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| Birth Name: | Xu Minghao | ||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 7 November 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Anshan, Liaoning, China | ||||||||||||||||
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Xu Minghao (; ; born November 7, 1997), known professionally as The8 (; also stylized as The 8), is a Chinese singer and dancer based in South Korea. Managed by Pledis Entertainment, he is a member of the South Korean boy band Seventeen and its performance team.
In 2018, he had his official solo debut with the release of "Night and Rain" and served as one of the two dance mentors in the Chinese survival show Youth With You. In 2024, he released his first EP titled Stardust.
The8 was born in Haicheng, Liaoning, China[1] on November 7, 1997.[2] He attended Beijing Contemporary Music Academy.[3]
In 2008, The8 appeared on the Chinese program CCTV Variety Show. In 2010, he appeared on the Chinese program Day Day Up.[4]
He made his first appearance on Seventeen TV in late 2014.[5] The8 debuted as a member of the South Korean boy band Seventeen with their first extended play (EP) 17 Carat on May 29, 2015.[6] After debuting with Seventeen, The8 also landed a television role in Real Class - Elementary School in 2017.[7] On December 12, 2017, Pledis Entertainment announced that The8 would be suspending his promotional activities due to a waist injury.[8] He returned to promotions with the release of Seventeen's special album Directors Cut in February 2018.[9]
In 2018, The8 participated in the Chinese reality television show Chao Yin Zhan Ji alongside bandmate Jun. In 2019, he served as one of the two dance coaches (alongside Jolin Tsai) in the Chinese survival show Youth With You.[10] [11] The8 made his solo debut on June 9, 2019, with the single "Dreams Come True".[12] On May 4, 2020, he announced the release of a second single, "Falling Down", released four days later.[13]
On April 8, 2021, The8 announced the release of his third single, "Side by Side". It was released on April 13 in both Chinese and Korean.[14] On May 4, 2021, The8 released a single called "Mom's Missed Call" along with bandmate Jun, with all proceeds donated to help children in need in China. The single was a part of the Dandelion Philanthropy Music Project for the Chinese Children's Charity Association.[15] In September 2021, Pledis Entertainment announced that The8, alongside bandmate Jun, would be temporarily taking a break from Seventeen activities in order to work in China for the rest of the year.[16] The8 and Jun arrived back in South Korea late December that year.[17]
On March 18, 2022, The8 released the single "Hai Cheng" (海城), which he dedicated to his hometown.[18] On December 4, 2024, The8 released his first EP titled Stardust.[19] The Chinese-language EP comprises three songs, including the lead single "Orbit" featuring JinJiBeWater.[20] On February 2, 2025, The8 began serving as a producer and mentor in the survival show .[21]
| Details | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Stardust |
| QQ: Diamond[22] |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN [23] | KOR DL [24] | |||||
| "Night and Rain" | 2018 | — | — | rowspan="7" | ||
| "Dreams Come True" | 2019 | — | — | |||
| "Falling Down"[25] | 2020 | — | — | |||
| "Side by Side"[26] | — | 126 | ||||
| "Mom's Missed Call" (Chinese: 妈妈的未接来电) (with Jun) | 2021 | — | — | |||
| "Hai Cheng" (Chinese: 海城) | 2022 | — | — | |||
| "A Bite of Summer" (Chinese: 嘗一口夏天) | — | — | ||||
| "Orbit" (Chinese: 轨道) (feat. JinJiBeWater_Chinese: 隼) | 2024 | 8 | 14 | Stardust | ||
| "Star Crossing Night" (feat. Gali) | 2025 | 5 | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN [27] | KOR [28] | ||||
| "54321 (Lift Off)" (feat. Vernon) | 2024 | 23 | — | Stardust | |
| "Cold Love" | 25 | — | |||
| "Skyfall" | 2025 | 7 | 52 | Happy Burstday | |
| Title | Year | Album | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Pāi Shǒu (Live)" | 2018 | Chao Yin Zhan Ji Episode 2 | Chinese version of Seventeen's "Clap" | |
| "My I (Live)" (with Jun) | Chao Yin Zhan Ji Episode 4 | Chinese version of Seventeen's "My I" | ||
| "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (Live)" (with Zhou Zhennan) | Chao Yin Zhan Ji Episode 5 | |||
| "Secret (Live)" (with Victor Ma) | Chao Yin Zhan Ji Episode 6 | Original by Chang Chen-yue | ||
| "Wǒ Yuàn Yì (Live)" (with Sara Liu, Victor Ma) | Chao Yin Zhan Ji Episode 7 | Original by Faye Wong | ||
| "Supernatural (Live)" (with Victor Ma) | Chao Yin Zhan Ji Episode 8 | |||
| "In My Feelings (Live)" (with Victor Ma) | Chao Yin Zhan Ji Episode 9 | Original by Drake | ||
| "Busy and Blind (Live)" (with Victor Ma) | Original by Sylvia Chang | |||
| "Just...Pǔ Tōng Friends (Live)" (with Victor Ma) | Chao Yin Zhan Ji Episode 10 | Cover of Musiq Soulchild's "Just Friends (Sunny)" | ||
| "Fall In Love (Live)" (with Victor Ma) | ||||
| "Highlight (Live)" (with Li Zhenning, Shi Mingze, Zhan Yu, Bo Yuan, Wen Yechen, Shen Qunfeng, Wu Zelin) | 2019 | Youth With You Episode 11 | Original by Seventeen | |
| "Brothers for One Time" (Chinese: 兄弟一回)[29] (with Jun) | Seven Days OST | |||
| "Maze"[30] | 2020 | Chinese version OST | Original by Paul Kim | |
| "Hide" (Chinese: 藏)[31] | 2021 | Who is the Murderer (Chinese: 谁是凶手) OST | ||
| "Youth Is Young" (Chinese: 青春就这Young) (with Wang Baoqiang, Yang Di, Chen Zheyuan, Shen Yue, Zhang Yitong) | 2023 | Youth Periplous Season 4 (青春环游记 第四季) OST | ||
| "Fly | Birdy Friends"[32] | 2024 | Protect the Black Forest! Birdy Friends OST | Korean and Chinese versions |
| "Hào Dí Sa Huá Fán" (Chinese: 浩迪Sa华凡) (with Charlene Choi, Yang Di, Henry Lau, Lars Huang) | Youth Periplous Season 5 (青春環游記 第五季) OST | |||
| "Time Spoken in Ink" (Chinese: 时光语墨)[33] | My Wife's Double Life OST | |||
| "When The Wind Blows" (Chinese: 风吹来的时候)[34] | OST |
| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Day Day Up | Cast member | |
| 2017 | Real Class - Elementary School | ||
| 2018 | Chao Yin Zhan Ji (潮音戰紀) | ||
| 2019 | Youth With You | Dance mentor | |
| 2021 | Dancing Millennium | Cast member | |
| 2023 | All-Star Street Dancing Show | ||
| Youth Periplous Season 4 | |||
| 2024 | Youth Periplous Season 5 | ||
| Heart Signal Season 7 | |||
| 2025 | Producer |
