Park Chanyeol
| Park Chanyeol | |
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 Chanyeol at the 5th Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards in February 2016 | |
| Born |
Park Chanyeol November 27, 1992 Seoul, South Korea |
| Occupation | |
| Relatives | Park Yoora (sister) |
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Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instruments | |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | S.M. Entertainment |
| Associated acts | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 박찬열 |
| Hanja | 朴찬열 |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Chan-yeol |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Ch'an-yŏl |
Park Chanyeol (born November 27, 1992)[1] is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter and actor. He debuted in 2012 as member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group EXO and its sub-unit EXO-K.
Early life
Park Chanyeol was born in Seoul, South Korea. He attended Hyundai High School in Apgujeong-dong, Seoul. He has a sister named Park Yoora, who is currently an announcer at South Korean broadcasting station YTN,[2] and previously at MBC. Chanyeol was admitted to a private acting institution when he was sixteen years old, where he became good friends with Block B's P.O.
After watching School of Rock in elementary school, Chanyeol became interested in music and he soon began playing the drums.[3] Chanyeol, started dreaming of becoming a singer after listening to Unconditional Kismet by Yoo Young-jin.[4] When he was a first year student in middle school, he formed a band called "Heavy Noise" with his best friends and played with them for about three years.[5] During his first years of high school, he was involved in his school's band, "Siren".
Chanyeol has cited Jason Mraz and Eminem as his biggest influences, though he was a fan of rock bands like Muse, Green Day, Nirvana, and X-Japan in middle school.[6]
Chanyeol became a trainee under SM Entertainment after winning second place in the 2008 Smart Model Contest. While training under S.M., he began to turn his focus towards rapping. Prior to his debut, Chanyeol made cameo appearances in TVXQ's "HaHaHa Song" music video and Girls' Generation's "Genie" music video in 2008 and 2010 respectively.
He is currently a student majoring in Culture and Art Management at Kyung Hee Cyber University alongside fellow Exo members of Suho, Baekhyun, and Kai.[7]
Career
2012–14: Career beginnings
Chanyeol became the last Exo member to be officially introduced to the public on February 23, 2012. The group official debuted on April 8, 2012 with the extended play Mama. In April 2012, he made a guest appearance in Girls' Generation-TTS's music video for their debut single "Twinkle". In October 2013, Chanyeol joined the cast of SBS's reality TV show Law of the Jungle during its filming in Micronesia.[8] He also composed and recorded an original sountrack titled "Last Hunter" for the show.
In 2014, Chanyeol wrote the rap for the Korean version of the track "Run" from Exo's second extended play Overdose and was featured in labelmates Henry and Zhou Mi's debut albums. In May 2014, he became a regular cast member of the first season of SBS's reality TV show Roommate. He left the show in September 2014 due to schedule conflicts.[9]
2015–present: Acting and songwriting
In April 2015, Chanyeol made his big screen debut with a supporting role in the South Korean film Salut d'Amour, which starred Park Geun-hyung and Youn Yuh-jung. He later starred as the male lead alongside actress Moon Ga-young and fellow Exo members in the web-drama Exo Next Door.[10] In June 2015, Chanyeol, along with fellow Exo members Chen and Lay, co-wrote the Korean version of the track "Promise" from the re-released edition Love Me Right of Exo's second studio album.[11] He later wrote the rap for "Lightsaber", Exo's promotional single for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which was subsequently included in their third extended play Sing for You.
