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In this Chinese name, the family name is Xu.
The8
The8 in November 2023
Born
Xu Minghao

(1997-11-07) November 7, 1997 (age 27)
Anshan, Liaoning, China
Occupations
  • Singer
  • dancer
Musical career
Genres
  • K-pop
  • Mandopop
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2015–present
Labels
Member of
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese徐明浩
Simplified Chinese徐明浩
Hanyu PinyinXú Mínghào
Korean name
Hangul
서명호
RRSeo Myeongho
MRSŏ Myŏngho
Stage name
Hangul
디에잇
RRDieit
MRTieit
Signature

Xu Minghao (Chinese: 徐明浩; Korean: 서명호; born November 7, 1997), known professionally as The8 (디에잇; 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.

Early life and education

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The8 was born in Haicheng, Liaoning, China[1] on November 7, 1997.[2] He attended Beijing Contemporary Music Academy.[3]

Career

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2008–2014: Early career in China

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In 2008, The8 appeared on the Chinese program CCTV Variety Show. In 2010, he appeared on the Chinese program Day Day Up.[4]

2015–present: Debut with Seventeen, solo work, and Youth With You

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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][citation needed] 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.[citation needed] 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 Chuang Asia: Season 2.[21]

Discography

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For The8's discography with Seventeen, see Seventeen discography.

Extended plays

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List of extended plays, showing selected details
Title Details Certifications
Stardust
Track listing
  1. "54321 (Lift Off)" (feat. Vernon)
  2. "Orbit" (feat. JinJiBeWater_隼)
  3. "Cold Love"
 QQ: Diamond[22]

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CHN
[23] 		KOR DL
[24]
"Night and Rain" 2018 — — Non-album singles
"Dreams Come True" 2019 — —
"Falling Down"[25] 2020 — —
"Side by Side"[A][26] — 126
"Mom's Missed Call" (妈妈的未接来电)[B][15]
(with Jun) 		2021 — —
"Hai Cheng" (海城)[C][18] 2022 — —
"A Bite of Summer" (嘗一口夏天) — —
"Orbit" (轨道) (feat. JinJiBeWater_隼) 2024 8 14 Stardust
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other charted songs

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Title Year Peak chart
positions 		Album
CHN
[27] 		KOR
[28]
"54321 (Lift Off)" (feat. Vernon) 2024 23 —[a] Stardust
"Cold Love" 25 —[b]
"Skyfall"[D] 2025 7 52 Happy Burstday

Soundtrack appearances

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Title Year Album Notes
"Pāi Shǒu (Live)" (拍手) 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)" (小星星)
(with Zhou Zhennan) 		Chao Yin Zhan Ji Episode 5
"Secret (Live)" (秘密)
(with Victor Ma) 		Chao Yin Zhan Ji Episode 6 Original by Chang Chen-yue
"Wǒ Yuàn Yì (Live)" (我愿意)
(with Sara Liu, Victor Ma) 		Chao Yin Zhan Ji Episode 7 Original by Faye Wong
"Supernatural (Live)" (超自然)
(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)" (忙与盲)
(with Victor Ma) 		Original by Sylvia Chang
"Just...Pǔ Tōng Friends (Live)"
(Just...普通 Friends)
(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" (兄弟一回)[31]
(with Jun) 		Seven Days OST
"Maze"[32] 2020 The King: Eternal Monarch Chinese version OST Original by Paul Kim
"Hide" (藏)[33] 2021 Who is the Murderer (谁是凶手) OST
"Youth Is Young" (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"[34] 2024 Protect the Black Forest! Birdy Friends OST Korean and Chinese versions
"Hào Dí Sa Huá Fán" (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" (时光语墨)[35] My Wife's Double Life OST
"When The Wind Blows" (风吹来的时候)[36] Love's Rebellion [zh] OST

Filmography

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Television shows

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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 Chuang Asia: Season 2 Producer

Notes

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  1. ^ "54321 (Lift Off)" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 64 on the Circle Downloads Chart.[29]
  2. ^ "Cold Love" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 65 on the Circle Downloads Chart.[30]
  1. ^ Released in Chinese and Korean
  2. ^ Charity single
  3. ^ Released in Chinese and Korean
  4. ^ Credited under Seventeen but is a solo track performed by The8.

