composer & Lyricist Exit Movement - E
"Baby Baby" Co-Lyricist
"Sentimental"
"Immature"

Discography

Singles as a lead artist

Year Title Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
[16]
2014 "I'm Him" (걔 세) 15
  • KOR: 208,939 (DL)[17]
 2014 S/S
2015 "Turtle Ship (거북선)" (feat. Paloalto) 4 Show Me the Money 4
"moneyflow (다 비켜봐)" 1
"Fear (겁) (Feat. Taeyang)" 3
  • KOR: 1,049,930+ [20]
"Okey Dokey" 9
2016 "Pricked" (사랑가시) (with Taehyun) — Exit
Year Title Peak chart positions Sales Album
KOR
[22]
2014 "Born Hater"
Epik High (featuring Beenzino, Verbal Jint, B.I, Mino, Bobby) 		3
  • KOR (DL): 852,352[23]
 Shoebox
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Main article: Winner (band) § Filmography

Music videos

See also: Winner (band) § Videography
Title Artist Length Role Reference
"Ringa Linga" Taeyang 3:49 Himself (Cameo) [24]
"Empty" Winner 4:07 Himself [25]
"Color Ring" Winner 4:24 Himself [26]
"I'm Him" Himself 3:21 Himself [27]
"Born Hater" Epik High 5:27 Himself [28]
"Sentimental" Winner 3:43 Himself [29]
"Baby Baby" Winner 5:05 Himself [30]

Television

Year Title Role Network
2012 K-POP - The Ultimate Audition Park Ki-bum Channel A
2013 Who is Next: WIN Himself Mnet
2014 WINNER TV Himself Mnet
2015 Show Me the Money Himself Mnet

Hosting

Year Title Role TV Network
2014 SBS Gayo Daejeon Co-Hosted along with Jung Yong-hwa, L, Nichkhun, Baro & Song Ji-hyo SBS

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2015
7th MelOn Music Awards
Hot Trend Award
Fear (feat. Taeyang)
Nominated
2016
5th Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards
Discovery of the Year (Hip Hop)
Mino
Won

References

  1. ^ MTV Match Up – Block B with Mino
  2. ^ "BoM Revealed to Have Disbanded in March". Mwave. March 14, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Mino CUT in Strongest Kpop survival drama
  4. ^ 이지영 기자 (October 25, 2013). "'WIN' 강승윤 속한 A팀, 최종 우승...'WINNER'로 데뷔". My Daily via Nate News (in Korean). My Daily via Nate News. Retrieved October 26, 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "WINNER's Kang Seung Yoon & Song Min Ho team up with Yoon Jong Shin for single 'Wild Boy'". Allkpop. March 24, 2014.
  6. ^ "Epik High Explores Dark, Personal Struggles & Tells Off Haters on 'Shoebox' Album". Billboard. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Nichkhun and Baro to MC '2014 SBS Gayo Daejun' + join project group Lucky Boys with L, Mino, and Yonghwa". Allkpop. 2014-12-15.
  8. ^ "WINNER's Mino to compete in 'Show Me the Money' Season 4! | allkpop.com". Retrieved 2015-05-21.
  9. ^ "WINNER's Song Min Ho (Mino) makes his intention to shed the YG image clear in preview for 'Show Me the Money 4'". Allkpop. 2015-06-19.
  10. ^ Winner′s Song Min Ho Issues Public Apology for Controversial Lyrics
  11. ^ '쇼미더머니4' 송민호, 가사 논란 "산부인과처럼 다 벌려" 경악
  12. ^ 산부인과 의사회 “송민호 랩가사 명예훼손, 사과요구” 공식입장
  13. ^ 대한산부인과의사회, <Mnet 쇼미더머니4 민호>의 여성과 산부인과에 대한 심각한 명예훼손에 대한 항의 성명
  14. ^ "YG WIN, 'FINALE BATTLE' Songs Top 4 Countries' iTunes Charts!".
  15. ^ "WINNER to debut with song by B.I and Bobby and self-written track". HelloKpop. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  16. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  17. ^ Total downloads for "I'm Him":
  18. ^ Cumulative sales of "Turtle Ship (거북선)":
  19. ^ Cumulative sales of "moneyflow":
  20. ^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
  21. ^ a b Cumulative sales of "Okey Dokey":
  22. ^ "2014년 44주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  23. ^ Cumulative sales of "Born Hater":
  24. ^ "VIDEO: BEHIND THE SCENES OF TAEYANG'S "RINGA LINGA" DANCE PERFORMANCE + MUSIC VIDEO". Kempire Daily. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  25. ^ "WINNER - 공허해(EMPTY) M/V". Youtube. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  26. ^ "WINNER - 컬러링(COLOR RING) M/V". Youtube. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  27. ^ "WINNER - 걔 세(I'm him) MINO SOLO M/V". Youtube. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  28. ^ "EPIK HIGH - BORN HATER M/V". Youtube. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  29. ^ "WINNER - 공허해(EMPTY) M/V". Youtube. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  30. ^ "WINNER - Baby Baby M/V". Youtube. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
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