Song Min-ho
Quick Facts
Biography
Song Min-ho (Hangul: 송민호; born March 30, 1993), better known by the stage name Mino, is a South Korean rapper and member of the boy group Winner, signed under YG Entertainment.
He appeared in the television series The Strongest K-POP Survival and Show Me the Money 4, where he finished as series runner-up. Alongside Bobby, he is part of the hip hop duo MOBB, who released the four-track album The Mobb in September 2016.
Biography
Early life and career
Song Min-ho was born in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. He has a younger sister named Dan-ah, who was a member of New F.O. He graduated from Hanlim Arts High School in 2011.
He was also a member of the underground rapping scene, under the name "Mino" or "Hugeboy Mino", collaborating with other underground rappers-turned-idols, namely Block B’s Zico, Kyung, P.O, Phantom's Hanhae, SPEED's Taewoon and M.I.B's SIMS.
2011–13: BoM and Acting debut
Mino debuted in 2011 as a rapper in the group BoM, under Y2Y Contents Company. However, the group disbanded two years later. Mino went on to make his first acting appearance in March 2012 in the cable drama The Strongest K-POP Survival, broadcast on Channel A.
2013–14: Debut with Winner and solo appearances
In 2013, Mino was accepted into YG Entertainment through auditions. In the same year, he competed as part of the trainee group "Team A" in the reality-survival program WIN: Who Is Next. He was the leader of Team A, but due to an injury part-way through the show, he was replaced as leader by Kang Seung-yoon. During the finale episode on October 25, 2013, it was announced that Team A had won the competition and would be debuting as Winner. Winner released their debut album 2014 S/S on August 12, and made their debut performance at Inkigayo on August 17, 2014.
In October 2014, Mino was featured in Epik High's single "Born Hater" with Beenzino, Verbal Jint, B.I, and Bobby. In December 2014, he collaborated with 2PM's Nichkhun, CNBLUE's Yonghwa, Infinite's L and B1A4's Baro to perform at the 2014 SBS Gayo Daejeon. He also co-hosted the event.
2015: Show Me The Money
In April 2015, Mino appeared in Mnet's rap competition program Show Me The Money 4. During his audition, he stated that he wanted to compete in the show without aid from his label. He competed under Zico and Paloalto's team, finishing in second place. Through the program, he released several solo or collaborative singles: "Fear", "Turtle Ship", "Moneyflow", "Okey Dokey", and "Victim + Poppin' Bottles". The single "Fear", a collaboration with label-mate senior Taeyang, topped 8 different charts upon its release and went on to become one of the best-selling singles of the year.
Mino's controversial lyrics on the July 10 episode of Show Me the Money 4 were criticized by some watchers and caught the attention of the Korean Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, who demanded an apology from the rapper, causing him to post an apology through WINNER's official Facebook page. The apology was not accepted by the association, which asked for a formal apology from Mino and the show, stating in their website that "Not only did the lyrics sexually humiliate all women of Korea, but it also defamed Korean women's health, as well as the 4000 obstetrics and gynecology doctors registered in our association." On July 14, the association stated through a press release that Mino, as well as his label, YG Entertainment, had both sent letters of apology and clips of his performance have since been deleted.
2016: Solo debut and MOBB
Mino made his official debut as a solo artist under YG Entertainment with the single "Body", released in September 2016. The track was co-written by Mino and Future Bounce.
He then collaborated with label-mate Bobby to form the sub-unit MOBB. They released a four-track single album titled The Mobb, with two title tracks "Full House" and "Hit Me" on September 9.
