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On Wednesday, July 24, SM Entertainment announced that SHINee's Minho will attend the 2024 Paris Olympics as an Olympic™ Friend for the IOC, otherwise known as the International Olympic Committee. He will be present at the Olympics event that is scheduled to take place on July 26.
The International Olympic Committee recently kick-started this new program called the Olympic™ Friend, which allows celebrities to promote the values of the Olympics.
SHINee's Minho stands as the world's first person to be appointed as an Olympic™ Friend. However, the idol has previously partaken in the recent IOC program. Earlier this year, Mingo promoted the 2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympics by standing as the torchbearer in Chuncheon.
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The idol also took part in other activities at the event, such as meeting with the athletes of the event, participating in the various activities conducted, and more.
In November 2017, he participated in the public diplomacy campaign Girls Play 2! and also gave a speech at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
All you need to know about SHINee's Minho
SHINee's Minho, otherwise known as Choi Min-ho, debuted with his fellow group members, Onew, Key, Minho, Taemin, and Jonghyun, in 2008 under SM Entertainment. Some of their popular tracks include Replay, Sherlock, Ring Ding Dong, View, Stand By Me, and more.
The group is also one of the longest-running active K-pop groups in the industry. The members have also established solo careers for themselves with individual album releases and comebacks.
While Minho made his debut with the release of an EP titled Chase, in 2022, the idol rolled out several other tracks before this. Some of these tracks include Romeo and Juliet, Heartbreak, I'm Home, and more. The idol also released a single in 2024 called Stay For a Night.
The idol starred in several K-Drama series. In 2010, he started his career as a cast member in Oh! My School. He, then, moved on to star in several other famous K-dramas such as To the Beautiful You in 2012, My First Time in 2015, Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth in 2017, The Fabulous in 2022, and most recently, Romance in the House in 2024.
Some movies he's started in are The Princess and the Matchmaker, The Battle of Jangsari, Illang: The Wolf Brigade, New Normal, etc. SHINee's Minho has also been quite a sports enthusiast. The idol has not only been an active player in several sports such as golf, soccer, etc. but also has his radio show called Best Choice, where he talks about sports with his listeners.
The IOC's choice of the idol as their Olympic™ Friend surprises fans. However, they are quite proud of the idol and have been enthusiastically celebrating the news.
