Xu ‘The8’ Minghao is a Chinese member of the Korean boy group SEVENTEEN signed under ‘Pledis Entertainment’ and was the last member to join the group. He is a member of SEVENTEEN’s Performance unit, his position in the groups is Lead Dancer, Sub Vocalist, and Sub Rapper.

During his childhood, he competed and took home first place at the National Children’s martial arts competition. He was also the leader of a B-Boy team in China for six years before going to Korea.

The8 was a mentor on the second season of Chinese TV survival show ‘Idol Producer’ and also served as a mentor for dance.