Lee Min-hyuk (Korean: 이민혁; born November 29, 1990), commonly known as Minhyuk or Huta,[1] is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and presenter. He is a member of the South Korean boy group BtoB. He has appeared in multiple supporting roles in television series such as A New Leaf and Sweet, Savage Family.
Biography
Lee Minhyuk was born on November 29, 1990, in Seoul, South Korea. He graduated from Kwangsung High School and attended Dankook University, where he majored in film studies and continued to take his master's degree at Inha University majoring in culture management.[citation needed]
Career
Pre-debut
Prior to debuting in BtoB, Lee Min-hyuk had been active as an underground music artist, going by the moniker 'Huta'. In 2008–2009, alongside other underground artists Block B's Zico (then Nacseo) and Park Kyung (then Holke), they released a mixtape track "Nar.BINO" (여전히) .[citation needed]
Lee received training for 7 months, but as a musical student, he already had solid basic skills.[4] Lee, together with fellow members of BtoB, Seo Eunkwang, Im Hyunsik, Jung Ilhoon, and a former Cube BtoB trainee Lee Minwoo (now ex C-Clown member T.K) acted in the JTBC show, I Live in Cheongdam-dong as a member of the fictional boy group 'Invincible Chungdam No. 5', before officially debuting as BtoB.[5]
On October 27, 2020, Cube announced that the currently active members of BtoB have formed a unit called BtoB 4U consisting Eunkwang, Minhyuk, Changsub and Peniel.[10] The unit debuted on November 16 with their first mini-album, Inside and title track "Show Your Love".[11]
Solo activities
In 2012, Lee was cast in a variety show, tvN's The Romantic & Idol 2. He also had multiple appearances since 2013 on Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2.[12]
On January 22, 2013, he starred in the MBC variety and sitcom Reckless Family 2.[13][14] In May, he made a guest appearance in the Mnet musical TV series Monstar, playing the role of Malo, a member of the group Man In Black.[15] On September 4, he starred in tvN's Fantastic Tower, playing the male protagonist Min Ho who died 15 years ago but came back to life.[16]
In 2014, he received supporting roles in the dramas A New Leaf and the idol special of Love & War 2.
Lee featured as a rapper under the stage name Huta in Postmen's "I'm OK", released on July 14, 2015.[20]
Lee is also known for his athletics abilities, as he was crowned as the MVP of the 2014 Idol Star Athletics Championships, where his group, Team B, won. Lee won three gold medals and one silver medal.[21]
Lee released the self-produced "Purple Rain" featuring Cheeze as part of BTOB's solo project series, Piece of BTOB on August 10, 2017.[22] Later in the year on December 6, Childlike (유치해도), self-produced by Lee, was released.[23]
In 2018, Lee made his solo debut in Japan, with his first Japanese EP, Summer Diary, released on July 25 with a total of five tracks.[24]
In January 2019, Lee's solo Korean debut was announced with an all self-composed album, Hutazone.[25] The album contains a total of eleven songs, including a Korean version of "All Day", "It Must Have Been A Dream" and "You Too? Me Too!", featuring Yook Sungjae and Jeon So-yeon, respectively. He held his first solo concert, Hutazone: Two Night in February 2019 at the Yes24 Live Hall in Gwangjin District, Seoul.[26][27]
Lee made his silver screen debut in the historical action film, The Swordsman, as Gyeom Sa-bok.[28][29]
Since November 1, 2021, 'KBS COOL FM', a Korean radio channel, has been hosting a radio program called 'BTOB's Kiss the Radio' at 10 p.m. every night.[30]
I'm glad that you've been discharged from the hospital, @btob2mh! Wishing you a speedy and full recovery.Thank you for sharing your experience & reminding @OFFICIALBTOB fans MELODY to take good care of themselves & how to prevent the spread of #COVID19.