Production credits
Year | Artist | Song | Role | Album |
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2013 | Team A | "Go Up" | Co-Lyricist & Co-Composer | WIN: Who Is Next, ‘Final Battle’ |
"Just Another Boy" | ||||
2014 | Winner | "Empty" | Co-Lyricist | 2014 S/S |
"Color Ring" | ||||
"Don't Flirt" | ||||
"But" | ||||
"Tonight" | ||||
"Love Is a Lie" | Co-Composer & Lyricist | |||
"Different" | Co-Composer & Co-Lyricist | |||
"Smile Again" | ||||
Mino | "I'm Him" | Co-Composer & Lyricist | ||
Mino & Kang Seung-yoon | "Wild Boy" | Co-Lyricist | Yoon Jong Shin Monthly - March 2014 | |
Epik High feat. Mino & others | "Born Hater" | Shoebox | ||
2015 | Mino | "Turtle Ship" | Show Me the Money 4 | |
"Moneyflow" | ||||
"Fear" | ||||
"Okey Dokey" | ||||
"Victim + 3Poppin’ Bottles" | ||||
2016 | Mino & Nam Tae-hyun | "Pricked" | Co-Composer & Lyricist | EXIT : E |
Winner | "Baby Baby" | Co-Lyricist | ||
"Sentimental" | ||||
"Immature" | ||||
Lee Hi feat. Mino | "World Tour" | Seoulite | ||
Kush & Zion.T feat. Mino | "Machine Gun" | Show Me The Money 5 Special | ||
Mino & Moon Hee-kyung | "Don't Call Me Mama" | Co-Composer & Co-Lyricist | Non-album release | |
Mino | "Body" | The Mobb | ||
MOBB | "Hit Me" ft. Kush | |||
"Full House" | Co-Lyricist | |||
Mino & Haha | "Shoot" (쏘아) | Co-Composer & Lyricist | Infinite Challenge Great Heritage |
Discography
Singles as a lead artist
Year | Title | Peak positions | Sales | Album | |
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KOR | US World | ||||
2014 | "I'm Him" (걔 세) | 15 | — |
| 2014 S/S |
"Wild Boy" (with Kang Seung-yoon) | 25 | — |
| Yoon Jong Shin Monthly - March 2014 | |
2015 | "Turtle Ship (거북선)" (feat. Paloalto) | 4 | — |
| Show Me the Money 4 |
"Money Flow (다 비켜봐) (with Zico & Paloalto)" | 7 | — |
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"Fear (겁) (feat. Taeyang)" | 1 | 9 |
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"Victim + Poppin Bottles" (feat. B-Free, Paloalto) | 51 | — |
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"Okey Dokey" (with Zico) | 9 | — |
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2016 | "Pricked" (사랑가시) (with Nam Tae-hyun) | 7 | 4 |
| EXIT : E |
"Don't Call Me Mama" (엄마야) (with Moon Hee-kyung) | 153 | — |
| Non-album single | |
"Body" (몸) | 13 | 4 |
| The Mobb | |
"Hit me" (빨리 전화해) (as MOBB) feat. Kush | 24 | 3 |
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"Full House" (붐벼) (as MOBB) | 59 | 4 |
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"Shoot" (쏘아) (with Haha) | 3 | — |
| Infinite Challenge Great Heritage |
Singles as a featured artist
Year | Title | Peak positions | Sales | Album | |
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KOR | US World | ||||
2014 | "Born Hater" (Epik High feat. Beenzino, Verbal Jint, B.I, Mino, Bobby) | 3 | 5 |
| Shoebox |
2016 | "World Tour" (Lee Hi feat. Mino) | 14 | — |
| Seoulite |
"Machine Gun" (Kush & Zion.T feat. Mino) | 10 | — |
| Show Me The Money 5 Special | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Filmography
Music videos
Title | Artist | Length | Role | Reference |
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"I'm Him" | Mino | 3:21 | Himself | |
"Born Hater" | Epik High | 5:27 | Himself | |
"Body" | Mino | 3:19 | Himself | |
"Hit Me" feat. Kush | MOBB | 4:20 | Himself | |
"Full House" | MOBB | 3:45 | Himself |
Television
Year | Network | Title | Role/notes |
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2012 | Channel A | K-POP - The Ultimate Audition | Park Ki-bum |
2013 | Mnet | Who is Next: WIN | Team A member |
2014 | SBS | Inkigayo | Special MC |
2015 | Mnet | Show Me the Money 4 | Contestant |
2016 | SBS | Running Man | Ep. 294 |
JTBC | Tribe of Hip Hop | Producer | |
Mnet | Show Me the Money 5 | Guest performer | |
JTBC | Two Yoo Project Sugar Man | Ep. 21, with Kang Seung-yoon & Nam Tae-hyun | |
KBS | You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook | Guest, with WINNER | |
JTBC | Half-Moon Friends | Regular Cast | |
SBS MTV | The Collaboration | Contestant | |
MBC | Infinity Challenge | Ep. 506, 507 & 513, History × Hip Hop Special | |
2017 | tvN | New Journey to the West | Season 3, Regular Cast |
Hosting
Year | Title | Role | TV Network |
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2014 | SBS Gayo Daejeon | Co-Hosted along with Jung Yong-hwa, L, Nichkhun, Baro & Song Ji-hyo | SBS |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2015 | Nominated | |||
2016 | Won |