EXO Member Profile

EXO

EXO is a South Korean and Chinese boy band produced

by S.M. Entertainment. EXO was formed in 2011 in

Seoul the capital city of South Korea.

EXO has 12 member that are separated in two

subgroup, EXO-K (Korean) and EXO-M (Mandarin)

EXO – KMember

SUHO( 수호 )

Name :Kim Joon Myun (김준면 )Birthday : May 22, 1991Height :173 cmPosition: Leader, Lead Vocalist of EXO-KBlood type : AB

Facts about Suho• He likes to go to Han River• He attended Korea National University of Art & ranked in the

top50 of the 400 students in the school at Seoul Gangnam.• Suho has a brother who went to Sogang University, another

prominent school that’s actually ranked first in the nation. • Stage name: “SUHO” which means “Guardian”• Suho likes his eyes.• Suho likes Funk Rock music.• He likes acting and golf.• Suho likes Americano coffee.• Suho’s first kiss was with his pet iguana.• Suho once spent the night at a sauna because he and his

brother fought.

Facts about Suho• Minho SHInee mention Suho name in Lucifer album, he said

“Junmyeon who I care about. Do you know that I really care about you? Treat me well~!”

• As the leader Suho likes to treat the member• He dreamt of being a singer in elementary school. He started

chasing his dream when he was about to enter university. • He has the longest training period of 7 years.• According to the members, Suho is in charge of the

seriousness, high class, exemplary, leading model and magnanimity of the team.

• His role model is Super Junior and DBSK.• There are 3 rooms In the dorm Su Ho shares the room with Se

Hun

Facts about Suho• He was mentioned by Super Junior's Kyuhyun in "Mr. Simple"

album • He's close with JongHyun, Minho, Taemin (SHINee) and Super

Junior's Leeteuk, Donghae and KyuHyun • Fashion style: dandy style • His motto is ‘Know Yourself’• His favorite number is 8• His favorite color are violet and gold • He has a dog name ‘Byul’ that mean Star• He is the ‘Appa’ of EXO K• Fans given him a nickname “ESUHORT” because Suho could

be a good leader and protect the member

BAEKHYUN ( 백현 )Name : Byun Baek Hyun ( 변백현 )Birthday : May 6, 1992Position: Main VocalistHeight : 174cmBlood type : O

Facts about Baekhyun• Baekhyun admits that following cameras on stage is hard.• Baekhyun feels so nervous on stage that sometimes his legs

are almost trembling. • Baekhyun tried to use less eye-liner.• When he was in high school, Baekhyun often made a cute

expression so his friends would laugh• In their dorm, Baekhyun have the closest relationships with

Chanyeol and D.O. • Baekhyun thinks that Tao is a really warm and nice person• “Our dream is to becoming the rookie of the year. We will

be working really hard to achieve that dream.” – Baekhyun• Baekhyun said that Suho should take care of his health well

because he’s important for the other members.

Facts about Baekhyun• Baekhyun wants to be the icon of the group, just like Key to

SHINee• Kai said that it is so hard for Baekhyun to stay still. He is

always moving.• Baekhyun wants to try every kind of CF, and testing his

acting skill. • Baekhyun: I really hate cucumbers, if theres a cucumber on

the table, I cant eat because I cant stand the smell.• Baekhyun said his mum would pack for him whenever she

misses him. He suggests that she should open a shop because her cooking is really good.

Facts about Baekhyun• Baekhyun is the type that can’t contain curiosity• To Baekhyun SNSD is reliable reinforcements that takes

care of EXO well • Baekhyun said he want to be 12 years old again, because

during that time he ate a lot, to grow taller, but in the end he didn’t really grow any taller, and he was convinced that because he ate too much, so the body sank as its too heavy, so he didn’t grow taller.

• Baekhyun is the youngest in the family, and he have a 7 years age gap with his brother so he act like the daughter, and his mam thinks it’s cute.

