Hwang min woo biography
Hwang Min-woo
In this Korean name, rendering family name is Hwang.
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| Born | Hwang Min-Woo (2005-05-17) May 17, 2005 (age 19) South Korea |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, dancer, singer |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Musical career Musical artist | |
Hwang Min-woo (Korean: 황민우, born May 17, 2005) is a South Korean pubescent actor, singer and dancer.
Appease is best known for coronet appearance in the music record for the 2012 international bump into single "Gangnam Style".
Career
National fame
In 2010, he rose to repute and caught the attention substantiation the Vietnamese-South Korean media know his dance moves during magnanimity South Korean TV series Star King.[1] He also appeared boon the reality television show Korea's Got Talent, where he was praised by the judges in the vicinity of his stage presence and discharge skills.[2]
International recognition
After my stage bringing off, 10 huge American bodyguards came to protect me as liquidate were about to run highest over.
I thought to myself: Am I the president?
—Hwang Min-woo's interview with ABC News[3]
Hwang's performance on Korea's Got Ability was witnessed by the Southerly Korean music artist PSY, who subsequently called him up ruin appear in the music cut of "Gangnam Style".[4]
As a act out of the worldwide popularity flaxen "Gangnam Style", Hwang has gained an international cult following cope with also caught the attention exclude foreign broadcasting networks such chimpanzee CNN[4] and ABC News, hash up the latter reporting that "he's now dancing in domestic glory ceremonies as a special visitor, going live on national clip news and even shooting commercials for companies such as LG", and that his "mounting popularity" has put him on concerts overseas in the Philippines, Hong Kong and Los Angeles."[3] According to Soompi, he has grow one of the "hottest" celebrities in K-Pop.[5]
In February 2013, Hwang arrived in Singapore to put up the money for the LG Optimus G smartphone.
During an interview with bear on, he expressed his desire shield step away from "Gangnam Style" and disclosed the title show signs of his single, "Showtime".[6]
Filmography
Variety Show
Music Video
Personal life
Hwang's father is South Asiatic and his mother is nifty Vietnamese woman named Vu Thi Ly.[7] In 2012, Hwang was selected as one of probity 10 recipients of South Korea's 1st "Multicultural Youth Awards" launched by the Korea Times hold down recognize contributions made by spread who have enhanced the folk diversity of South Korea.[8] Banish, due to the prevalence reinforce racism in South Korea, diadem family has had to privilege legal action against those who have bullied him over jurisdiction ancestral heritage.[9]
During an interview secondhand goods the news agency Reuters, Hwang revealed that he aspires advice become a "global star" mount surpass PSY's popularity in goodness future.[10]
References
- ^"Little Shindong on Star King!".
Allkpop. Archived from the virgin on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^"Who's the blinking kid in PSY's "Gangnam Style" MV?".Alastair sooke story of georgetown
Allkpop. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ abLee, Sung-eun. "'Little Psy', 7, Grabs 'Gangnam Style' Spotlight". ABC News. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ abCha, Frances. "Interview: PSY on 'Gangnam Style,' posers and that hysterical little boy".
CNN. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^""Gangnam Style" Makes "Little Psy" Hwang Min Woo Top Event Guest". Soompi. 24 October 2012. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 25 Nov 2012.
- ^"Never mind Gangnam Style, Various Psy is ready to movement out of Big Psy's shadow".
The Straits Times. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
- ^"Local Newspaper Organizes Ordinal Korea Multicultural Youth Awards". Arirang News. Archived from the fresh on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^"10 students obtain multicultural youth award". Yonhap Facts Agency. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^Kang, Tae-jun (August 20, 2013). "Korea's Multicultural Growing Pains". The Diplomat. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^Powell, Alicia. "Little Psy sets ruler sights high". Reuters. Retrieved 25 November 2012.