17 Facts About Moonbin

Moon Bin, known professionally as Moonbin, was a South Korean singer, actor, and dancer under the label Fantagio.

Moonbin was born on January 26,1998, in Cheongju, Chungbuk Province.

Moonbin attended and graduated from Hanlim Multi Art School, focusing in Practical Music.

Under the influence of his mother, Moonbin debuted as a child model and ulzzang in 2004.

Moonbin's first known appearance was in 2006, where he appeared in TVXQ's music video for their song "Balloons" portraying a mini U-Know Yunho.

Moonbin began his journey with Fantagio as a trainee in fifth grade, eventually transitioning to a full-fledged trainee during his middle school years.

Moonbin actively took part in the company's boy group project iTeen, and he was introduced through the Fantagio iTeen Photo Test Cut.

Moonbin debuted as part of the six-member boy group Astro on February 23,2016.

In 2018, Moonbin joined the cast of The Ultimate Watchlist of Latest Trends, participating in the first two seasons.

On November 12,2019, Fantagio reported that for health reasons, Moonbin would be absent from Astro's upcoming promotions for their Blue Flame EP release.

Moonbin ended his hiatus in February 2020 after appearing in a V Live broadcast with the other Astro members.

Moonbin was announced as one of the new hosts of the South Korean music show Show Champion, alongside his bandmate Yoon San-ha and Verivery's Kangmin.

Moonbin was confirmed to play the lead role in the web-drama The Mermaid Prince, a role which he reprised for a second season, and joined the eco-friendly cooking program Food Avengers.

In September 2020, Moonbin was announced as one of the fashion models for the brand Nerdy Cafe.

Later that year, Moonbin was added as a cast member for the second season of Coupang Play's Saturday Night Live Korea.

On December 30,2022, Fantagio released an official statement confirming that Moonbin had decided to renew his contract with the agency.

Moonbin was found by his manager after he failed to attend rehearsals.