Suho | |
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Born | Kim Jun-myeon May 22, 1991 Seoul, South Korea |
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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 |
Signature | |
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Kim Jun-myeon (born EXO and its sub-unit EXO-K.
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 groupContents
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 that he is a Buddhist.
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
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.[3] He also recorded the movie's original soundtrack of the same name.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]
In February 2016, Suho made a guest appearance in the music video of Jo Kwon's solo debut song "Crossroad".[8] 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.[9][10] 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.[11] 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.[12] 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.[13]
Discography
Songs
As lead artist
Year | Title | Peak charts position |
Sales (DL) |
Album | |
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KOR Gaon |
CHN Baidu |
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2014 | "Beautiful" | 75 | — |
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Exology Chapter 1: The Lost Planet |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Collaborations
Year | Title | Peak charts position |
Sales
(DL) |
Album | |
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KOR Gaon |
CHN Baidu |
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2016 | "My Hero" (with Leeteuk, Kassy & Cho Yeong-su) |
177 | — | N/A | Non-album single |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Soundtrack appearances
Year | Title | Peak charts position |
Sales
(DL) |
Album | ||
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KOR Gaon |
CHN Baidu |
CHN | ||||
2013 | "Saving Santa" (with Eun-ji) |
— | — | — | N/A | Saving Santa OST |
2016 | "Beautiful Accident" (with Chen) |
— | — | 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 |
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2013 | Saving Santa | Bernard (voice) | Korean dub; lead role |
2016 | One Way Trip | Sang-Woo | Lead role |
Dramas
Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes |
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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 |
The Universe's Star | MBC | Lead role |
Television shows
Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes |
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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 | ||
We Got Married | MBC | Guest | Episode 32 | |
Show Champion | MBC Music | Guest host | ||
2014 | Inkigayo | SBS | Regular host | |
2015 | Idol Star Athletics Championships | MBC | Guest | |
Fluttering India | KBS | Main cast | ||
M! Countdown | Mnet | Guest host | ||
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 | ||
You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook | KBS2 | Guest with EXO members | Episode 277 | |
2016 | Entertainment Weekly | KBS | Guest | |
Fantastic Duo | SBS | Episodes 3 and 4 | ||
Duet Song Festival | MBC | Episode 10 | ||
Happy Together | KBS | with Chanyeol and Chen | ||
Cool Kiz On The Block 阳光艺体能 | with Baekhyun, Chanyeol, Xiumin, Chen and D.O. |
Music videos appearances
Year | Title | Artist |
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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 |
Theater
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | School OZ | Hans | Main role |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2016 | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Most Popular Actor (Film) | One Way Trip | Nominated |
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "EXO's Suho, Chanyeol, and Baekhyun Revealed to Be Enrolled in Cyber College". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "EXO's Suho Sings about Hopes and Dreams for Animated Film "Saving Santa"". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ^ "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.
- ^ http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20150410000715
- ^ "'One Way Trip' sells out tickets in 15 minutes for '2015 BIFF' world premiere". Kpop Fighting!. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ^ harmonicar. "EXO's Suho to Star in Jo Kwon's Upcoming Music Video". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
- ^ "엑소 수호 멜로드라마 '하와유브레드' 출연 확정". m.entertain.naver.com. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
- ^ kminjungee. "EXO's Suho (Kim Jun Myeon) Confirmed for Main Role in New Web Drama". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Bae Mun-ju (July 8, 2016). "엑소 수호·첸, 中 영화 OST 공개..귀호강 타임". Star News (in Korean). Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ^ choralee (2016-08-16). "EXO's Suho To Star In New Drama By "Splash Splash Love" PD". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-08-16.