CHANYEOL (찬열 )

Name : Park Chan Yeol ( 박찬열 )Birthday :November 27, 1992Height :185 cmPosition: RapperBlood type : A

Facts about Chanyeol• His motto: Enjoy yourself• He can play drums, guitar, bass, and djembe• He can beatbox • He joined Smart Modeling contest in 2008• Chanyeol appeared in SNSD’s Genie MV Japanese Version and

TaTiSeo’s Twinkle MV• He is a fan of Scarlett Johansson• Chanyeol admires two international musicians – Jason Mraz

and Eminem• His nickname is Happy Virus• He has a habit of following rhythm with his hand• His fashion style is street and hip hop

Facts about Chanyeol• Chanyeol's first favorite Idol group is TVXQ and his bias is U-

Know• Chanyeol and Kai appeared in TVXQ’s HaHaHa song CF, SNSD’s

Genie MV (Japanese Version), and SNSD sub-unit TaeTiSeo’s Twinkle MV (as photographer)

• His ideal woman is who likes to smile and honest• Chanyeol like Hip Hop• Chanyeol always cheering, he'll claps loudly and very happy

when talks about something funny• Chanyeol has rich family, that's why there's no negative things

about him• Chanyeol said that if he'll always protect Baekhyun cause he

felt that Baekhyun have tiny body than him

Facts about Chanyeol• His nickname Happy Virus actually given by his ex-girlfriend• Kai and Chanyeol is called "pig" by other member cause they

have huge appetite• Chanyeol thinks if dance is the difficult thing that he learn

when he was a trainer, cause he feels his body not that flexible

• Chanyeol like ‘One Peace’• Many netizen agrees if Chanyeol have beautiful smile• Chanyeol is the tallest member after Kris• Chanyeol have white cat• As a trainee, Chanyeol was one of the latest to come to

practice but one of the earliest to leave.

D.O (디오 )

Name : Do Kyung Soo (도경수 )Birthday : January 12, 1993Height : 173cmPosition: Main VocalistBlood type : A

Facts about D.O

• He shares room with Kai in their dorm.• He’s the cleanest member in EXO-K• He took up vocal lessons and such even before auditioning SM in 2010• He has interests in becoming a chef and mostly cooks for the members• He has a talent to do Beatbox• In their dorm,Baekhyun have a closed relationship with D.O and

Chanyeol• He and the rest EXO-K members volunteered at the RCY shelter to help

disabled children, playing with them and tidying up the facilities.• D.O. loves ice cream• He easy to forget everything when he nervous • He trained for 2 years

Facts about D.O• He cried when he watch anime ‘Prince of Tennis’• D.O. is obssessed with cleaning! His things are usually tidy

organized. He sorts everything as its color, brand, and type.D.O. is the fanboy of f(x).

• At the dorm, Kai would hide D.O.’s clothes and make him look for it, and D.O. would smacks Kai as a habit.

• D.O. is a little bit afraid of the dark so he usually sleeps with stuffed toys

• On Weekly Idol, D.O. chose Suho as EXO’s most handsome member but on EXO’s Show Time, he chose Baekhyun as EXO’s most handsome member. Chen said D.O. nags almost about everything and that he usually punishes EXO members by hitting them with his fist

Facts about D.O• He is nicknamed “White Rich” because of his round eyes and

his eyes has a lot of white in them• He is called “Umma” of EXO-K because he often do the

cooking and cleaning the rooms of the member• He is envy with Sehun's tall body• He almost reject SM's invitation to join their company

because D.O doesn't know what is SM Entertainment.• EXO D.O., he is better known as the cold and the most quiet

boy.• He said he really wanted to learn how to make his eyes stop

poppings out• He was a really quiet student back to his high school days,

because he didn't want his friends to know that he is a trainee SM.

KAIName : Kim Jong In

( 김종인 )Birthday : January 14,

1994Height : 182 cm

Blood type : A

Facts about Kai• His motto: "...I'd rather bend then break..."• His favorite colors: Black, Red, Sky Blue• His favorite movie: Pirates Of The Caribbean• His favorite food: fried Chicken• His role model: Micheal Jackson• His personality is warmhearted and he would like to treat

everyone well, but when It comes to expressing feelings he gets awkward

• He took jazz dance lessons and ballet since the third grade• If he really has the teleportation power he want to go the

bank at night• He has two dogs. One (older) named 몽구 (Monggu) and the

second (younger) named Jjanggu.

