Shin Dongho
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Shin Dongho is a South Korean idol singer and member of the Korean boyband, U-KISS
under NH Media Entertainment. Dongho is the youngest of the members which include Kevin Woo
, Lee Kiseop
, Shin Soohyun, Kim Eli, Kim Jaesop (AJ) and Yeo Hoon Min.
Dongho can communicate in Mandarin because he studied in Beijing, China. At a young age, he was known to have a deep voice and an unpredictable personality.
He studied middle school in Seoul Yonggang Middle School and is currently attending first year High School in Hanrim Entertainment Arts School.
Dongho is the most active member of the group having participated in the most number of projects compared to the other six members. He had appeared on reality shows such as Raising Idol, Idol Maknae Rebellion, and Sonyeon Sonyeo Gayo Baekseo. Dongho also appeared on SBS' Strong Heart, Love Chaser, MBC
's Star Do Do Chores, SBS' Quiz Sixth Sense, KBS' Star Golden Bell,Quiz that Change the World and movies such as My Black Mini Dress, Villain and Widow and Mr. Idol. He also dubbed the voice of the lead character for an animated movie, Hong Gil Dong 2084.
in 2008. He was known to have a corn row hairstyle in their first MV, Not Young.
Aside from solo projects, Dongho also participated in their reality show as a group. Among these are UKISS Vampire, You Know U-KISS and Chef Kiss. As a member, he had released 5 mini albums to date entitled N-Generation, Bring It Back 2 Old School
, ContiUkiss
, Breaktime
and Bran New Kiss
and 1 full album entitled, Only One
.
He was also one of the casts for many films such as My Black Mini Dress where Dongho's scene with Yoo In Na caught a lot of attention. He also starred in his first acting role, Villain & Widow where he plays as a good-looking middle school student. Dongho also star in the MBC full-lenth drama, Royal Family. Due to his busy schedule as a U-KISS
member, Dongho turned down five leading roles for movies and stated that he lacks more aspect as a leading actor. Dongho emphasized that he want to learn first in his smaller roles before accepting major role as an actor.
In Idol Maknae Rebellion, Jung Jun Ha challenged the maknaes to a challenge, Jja Jjang Myun (noodles with a black bean sauce) Eating Contest. Dongho, downed the whole bowl in only 59 seconds, which then featured on an article, "U-KISS Dongho can take on any food challenge".
In his appearance in SBS's Strong Heart on April 12, Dongho admitted that he ran away from home during his child hood life. During that tumultuous time in his life, Dongho revealed that he had packed everything into his bag and left home. Despite his young age, Dongho explained that he even withdrew everything he had in his bank account.
Aside from his career as an entertainer, Dongho is also a member of a Baseball
team. In one episode of SBS's Invincible Team, he revealed that he want to build a baseball park for Korean baseball fans.
On February 28, U-KISS
began filming a movie with Jay Park
, Kim Soo Ro and Korean actress Park Ye Jin
with a working title, Mr. Idol. This will be the group's first movie and will be shown in theaters on August. On the June edition of the magazine Cosmopolitan Korea, Dongho along with co-member Eli, including actress Seo Hyo Rim were featured to show off summer outfits. Dongho wears the most popular sunglasses during summer time, which are called the aviators. The aviators go very well with his outfit like grey jacket, royal blue shirt and his flower boy hairstyle.
Dongho will also be starring in an upcoming 3D
animation
movie titled "Hong Gil Dong 2084" as the voice of the lead character, Hong Gil Dong which will have its premiere on August 18. The production company stated "Dongho has a cute face with versatile talents[...] thus having a fanbase that consists of both younger and older generations[...] bold personality especially resembles the animation's character, Hong Gil Dong". It took 3 years to accomplish 'Hong Gil Dong 2084' which costs reaching 36 billion won.
U-KISS
received good reviews by appearing on a preview event of the movie My Black Mini Dress, which Dongho acted in. He will also act as a lead role for an upcoming movie Don’t Cry Mommy, and is expected to premiere soon in Japan
.
. The group launched their first mini album, N-Generation with their hit single Not Young in August 2008. Their second mini album, Bring It Back 2 Old School
was released on the February 11, 2009 with their carrier single, "I Like You". It features the members sporting Old School hairstyles, dancing to Korean pop in the late 1990s, which was really the concept of the second mini album. The second promoted track is "Talk To Me", although it had no links to the Old School concept.
On November 5, 2009, U-KISS
returned with their third mini album, ContiUkiss
. The title track Man Man Ha Ni (Am I That Easy?) helped raise their popularity in South Korea
.
Their first full length album, Only One
, was released on February 2010. This heightened their popularity outside Korea
such as Philippines
, Singapore
, Malaysia and Indonesia
. Promotinal tracks include "Bingeul Bingeul (Round and Round)", and "Mworago (What)".