In April 2016, Chanyeol wrote and performed the rap for the song "Confession" from Yesung's debut extended play.[12] In Exo's third studio album Ex'Act, which was released in May 2016, he co-wrote the lyrics for the track "Heaven".[13] In June 2016, Chanyeol starred as the male lead alongside actresses Yuan Shanshan and Seohyun in the South Korean-Chinese film So I Married an Anti-fan. He and Yuan Shanshan also recorded a duet titled "I Hate You" as the theme song for the movie.[14][15]
In September 2016, Chanyeol began filming for the upcoming MBC television series, Missing Nine.[16] In October 2016, Chanyeol and American R&B singer Tinashe were featured in American hip hop group Far East Movement and American electronic musician Marshmello's song "Freal Luv".[17][18][19] In December 2016, Chanyeol and South Korean singer Punch collaborated on an original soundtrack titled "Stay With Me" for tvN's TV series Guardian: The Lonely and Great God.[20]
Discography
Songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (DL) |
Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR Gaon [21] |
CHN | US World [23] | ||||
| As lead artist | ||||||
| "Delight" | 2014 | — | — | — |
|
Exology Chapter 1: The Lost Planet |
| Collaborations | ||||||
| "If We Love Again" (with Chen) |
2016 | 38 | — | — |
|
Two Yoo Project Sugar Man Part 32 |
| As featured artist | ||||||
| "Bad Girl" (Henry featuring Chanyeol) |
2014 | 75 | — | — |
|
Fantastic |
| "Rewind" (Zhou Mi featuring Chanyeol) |
— | — | 5 | N/A | Rewind | |
| "Don't Make Money" (Heize featuring Chanyeol) |
2015 | 43 | — | — |
|
Unpretty Rapstar 2 Semi-final Part 1 |
| "Confession" (Yesung featuring Chanyeol) |
2016 | — | — | — | N/A | Here I Am |
| "Freal Luv" (Far East Movement and Marshmello featuring Chanyeol and Tinashe) |
6 | — | — |
|
Identity | |
| Soundtrack appearances | ||||||
| "Last Hunter" | 2016 | — | — | — | N/A | |
| "I Hate You" (with Yuan Shanshan) |
— | 11 | — | N/A | So I Married an Anti-fan OST | |
| "Stay With Me" (with Punch) |
TBA | Guardian: The Lonely and Great God OST | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||||
Songwriting and Composing credits
| Year | Album | Artist | Song | Lyrics | Music | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credited | With | Credited | With | ||||
| 2014 | Exo-K | "Run" | Rap | — | No | — | |
| 2015 | Chanyeol | "Last Hunter" | Yes | — | Yes | — | |
| — | "Who I Am" | Yes | — | Yes | — | ||
| — | "Young Street" | Yes | — | Yes | — | ||
| Heize ft. Chanyeol | "Don't Make Money" | Rap | — | No | — | ||
| Exo | "Promise" (Korean version) | Yes | Chen & Lay | No | — | ||
| "Lightsaber" | Rap | — | No | — | |||
| 2016 | — | Chanyeol | "You Are" | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| Yesung | "Confession" | Rap | — | No | — | ||
| Exo | "Heaven" (Korean version) | Yes | Min Yeon-jae | No | — | ||
| "Heaven" (Chinese version) | Yes | Min Yeon-jae, Wang Jung-un | No | — | |||
| Far East Movement and Marshmello ft. Chanyeol & Tinashe | "Freal Luv" | Yes | Kevin Nishimura, J. Roh, Virman Coquia, C. Comstock, Tinashe, William Phillips | Yes | Kevin Nishimura, J. Roh, Virman Coquia, C. Comstock, Tinashe, William Phillips | ||
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Salut d'Amour | Min-sung | Supporting role |
| 2016 | So I Married An Anti-fan | Hoo Joon | Lead role |
Television dramas
| Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | High Kick! | KBS2 | High school student | Cameo; episode 71 |
| 2012 | To The Beautiful You | SBS | Himself | Cameo; episode 2 |
| 2013 | Royal Villa | jTBC | ||
| 2015 | Exo Next Door | Naver TV Cast | Chanyeol | Lead role |
| 2017 | Missing Nine | MBC | Lee Yeol | Supporting role |
Television shows
