No Min-woo

Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

No Min-woo

Role / Field:

South Korean actor, musician, and singer known by stage names ICON and MINUE.

Born:

1986-05-29

Century / Era:

1986s Historical Era

Database Source:

2Day Chrono-Wiki & Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Origins & Early Life

No Min-woo (Korean: 노민우; born May 29, 1986) is a South Korean actor, musician, singer and songwriter. He is also known under the stage names ICON and MINUE. He debuted as a drummer in TRAX in 2004, and left the band two years later. In 2008, he began acting in various television series and movies, such as Pasta, My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox and Full House Take 2, and he regularly contributes to movie and drama soundtracks. In 2013, No made a comeback as a singer under the stage name ICON.

Career & Major Achievements

In 2016 he enlisted in the military, and returned in 2018. In 2020, he made a comeback as the lead singer and leader of the newly formed band The Midnight Romance. No Min-woo was born in Japan. His mother, then 20 years old, was aspiring to become an enka singer in Japan. He moved back and forth between Korea and Japan for a long time, and started playing the piano at age 7.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

He has a younger brother, No Jeong-hun, who is a singer under the pseudonym I'll. No made his debut as the drummer (with the stage name Rose) in the rock band TraxX in 2004. Prior to debut, No appeared in "2002 Survival Audition HeeJun vs. KangTa Battle of the Century" with bandmates Typhoon and Attack, as well as Kim Junsu, Super Junior's Sungmin and Eunhyuk. No left TraxX in 2006, and briefly became a guitarist for The Romantist before it disbanded. In 2009, he returned to the music scene as the leader of the project group 24/7, with Lee Jang-woo and Hyun Woo.

Chronological Milestones & Life Events

1. 1986 (1986-05-29): Birth of No Min-woo — South Korean actor, musician, and singer known by stage names ICON and MINUE.
2. 2002: 2002 Milestone — Prior to debut, No appeared in "2002 Survival Audition HeeJun vs.
3. 2004: 2004 Milestone — He debuted as a drummer in TRAX in 2004, and left the band two years later.
4. 2006: 2006 Milestone — No left TraxX in 2006, and briefly became a guitarist for The Romantist before it disbanded.
5. 2008: 2008 Milestone — In 2008, he began acting in various television series and movies, such as Pasta, My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox and Full House Take 2, and he regularly contributes to movie and drama soundtracks.
6. 2009: 2009 Milestone — In 2009, he returned to the music scene as the leader of the project group 24/7, with Lee Jang-woo and Hyun Woo.
7. 2013: 2013 Milestone — In 2013, No made a comeback as a singer under the stage name ICON.
8. 2016: 2016 Milestone — In 2016 he enlisted in the military, and returned in 2018.
9. 2020: 2020 Milestone — In 2020, he made a comeback as the lead singer and leader of the newly formed band The Midnight Romance.

Historical Fact-Check Quiz: No Min-woo

True or False: “No Min-woo debuted as a drummer in the band TRAX in 2004.”

Answer (FALSE ❌): While he was part of the music scene before this, his initial public debut mentioned in the text is associated with appearing in '2002 Survival Audition HeeJun vs. KangTa Battle of the Century'.

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