# Justin Huang (singer)

Huang Minghao (Chinese: 黄明昊, born February 19, 2002), also known as Justin Huang, is a Chinese singer, dancer, rapper, actor and host. He was a member of project group Nine Percent from April 6, 2018, until the group's disbandment on October 6, 2019. He is currently a member of Yuehua's NEXT.
Since his debut, he has released two albums and multiple singles. He has won the Best Singer at the Asian Music Festival and has been named in the top 30 music pioneer list Annual Pioneer Singer and Composer Rookie at the Glory Ceremony. Since 2018, he has been on the stage of CCTV New Year's Eve Gala and Spring Festival Gala, served as the torchbearer of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, and has also become the well-deserved darling of variety shows such as Extreme Challenge, Great Escape, Big Brother Energetic, Meet the Temple of Heaven, Summer Surf Shop. He was cast as male lead in the movie Reversed Destiny (沙漏).

## Early life

Born on 19 February 2002, in Rui’an, Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, Huang lived with his grandparents and attended Hangzhou Jinxiu Middle School before becoming a trainee at Yuehua Entertainment and flying to South Korea at age thirteen to commence training.

## Career
### Pre-debut: Produce 101 and Idol Producer

Huang participated in the South Korean boy group survival reality show, Produce 101 which aired on Mnet in 2017. His notable stages include "Replay" and "Shape of You", with him taking the center position on the stage of "Replay". He was eventually eliminated on episode 8 with a total vote of 458,650, an impressive feat considering he was only 15 at the time.
It was later announced in late 2017 that Justin would be joining the Chinese reality boy group survival show, Idol Producer.

### 2018-present: Debut with Nine Percent, NEXT and solo activities

Following Produce 101, Huang then returned to China to develop his career. He found success after joining Idol Producer, which aired from January 19 to April 6, 2018. His notable performances include UNIQ's "EOEO" (performed with his fellow Yuehua NEXT trainees), Jackson Wang's "Papillon" and "It's Ok". In the finals, he ranked fourth with 14,574,594 votes and officially debuted as a member of the nine-member boy group Nine Percent.
While promoting with Nine Percent, Huang debuted as a member of Yuehua's new boy band NEXT with the song "Wait a Minute" on June 21, 2018. On June 23, 2018, Huang and other members of NEXT held their first fan meeting in Beijing, China. On November 5, 2018，Huang released his first solo original single "Hard Road". On December 7, 2018，he released his second solo original song "After Leaving" as part of NEXT's "Next To You" album. On April 23, 2019, his third solo original single "Liar" was released. On May 15, 2019, he also teamed up with Japanese Rapper KOHH to present a new collaborative single "Maria". That year, Huang won "Best New Songwriter" at the 2018 Asian Music Festival.
In early 2019, Huang joined the cast of Great Escape alongside artists like Yang Mi, Deng Lun and more. Following the show's success, he has participated in its following seasons, and is the only member to have participated in all its episodes to date. On November 8, 2019, Huang and five other members of NEXT released the album “Next Begins”. During the summer, Huang became a coach-in-training in the variety show “24 Seconds of Youth” and in the fall, he became part of the cast of “Meeting the Temple of Heaven”, as well as making appearances on many other reality TV shows.
In 2020, Huang was a fixed member of the variety shows “I Want to Open a Shop” and “The Great Wall”, amongst many others. In January 2020, it was announced that he would be joining the cast of 七圣 (Seven Saints), starring as 哪吒 (Nezha), although production of the movie has since stalled. On August 3, 2020, Huang released his first solo album "18", featuring many self-written songs, and held his first solo concert in October. He took part in Romon U Park's 星动一夏 (Starry Summer) festival for the first time that year and has continued his appearance since then.
Huang participated in various performances in 2021, including "A Wonderful Night on Douyin" and "Dream of the East 2022 Dragon TV New Year's Eve". On July 16 that year, he released the solo single U, of which he had significant songwriting contributions. It ties in with his experience growing up amidst tears and self-doubt. The song saw significant commercial success: 710,000 singles were sold every second with sales exceeding 2.13 million yuan; within a minute, its sales volume exceeded one million.
In 2022, Huang continued his appearances on various reality shows, from familiar ones like Great Escape to joining new shows like 全力以赴的行动派 (All-Out Action) with fellow cast members Dylan Wang, Victor Qin and Hankiz Omar, better known as Hanikezi. On August 25, he released his second album VR with the lead single Wonderland and followed up with several music videos for its songs (including 意乱情迷 and 有花期的恋爱). He was also a torchbearer at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
Huang went on tour in China in 2023, bringing 贾想世界 演唱会 (Justin's Imaginary World) to fans in various cities. At the same time, he has reprised his role as cast member on shows like Great Escape and All-Out Action (Season 2). On April 29, he took part in the LMF Music Festival. His upcoming performances include Yuehua's Family Concert in July and Romon U Park's 星动一夏 (Starry Summer), marking the third year of his participation in the festival. On July 7, it was officially confirmed that Huang would be starring in the film 沙漏 (Reversed Destiny) as male lead 路理 (Luli), an adaption of the novel of the same name by author 饶雪漫 (Rao Xueman).

