Seongmin

**Yoon Seongmin** (윤성민) is a former trainee under Polaris Entertainment. After he got eliminated from te final round of the survival show, *Star Maker X 101*, he signed with a new label, Heaven's Entertainment. Under Heaven's, he will debut in a boy group Soul Academia.

## Early life

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Seongmin was born and raised in Gunsan City, a port city in North Jeolla province. Living nearby the sea, Seongmin grew an affinity for anything water-related. His mom would often take him to the beach or local swimming pool to teach him how to swim, and his father would take him out to fish with him from time to time to have some father-son bonding time. After joining his junior high swimming club, he fell in love even more with swimming and, at some point, wanted to pursue a career as a professional athlete. In his club, he is known for being one of the most handsome members with a face, body, and humble charm built for an idol.

On a particular summer day, his good friend in the club told him that he wanted to audition for SM Entertainment but was too afraid to go alone to Seoul, so Seongmin offered to accompany him after his parents gave him their approval. Unfortunately, his friend failed his audition and was too ashamed and heartbroken to go back home, so Seongmin decided to spend an extra week to cheer him up around the big town. However, surprisingly even Seongmin, a team member at SM, remembered seeing him during the audition, so they came to him and encouraged him to audition. He immediately turned down the offer to avoid hurting his flop friend even more, but his friend, who felt grateful for Seongminnie's support, encouraged him to accept the offer. After he called his parents for permission, Seongmin auditioned on the spot and became one of the very few idols from Gunsan to make it to the next round. During that time, he still kept thinking about his friend who had already gone home ahead of him. So in honor of their friendship, he once again bailed the SM audition and decided to go for a nugu company that welcomed him wholeheartedly instead, Polaris Entertainment.

He returned home with the good news, and not only his parents but his entire school celebrated his success as they knew this day would come to Seongmin. After graduating junior high, he moved to Seoul to start his trainee days and made a tearful farewell to his flop friend, who was still incredibly touched by Seongmin's sacrifice.

### Trainee life

As a trainee in Polaris Entertainment, he befriended Reiji Takayama, Lee Seongri, and even the most notorious trainee Kamikura Shion. He revealed that he would often get in a friendly argument with Shion where he tried to fix Shion into a better individual.

Unfortunately, Seongmin failed to debut in the final line up of *Star Maker X 101* as he placed fourteenth. Several weeks after the show ended, it was revealed that he left Polaris to sign with a new label, Heaven's Entertainment.

### *Star Maker X 101*

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**Yoon Seongmin PR Video**
*Hi, this is Yoon Seongmin! I'm 22 years old, and I'm from Korea! My charming point is my duality on and off-stage! (shows an elegant picture of him onstage while speaking in aegyo)*

*Two things about me that haven't changed since I was a kid are my ugly cry when someone raises their tone against me and my obsession with patbingsu!*

*I was raised to be a professional swimmer with lots of love for music, in particular singing and dancing. That's why 6topia's Geon is such an inspiration for me to be a K-pop star! I'll sing my favorite 6topia song, "Red String"! (he proceeds to set the melancholic mood as he sings the chorus of the song—pleasant, sweet timber present in his vocals.)*

*My talents are my adorable moves that make even a cold-hearted smile! Since I'm good at dancing, I'll introduce myself to a choreography I created while singing! (proceeds to dance his heart out while introducing himself—although not as sharp as other trainees, he definitely shows great potential to improve. And most importantly, his moves are unique to himself.)*

*Thank you for staying tuned! I'll transform the show's stage into an ethereal spotlight for everyone! So, please offer me your love and support! Thank you!*

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On June 7, 2022, Seongmin was confirmed as a contestant on DIAMOND Entertainment's newest reality show, *Star Maker X 101* alongside Reiji, Seongri and Shion.

Seongmin made his first appearance on the show with the other three participants from Polaris Entertainment, Shion, Seongri, and Reiji. Due to Shion's intimidating aura, he broke the ice by greeting everyone with a warm smile. He did so to prevent Shion from being judged negatively by others, especially on the first day of the competition. In the next episode, Seongmin intervened a fight between Shion and the rude trainee Lee Hyunbok by asking him to teach him some dance moves in Room Three. He knew how to use his charm to calm down his favorite devil.

