Minhyuk (Monsta-X)

PROFILE

• Full name: Lee Min-hyuk (이민혁)
• Position: Vocalist, Visual, Face of the Group
• Birthday: 3rd November 1993
• Zodiac sign: Scorpio
• Height: 179 cm (5’10”)
• Weight: 65 kg (143 lbs)
• Blood Type: A

TRIVIA

– He was the last member to be confirmed for Monsta X (After survival TV show No Mercy).
– He was born in Gwangju, South Korea.
– He lived in Seoul but he learned to speak satori from his parents.
– Minhyuk has a younger brother that already served in military.
– Minhyuk’s mother is a former volleyball player. He said that she is very tall and that he took after her. (Deokspatch X – Ep. 7 Idol Beef World)
– He’s the mood-maker of the group, lightening up the atmosphere with his jokes and funny personality.
– Specialty: Joking
– When the TV show NO.MERCY started, he was an outsider, and many of the viewers said that he would not make it to the final line-up of the group.
– Anyway, he proved everyone wrong, as he is a vital member of the group.
– His group members said he’s the soul of the group, the one who keeps the atmosphere bright with his jokes.
– He has a strong desire to appear on variety shows and to MC on musical shows.
– He wears corrective lenses.
– Minhyuk always wears an iPad around.
– He cannot swim.
– He’s difficult to wake up.
– He’s the member who is the most difficult to convince to take a shower.
– He doesn’t like hearing that he’s cute, but he prefers hearing that he’s sexy.
– He said he admires Soyou (Sister).
– He is close with UNIQ’s Sungjoo, GOT7’s Mark, Seventeen’s Jeonghan, N.Flying’s Kwangjin and actor Park Bo Gum.
– He always liked curvy girls with fair skin.
– If he’d be left on an isolated island with one of the members, he choose Shownu (“Because Shownu will cook and we’ll eat together”) or I.M (“I’ll make him run errands!”)
– If he’d have the chance he’d like to go to a cafe in Garosu-Gil with Kihyun and Hyungwon.
– He chose Shownu as the member he’d present to his sister if he’d had one.
– According to Minhyuk, himself and Shownu complement each other well. (“His personality is exactly opposite of mine. If I go out and do things, he would take a step back. If I talk a lot he doesn’t talk at all. As a human I get attracted to him”.)
– Minhyuk said he wants to try red hair color, just like Jooheon’s hair in ‘Hero’. (10Asia November Issue Monsta X Interview)
– He’s most confident in his lips.
– He starred in “High-end Crush” (2015)
– Minhyuk is going to be on “Law of the Jungle” in Chile, replacing Kangnam (he got ill)
– He would like to learn acoustic guitar, because he thinks it would go well with his husky voice.
– He can hold his alcohol up to 2 cups of soju.
– His favorite drink is cola.
– He also likes cafe latte.
– His favorite ice cream flavors are yogurt, green tea and mango.
– His favorite food are sweet potato and pizza.
– His less favorite food are cucumbers.
– His favorite color is Red.
– His favorite number is 1.
– Minhyuk cries easily.
– He prefers sweet oranges over sour ones
– If he had to change his stage name, he’d choose Yeha (예하)
– He thought Shownu was the dance instructor when he first met him
– He thinks Wonho takes (his) pictures the best
– He can eat 3 servings of meat by himself
– He likes the song “Trivial Things” by Lee Sora. A lyric he likes a lot is 잠깐 일어나봐, 거기 어디니
– He prefers slippers over sneakers
– He talks a lot in MX’ group chat
– He always fully charges his phone, no matter what
– Minhyuk worked on his abs for a week for their promotions on “Hero” as a gift for Monbebes.
– In the old dorm he shared a room with Kihyun, Jooheon and I.M.
– Many fans thought that Minhyuk was the maknae because of his cheerful personality and maknae-like attitude.
– Minhyuk said that the back of his head is really flat.
– Minhyuk used to have a tattoo but later on removed it because fans were complaining. (He said it during fan con)
– During 170421 KBSWORLD K-Rush FB Live, he said if he were a girl he would date Wonho.
– During NO.MERCY, Minhyuk picked SISTAR’s Soyou as his ideal type.
– During NO.MERCY, Wonho picked Minhyuk as the most handsome trainee because he said he is so charming and always smiles a lot.
– Minhyuk’s ideal type: “A chubby girl. It’ll be nice if it’s someone who’s the opposite of me. ”