South Korean news outlet Osen reported on July 14, 2021, Lee has undergone COVID-19 testing (rapid antigen and PCR test) after his vocal teacher tested positive for the virus. Fortunately, his results came negative, but he still went into self-quarantine as a precautionary measure following government guidelines.[38] During his quarantine, Lee showed symptoms of cough and fever on the 16th, and was confirmed positive for the virus on July 17.[39] On July 30, he communicated with his fans through an Instagram live broadcast he revealed he suffered with high temperature, severe cough, pneumonia, headache, loss sense of smell and weight loss of four to five kilograms.[40] "My temperature kept rising from 39 to 40 degrees Celsius [...] For about seven to eight days, starting from the day my symptoms first appeared, my temperature stayed 39 degrees for that entire week. They kept giving me fever reducers at the hospital. Still, even with the fever reducers, the lowest my temperature ever got was 38.3 degrees or 38.5 degrees Celsius.[41] A few days later, Tedros Adhanom, the Director-General of the World Health Organization took to Twitter to share Lee's experience with the virus.[42]
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^ abBaek Ji-eun (April 26, 2012). 비투비, "구성애 성교육에 약물 교육까지 받았다" [BTOB, "I received sex education and drug education"]. Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on April 17, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
^Baek Sol-mi (March 19, 2012). 큐브엔터 新아이돌 비투비, 어떻게 생겼나? '얼굴 첫 공개' [Cube Entertainment's new idol BTOB, what does it look like? 'First revealing face']. MyDaily [ko]. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
^ abPark Kun-wook (March 20, 2012). 비투비 이민혁-육성재, SBS MTV '더 쇼' MC발탁 [BtoB Lee Min-hyuk and Yook Seong-jae selected as MC for SBS MTV 'The Show']. HeraldPop. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
^Hwang, Ji-young (October 28, 2020). 서은광·이민혁·이창섭·프니엘, 유닛 비투비 포유 결성 [Seo Eun-kwang, Lee Min-hyuk, Lee Chang-seob, Peniel, form this BtoB unit]. isplus.live.joins.com (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
^Ko Seungah (November 16, 2020). [N현장] "7인 완전체 기다리며"…비투비 포유, 군백기 채운 유닛 데뷔(종합) [[N-site] "Waiting for all 7 people"... B2B U, debuts a unit filled with military flags (comprehensive)]. News1. Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
^ abKo Jae-wan (January 11, 2013). '무작정 패밀리2' 정아-희철 하차, 미쓰에이 민-비투비 민혁 투입 [Get off at 'Reckless Family 2' Jung-ah-Hee-cheol, and Miss A Min-BtoB Min-hyuk]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 18, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
^Lee Soo-ah (May 9, 2013). 용준형, 비투비와 깜짝 그룹 결성…'몬스타' 맨인블랙 [Yong Jun-hyung and BTOB formed a surprise group... 'Monstar' Man in Black]. Star Today. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
^ abKim Kwang-guk (September 4, 2013). 비투미 이민혁, '환상거탑' 마지막 회 주인공 낙점 [BTOB Lee Min-hyuk, selected as the main character in the last episode of'Fantasy Tower']. Ten Asia. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
^Jung, Ha-eun (October 25, 2021). 비투비 이민혁, '키스 더 라디오' DJ 발탁. Sports Seoul. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
^Shin, Young-eun (November 6, 2023). "비투비, 큐브와 재계약 실패, "11년 동거 종료"" [BTOB fails to renew contract with Cube, “Ending 11 years together] (in Korean). Star Today. Archived from the original on November 6, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Naver.
^Lee, Jeong-yeon (February 22, 2024). "비투비 멤버들, 그룹 활동 위해 컴퍼니 설립 [연예뉴스 HOT]" [BTOB members establish company for group activities [Entertainment News HOT]]. Sports Dong-A (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024 – via Naver.
^Seon, Mi-kyung (July 14, 2021). [단독] 비투비 이민혁, 스태프 확진으로 코로나19 검사.."자가격리" [[Exclusive] BTOB's Lee Min-hyuk, confirmed by a staff member and tested for Corona 19.."Self-quarantine"]. OSEN [ko] (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
^Jeong, Hye-yeon (July 17, 2021). 비투비 이민혁, 코로나19 확진.."기침·발열 증상에 재검사"[전문] [BTOB's Lee Min-hyuk, confirmed for Corona 19... "Re-test for symptoms of cough and fever" [Professional]]. OSEN [ko] (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
^Lee, Ki-eun (July 31, 2021). '코로나19 완치' 비투비 이민혁 "40도 고열·두통·기침" [종합] ['Corona 19 cure' BTOB Lee Min-hyuk "40 degrees high fever, headache, cough" [General]]. TV Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
^Baek, Ji-eun (August 10, 2021). [SC초점] "62kg→58kg 살빠져"…비투비 이민혁→김요한, 코로나19 완치 후 경각심 경종 [[SC Focus] "62kg → 58kg I lost weight"... BTOB's Lee Min-hyuk → Kim Yo-han, wakes up alert after recovering from Corona 19]. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
^Jung, Jin-young (December 11, 2017). [종합] '악몽선생' 장르물 웹드라마 새 시장 열까. March 10, 2016 (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 17, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
^Kim Ji-hye (February 8, 2020). 박미선→비투비, 큐브 아티스트 총출동..부캐 개발 프로젝트 '스티브 JOB손' [Park Mi-sun → BTOB, Cube Artists are in full force..Development Project 'Steve JobSon']. HeraldPop (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
^Lee, Se-bin (March 2, 2023). "비투비 이민혁 '보이즈 플래닛' 스타 마스터 출격…황민현·선미·여진구 바통" [BTOB Lee Min-hyuk 'Boys Planet' star master scramble… Minhyun Hwang, Sunmi, Jingoo Yeo Baton] (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Naver.
^Son Jin-ah (October 25, 2021). "비투비 이민혁, '키스 더 라디오' DJ 발탁…11월 1일 첫방(공식)" [BTOB's Lee Min-hyuk, DJ for 'Kiss the Radio'... First episode on November 1st (official)] (in Korean). MK Sports. Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – via Naver.
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