ASTRO Moonbin

ASTRO Moonbin: Profile, Height, Dating, Facts & Information (Updated)

ASTRO Moonbin
Moonbin (문빈) is a South Korean singer, song-writer, actor and member of the group ASTRO under Fantagio who debuted on February 23, 2016. Moonbin He is the center, main dancer, and lead vocalist of the South Korean boy group ASTRO.

Profile

Stage Name

Moonbin

Birth name

Moon Bin

Date of Birth

January 26, 1998 

Died

April 19, 2023 (Age 25)

Birth Place


Cheongju, Chungbuk, South Korea

Nicknames

U-Know Moonbin
Binnie
Bina
Sleepyhead
Puppycat

Zodiac sign

Aquarius

MBTI

INFP

Occupation

Singer-songwriter
Actor
Model
Idol 
Singer

Years active

2004–present

Labels

Fantagio

Associated acts

ASTRO
Moonbin & Sanha

Position

Center
Main Dancer
Lead Vocalist

Signature

Background
Moon Bin was born on January 26, 1998 in Cheongju, Chungbuk Province. He attended and graduated from Hanlim Multi Art School with a focus in Practical Music. Moonbin's family includes his parents and his younger sister Moon Sua, a former YG trainee and finalist on the second season of the rap competition Unpretty Rapstar. She made her debut in the girl group Billlie on November 10, 2021. Moonbin attributes his interest in the entertainment industry to his mother, who worked as a child model and actress.
Career
2004–2015: Pre-debut
Moonbin made his debut as a child model, ulzzang, and actor in 2004. Two years later, he appeared as the younger version of U-Know Yunho in TVXQ's "Balloons" music video. In 2009, he made his acting debut as the younger version of Kim Bum's character in the South Korean romance drama Boys Over Flowers.
Moonbin began working for Fantagio as a trainee in fifth grade. He also took part in the company's talent development program "iTeen," and in 2012, he modeled for the "Fantagio iTeen Audition" alongside Chani and Lee Jaesung. In the winter of 2013, he and Cha Eunwoo competed in the "Fantagio iTeen Promotional Model Audition" hosted by South Korean pizza chain Mr. Pizza. He appeared on KBS's Hallyu Star & Gangnam Style: Trainee Interview with JinJin, Cha Eunwoo, and Rocky the same year. He became the second trainee to be officially introduced through the Fantagio iTeen Photo Test Cut on January 23, 2015. Prior to his debut, he starred in the web drama "To Be Continued" alongside his fellow group members.
 

Discography

Year Song Album Notes
2018 "Language Test" FM201.8 with Ji Su Yeon of Weki Meki
 

 

Year Song Album Artist
2017 "You & Me" Winter Dream ASTRO
2018 "By Your Side" Rise Up
"Merry-Go-Round (Christmas Edition)" Non-album single
2019 "Merry-Go-Round" All Light
2020 "ONE&ONLY" ONE&ONLY
2021 "Footprint" Switch On

 

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Network Notes
2007 Star King Mini TVXQ SBS Contestant
2009 Boys Over Flowers young So Yi Jung KBS2
2015 Persevere, Goo Hae Ra Himself Mnet Cameo
2016 Astro OK! Ready MBC Music Variety show
Astro Project A.S.I.A
2018 The Ultimate Watchlist XtvN
2019 Moment at Eighteen Jung Oh Je JTBC
Viki
The Ultimate Watchlist 2 Himself XtvN Variety show
2020 Food Avengers tvN
Olive

 

Web series

Year Title Role Network Notes
2015 To Be Continued Himself Naver TVCast
MBC Every1
Pre-debut web drama
2016 My Romantic Some Recipe Naver TVCast Guest appearance (Ep. 6)
2017 Idol Fever Guest appearance
Revenge Note oksusu
2019 Soul Plate Muriel Naver TVCast Web drama
2020 The Mermaid Prince Woo Hyuk Lifetime
The Mermaid Prince 2 Lifetime
Seezn
ASTRO's 1001 Nights Himself Seezn Variety show
No Going Back Romance Naver TVCast Cameo (Ep. 2)
2021 ASTRO SSAP-Dance UNIVERSE YouTube Variety show
ASTRO Chemi-Mate ZZG
ASTRO Space Force A: Secret Golden Bowl
ASTRO ZONE ASTRO YouTube

 

Music videos

Year Title Artist Notes
2006 "Balloons" TVXQ young U-Know Yunho
  

Hosting

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Year Title Network Notes
2018 Incheon K-Pop Concert with Weki Meki's Doyeon
2020 Gangnam Festival K-Pop Concert with Girls' Generation's Tiffany
2020-2021 Show Champion MBC M with Sanha and VERIVERY's Kangmin
2021 Before Midnight NAVER NOW

 

Awards and nominations

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Year Award ceremony Category Nominated work Result
2020 Brand of the Year Awards Male Actor Idol of the Year The Mermaid Prince Nominated
APAN Music Awards Entertainer of the Year – Male Moonbin Nominated
2022 Seoul Webfest Film Festival Best Supporting Actor Find Me If You Can Nominated

 

Fashion Brands Worn

Fendi, BALENCIAGA, Supreme, DIOR, Chanel, NIKE, ADIDAS, Louis Vuitton, etc.

 

Videos

Instagram

 @moon_ko_ng


Weibo

ASTRO_文彬

Moonbin Facts

- Moonbin was born in Cheongju, Chungbuk, South Korea.

- His favorite color is black.

- Moonbin id good at playing Piano, Acting, Water Sports, Dancing.

- His favorite food is beef but he also likes shrimp and meat nigiri.

- He has an excellent olfactory sense.

- In 2006, he appeared in DBSK’s Balloons MV.

-  In 2007, he appeared on SBS Star King as Mini DBSK – UKnow Yunho.

He has a cat named Roa after AROHA and another named Mojja.

- Moonbin debuted in 2004 as a child model.

- He dislikes foods like fish, egg yolk, tofu.

- He said that his role model is Big Bang's Taeyang.

- Moonbin suffers from eczema, which gets especially bad when he eats a lot of instant food.

- Moonbin knows iKON's Chanwoo, SF9's Chani, GFriend's SinB, BTS' Jungkook, KNK's Seunjun, and SEVENTEEN's Seungkwan.

- His favorite food is beef.

If he wasn't an idol, he'd be an athlete, such as a swimmer.

 In his childhood, he filmed a Samsung CF.

- His hobby is playing video games.

- Moonbin is good at singing and dancing.

- He is a big eater.

- He loves American football and watching the NFL games.

- He said that If he had to date another member, he'd date Cha Eunwoo because he is very handsome and would take good care of him.

He's been doing taekwondo since he was 7 years old.

- Moonbin is friends with BTS‘s Jungkook. They met through KNK‘s Seoham who introduced them during ISAC.

If he wouldn’t be a singer, he would be an athlete, maybe a swimmer.

Moonbin has atopic dermatitis, his skin gets irritated when he eats a lot of instant foods.

- According to him he likes to have someone who has good sense of humor.

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