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- Stage name
- THE 8
- Hometown
- A coastal province in China
- Position
- Performance unit; member of V8 unit
- Agency
- PLEDIS
- Fandom
- CARAT
- Debut
- 2015
- Generation
- 3rd gen
THE 8 is a member of the 13-piece group SEVENTEEN. He is a Chinese national who also works as a DJ, with a taste for heady European EDM. In 2026 he teamed up with fellow member VERNON for the duo project V8, whose self-titled EP arrived on June 29 and blends EDM, bloghouse, hyperpop and alternative pop. The pair built the record themselves over about ten months, pulling in collaborators from Seoul, Los Angeles and Berlin, including Mechatok, Alice Longyu Gao, Pharrell Williams and Dylan Brady of 100 gecs.
Where they grew up
THE 8 comes from a coastal province in China. Alongside his idol career he has long moonlighted as a DJ, and his leanings run toward European-style electronic dance music. He has spent more than a decade with SEVENTEEN, and as a Chinese national he is not subject to Korean military enlistment.
Birth details: billboard.com
In their own words
“We just do everything our way”
“We got involved in every part because we're trying to do what we want, how we want.”
- European EDM Billboard describes this as the sound THE 8 gravitates toward, and he also works as a DJ. billboard.com
- Alice Longyu Gao Experimental artist who helped V8 connect with wishlist producers, including Dylan Brady of 100 gecs. billboard.com
Timeline
- 2025SEVENTEEN's 10th anniversary album
The group released Happy Burstday to mark a decade together, while discussing plans for solo and unit projects ahead of members' military service. THE 8 and Jun, as Chinese nationals, were not among those facing enlistment.
- 2026V8 EP with VERNON
Released the EP V8 on June 29 with lead single "singasong", blending EDM, bloghouse, hyperpop and alternative pop.
Latest
- V8 track-by-track interview
Walked through every song on the EP with VERNON, including the fan-focused "Friend" and the imposter-syndrome party anthem "rat race".
billboard.com - V8 EP with VERNON
Released the collaborative EP V8, recorded over about ten months with producers and artists across Seoul, Los Angeles and Berlin. Lead single "singasong" was produced by Mechatok.
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Last researched Nov. 12, 2026