Mingyu

Korean:민규 Japanese:ミンギュ

Hometown ANYANG, GYEONGGI-DO
South Korea

Full name	Kim Mingyu
Native name	김민규
Birthday	Apr 6, 1997
Blood type	B
Group(s)	Seventeen
Position	Lead Rapper, Sub Vocalist, Visual

Introduction to Mingyu

Say the name, Seventeen! Hello, I'm Mingyu!

Kim Mingyu (김민규) is the Lead Rapper, Visual, and Face of the Boy Group Seventeen under Pledis Entertainment. He is part of the Hip-Hop unit.

Mingyu began training in 2011 and even appeared in the music video of labelmates' such as NU'EST's Face.

Age

Debut

May 26, 2015

Height

6'2" (187 cm)

Weight

154.3 lbs (70 kg)

Debut to 1st Win

344 days

Star Sign

Aries

Language(s)

Korean

Training Period

4 years

Education

Seoul Broadcasting School

Kpopping Rank

71st

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Fun Facts About Mingyu

1.	Mingyu likes dogs. He has two of them.	4
2.	Mingyu is a big fan of EXO.	4
3.	Mingyu appeared in NU'EST's "Face" as one of the bullies.	4
4.	During the promotion of San E and Raina's "A midsummer night's sweetness", Minggyu became one of their back up dancers and was partnered with Pristin's Nayoung where they acted like a couple.	4
5.	He likes styling Seventeen members' hair.	4
6.	Mingyu is the only left-handed member in Seventeen.	4
7.	Mingyu's specialty is acting and rapping.	4
8.	He was voted by the other members as the most handsome in their group.	4
9.	According to his fellow members, Mingyu is the one who eats the most.	4
10.	He was voted by the other members as the member whose looks and personality don't match.	4

11.	His name means two things; Min being precious gem while Gyu means star.	4
12.	He is friends with BTS’s Jungkook, GOT7’s Bambam & Yugyeom, NCT’s Jaehyun, Astro’s Cha Eunwoo and they have a groupchat	3
13.	Mingyu, DK, The8, BTS’s Jungkook, GOT7’s Bambam & Yugyeom and NCT’s Jaehyun (the ’97 liners) are in a group chat.	3
14.	Mingyu’s equation for his handsome face is father + mother – opening his mouth	3
15.	His favorite color is Red.	2
16.	He is envious of Junhui's wushu skills.	2
17.	He is closest to Wonwoo.	2
18.	He likes spicy food.	2
19.	If he could be any member, he said he would want to be Joshua for his English skills.	2
20.	He likes cleaning the dorms.	2
21.	When he was young, he made a sailing ship out of chopsticks.	2
22.	When he's bored at the dorm, he changes the interior.	2
23.	He's in charge of changing the light bulbs because of his height.	2
24.	His role model is Big Bang's TOP.	2
25.	Because of his closeness to Wonwoo, fans have called them "Minnie Couple".	2
26.	He enjoys and wants to try acting someday.	1
27.	One of his favorite foods is meat.	1
28.	If he had the opportunity, he would like to date someone older than him.	1
29.	His members say that he is manly in the group.	1
30.	He has great cooking skills. He is like chef of the group.	1
31.	He was voted by the members as the person with most facial expressions on stage.	1
32.	He has tan skin which suits him very well and he looks hot.	1
33.	He looks serious from outside but a puppy from inside.	1
34.	He’s the shikshin of the group (member who eats the most).	1
35.	He was voted by the other members as the member who’s most different from their first impressions of him.	1
36.	The members thought Mingyu was older than them when they first met him but after getting to know him, they feel like he’s a younger brother to them now.	1
37.	He is the tallest member in the group.	1
38.	He gets along well with older and younger students because he thinks it’s their duty to harmonize with each other.	1
39.	He is an optimistic guy.	1
40.	He ranks himself #1 visuals in Hip Hop unit.	1
41.	He likes to vacuum and clean up the trash in the dorm. He said since there’s a lot of members, the rooms get dirty quickly but he likes to clean them.	1
42.	He got casted by Pledis in his 2nd year of middle school.	1
43.	He is very strong as in a show he carried 4 members on his back.	1