On October 4, 2010, the fourth mini album Break Time
further support their manly image. It features the title track, "Shut Up!
". The group also released their fifth mini album entitled Bran New Kiss
in March 30, 2011. On the same day, their music video for their carrier single, "0330" was released and gained positive reviews. It is the first album of the group with the new members, AJ and Hoon replacing Alexander and Kibum
.
On November 21st, the maknae of the group, Dongho
wrapped up a day of shooting on set when he felt sudden pain
around his lower back area. After going to the hospital
, he discovered that he had cracked his tailbone. The injury was treated, but he’s still feeling pain and was told he needed sufficient time to rest and recover. The incident brought a wave of concern for the group’s promotions schedule, as they’re currently slated to make their Japanese debut. On November 24th, NH Media stated, “We are working hard to make sure that the injury will not affect U-KISS’s Japanese promotions.” At this time, Dongho is said to be having difficulty performing the intense choreography
set for their upcoming debut.
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U-Kiss
U-KISS is a South Korean boy band formed by NH Media in 2008. The members of the group are Soohyun, Eli, Kevin, Dongho, Kiseop, Hoon and AJ . Alexander and Kibum became former members, when their contracts were terminated in early 2011,The group has released two full-length albums, five extended...
under NH Media Entertainment. Dongho is the youngest of the members which include Kevin Woo
Kevin Woo
Kevin Woo , is a Korean-American singer, currently a member and lead vocal of a seven-member South Korean boy band, U-KISS, formed by NH Media in 2008. Bandmates include Shin Soohyun, Lee Kiseop, Ellison Kim, AJ, Hoon and Shin Dongho. Previous Members Include Alexander Lee Eusebio and Kim Kibum...
, Lee Kiseop
Lee Kiseop
Lee Kiseop is a South Korean idol singer and is currently one of the seven-member South Korean boy band , idol group U-KISS, under NH Media Entertainment. Other members include Kevin Woo, Shin Soohyun, Ellison Kim, Shin Dongho, Kim JaeSeop & Yeo Hoon Min.Kiseop is the seventh member to the former...
, Shin Soohyun, Kim Eli, Kim Jaesop (AJ) and Yeo Hoon Min.
Dongho can communicate in Mandarin because he studied in Beijing, China. At a young age, he was known to have a deep voice and an unpredictable personality.
He studied middle school in Seoul Yonggang Middle School and is currently attending first year High School in Hanrim Entertainment Arts School.
Dongho is the most active member of the group having participated in the most number of projects compared to the other six members. He had appeared on reality shows such as Raising Idol, Idol Maknae Rebellion, and Sonyeon Sonyeo Gayo Baekseo. Dongho also appeared on SBS' Strong Heart, Love Chaser, MBC
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
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's Star Do Do Chores, SBS' Quiz Sixth Sense, KBS' Star Golden Bell,Quiz that Change the World and movies such as My Black Mini Dress, Villain and Widow and Mr. Idol. He also dubbed the voice of the lead character for an animated movie, Hong Gil Dong 2084.
Pre-debut
Dongho is oriented to the world of show business, since his father owns a magazine company. He became a trainee for NH Media and was chosen as one of the potential members for an upcoming boyband.Debut
Dongho is one of the members of a Korean boyband, probably the third member to join U-KISSU-Kiss
U-KISS is a South Korean boy band formed by NH Media in 2008. The members of the group are Soohyun, Eli, Kevin, Dongho, Kiseop, Hoon and AJ . Alexander and Kibum became former members, when their contracts were terminated in early 2011,The group has released two full-length albums, five extended...
in 2008. He was known to have a corn row hairstyle in their first MV, Not Young.
Stardom
Dongho is the most active member of the group having participated in the most number of projects comparing to the six other members. He had TV appearances on reality shows such as Idol Maknae Rebellion, Raising Idol and Sonyeon Sonyeo Gayo Baekseo. Dongho even gained much popularity on his TV guestings on SBS' Strong Heart, Love Chaser, MBC's Star Do Do Chores, SBS' Quiz Sixth Sense, KBS' Star Golden Bell,Quiz that Change the World and many more.Aside from solo projects, Dongho also participated in their reality show as a group. Among these are UKISS Vampire, You Know U-KISS and Chef Kiss. As a member, he had released 5 mini albums to date entitled N-Generation, Bring It Back 2 Old School
Bring It Back 2 Old School
Bring It Back 2 Old School is an album by South Korean boy band U-KISS. It is the second mini-album that was released by the entire group minus Lee Kiseop, who joined for the third mini-album ContiUKiss. The songs featured are very upbeat and hypnotic, featuring a much younger version of U-Kiss...
