Kim Sungmin
Visual. The born in jinan, south korea chapter is only part of the file.
Profile
Birth name: Kim Seong Min
Birthday: December 26, 2005
Nationality: Thai-Korean
Height: 181 cm
Role: Visual
Original company: M DIRECTORS Entertainment
Before CLOSE YOUR EYES
Born in Jinan, South Korea. Korean father and Thai mother. Worked as a model before PROJECT 7.
Why Kim Sungmin matters to the lineup
Kim Sungmin entered the group with a different amount and kind of experience than the other six members. That unevenness is part of CLOSE YOUR EYES’ appeal. The lineup joins veterans, survival-show returnees, trained performers and members who were nearly self-taught. Visual is the official label. The more useful question is how that role changes once the group’s choreography, vocal blend and live stages start moving.
Modeling and education before PROJECT 7
Before idol competition, Kim Sungmin worked as a model and studied aviation flight at Inha Technical College. Those experiences gave him camera familiarity and a route outside the standard long agency-trainee pipeline. His Korean and Thai family background is part of his biography, but nationality should not be used as a substitute for documented skill or group work.
Modeling helps explain still-image control and visual presentation, while idol performance requires additional skills: synchronized movement, breath under choreography, vocal blend, and repeated live delivery. His profile should track that development rather than assuming the “visual” label describes the finished performer.
PROJECT 7
Sungmin competed on JTBC’s PROJECT 7, a survival program built around assembling contestants into changing teams and concepts. He entered with less conventional idol training than several competitors and relied heavily on audience response, visual recognition, and visible improvement. He finished inside the seven-member debut lineup that became CLOSE YOUR EYES.
The final placement explains his route into the group but is not a permanent ranking of ability. Official mission stages provide a pre-debut baseline; later CLOSE YOUR EYES recordings, dance practices, and concerts show what changed after entering a stable team.
CLOSE YOUR EYES debut and early eras
CLOSE YOUR EYES debuted under UNCORE on April 2, 2025 with the mini album ETERNALT and “All My Poetry.” Sungmin’s member timeline begins with that formal debut. The group’s early catalog, including later releases and performance material, gives more useful evidence than the limited role labels attached during the survival show.
His position inside the seven-member lineup depends on development across vocals, dance, and stage communication. “Visual” describes a recognized presentation role, but does not exempt him from the ensemble work required by music shows, tours, and live stages.
Performance identity
Sungmin’s modeling background gives him awareness of angles and stillness. In choreography, the important next step is connecting those images through motion: finishing a line, arriving on count, and maintaining expression while another member holds center. Full cams and dance practices reveal that work better than edited highlight clips.
Because the group is early in its career, claims about permanent vocal rank, rap position, songwriting, or production should be added only when official material supports them. The profile should remain specific about what has been documented and open about what is still developing.
Artist classification
Sungmin belongs in Members as a current CLOSE YOUR EYES member. Modeling, personal social media, survival-show performances, and group songs do not create a solo-music catalog. He should enter Artists only after a verified independently credited solo release, and that change should be made on this same canonical page.
YouTube tracking history
This profile tracks official CLOSE YOUR EYES music videos, dance practices, performance films, behind-the-scenes uploads, and PROJECT 7 stages featuring Kim Sungmin. The survival-show chapter remains separate from his 2025 group debut. View totals change continuously, so the page records official uploads and career context instead of freezing temporary counts.
Sources
- JTBC PROJECT 7 official contestant, mission, and finale records
- CLOSE YOUR EYES, UNCORE, and official Japanese profile material
- Official group music videos, social accounts, Weverse, and album credits
- Verified member interviews and public account for biographical context
Primary broadcaster, company, group, and release records anchor dates and credits. Fan databases are used only as secondary cross-checks.
Fandom notes
- Studied aviation flight at Inha Technical College
- Speaks English and loves quiet cafés
- Finished PROJECT 7 inside the seven-member debut lineup.
- Debuted with CLOSE YOUR EYES in April 2025 through the mini album ETERNALT.
Official links
Verified personal account
Group Instagram · Group YouTube · Weverse
Keep digging
Return to CLOSE YOUR EYES, watch the SOB performance review, and follow the group’s tea with receipts from the main profile.