周覓 -- ZOUMI

周覓 -- ZOUMI

Real Name: 周覓 (Zhou Mi)

Birthday: April 19th, 1986

Height: 184 cm

Blood Type: ?

Random Fact: Aside from providing lead and background vocals, he contributed to the group’s first Chinese album “迷 (Me)” by writing the Chinese lyrics for “愛你愛你 (Love Song)”, “Marry U” and “渴望 (A Man In Love)”. In 2009, he wrote Chinese lyrics for “告白 (Confession)” and “愛情接力 (You & Me)” of Super Junior-M’s first mini-album, Super Girl. He also wrote Chinese lyrics for three tracks for Kangta’s first Chinese digital mini-album in 2010.

His primary language is Mandarin, but he also speaks Korean and understands conversational Cantonese.

Even before he became a singer, Zhou Mi made a name for himself in the Chinese entertainment scene – particularly in the field of music and TV hosting – by competing in and winning several music and hosting contests.

Zhou Mi won the grand prize at the SM UCC Star Audition although he did not audition directly. The audition was held online within a three-month period from March 27 until early June 2007. His Korean friend entered the audition for him through the “Recommend a Friend” category, where he uploaded a customized video with Zhou Mi’s singing clip. His ability to sing in fluent Korean made him one of the top favorites among the netizens and judges alike.

Competitions

• 2002 – The 2nd MTV 潘婷新声赛 competition (champion in Beijing area & champion in China)
• 2003 – Shanghai – Asia Music Festival Newcomer Competition (1st place in Beijing area & newcomer award in China)
• 2005 - MTV Music Nation Competition (first place)
• 2005 – The 3rd MTV 三星校園新空氣歌唱大賽 Song Competition (2nd runner-up in Guangdong area & China idol singer award)
• 2005 – 匡威校際 Music Festival (first place)
• 2005 - Warner Music Competition (first place)
• 2005 - MTV Newcomer Guangdong area (first place)
• 2006 - CCTV Hosting Competition (first place in Guangzhou area & 16th place in China)
• 2007 - S.M. UCC CONTEST Celebrity Challenge “Explosive! category” or SMUCC Star Audition ( 1st place in the category “The Most strongly recommended” )

Appearances

Since then, Zhou Mi has participated in many events and TV shows such as:

• Beijing TV – 绝对现场/絕對現場
• MTV Global Music Channel – 天籟村
• Hunan TV – 快樂大本營 (21世紀中學生英語報)
• 2004 Spokesman for 文曲星
• 2005 Guest performer for Leehom Wang’s Beijing concert
• Modeling stint for NEWAY Magazine
• 2010 Spokesman for 韓國印象 (Korean Impression) broadcasted on CCTV, the serie also includes numerous interviews with other SM members such as his Super Junior bandmates

Few months prior to Super Junior M’s official debut, Zhou Mi was seen hosting for singer & co-SM artist Zhang Li Yin’s 1st Chinese album press conference. His sudden appearance has sparked additional issues, which added to the Super Junior “Only 13″ controversy.