Ren (singer)

This article is about South Korean singer. For Canadian singer formerly known as Ren, see Renforshort. For the Welsh singer, see Ren Gill.

In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.
Ren
Ren in December 2023
Born
Choi Min-gi

(1995-11-03) November 3, 1995 (age 29)[1]
Busan, South Korea
EducationHanyang University Institute for Future Talents[2]
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actor
  • television personality
Musical career
GenresK-pop
Years active2012–present
Labels
Formerly of
Korean name
Hangul
최민기
Hanja
崔珉起
Revised RomanizationChoe Mingi
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Min'gi
Stage name
Hangul
렌
Revised RomanizationRen
McCune–ReischauerRen
Signature

Choi Min-gi (Korean: 최민기; born November 3, 1995), known professionally as Ren (Korean: 렌), is a South Korean singer, actor and television personality. He began his professional career in 2012 as a vocalist of the South Korean boy group NU'EST. Following his contract's expiration in Pledis Entertainment in March 2022, Choi established his career as a solo artist signed under BPM Entertainment.

Career

Pre-debut

Ren was accepted into Pledis Entertainment after auditioning in 2010.[citation needed] Prior to debuting, Ren appeared as a back-up dancer in After School Blue's "Wonder Boy" in 2011. He participated in Pledis Entertainment's Christmas single "Love Letter" and was also featured in an alternate music video for the song as a member of Pledis Boys.[3] He performed with After School with the rest of Pledis male trainees, dubbed "After School Boys", at the SBS Gayo Daejeon.[4]

2012–2022: NU'EST

Main article: NU'EST

Ren debuted as a sub-vocalist of NU'EST in 2012. Within a month of debuting, he modelled for Park Yoon-so during the Fall/Winter Seoul Fashion Week,[5] and his androgynous styling drew attention for breaking gender norms.[6]

In 2013, Ren appeared Jeon Woo-chi in a minor role. In 2015, he starred in the main role of Japanese film Their Distance alongside NU'EST members.[7] In 2016, Ren appeared in the NAVER TV web-series I'm Not a Girl Anymore in a guest role.

In 2017, alongside bandmates JR, Baekho and Minhyun, Ren competed on Produce 101 Season 2 under his birth name for a chance to debut in project group Wanna One.[8] He was eliminated in the finale with a final rank of #20. Following the show's conclusion, he and the remaining NU'EST members promoted as the sub-group NU'EST W from 2017 to 2018.[9] During the group's activity, he wrote the lyrics for his solo songs, "Paradise" and "You & I."[10][11] At the same time, Ren became a fixed panellist on the talk show Learning the Hard Way.[12] He was also cast in a starring role on the drama Four Sons,[13] but the show's production was briefly suspended in 2018 with only four of sixteen episodes filmed.[14][15][16]

In 2018, Ren became a regular cast member on The Kkondae Live.[17] In 2019, he became a regular cast member on Hogu Chart.[18]

From 2020 to 2021, Ren hosted the radio show "To.Night" on Naver NOW with bandmate Aron.[19][20]

Ren began his musical theatre career in 2020, starring in the lead role of Everybody's Talking About Jamie as Jamie, a schoolboy aspiring to be a drag queen.[21] Following on exceptional reception and praise for his 'overflowing talent' and 'unrivalled stage presence' in his debut work that 'heralded the birth of a new musical star',[22][23][24] Ren was cast the next year in rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch as titular genderqueer singer Hedwig.[25] He remains the only active idol to have been cast as Hedwig over all Korean renditions of the musical, and have spoken on his 'raw yet youthful' charm in his approach to the character.[26][27] Ren has been critically acclaimed for these two characters, and has been lauded as the one 'at the forefront of third-generation idol musicals', with emphasis on his choices to portray unconventional and high-skill level roles.[28]

NU'EST's exclusive contract with Pledis Entertainment expired on March 14, 2022, and Ren (alongside members Aron and JR) left the agency, therefore concluding their 10-year career as a group.[29]

2022–present: Launch of solo career

In May 2022, Ren signed with BPM Entertainment as a solo artist.[30] In the same month, Ren also joined the platform Universe.[31] Upon moving agencies, he was immediately cast in the musical Bungee Jumping Of Their Own as second male lead Lim Hyun-bin.[32]

