Suho

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Suho

Suho in October 2016
Born Kim Jun-myeon
(1991-05-22) May 22, 1991
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actor
Religion Buddhism

Musical career

Genres K-pop
Years active 2012–present
Labels S.M. Entertainment
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul 김준면
Hanja 金俊勉
Revised Romanization Gim Jun-myeon
McCune–Reischauer Kim Chun-myŏn
Stage name
Hangul 수호
Hanja 守護
Revised Romanization Suho

Kim Jun-myeon (born May 22, 1991), better known by his stage name Suho (meaning "guardian" in Korean), is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a member and the leader of the South Korean boy group EXO and its sub-unit EXO-K.

Early life

Suho was born in Seoul, South Korea, on May 22, 1991.[1] During his youth, Suho was the class president of his elementary school and the vice-chairman of his school's student body. He was also the vice-chairman of his junior high school; however, he dropped his position after being cast by S.M. Entertainment.

In 2009, Suho began attending Korea National University of Arts, however, he withdrew from it in 2011 and continued his education at Kyung Hee Cyber University along with fellow Exo members Chanyeol and Baekhyun. There he took classes for the Culture and Arts Department of Business Administration.[2] Suho revealed on the KBS travel show Fluttering India and on Vapp that he is a Buddhist.[3]

Career

Pre-debut

Suho became a trainee through S.M. Entertainment's Casting System in 2006 when he was 16 years old, after being discovered on the streets by an S.M. casting manager. In 2007, he was cast as an extra in the Super Junior film Attack on the Pin-Up Boys. In 2008, he made a brief appearance in TVXQ's music video, "HaHaHa Song".

2012–14: Debut with EXO and solo activities

Main article: Exo (band)

Suho was officially introduced as the tenth member of Exo on February 15, 2012. The group official debuted on April 8, 2012.

In 2013, Suho joined the voice cast as the main character Bernard for the Korean dub of the animated movie, Saving Santa.[4] He also recorded the movie's original soundtrack of the same name.[5]

In February 2014, Suho became a regular host for the SBS weekly music show Inkigayo alongside fellow Exo member Baekhyun, ZE:A member Kwanghee and actress Lee Yu-bi. Suho and Baekhyun left the position in November 2014 in order to focus on the release of Exo's second studio album.

2015–present: Acting roles

In January 2015, he starred in S.M. Entertainment's hologram musical, School OZ, playing the character of Hans alongside labelmates Changmin, Key, Luna, Xiumin and Seulgi.[6] On January 29, 2015, Suho was confirmed to star in KBS's variety show, Fluttering India, along with Infinite's Sungkyu, CNBLUE's Jonghyun, Super Junior's Kyuhyun, TVXQ's Changmin, and SHINee's Minho, where they explored the country.[7] In May 2015, Suho began filming for the indie movie One Way Trip. The movie was displayed at the 20th Busan International Film Festival which was held from October 1 to October 10, 2015. Tickets for the movie were sold out in 15 minutes.[8]

In February 2016, Suho made a guest appearance in the music video of Jo Kwon's solo debut song "Crossroad".[9] In April 2016, Suho was announced to be starring in the upcoming web drama How Are You Bread. The series is scheduled to be released in Korea and China during the second half of 2016.[10][11] In June 2016, Suho collaborated with Leeteuk, Kassy and songwriter Cho Young Soo in a song titled "My Hero", as part of S.M. Entertainment's music project Station.[12] In July 2016, Suho and fellow Exo member Chen released a duet titled "Beautiful Accident" as the soundtrack for the Chinese movie of the same name.[13] In August, 2016, it was confirmed that Suho will be starring in MBC drama special The Universe's Star, written by the writer of Splash Splash Love. Filming will begin in September, 2016.[14]

Discography

Main article: Exo discography

Songs

Title Year Peak charts
position		 Sales
(DL)		 Album
KOR
Gaon
[15]		 CHN
V Chart
[16]
As lead artist
"Beautiful" 2014 75 — Exology Chapter 1: The Lost Planet
Collaborations
"My Hero"
(with Leeteuk, Kassy & Cho Yeong-su)		 2016 177 — N/A Non-album single
Soundtrack appearances
"Saving Santa"
(with Eun-ji)		 2013 — — N/A Saving Santa OST
"Beautiful Accident"
(with Chen)		 2016 — 4 N/A Beautiful Accident OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Attack on the Pin-Up Boys Extra Dancer cameo
2013 Saving Santa Bernard (voice) Korean dub; lead role
2016 One Way Trip Sang-Woo Lead role

Dramas

Year Title Network Role Notes
2012 To the Beautiful You SBS Himself Cameo
2014 Prime Minister and I KBS2 Han Tae-woong Cameo; episodes 10-12
2015 Exo Next Door Naver TV Cast Suho Recurring; Fictional version of himself
2016 How Are You Bread Naver TV Cast Han Do-woo Lead role
2017 The Universe's Star MBC Woo-joo Lead role

