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Native name
  
변백현

Occupation
  
Singer Actor

Instruments
  
Vocals

Height
  
1.74 m

Full Name
  
Byun Baek-hyun

Genres
  
K-pop

Years active
  
2012–present

Siblings
  
Byun Baek-beom

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Born
  
May 6, 1992 (age 24) (
1992-05-06
)
Wonmi-gu, Bucheon, South Korea

Education
  
Kyung Hee Cyber University

TV shows
  
Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo, EXO Next Door

Awards
  
Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Collaboration Performance, Golden Disc Award Song Division

Albums
  
Ex'Act, XOXO, Exodus, Exology Chapter 1: The Lost, 2011 Winter SMTown

Similar
  
Chanyeol, Sehun, Suho, Kai, Xiumin

Profiles

Byun Baek-hyun (born May 6, 1992), better known mononymously as Baekhyun, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group EXO, its sub-group EXO-K and sub-unit EXO-CBX.

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Early life

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Baekhyun was born on May 6, 1992 in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. He has a brother named Byun Baek-beom who is seven years older than him. Baekhyun began training to be a singer when he was 11 years old, influenced by South Korean singer Rain. He attended Jungwon High School in Bucheon, where he was the lead singer in a band called Honsusangtae (lit. "coma") and won a local music festival. He received piano lessons from Kim Hyun-woo, member of South Korean rock band DickPunks. In addition to musical activities, Baekhyun trained as a martial artist in his youth and has a black belt in Hapkido.

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Baekhyun was spotted by an S.M. Entertainment agent while he was studying for the entrance exams to the Seoul Institute of the Arts. He later joined S.M. Entertainment in 2011 through the S.M. Casting System.

2012–15: Debut and career beginnings

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Baekhyun was officially revealed to be Exo's ninth member on January 30, 2012. The group officially debuted in April 2012 and has since gained significant popularity and commercial success.

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In February 2014, Baekhyun and fellow Exo member Suho became regular hosts for the SBS music television show Inkigayo. They left the position in November 2014 to focus on Exo's upcoming comeback. In July 2014, Baekhyun made his musical theatre debut, playing the main role of Don Lockwood in the South Korean production of the musical Singin' in the Rain by SM C&C .

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In April 2015, Baekhyun released his first solo song since debut titled "Beautiful" as the soundtrack for Exo's web-drama Exo Next Door. The song became the first soundtrack single from a web drama to top digital charts. In May 2015, Baekhyun was announced to be starring in action film Dokgo alongside actor Yeo Jin-goo. However, production of the film was announced to have been cancelled in January 2016. In December 2015, Baekhyun paid tribute to the late South Korean singer Kim Hyun-sik by performing his song "Like Rain Like Music" at SBS's year-end music program Gayo Daejeon. The studio recording of his rendition was later released digitally.

2016–present: Acting roles and EXO-CBX

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In January 2016, Baekhyun and Miss A member Suzy released a duet titled "Dream". The song quickly reached the top on online real-time music charts and later debuted at number one on Gaon's weekly digital chart. "Dream" also won first place five times in total on music television programs Music Bank and Inkigayo. In April 2016, Baekhyun received a YinYueTai V-Chart Award for Most Popular Singer in South Korea. In May 2016, Baekhyun and South Korean singer K.Will released a folk-ballad duet titled "The Day" as part of S.M. Entertainment's music project Station.

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In August 2016, Baekhyun made his small screen debut with a supporting role in the SBS historical drama Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo, a South Korean adaptation of the Chinese novel Bu Bu Jing Xin. For his performance in the drama he received a New Star Award at the 2016 SBS Drama Awards. He also collaborated with fellow Exo members Chen and Xiumin on an original soundtrack for the series titled "For You". In October 2016, together with Chen and Xiumin, Baekhyun became a member of Exo's first official sub unit EXO-CBX. Their debut extended play Hey Mama! was released on October 31. In November 2016, Baekhyun began participating in S.M. Entertainment's League of Legends tournament "2016 S.M. Super Celeb League", where he and labelmate Heechul playdc the game with both professional players and fans from South Korea and China.

On February 14, 2017, Baekhyun and Sistar member Soyou released a duet titled "Rain". The song reached number one on every South Korean online music chart, an achievement known as "all-kill", making him the first S.M. Entertainment artist to achieve "all-kill" in both 2016 and 2017 with "Dream" and "Rain" respectively.

Personal life

On June 19, 2014, S.M. Entertainment confirmed that Baekhyun and fellow S.M artist Girls Generation member Taeyeon are in a relationship. In September 2015, reports stated that their relationship has ended.

Along with fellow EXO members Chanyeol and Suho, Baekhyun attends Kyung Hee Cyber University and take online classes for Culture and Arts Department of Business Administration.

Singles

Notes

Music programs

Music Bank
Inkigayo

References

Byun Baek-hyun Wikipedia


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