 File:Seongmin's outfit.jpg  In the first episode, Seongmin ranked sixth among 101 participants, which shocked him to the core. He cried ugly tears backstage, and Shion had to carry him bridal style back to his room. Another pleasant yet surprising announcement was Seongmin was among the top 5 visuals alongside Kang Hajoon, Haoyu, Choi Sangho, and Wang Damryeong. He mentioned how pale he was compared to the other four, but Polaris trainees, especially Shion encouraged him to be more confident. Seongmin, who did not want to fail his besties and boyfriend, eventually braved himself, joining the competition among the visuals by wearing something light and cutesy. He slayed his outfit, and his shyness onstage added so much charm.

In the next episode, Seongmin was chosen by Shion as a member of his team, The Avengers, alongside eight other trainees. They performed Reinvent Your World by AREAL against Team Energetic and Team NO CHILL. Seongmin ranked 11th overall in the first elimination. He was very grateful that he was given another chance to be with his new friends. His ranking increased to 10th place in the next episode, and he broke down just by imagining he could debut with this current ranking.

In Episode 6, Seongmin was sorted into the Amazing group. He bonded with SUN Entertainment trainee Min Taylor. He was in love with Taylor, who wore a cute bunny costume, and couldn't stop chasing him around to give him a body squeeze. According to the judge, Seongmin, despite being older, fit the cute concept well.

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Seongmin, who barely survived the second elimination, had to face the final challenge titled Star Maker: Remixed. In the last challenge, he met Song Woomin to perform his hand-picked song, "Chewing Gum", by NCT Dream. At this stage of the competition, Shion's confidence affected him so much that he went to the stage without being nervous. He captured the audience's attention through his cute charm and incredible vocals. He was favored by the judge and the live audience, thus earning him immunity from elimination.

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Seongmin was a remarkable participant who went from being a constant nervous wreck to a sunshine who could not be molded. Although he placed 14th in the last round of elimination, he was happy, especially when the producers picked his beloved Shion to debut in SOLUNEX. He broke into tears when he saw how worried Shion was, and both of them shared a deep hug and eventually confessed their sincere love to each other. Seongmin promised him to join him on the stage in the future.

### 2022: Heaven's Entertainment

After *Star Maker x: 101* was concluded, Seongmin terminated his contract with Polaris Entertainment. On September 22, Seongmin announced on his newly opened SNS that he officially turned a new leaf as a trainee under Heaven's Entertainment.

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## Personality

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Seongmin is described as kind and tactful in their approach to others, and one of his most defining traits is his "fun humility." He knows when to put himself before others while, at the same time, he never misses a beat when it comes to supporting his friends in their ups and downs. He has a "naughty/dangerous" edge where it can simultaneously come across as tough but playful. He is an apt entertainer and has a habit of picking up his surrounding's moods. Being in tune with nature and animals blessed him with endless respect and humility for any kind of living being in his life. Seongmin values humility because he knows he is so damn good-looking, and everyone who sees him wants him, so he avoids boasting about himself, so he can be low-key and spends more time with people who love him, not only for his looks. Despite his calm and collected persona, he can be fiercely protective towards his friends and would move mountains for them, sometimes to a fault. His toxic trait is he'd comfort the whole world instead of take a moment for himself. He treats his friends' burdens as his own and tries to solve them. Seongmin is also known for being soft-spoken and ugly cries in arguments and confrontations.

His friends in the club are extremely aware that Seongmin is a perfectionistic performer, living up to the expectation of the club's FOTG. He puts so much pressure on himself to stay on the top, improve his skills, and sweep success. He cannot bear the thought of failing people's expectations of him.

## Gallery

### *SMX 101*

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## Trivia

* His Zodiac big 3 is Virgo Sun, Cancer Moon and Gemini Rising.
* His specialty is **vocals** and **dance**.
* He is a native Korean speaker and speaks conversational Japanese.
* His role models are Geonu, 6topia's Geon, MAMAMOO, TWICE and RainFall.
* His favorite food is seafood.
	+ He also has a great affinity for patbingsu.
* His dream is to become the best version of Yoon Seongmin, goes whale-watching with his loml Geon and to understand Kamikura Shion better.

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