| Year | Title | Network | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Idol Star Athletics Championships | MBC | Competitors | Team A: Chanyeol, Baekhyun, Sehun, Tao, Luhan and Suho |
| Challenge 1000 Songs | SBS | Guest | with Chen and D.O. | |
| Hello Counselor | KBS | Ep. 131 with Kris and Suho | ||
| Infinity Challenge | MBC | Special Guest | Ep. 345 | |
| Immortal Songs 2 | KBS | Guest | Ep. 114 with Baekhyun, Chen, Suho and Luhan | |
| Mamma Mia | Ep. 21 | |||
| Star Face-Off | SBS | with Lay, Chen and D.O. | ||
| Law of the Jungle | Ep.90-94 | |||
| 2014 | Roommate | Main cast | Season 1 | |
| 2015 | Star Golden Bell | KBS | Guest | New Year Special |
| Dating Alone | JTBC | Virtual lover | Ep. 11 and 12 | |
| Hello Counselor | KBS | Guest | with Chen and Baekhyun | |
| Guerilla Date | with Xiumin, Lay, Sehun, Chen and Kai | |||
| Infinity Challenge | MBC | Special guest | Ep. 424 | |
| Same Bed Different Dreams | SBS | |||
| The Return of Superman | KBS | Guest | with Baekhyun | |
| Law of the Jungle | SBS | Ep. 175 - 177 | ||
| Unpretty Rapstar | Mnet | Season 2 Ep. 9 - Heize ft. Chanyeol | ||
| Grade One Freshman | Hunan | Ep. 9 | ||
| You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook | KBS2 | Ep. 277 with Exo | ||
| 2016 | Fantastic Duo | SBS | Ep. 3 & 4 with Baekhyun, D.O., Suho, Xiumin and Chen | |
| The Visible SM | V App | Ep. 1-4 with Chen and Sehun | ||
| Two Yoo Project Sugar Man | JTBC | Ep. 32 with Chen | ||
| Happy Together | KBS | Ep. 456 with Chen and Suho | ||
| Cool Kiz on the Block 阳光艺体能 | HBTV | with Baekhyun, Suho, Xiumin, Chen and D.O. |
Radio shows
| Year | Title | Role | Station | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Sukira Kiss the Radio | Guest | KBS Cool FM | with Lay, Baekhyun, Chen and D.O. |
| Cultwo Show | SBS Power FM | with Lay, Suho, Kris, Kai, D.O., Xiumin and Baekhyun | ||
| Shim Shim Tapa | Special DJ | MBC Standard FM | with Xiumin | |
| 2014 | K.Will's Youngstreet | Guest | SBS Power FM | with Chen |
| Sukira Kiss the Radio | KBS Cool FM | with D.O. and Sehun | ||
| 2015 | Cultwo Show | SBS Power FM | Suho, Sehun, Chen, Kai, D.O., Xiumin and Baekhyun | |
| Jonghyun's Bluenight Radio | MBC Standard FM | with Suho and Chen | ||
| Lee Guk-joo's Youngstreet | SBS Power FM | with Chen and Kai | ||
| Old School Radio Show | with Kai and Suho | |||
| Choi Hwa-jung's Power Time Radio | with Sehun and Chen | |||
| Park Myeong-su's Radio Show | KBS Cool FM |
Hosting
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Date(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Music Bank | Special MC | KBS | June 7, 2013 | with Baekhyun |
| July 12, 2013 | with D.O. | ||||
| M!Countdown | Mnet | August 1, 2013 | with Sulli | ||
| Music Bank | KBS | August 23, 2013
September 6, 2013 |
with Baekhyun | ||
| Show! Music Core | MBC | October 5, 2013 | |||
| 2014 | Music Bank in Mexico | KBS | November 12, 2014 | with Doojoon and Sungkyu | |
| 2015 | Show! Music Core | MBC | May 2, 2015 | with Hyeri & Choa | |
| 2016 | April 16, 2016 | with Zico | |||
| June 18, 2016 | with Jooheon |
Music video appearances
| Year | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "HaHaHa Song" | TVXQ |
| 2010 | "Genie" (Japanese version) | Girls' Generation |
| 2012 | "Twinkle" | Girls' Generation-TTS |
| 2013 | "1-4-3 (I Love You)" (Acoustic version) | Henry Lau |
| "You Don't Know Love" | K.Will | |
| 2014 | "Hope" (remake) | H.O.T |
| 2015 | "Can You Feel It?" | Donghae & Eunhyuk |
| "12:25 (Wish List)" | f(x) | |
| 2016 | "I Hate You" | Chanyeol & Yuan Shanshan |
| "Freal Luv" | Far East Movement and Marshmello ft. Chanyeol & Tinashe | |
| "Stay With Me" | Chanyeol & Punch |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 51st Baeksang Arts Awards | Most Popular Actor (Film) | Salut d'Amour | Nominated |
