The8 facts for kids

Quick facts for kids The8
The8 in November 2023
Born	Xu Minghao (1997-11-07) 7 November 1997 (age 27) Anshan, Liaoning, China
Other names	Myeong-ho
Occupation	Singer Dancer Songwriter
Musical career
Genres	K-pop Mandopop
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2015–present
Labels	Pledis
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	徐明浩
Simplified Chinese	徐明浩
Hanyu Pinyin	Xú Mínghào
Korean name
Hangul	서명호
Revised Romanization	Seo Myeong-ho
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏ Myŏngho
Stage name
Hangul	디에잇
Revised Romanization	Dieit
McCune–Reischauer	Tiete
Signature

Xu Minghao (Chinese: 徐明浩; Korean: 서명호; born 7 November 1997), known professionally as The8, is a Chinese singer and dancer based in South Korea. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Seventeen and its subunit Performance Team. In 2019, he had his official solo debut and served as one of the two dance mentors in the Chinese survival show Youth With You.

Early life and education

The8 was born in Haicheng, Liaoning, China on 7 November 1997. He attended Beijing Contemporary Music Academy.

Career

2008–2014: Early career in China

In 2008, The8 appeared on the Chinese program CCTV Variety Show. Later on, he appeared on the Chinese program Day Day Up. In 2012, The8 participated in the 6th Shanghai World Dance Competition held from 27 to 30 April. He placed in the top 8. This is how he earned his nickname.

2015–present: Debut with Seventeen, solo work, and Youth With You

He made his first appearance on Seventeen TV in late 2014. The8 debuted as a member of the South Korean boy band Seventeen with their first extended play 17 Carat on 29 May 2015. After debuting with Seventeen, The8 also landed a television role in Real Class - Elementary School in 2017. On 12 December 2017, Pledis Entertainment announced that The8 would be suspending his promotional activities due to a waist injury. It was not until the release of Seventeen's special album Directors Cut that he returned to promotions.

In 2018, The8 participated in the Chinese reality television show Chao Yin Zhan Ji alongside bandmate Wen Junhui. In 2019, he served as one of the two dance coaches (alongside Jolin Tsai) in the Chinese survival show Youth With You. The8 made his solo debut on 9 June 2019 with the single "Dreams Come True". On 4 May 2020, The8 announced the release of a second single, "Falling Down". It was released on 8 May 2020.

On 8 April 2021, The8 announced the release of his third single "Side by Side". It was released on April 13, 2021 in both Chinese and Korean. On 4 May 2021, The8 released a single called "Mom's Missed Call" along with bandmate Wen Junhui. All copyright proceeds will be donated to help children left behind in China. The single is a part of the Dandelion Philanthropy Music Project for the Chinese Children’s Charity Association. On 18 March 2022, The8 released the Chinese single "Hai Cheng" (海城).

Discography

Singles

Soundtrack appearances

Other songs

Released on the Chinese digital music platforms QQ Music, KuGou Music and Kuwo Music unless otherwise specified.

Filmography

Television shows

Songwriting credits

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

Year	Artist	Song	Album	Lyrics		Music
				Credited	With	Credited	With
2016	Seventeen	Highlight (Performance Team)	Going Seventeen		Bumzu, Hoshi, Dino, Jun, Lee Yoo-jung		N/A
2017		My I (Jun & The8)	Al1		Bumzu, Jun		N/A
		Without You (모자를 눌러 쓰고)	Teen, Age		Bumzu, Woozi, S.Coups, Jeonghan, Hoshi, Mingyu, DK, Vernon, Dino		N/A
		Flower (S.Coups, Seungkwan, Wonwoo, The8, Jeonghan, Dino)			Bumzu, Woozi, S.Coups, Wonwoo, Dino, Seungkwan, Jeonghan		N/A
		Campfire (캠프파이어)			Bumzu, Woozi, S.Coups, Jeonghan, Wonwoo, Mingyu, DK, Seungkwan, Vernon		N/A
2018	The8	Night and Rain	Non-album release		N/A		Bumzu, Woozi, Dong Ne-hyeong, Won Yeong-heon, Anchor
	Seventeen	Oh My! (怎麼辦)	Non-album release		Bumzu, Woozi, S.Coups, Vernon		N/A
2019	The8	Dreams Come True	Non-album release		N/A		Bumzu, Ohway!
	Seventeen	247 (Performance Team)	An Ode		Bumzu, Woozi, Dino, Hoshi		N/A
		Network Love (Joshua, Jun, The8, Vernon)			Bumzu, Woozi, Vernon		N/A
2020	The8	Falling Down	Non-album release		Jodie C		Bumzu, NMORE (PRISMFILTER)
	Seventeen	Hey Buddy (DK, Mingyu, The8)	Semicolon		Bumzu, Woozi, DK, Mingyu		Bumzu, Woozi, DK, Mingyu, Anchor, Ohway!
2021	The8	Side By Side	Non-album release		Bumzu, 董乐 Doller		Bumzu, Bir$day (PRISMFILTER)
	Seventeen	Wave	Your Choice		Bumzu, Woozi, Dino, Hoshi, Jun		N/A
2022	The8	Hai Cheng	Non-album release		Woozi		Woozi
2024	Seventeen	Spell (Performance Team)	17 Is Right Here		Bumzu, Dino		N/A

See also

In Spanish: Minghao para niños