No Min-woo

Early life No Min-woo was born in Japan. His mother, then 20 years old, was aspiring to become an enka singer in Japan.

He has a younger brother, No Jeong-hun, who is a singer under the pseudonym I'll.

Career No Min-woo 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. They released the single 24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week.

No began pursuing an acting career in 2008 and gained notice with his supporting roles in the 2010 South Korean television series Pasta and My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox. He landed his first leading role in the four-episode drama special Rock Rock Rock, a biographical film about the life of Boohwal lead guitarist Kim Tae-won.

In 2011 for his role as a cancer patient in the SBS television series Midas, No lost 9.5 kilograms (21 pounds).

His long-delayed television series Full House Take 2 (a loose sequel to the 2004 hit) secured air dates on Japan's TBS and Korean cable channel SBS Plus in 2012. No was cast as the male lead in the Chinese television series Love Expiration Date, for which he will also serve as OST music director, composing and writing songs for the soundtrack.

In 2012 his contract with Core Contents Media came to an end, and he established his own management company, MJ Dreamsys.

In 2013, on July 1, No released his MV, ROCKSTAR, under his newly opened YouTube channel, officialminewTV.

In 2014, No appeared in a minor role in Roaring Currents (released July 30, 2014), which became the highest-grossing film of all time in South Korea. Later in 2014, No played one of the main characters in The Greatest Marriage.

No starred in MBC Dramanet's My Unfortunate Boyfriend, which premiered on April 10, 2015.

In 2019, No played a lead role in the MBC television series Partners for Justice 2 as Jang Chul, a talented but mysterious ER doctor.

On May 17, 2020, his newly formed band The Midnight Romance (stylized in all caps) released their self-titled debut single of the same name which consisted of three songs.

Lawsuit In April 2015, No filed a lawsuit against his former agency, S.M. Entertainment, as well as reported the agency to the South Korea Fair Trade Commission. Documents from the lawsuit reveal that No originally signed a 17-year exclusive contract with S.M. No sought 100 million KRW for damages resulting from the agency's interference in his career.

On July 21, 2016 No lost his damage suit against S.M as a result of insufficient evidence and the court ruled out the contract between S.M and No invalid.

In June 2018, it was reported No had lost the appeal in his lawsuit against S.M. Entertainment due to the insufficient evidence to the above stated claims.

Mandatory military service Enlisted for his mandatory military service in October 2016, and was discharged in July 2018.

Filmography

Television drama Year Title Role Notes 1997 Propose 2001 Truth 2008 Detective Mr. Lee Seo Joo-Heon 2009 Hilarious Housewives Noh Min Woo Mrs. Town Jackie Jung's younger lover Jung Yak-yong Cameo2010 Pasta Philip My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho Park Dong-joo Rock, Rock, Rock Kim Tae-won Drama Special Series 2011 Midas Yoo Myung-joon 2012 Full House Take 2 Lee Tae-ik2013 Monstar Daniel Park Cameo (episode 12) Love Expiration Date Lee Ti En The Blade and Petal Yeon Namsaeng 2014 God's Gift: 14 Days Theo The Greatest Marriage Park Tae-yeon 2015 My Unfortunate Boyfriend Yoon Tae-woon Eating Existence Park Byeong 2019 Partners of Justice 2 Jang Chul / Dr. K 2022 Behind Every Star Oh Hyeon 2023 The Forbidden Marriage Banju Bantan Cameo

Film

Television shows Year Title Role 2022 Great Seoul Invasion Consultant

Theater YearEnglish titleKorean title Role 2022 Elisabeth 엘리자벳Death

Discography

The Midnight Romance - 1st Debut Single of THE MIDNIGHT ROMANCE (2020) Dr. K Poison (as composer of the track) Jupiter - Digital Single (Under the name MINUE) (2018)

Scene Stealer Award

Best Couple Award with Jung Jae-young