## Discography
### Extended plays

| Title | Album details | Sales |
| 18 | Released: August 3, 2020 Language: Mandarin Track listing "Angel Love" "PSYCHO" "熬鷹戰隊" "Blue" "當一切變成空白" "我是說如果" "Lose Your Mind" "一反常態" "FM520" "幻想者" | CHN: 831,758 |
| VR | Released: August 25, 2022 Language: Mandarin Track listing "Wonderland" "危险派对" "意乱情迷" "梦境环游(feat.阿达娃)" "Shawty(feat.Capper)" "别再骂我了" "有花期的恋爱" "PRAY" "HAKUNA MATATA" | CHN: 221,246 |

### Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
| Title | Year | CHN | Sales | Album |
| "Hard Road" | 2018 | — | CHN: 2,795,983 | Non-album single |
| "After Leaving" | 2018 | — | CHN: 249,000+ | NEXT TO YOU |
| "Liar" | 2019 | — | CHN: 1,236,014 | Non-album single |
| "1/2 Sweet" | 2019 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "温州Freestyle (Wenzhou Freestyle)" | 2019 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "1/2 Cool" | 2019 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Unstoppable Passion" | 2019 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Pick Up the Phone" | 2019 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "请拨打我的电话please (Call me, please)" | 2019 | — | CHN: 132,048 | Non-album single |
| "挣脱 (Struggle Free)" | 2020 | 44 | — | More Than Forever (限定的记忆) |
| "Angel Love" | 2020 | — | — | 18 |
| "U" | 2021 | 11 | CHN: 1,701,816 | Non-album single |
| "星之远征" | 2022 | 80 | — | Non-album single |
| "Wonderland" | 2022 | 25 | — | VR |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |||||

### Collaborations

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Albums |
| Title | Year | CHN | Albums |
| "No Why" With Tia Ray and Ice | 2019 | — | Non-album single |
| "MARIA" With Kohh | 2019 | — | Non-album single |
| "眠冬" With 黄明昊 (Man Shuke) | 2020 | 4 | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. ||||

### Soundtrack appearances

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | CHN | Album |
| "神奇的汉字" | 2019 | — | 《神奇的汉字 (Magical Chinese Characters)》OST |
| "Don't Wait Any More" With Meng Meiqi | 2019 | — | 《舞出我人生之舞所不能 (Step Up: Year Of The Dance)》OST |
| "密室大逃脱" With Yang Mi, Deng Lun, Wowkie Zhang, and Guo Qilin | 2020 | 33 | 《密室大逃脱 (Great Escape)》OST |
| "理想" With Roy Wang, 王铮亮 (Reno Wang), Na Ying, Yisa Yu, Zhou Shen, Bibi Zhou, Han Lei, Lai Meiyun, and 魏巡 (Wei Xun) | 2021 | 71 | 《理想照耀中国 (Faith Makes Great)》OST |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. ||||

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role |
| 2021 | B for Busy | 爱情神话 | Bai Ge |
| 2021 | Seven Saints | 七圣 | Nezha |
| 2023 | Reversed Destiny | 沙漏 | Lu Li |