| 8th Korea Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Exo Next Door | Won | |
| Hallyu Star Award | Won | |||
| 2016 | 16th Top Chinese Music Awards[29] | Most Popular Foreign Idol | N/A | Won |
References
- ↑ Hwang Hyo-jin (May 1, 2012). "EXO-K: My name is 찬열, 백현" [EXO-K: My name is Chanyeol, Baekhyun]. TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- ↑ http://www.soompi.com/2016/04/05/sister-of-exos-chanyeol-selected-as-new-ytn-anchor/
- ↑ "11 Things You Never Knew About EXO's Talented Musician Chanyeol". Koreaboo. 2015-12-07. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
- ↑ "[V Report Plus] EXO pick favorite songs". kpopherald.koreaherald.com. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- ↑ Apps, Amino. "Get To Know EXO's Chanyeol💕💕💕". aminoapps.com. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- ↑ "EXO-K's Chanyeol likes to smile". Newsen (in Korean). 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
- ↑ deedeegii. "EXO's Suho, Chanyeol, and Baekhyun Revealed to Be Enrolled in Cyber College". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
- ↑ "EXO's Chanyeol shares his excitement about joining 'Laws of the Jungle'". allkpop. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
- ↑ "EXO's Chanyeol to Leave "Roommate" Due to Scheduling Conflicts". lovelymorning. 2014-09-11.
- ↑ "EXO's Chanyeol to Make Acting Debut With New Movie, Jang Joo Shop". 2014-09-21.
- ↑ "EXO Reveals More Details on New Repackaged Album Ahead of Release". Soompi. June 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Yesung shares a photo of Chanyeol recording for 'Confession'". allkpop. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- ↑ Jo Hyun-joo (June 7, 2016). "'글로벌 대세' 엑소, 이번에도 가요계 평정 예고". Tenasia (in Korean). Retrieved June 7, 2016.
- ↑ jun2yng (2016-06-19). "EXO's Chanyeol To Sing Theme Song For His Film "So I Married An Anti-Fan"". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- ↑ "Chanyeol and Yuan Shanshan are perfect in pink on the cover of China's 'Femina'". allkpop. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ↑ Kim Jin-seok (September 21, 2016). "찬열·이선빈, '미씽9' 일부 교체에도 출연 확정". Sports Daily (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-10-06.
- ↑ jun2yng (2016-09-21). "EXO's Chanyeol Collaborating With Far East Movement For Release Next Month". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
- ↑ "엑소 찬열, 美힙합그룹 '파 이스트 무브먼트'와 콜라보". Retrieved 2016-09-21.
- ↑ "Far East Movement Brings Together Tinashe, Marshmello & EXO's Chanyeol for 'Freal Luv'". Fuse. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
- ↑ "엑소 찬열, tvN '도깨비' OST 첫 주자로 출격". Aju News (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-12-01.
- ↑ "Gaon Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean).
- ↑ "China V Chart". Billboard.
- ↑ "World Digital Songs : Page 1". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
- ↑ 2015년 01주차 Download Chart [1st Week of 2015 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ↑ "Gaon Download Chart, Week 22 - 2016". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ↑ "Gaon Download Chart - Week 30".
- ↑ Cumulative sales for "Don't Make Money":
- "Gaon Download Chart, November 1-7, 2015 (see #52)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- "Gaon Download Chart, November 8-14, 2015 (see #31)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ↑ Cumulative sales for "Freal Luv":
- "Gaon Download Chart - Week 42". gaonchart.co.kr. Gaon Chart. 2016-10-20.
- "Gaon Download Chart - Week 43". gaonchart.co.kr. Gaon Chart. 2016-10-27.
- ↑ "EXO, Kangta, and Lee Soo Man take home awards at the '16th Top Chinese Music Awards' + NCT U debuts in China | allkpop.com". www.allkpop.com. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
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