The8
The8 | |
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The8 in November 2023 | |
| Born | Xu Minghao 7 November 1997 |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2015–present |
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| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 徐明浩 |
| Simplified Chinese | 徐明浩 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xú Mínghào |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 서명호 |
| RR | Seo Myeongho |
| MR | Sŏ Myŏngho |
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| Hangul | 디에잇 |
| RR | Dieit |
| MR | Tieit |
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Xu Minghao (Chinese: 徐明浩; Korean: 서명호; born 7 November 1997), known professionally as The8 (디에잇; also stylized as The 8), is a Chinese singer and dancer based in South Korea. Managed by Pledis Entertainment, he is a member of the South Korean boy band Seventeen and its performance team.
In 2018, he had his official solo debut with the release of "Night and Rain" and served as one of the two dance mentors in the Chinese survival show Youth With You. In 2024, he released his first EP titled Stardust.