Television shows

Year Title Network Role Notes
2013 Idol Star Athletics Championships MBC Competitor
Star King SBS Guest Episode 323, 324 and 326
Hello Counselor KBS Episode 131
Immortal Songs 2 KBS Episode 114
Beatles Code 2 Mnet
Idol Star Athletics Championships MBC Competitor
Three Turns MBC Guest with Baekhyun
We Got Married MBC Episode 32 with Kai visiting Taemin & Naeun couple
Show Champion MBC Music Guest host
2014 Inkigayo SBS Regular host
2015 Idol Star Athletics Championships MBC Guest
Fluttering India KBS Main cast
Problematic Men TVN Guest Episode 10
King of Mask Singer MBC
Star King SBS
Showbiz Korea Arirang
What's The Deal, Mom? MBC Episode 2
2016 Fantastic Duo SBS Guest Ep. 3 & 4 with Baekhyun, D.O., Chanyeol, Xiumin and Chen
Duet Song Festival MBC Contestant Episode 10
Happy Together KBS Guest with Chanyeol and Chen
Cool Kiz On The Block 阳光艺体能 HBTV with Baekhyun, Chanyeol, Xiumin, Chen and D.O.
Idol Chef King MBC Contestant with Baekhyun
The Return of Superman KBS Cameo with Chen and Xiumin

Radio shows

Year Title Role Network Notes
2013 SoundK Guest Arirang Radio with Baekhyun, Kris and Chen
Shim Shim Tapa MBC Standard FM with D.O.
Cultwo Show SBS Power FM with Lay, Baekhyun, Kris, Chanyeol, D.O., Xiumin and Kai
Sukira Kiss the Radio Special DJ KBS Cool FM with Kai
Younha's Starry Night Guest MBC Standard FM with Chanyeol
2015 Cultwo Show SBS Power FM with Baekhyun, Sehun, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O., Xiumin and Kai
Jonghyun's Bluenight Radio MBC Standard FM with Chen and Chanyeol
Shim Shim Tapa Special DJ MBC Standard FM with D.O.
Sukira Kiss the Radio KBS Cool FM
2016 Cultwo Show Guest SBS Power FM with Ji Soo and Kim Hee-chan

Hosting

Title Role Network Date(s) Notes
M! Countdown Special MC Mnet 4/12/2012 with Kai
Inkigayo Main MC SBS 2/2/2014 – 9/11/2014 with Baekhyun - Ep. 756-795
M! Countdown Special MC Mnet 4/6/2015
Inkigayo SBS 12/6/2016 with Baekhyun - Ep. 868

Music videos appearances

Year Title Artist
2008 "HaHaHa Song" TVXQ
2014 "To Mother" (remake) G.O.D.
"Saving Santa" Suho & Eunji
2015 "12:25 (Wish List)" f(x)
2016 "Crosswalk" Jo Kwon
"My Hero" Suho, Leeteuk & Kassy
"Beautiful Accident" Suho & Chen
"The One" EXO-CBX

Theater

Year Title Role Notes
2015 School OZ Hans Main role

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2016 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards Most Popular Actor (Film) One Way Trip Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Hwang Hyo-jin (2012-05-02). "EXO-K: My name is 수호, 디오" [EXO-K: My name is Suho, D.O.]. TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-07-04.
  2. ↑ "EXO's Suho, Chanyeol, and Baekhyun Revealed to Be Enrolled in Cyber College". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  3. ↑ "KPOP NEWS - EXO′s Suho Reveals His Religion on ′Naver V Live′ | Mwave". mwave.interest.me. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
  4. ↑ "Shin Dong Yup, EXO's Suho, and A Pink's Eunji reportedly dubbing for animation film 'Saving Santa' | allkpop.com". www.allkpop.com. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  5. ↑ "EXO's Suho Sings about Hopes and Dreams for Animated Film "Saving Santa"". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  6. ↑ "S.M. Entertainment to launch first hologram musical 'School OZ' starring Changmin, Key, Suho, Xiumin, Luna, and Seulgi". www.allkpop.com. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  7. ↑ http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20150410000715
  8. ↑ "'One Way Trip' sells out tickets in 15 minutes for '2015 BIFF' world premiere". Kpop Fighting!. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  9. ↑ harmonicar. "EXO's Suho to Star in Jo Kwon's Upcoming Music Video". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  10. ↑ "엑소 수호 멜로드라마 '하와유브레드' 출연 확정". m.entertain.naver.com. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  11. ↑ kminjungee. "EXO's Suho (Kim Jun Myeon) Confirmed for Main Role in New Web Drama". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  12. ↑ ilmare42 (2016-06-28). "Watch: Super Junior's Leeteuk, EXO's Suho, Kassy, And More Team Up For Next SM STATION Track". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  13. ↑ Bae Mun-ju (July 8, 2016). "엑소 수호·첸, 中 영화 OST 공개..귀호강 타임". Star News (in Korean). Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  14. ↑ choralee (2016-08-16). "EXO's Suho To Star In New Drama By "Splash Splash Love" PD". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  15. ↑ Peak positions on Gaon Digital Chart:
  16. ↑ Peak positions on Billboard China V Chart:
  17. ↑ "Gaon Download Chart - Week 1, 2015". Gaon Chart. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
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