No Minwoo
| No Min-woo | |
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| Background information | |
| Born |
May 29, 1986 Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer, dancer |
| Instruments | Piano, guitar, drums, saxophone |
| Years active | 2004–2006 (with TRAX as Rose) 2008–present (actor) 2013–present (singer as ICON) |
| Labels |
S.M. Entertainment (2004–2009) Core Contents Media (2009–2012) MJ Dreamsys (2012–present) |
| Associated acts | TRAX, 24/7 |
No Min-woo (Hangul: 노민우; born May 29, 1986) is a South Korean actor and musician. He debuted as a drummer in TRAX in 2004, and left the band two years later. In 2008, he began acting in various television series and movies, such as Pasta, My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox and Full House Take 2, and he regularly contributes to movie and drama soundtracks. In 2013, Min woo made a comeback as a singer under the stage name ICON.
No Min-woo was born in Japan while his mother, then 20 years old, was aspiring to become an enka singer there. He was moving back and forth between Korea and Japan for a long time, and started playing the piano at age 7.
He made his debut as the drummer (with the stage name Rose) in the rock band TRAX in 2004. Prior to debut, No Min-woo appeared in "2002 Survival Audition HeeJun vs. KangTa Battle of the Century" with bandmates Typhoon and Attack, as well as Xiah Junsu , Super Junior's Sungmin and Eunhyuk. No Minwoo left TRAX in 2006, and briefly became a guitarist for The Romantist before it disbanded. In 2009 he returned to the music scene as the leader of the project group 24/7, with Lee Jang-woo and Hyun Woo. They released the single 24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week.
No began pursuing an acting career in 2008, and gained notice with his supporting roles in the 2010 TV series Pasta and My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox. He landed his first leading role in the four-episode drama special Rock Rock Rock, a biographical film about the life of Boohwal lead guitarist Kim Tae-won. Then for his role as a cancer patient in 2011's Midas, No lost 9.5 kilograms (21 pounds). His long-delayed drama Full House Take 2 (a loose sequel to the 2004 hit) secured air dates on Japan's TBS and Korean cable channel SBS Plus in 2012. No was cast as the male lead in the Chinese TV series Love Expiration Date, for which he will also serve as OST music director, composing and writing songs for the soundtrack.
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