### Television shows

| Year | Title | Original title | Network | Note(s) |
| 2017 | Produce 101 | 프로듀스 101 시즌 2 | Mnet | Contestant Eliminated on episode 8 |
| 2018 | Idol Producer | 偶像练习生 | iQiyi | Contestant Finished 4th |
| 2018 | Brave World | 勇敢的世界 | Mango TV | Cast member |
| 2018 | Fantasy Restaurant | 奇妙的食光 | iQiyi | Cast member, away for episodes 5-6 |
| 2018 | Perfect Restaurant | 完美的餐厅 | Youku | Cast member |
| 2019 | Master in the House | 少年可期 | Mango TV | Cast member |
| 2019 | Great Escape | 密室大逃脱 | Mango TV | Cast member |
| 2019 | 24 Seconds of Youth | 篮板青春 | Tencent Video | Cast member |
| 2019 | Meeting the Temple of Heaven | 遇见天坛 | Mango TV | Cast member |
| 2019 | I Want to Open a Shop | 我想开个店 | Jiangsu Television | Cast member |
| 2019 | The Great Wall | 了不起的长城 | Beijing Satellite TV | Cast member |
| 2020 | Not A Loner | 看我的生活 | Youku | Cast member |
| 2020 | Great Escape, Season 2 | 密室大逃脱2 | Mango TV | Cast member |
| 2020 | The Irresistible | 元气满满的哥哥 | Hunan TV | Cast member |
| 2020 | Summer Surf Shop | 夏日冲浪店 | iQiyi | Cast member |
| 2020 | Who's the Murderer? Season 5 | 明星大侦探5 | Mango TV | Cast member |
| 2020 | Happy Camp | 快乐大本营 | Hunan TV | Cast member |
| 2021 | Great Escape, Season 3 | 密室大逃脱3 | Mango TV | Cast member |
| 2021 | Who's the Murderer? Season 6 | 明星大侦探6 | Mango TV | Cast member |
| 2021 | Go Fighting! Season 7 | 极限挑战7 | Dragon TV | Cast member |
| 2022 | Great Escape, Season 4 | 密室大逃脱4 | Mango TV | Cast member |
| 2022 | Who's the Murderer? Season 7 | 明星大侦探7 | Mango TV | Guest member on episodes 6 and 8 |
| 2022 | Hello, Saturday | 你好星期六 | Hunan TV | Guest member on episodes 11 and 35, regular member from episodes 39-45 |
| 2022 | Let's Go Skiing | 超有趣滑雪大会 | iQiyi | Cast member |
| 2022 | Ace vs Ace Season 7 | 王牌对王牌 第七季 | Zhejiang TV | Cast member |
| 2022 | Wang Pai Shao Nian Jia Zai Zhong Season 2 | 王牌少年加载中 | Zhejiang TV | Guest member on episode 5 |
| 2022 | We Are The Champions | 战至巅峰 | Tencent Video | Cast member |
| 2022 | Go Fighting! Season 8 | 极限挑战8 | Dragon TV | Cast member |
| 2022 | All-Out Action | 全力以赴的行动派 | 抖音 | Cast member |
| 2023 | Hello, Saturday | 你好星期六 | Hunan TV | Cast member from episodes 1-7 |
| 2023 | Treasure Tour Season 3 | 极限挑战宝藏行 第三季 | Dragon TV | Guest member on episodes 1 and 2 |
| 2023 | Who's the Murderer? Season 8 | 明星大侦探8 | Mango TV | Guest member on episode 9 |
| 2023 | Go Fighting! Season 9 | 极限挑战9 | Dragon TV | Cast member |
| 2023 | Great Escape, Season 5 | 密室大逃脱5 | Mango TV | Cast member |
| 2023 | All-Out Action Season 2 | 全力以赴的行动派2 | 抖音 | Cast member |

## Magazine

| Year | Published month | Title |
| 2018 | October | OK！精彩 |
| 2019 | May | NYLON 尼龙 |
| 2019 | July | YOHO！潮流志 |
| 2019 | July | 时尚芭莎 |
| 2019 | August | 小资风尚CHIC |
| 2019 | October | Madame Figaro Mode |
| 2019 | December | 风度men's uno |
| 2020 | February | NeufMode九号摩登 |
| 2021 | February | OK！精彩 |
| 2021 | March | STYLE |
| 2021 | June | 时尚健康 |
| 2022 | May | NYLON 尼龙 |
| 2022 | August | K!ND |
| 2022 | October | 风度men's uno |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Event | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2018 | 2018 Asian Music Festival | Best New Song-Writer Award | — | Won | |