Changmin

This article is about the singer. For the name, see Chang-min (name).
"Shim Chang-min" redirects here. For the baseball player, see Sim Chang-min.
In this Korean name, the family name is Shim.

Changmin
Changmin in 2019
Born
Shim Chang-min

(1988-02-18) February 18, 1988 (age 36)
Seoul, South Korea[1]
Other names
  • MAX
Education
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • lyricist
  • actor
Years active2003–present
Spouse
Unnamed
​
(m. 2020)​
Children1
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Labels
Member of
Websitemax.smtown.com
Korean name
Hangul
심창민
Hanja
沈昌珉
Revised RomanizationSim Chang-min
McCune–ReischauerSim Ch'angmin
Stage name
Hangul
최강창민
Hanja
最强昌珉
Revised RomanizationChoegang Changmin
McCune–ReischauerCh'oegang Ch'angmin
Signature

Shim Chang-min (Korean: 심창민; Hanja: 沈昌珉; born February 18, 1988), better known by his stage name Max Changmin (최강창민; Choegang Changmin), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actor, and a member of the pop duo TVXQ. Born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, Changmin was scouted by an SM Entertainment talent agent when he was fourteen years old. He made his debut as TVXQ's youngest member in December 2003.[2]

Fluent in both Korean and Japanese, Changmin has achieved commercial success throughout Asia as the main vocalist of TVXQ. He has also starred in several dramas.

  1. ^ "최강창민, 오디션 예능 '소년판타지' MC로 활약". Skye Daily (in Korean). March 14, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  2. ^ Mark Russell (April 29, 2014). K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution. Tuttle Publishing. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-4629-1411-1. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.