References

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  1. ^ "Seventeen's The8 to drop Chinese song on March 18". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. March 14, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "[V Report] Seventeen's The8 celebrates birthday with fans". kpopherald.koreaherald.com. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "徐明浩个人资料". 365 Music. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  4. ^ "Seventeen Resume". KukiNews. June 16, 2015. Archived from the original on January 29, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  5. ^ "[ETC] Seventeen's Christmas Party". YouTube. December 24, 2014. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  6. ^ Benjamin, Jeff (May 30, 2015). "Here's What a 13-Member K-Pop Boy Band Looks Like: Watch 'Adore U' by Seventeen". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 31, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  7. ^ 이남경 (January 28, 2017). "'초등학쌤' 세븐틴 디에잇, 중국인 멤버의 순결+엉뚱 매력 발산..'관심UP'" ['Elementary school teacher' Seventeen The8, Chinese member's purity + mischievous charm.. 'Attention UP']. 브레이크뉴스. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  8. ^ "플레디스 측 "세븐틴 디에잇, 허리 부상 회복에 전념"". 서울En (in Korean). December 12, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  9. ^ "뉴스 : 네이버 엔터". m.entertain.naver.com. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  10. ^ Shi Keying 施可瑩 (December 21, 2018). "【青春有你】The 8@Seventeen加入做導師 同蔡依林一齊教跳舞". HK01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  11. ^ "97年的徐明浩凭什么可以当《青春有你》的教练？". Phoenix TV. December 27, 2018. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  12. ^ "세븐틴 '디에잇(The8)' 중국에서 신곡 발표 '꿈은 이루어진다'". The Preview. June 10, 2019. Archived from the original on April 16, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  13. ^ Lee, Se-bin (May 8, 2020). "세븐틴 디에잇, 中 싱글곡 '那幕(Falling Down)' 발매". TVReport (in Korean).
  14. ^ Ruberto, Lauren (April 9, 2021). "The 8 Announces Release Date of Solo Album 'Side by Side'". Glitter Magazine. Archived from the original on June 7, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  15. ^ a b "China Children's Charity Association on Weibo". Weibo. Weibo. Archived from the original on April 30, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  16. ^ Chin, Carmen (September 1, 2021). "Seventeen to temporarily promote without members The8 and Jun". NME. Archived from the original on December 13, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  17. ^ "뉴스 : 네이버 엔터". m.entertain.naver.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  18. ^ a b Yeo, Gladys (March 18, 2022). "Seventeen's The8 drops wistful music video for new single '海城 (Hai Cheng)'". NME. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  19. ^ "Seventeen's The8 to release first solo album on Dec. 4". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. November 21, 2024. Archived from the original on November 27, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  20. ^ "세븐틴 디에잇, 오늘 첫 中 EP 발매...'스타더스트'". 파이낸셜뉴스 (in Korean). December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  21. ^ WeTV. "WeTV Continues the Phenomenon with CHUANG Asia Season 2". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  22. ^ "微博". m.weibo.cn (in Chinese (China)). Archived from the original on December 28, 2024. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  23. ^ Peak chart positions on the China TME UNI Chart:
  24. ^ Peak chart positions on the Circle Download Chart:
  25. ^ "Global Fandom Platform - Weverse". weverse.io. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  26. ^ Yeo, Gladys (April 13, 2021). "Seventeen's The8 finds love in romantic video for 'Side By Side'". NME. Archived from the original on May 1, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  27. ^ Peak chart positions on the China TME UNI Chart:
  28. ^ Peak chart positions on Circle Digital Chart:
  29. ^ "Download Chart 2024 Weeks 49". Circle Chart. Archived from the original on December 16, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  30. ^ "Download Chart 2024 Weeks 49". Circle Chart. Archived from the original on December 16, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  31. ^ 《七日生》片頭曲MV將發佈 文俊輝徐明浩演繹. Sina. May 12, 2019. Archived from the original on May 31, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  32. ^ "세븐틴 디에잇, '더 킹' 중국어 버전 OST 'Maze' 발매". Hankyung. June 30, 2020. Archived from the original on July 18, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  33. ^ "影视剧《谁是凶手》推广曲". Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  34. ^ "Apple Music에서 감상하는 디에잇의 날아라! 버디프렌즈 (Original Soundtrack) - Single" (in Korean). January 18, 2024. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  35. ^ "Apple Music 上徐明浩的歌曲《时光语墨 (影视剧《柳叶摘星辰》主题曲 & 片头曲)》" (in Chinese). June 4, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  36. ^ "THE 8在 Apple Music 上的《風吹來的時候(電視劇《四海重明》悸動曲) - Single》" (in Chinese). July 27, 2024. Archived from the original on August 13, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
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