Photo: Seventeen / Pledis / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
Xu Minghao is credited as a singer. Born on November 7, 1997, Xu Minghao is from Haicheng, People's Republic of China. The age as of 2026 is 28.
My Take
What earns my respect for The8, Xu Minghao, is the sheer nerve of crossing borders to chase his art. Leaving Haicheng in China to train in South Korea, he became a core dancer in Seventeen's performance unit while working through a different language and culture. That kind of relocation, with all its invisible labor, is something I never take lightly. Behind the polished stage presence sits years of quiet adjustment, and I find that story genuinely stirring. I am drawn to people who bloom after transplanting themselves into foreign soil, and his journey from Haicheng to global stages is exactly that kind of quiet triumph.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Xu Minghao
- Name (Japanese)
- ディエイト
- Reading
- でぃえいと
- Born
- November 7, 1997 (age 28)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Ox
- Origin
- Haicheng, People's Republic of China
- Occupation
- singer
2. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.pledis.co.kr/html/artist/seventeen/KOR/profile
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/xuminghao_o/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The8
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A8%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21824868
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Xu Minghao born?
Born November 7, 1997 (age 28).
Where is Xu Minghao from?
Xu Minghao is from Haicheng, People's Republic of China.
What does Xu Minghao do?
Xu Minghao works as singer.
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