Story of KPOP: ZHOU MI

Zhou Mi (born April 19, 1986) is a Chinese pop singer and emcee. He is one of the two final members of Super Junior's third sub-unit Super Junior-M, the other being Henry.

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. The trend continued in 2011 with the group's second mini-album, 太完美 (Perfection), for which Zhou Mi wrote lyrics to "True Love." He also wrote Chinese lyrics for three tracks on Kangta's first Chinese mini-album in 2010.

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

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 Host for China Southern Airlines Stewardess Pageant, held in Guangzhou

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.

Zhou Mi won the grand prize at the SM UCC Star Audition^[2] 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. Zhou Mi's fans are called "Honeys."

Before debuting as a member of Super Junior-M, Henry Lau appeared as a violinist in Super Junior's 2007 single "Don't Don"^[3] which caused a controversy among the fans after SM Entertainment officially announced Henry to be a member of a new Super Junior sub-unit. Previously, there were rumors stating that Henry was to be the fourteenth member of Super Junior, stemming from SM's statement regarding the controversy, which led fans to the form an "Only 13" campaign. The addition of Zhou Mi further fueled the anger of netizens within the "Only 13" campaign.

Television series

Year	Broadcast	Title	Role	Language
2009	CCTV	Stage Of Youth (青春舞台)	Zhou Mi (Guest star)	Mandarin Chinese
2010	SiTV	Korean Impressions (韩国印象)	Host (VIP/Guest)	Mandarin Chinese
2010	GDTV	China Southern Airlines Beauty Pageant (南航空姐选秀2010)	Host	Mandarin Chinese
2011	CCTV	Melody Of Youth (青春旋律)	Gao Da (高达)	Mandarin Chinese