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Seo Min-woo
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Seo at 100% Fansign Event in 2012
Born (1985-02-08)February 8, 1985
Suseong District, Daegu, South Korea
Died March 25, 2018(2018-03-25) (aged 33)
Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea
Occupation
  • actor
  • singer
  • dancer
  • promotional model
Musical career
Genres
Years active 2006–2018
Labels TOP Media
Korean name
Hangul
Revised Romanization Seo Min-u
McCune–Reischauer Sŏ Minu

Seo Min-woo (Hangul: 서민우; February 8, 1985 – March 25, 2018) was a South Korean idol singer and actor. He was a member of the South Korean boy band 100% under the label of TOP Media, as the leader and vocalist.

Career

Pre-debut

In 2009, Seo was featured during Andy's promotion for his song "Single Man", along with Jumper's second member Park Dong-min (Hangul: 박동민). Seo has also been active as an actor. He starred in KBS2's 2006 drama Sharp 3 (Korean: 반올림3) and SBS' 2007 drama The King and I (Korean: 왕과 나), and also did cameos for New Tales of Gisaeng in episode 12 and two movies, Crazy Waiting (Korean: 기다리다 미쳐) (2007) and Where Are You Going? (Korean: 특별시 사람들) (2009).

2013: Love and War 2, 100%

In 2013, Seo made a cameo in KBS2's drama, Marriage Clinic: Love and War 2 (Korean: 부부클리닉 사랑과전쟁2).

Seo was chosen as a member of the group 100%, the seven member South Korean boy group that debuted in September 2012 under Andy Lee's company TOP Media with their first single album We, 100%.

2014: military service

On March 4, 2014, Seo enlisted in the military for his mandatory military service. He enlisted as an active-duty soldier. Seo was discharged after 21 months, on December 3, 2015.

Death

On March 25, 2018, Seo was found in his home in Gangnam in a state of cardiac arrest. Emergency responders declared him dead on arrival. Seo's funeral was held on March 27, 2018.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Original Title Role Ref
2008 Crazy Waiting 기다리다 미쳐 Song Ho-shin

TV series

Year Title Original Title Role Ref.
2006 Sharp 3 [ko] 성장드라마 반올림 Kong Yun
People of the City 특별시 사람들 Lee Nam
2007 The King and I 왕과 나 Song Man-deuk
2013 The Clinic for Married Couples: Love and War 부부클리닉 사랑과 전쟁 Cameo
2016 Drama Special - Priest KBS 드라마 스페셜-평양까지 이만원 Go Min-goo

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Seo Min-woo para niños

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