, ContiUkiss
ContiUKiss
ContiUKiss is an EP released by the South Korean boy band U-KISS. It is the group's third mini-album and first release including the member Lee Kiseop. Released in November 6, 2009, this album received popularity over their track Man Man Ha Ni which through the MV revealed each member's maturity...
, Breaktime
Breaktime
Breaktime is a 1972 Iranian drama film directed by Abbas Kiarostami.- Film Details :When the breaktime bell rings, young Dara leaves school; he has been sent home as a punishment for breaking a window with his football. On his way home he comes across some other boys playing a game of football,...
and Bran New Kiss
Bran New Kiss
Bran New Kiss is the fifth extended play released by South Korean boy band U-KISS. It is the first EP to feature the third line-up, introducing new members Hoon and AJ, after members Alexander and Ki Bum's contracts were terminated.-Release:...
and 1 full album entitled, Only One
Only One (U-KISS album)
Only One is an album by South Korean boy band U-KISS. The first full-length album by the group, it was released on February 3, 2010. It features the lead single "Round and Round ".-Release:...
.
He was also one of the casts for many films such as My Black Mini Dress where Dongho's scene with Yoo In Na caught a lot of attention. He also starred in his first acting role, Villain & Widow where he plays as a good-looking middle school student. Dongho also star in the MBC full-lenth drama, Royal Family. Due to his busy schedule as a U-KISS
U-Kiss
U-KISS is a South Korean boy band formed by NH Media in 2008. The members of the group are Soohyun, Eli, Kevin, Dongho, Kiseop, Hoon and AJ . Alexander and Kibum became former members, when their contracts were terminated in early 2011,The group has released two full-length albums, five extended...
member, Dongho turned down five leading roles for movies and stated that he lacks more aspect as a leading actor. Dongho emphasized that he want to learn first in his smaller roles before accepting major role as an actor.
In Idol Maknae Rebellion, Jung Jun Ha challenged the maknaes to a challenge, Jja Jjang Myun (noodles with a black bean sauce) Eating Contest. Dongho, downed the whole bowl in only 59 seconds, which then featured on an article, "U-KISS Dongho can take on any food challenge".
In his appearance in SBS's Strong Heart on April 12, Dongho admitted that he ran away from home during his child hood life. During that tumultuous time in his life, Dongho revealed that he had packed everything into his bag and left home. Despite his young age, Dongho explained that he even withdrew everything he had in his bank account.
Aside from his career as an entertainer, Dongho is also a member of a Baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
team. In one episode of SBS's Invincible Team, he revealed that he want to build a baseball park for Korean baseball fans.
On February 28, U-KISS
U-Kiss
U-KISS is a South Korean boy band formed by NH Media in 2008. The members of the group are Soohyun, Eli, Kevin, Dongho, Kiseop, Hoon and AJ . Alexander and Kibum became former members, when their contracts were terminated in early 2011,The group has released two full-length albums, five extended...
began filming a movie with Jay Park
Jay Park
Park Jaebeom , also known as Jay Park, is an American recording artist, dancer, rapper, music producer, b-boy, songwriter, composer and actor...
, Kim Soo Ro and Korean actress Park Ye Jin
Park Ye-jin
Park Ye-jin is a South Korean actress. Park made her acting debut in the movie Memento Mori and was able to build her career as an intelligent and elegant actress. She had this fixed image of her until she became part of a variety show, Family Outing...
with a working title, Mr. Idol. This will be the group's first movie and will be shown in theaters on August. On the June edition of the magazine Cosmopolitan Korea, Dongho along with co-member Eli, including actress Seo Hyo Rim were featured to show off summer outfits. Dongho wears the most popular sunglasses during summer time, which are called the aviators. The aviators go very well with his outfit like grey jacket, royal blue shirt and his flower boy hairstyle.
Dongho will also be starring in an upcoming 3D
3-D film
A 3-D film or S3D film is a motion picture that enhances the illusion of depth perception...
animation
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
movie titled "Hong Gil Dong 2084" as the voice of the lead character, Hong Gil Dong which will have its premiere on August 18. The production company stated "Dongho has a cute face with versatile talents[...] thus having a fanbase that consists of both younger and older generations[...] bold personality especially resembles the animation's character, Hong Gil Dong". It took 3 years to accomplish 'Hong Gil Dong 2084' which costs reaching 36 billion won.
U-KISS
U-Kiss
U-KISS is a South Korean boy band formed by NH Media in 2008. The members of the group are Soohyun, Eli, Kevin, Dongho, Kiseop, Hoon and AJ . Alexander and Kibum became former members, when their contracts were terminated in early 2011,The group has released two full-length albums, five extended...
received good reviews by appearing on a preview event of the movie My Black Mini Dress, which Dongho acted in. He will also act as a lead role for an upcoming movie Don’t Cry Mommy, and is expected to premiere soon in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
Mini Album and Album Release
As a member of Korean boyband, U-KISSU-Kiss
U-KISS is a South Korean boy band formed by NH Media in 2008. The members of the group are Soohyun, Eli, Kevin, Dongho, Kiseop, Hoon and AJ . Alexander and Kibum became former members, when their contracts were terminated in early 2011,The group has released two full-length albums, five extended...
