Minos (rapper)

In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.
Minos
최민호
Minos in 2011
Minos in 2011
Background information
Birth nameChoi Min-ho
Born (1983-02-17) February 17, 1983 (age 41)
OriginSouth Korea
GenresKorean hip hop
OccupationRapper
Years active1999–present
Labels
Birth name
Hangul
최민호
Hanja
Revised RomanizationChoe Minho
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Minho
Stage name
Hangul
마이노스
Revised RomanizationMainoseu
McCune–ReischauerMainosŭ

Choi Min-ho (Hangul: 최민호; born February 17, 1983),[1] known by his stage name Minos (Hangul: 마이노스), is a South Korean rapper. He is currently[when?] a member of the hip hop duo Eluphant, signed to Brand New Music.[1]

Career

Virus
Minos debuted in 1999 as a member of the Daegu-based hip hop duo Virus with the rapper Mecca.[2] They released their first and only EP, Pardon Me?, in 2003.[3] Virus disbanded in 2006 because of their mandatory military service obligations.[2]

Eluphant

Main article: Eluphant

In 2006, Minos and the rapper Kebee created the hip hop duo Eluphant, whose first album, Eluphant Bakery, was released that year.[4]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details
Ugly Talkin
  • Released: February 19, 2008
  • Label: Mastaer Plan Production, Mirrorball Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Collaborative albums

Title Album details
Coffee Calls For A Cigarette
with Soulman
  • Released: February 26, 2007
  • Label: CJ E&M
  • Formats: CD, digital download
The Lost Files
with Artisan Beats
  • Released: July 7, 2009
  • Label: Luminant Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Humanoid / Hypnotica (휴머노이드 / 힙노티카)
with Nuol
  • Released: January 26, 2010
  • Label: Hiphopplaya
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Charted singles

Collaborations

Title Year Peak chart
positions 		Sales (DL) Album
KOR
[5]
"Slow Down, Girl" (운동화 사줄께)
with Shin Ji-soo 		2013 27 Non-album single
"Little Boy"
with JC Jieun 		2013 78

References

  1. ^ a b "마이노스 소개" [Minos profile]. Mnet (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  2. ^ a b "'Gentleman's Quality: 건배' - 마이노스 인 뉴올" ['Gentleman's Quarterly: Cheers' - Minos in Nuol]. ET News (in Korean). 2017-01-05. Archived from the original on 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  3. ^ "Pardon Me? - 바이러스(Virus)". Mnet (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  4. ^ "이루펀트(Eluphant) 소개" [Eluphant profile]. Mnet (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  5. ^ "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  6. ^ "2013년 08월 Download Chart". Archived from the original on 2022-06-25. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  7. ^ "2013년 38주차 Download Chart". Archived from the original on 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2018-01-21.