In September 2022, it was confirmed by his agency that Ren would hold fan-concerts "The Day After" in Korea and Japan in early November.[33]

In November 2022, Ren was cast as murder suspect Oh Jin-woo in ENA mystery-thriller drama Longing for You, his first recurring role in a TV drama.[34][35] In addition, Ren continued his musical theatre career by appearing in The Three Musketeers musical as D'artagnan for two consecutive seasons (2022[36] to 2023[37])

From November 2022 to February 2023, Ren held his first solo fan-concerts since 2019, bringing "The Day After" to Seoul, Japan and Hong Kong.[38][39][40] In March 2023, Ren competed in King of Mask Singer as 'Disco Pang Pang', reaching the second round.[41]

On June 15, 2023, Ren made his solo debut with the EP Ren'dezvous, headed by its lead single "Ready to Move".[42] Following music show promotions, he embarked on a mini fan-concert tour with "Ren'dezvous" in Seoul, Japan and Hong Kong.[43][44][45]

Ren turned his focus on acting in the latter half of the year. He was cast in November as the male lead in musical Winter Wanderer.[46] Ren also took part in his first Joseon-era drama special in Shadow Confession.[47] His portrayal of sickly noble son Yunho earned him his first acting award nomination at the 2023 KBS Drama Awards.[48]

Philanthropy

On April 18, 2018, Ren hand-delivered two piggy banks to the Korea Pediatric Cancer Foundation to support the latter's "Creating My Own Angel Contest" campaign.[49] The following year, he and bandmate Minhyun brought the children of the foundation to NU'EST's 2019 LOVE Page Fan Meeting in Seoul.[50] In December of the same year, Ren donated all the proceeds of his self-published fairy tale book 함께라서 행복한 우리들 (lit. We're Happy Because We're Together) to the foundation.[51]

Discography

For Ren's works with NU'EST, see NU'EST discography and NU'EST W.

Extended plays

List of extended plays, showing selected details and chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[52]
Ren'dezvous
Track listing
  1. "Ready to Move"
  2. "Autofill"
  3. "Imagine More"
  4. "Lullaby (11:03)
  5. "My Story"
 11

Singles

List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
Down.
[54]
"Ready to Move" 2023 75 Ren'dezvous

Filmography

See also: NU'EST § Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Their Distance Kim Leon Japanese film
[7][55]
2023 Shadow Confession Yunho Lead Role
[56]
TBA Asian Ghost Project TBA Lead role (Series)
[57]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 Jeon Woo-chi Kang-sul Cameo (Episode 19, 21, 22)
[58]
Reckless Family 3 Himself Cameo (Episode 29)
2016 I'm Not a Girl Anymore Park Shi Woo Cameo (Episode 6–7)
2018 Something Family 2 Mali / Park Seong-min Cameo (Episode 10–11)
[59]
Coffee Society 4.0 Jeongseok Cameo (Episode 16)
[60]
2023 Longing for You Oh Jin-woo
[34]

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Produce 101 Season 2 Contestant
[8]
Learning the Hard Way Panelist
[12]
2018 Hidden Singer 5 Episode 8 (with Aron and Baekho)
[61]
The Kkondae Live
[17]
2019 Makgeolli on the Rooftop Guest Episode 14 (with Baekho)
[62]
Hogu Chart Panelist
[18]
2022 Listen Up Guest performer Episode 4
[63]
2023 King of Mask Singer Contestant Episodes 396-397
[41]
Star Eat Show MC Season 1
[64]
Music in the Trip Guest Episode 4
[65]

Radio shows

Year Title Role Ref.
2020–2021 To.Night DJ (with Aron)
[19][20]

Musical theatre

Year Title Role Ref.
2020 Everybody's Talking About Jamie Jamie
[66]
2021 Hedwig and the Angry Inch Hedwig / Tommy
[67]
2022 Bungee Jumping of Their Own Im Hyun-bin
[32]
The Three Musketeers D'artagnan
[36]
2023 The Three Musketeers D'artagnan
[37]
Winter Wanderer Han Min-woo
[46]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee/Work Result Ref.
KBS Drama Awards 2023 Best Actor in Drama Special/TV Cinema Shadow Confession Nominated
[48]

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