. The group launched their first mini album, N-Generation with their hit single Not Young in August 2008. Their second mini album, Bring It Back 2 Old School
Bring It Back 2 Old School
Bring It Back 2 Old School is an album by South Korean boy band U-KISS. It is the second mini-album that was released by the entire group minus Lee Kiseop, who joined for the third mini-album ContiUKiss. The songs featured are very upbeat and hypnotic, featuring a much younger version of U-Kiss...
was released on the February 11, 2009 with their carrier single, "I Like You". It features the members sporting Old School hairstyles, dancing to Korean pop in the late 1990s, which was really the concept of the second mini album. The second promoted track is "Talk To Me", although it had no links to the Old School concept.
On November 5, 2009, U-KISS
U-Kiss
U-KISS is a South Korean boy band formed by NH Media in 2008. The members of the group are Soohyun, Eli, Kevin, Dongho, Kiseop, Hoon and AJ . Alexander and Kibum became former members, when their contracts were terminated in early 2011,The group has released two full-length albums, five extended...
returned with their third mini album, ContiUkiss
ContiUKiss
ContiUKiss is an EP released by the South Korean boy band U-KISS. It is the group's third mini-album and first release including the member Lee Kiseop. Released in November 6, 2009, this album received popularity over their track Man Man Ha Ni which through the MV revealed each member's maturity...
. The title track Man Man Ha Ni (Am I That Easy?) helped raise their popularity in South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
.
Their first full length album, Only One
Only One (U-KISS album)
Only One is an album by South Korean boy band U-KISS. The first full-length album by the group, it was released on February 3, 2010. It features the lead single "Round and Round ".-Release:...
, was released on February 2010. This heightened their popularity outside Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
such as Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, Malaysia and Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. Promotinal tracks include "Bingeul Bingeul (Round and Round)", and "Mworago (What)".
On October 4, 2010, the fourth mini album Break Time
Break Time
Break Time is the fourth extended play by South Korean band U-KISS, released on October 4, 2010. The title track being Shut Up. It is the last EP by U-KISS to feature members Alexander and KiBum.-Release:...
further support their manly image. It features the title track, "Shut Up!
Shut Up! (U-KISS song)
Shut Up! is a song performed by South Korean boyband, U-KISS from the group's fourth mini-album, Break Time...
". The group also released their fifth mini album entitled Bran New Kiss
Bran New Kiss
Bran New Kiss is the fifth extended play released by South Korean boy band U-KISS. It is the first EP to feature the third line-up, introducing new members Hoon and AJ, after members Alexander and Ki Bum's contracts were terminated.-Release:...
in March 30, 2011. On the same day, their music video for their carrier single, "0330" was released and gained positive reviews. It is the first album of the group with the new members, AJ and Hoon replacing Alexander and Kibum
Marumir
Kim Kibum Born on December 29, 1990 in Seoul, South Korea to Korean parents and an older brother, who is most famously known as SS501's maknae Kim Hyung Jun. Kibum made his music debut in 2006 with the k-pop group XING, alongside Cheon Hye Sung, Yume, and Kevin Woo. But a year after debuting with...
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On November 21st, the maknae of the group, Dongho
Shin Dongho
Shin Dongho is a South Korean idol singer and member of the Korean boyband, U-KISS under NH Media Entertainment. Dongho is the youngest of the members which include Kevin Woo, Lee Kiseop, Shin Soohyun, Kim Eli, Kim Jaesop and Yeo Hoon Min. Dongho can communicate in Mandarin because he studied in...
wrapped up a day of shooting on set when he felt sudden pain
Pain
Pain is an unpleasant sensation often caused by intense or damaging stimuli such as stubbing a toe, burning a finger, putting iodine on a cut, and bumping the "funny bone."...
around his lower back area. After going to the hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
, he discovered that he had cracked his tailbone. The injury was treated, but he’s still feeling pain and was told he needed sufficient time to rest and recover. The incident brought a wave of concern for the group’s promotions schedule, as they’re currently slated to make their Japanese debut. On November 24th, NH Media stated, “We are working hard to make sure that the injury will not affect U-KISS’s Japanese promotions.” At this time, Dongho is said to be having difficulty performing the intense choreography
Choreography
Choreography is the art of designing sequences of movements in which motion, form, or both are specified. Choreography may also refer to the design itself, which is sometimes expressed by means of dance notation. The word choreography literally means "dance-writing" from the Greek words "χορεία" ...
set for their upcoming debut.
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