Facts about Kai• Kai won 9th place on MBC Weekly Idol for modeling skills and

features• When Kai was young, his parents sent him off to learn the

piano and Taekwondo. But Kai quickly got bored after just one day and soon grew tired of it

• Whenever Kai is nervous, he touches a lucky bracelet that he got from his parents

• Kai enjoys sleeping a lot. Whenever they're in their van on the way to a music station, Kai always takes a little nap

• Kai is said to be the biggest eater in EXO. Once, he and his friend ate a meal for 17 people

• D.O and Kai would watch Pororo when they were trainees

Facts about Kai• Kai likes to pat on people’s shoulders. (Chinese normally

don’t like people doing that because it’s said that there are 3 flames on forehead & each side of shoulders, so it’s like putting off the flames) that’s why the Chinese members will sometimes pat him back & he will look strangely at them.When EXO-M almost had a car accident, Baekhyun and Sehun cried the most, and Kai joined them to cry.

• In private, Kai and Sehun doesn’t use honorifics with Tao.• Bestfriend with Taemin SHINee• According to Lay and Sehun: Kai and Luhan are the laziest

members of EXO.• Kai’s sister often visits their dorm with good food, but most of

them will be cleared by Chanyeol because Kai is always sleeping at that time.

SEHUN (세훈 )Name : Oh Sehun ( 오세훈 )Birthday : April 12, 1994Height : 181cmBlood type : O

Facts about Sehun

• Sehun likes chocolate flavored bubble tea.• Sehun cried while watching the sitcom “Unstoppable High Kick”.• Sehun is the most difficult member to control.• Sehun describes himself as a “white puppy”. Because Sehun is

cute and has pale skin, fans say he resembles a white puppy.• Sehun likes to use banmal (informal language) with the hyungs

in a cute way.• Sehun wants noona fans to stop calling him oppa.• Ever since he was young, he really liked Chinese action films.• Sehun does not like spicy ddukbokki.• Sehun’s first EXO teaser was “Run and Gun” (teaser #7).

Facts about Sehun

• Sehun was first scouted by SM agent when he was having lunch with his friends. He said he had to runaway for thirty minutes because he was a bit scared of the agent.

• Despite being the maknae, Sehun said there is no problem of being roommates with Suho. Suho once said that he ‘treasure’ his maknae and he doesn’t order him around too much.

• Sehun’s idol and rolemodel is BoA. He danced alongside BoA in Music Bank for her couple dance sequence during her performance of “Only One”.

• Sehun along with fellow EXO-K members Chanyeol, Kai, and Baekhyun appeared in Girls’ Generation sub-group Taetiseo music video, “Twinkle”.

Facts about Sehun• His personality is shy, but when you get to know him he's

more lively• His motto is "Let's live while doing thing's we like!“• Sehun enter SM when he is 15 years old• Sehun likes to call Luhan when Luhan in China • Besides to be a president Sehun also want to be a pilot• Sehun once choose Choi Jiwoo as his ideal type but when he

was given a question “Choi Jiwoo or Luhan?” he answered “Luhan”

• His favorite number are 3, 5, and 7• Sehun cannot stand Chanyeol’s lchildish behaviour• Sehun likes to collect baseball caps

EXO-MMember

Xiumin( 시우민 )

Name :Kim Min Seok (김민석 )Stage Name: Xiu MinBirthday :March 26, 1990Nickname: BaoziHeight :173 cmSkills: Sing, dance, taekwondo, excellent movement skills and fencingPosition: Lead VocalistBlood type : B

Facts about Xiumin• He is the oldest member in EXO. • In 2008, he won 2nd place in SM Entertainment’s Everysing Contest. • The song he sang at the Everysing Contest was “Emerald Castle –

Step”. • He knows Taekwondo and Fencing. • He says that his special talent is shouting. • Kris says that Xiumin’s true strength is being approachable and

understanding. Kris says that Xiumin is very helpful in taking care of the Korean members.

• Kris would be the member of EXO-M that he would like to date, because Kris is tall and manly.

• He has a lot of fan boys in China because they think he’s cute, handsome, and manly.

• He was mentioned in f(x)’s Pinocchio’s “Thanks To” by Amber.• He doesn’t like it when people touch his face.

Facts about Xiumin• He is the strongest member in EXO. He could defeat all the

member when hand wrestling .• When asked who was the funniest/the prankster of the group,

everyone pointed to Xiu Min. Lu Han and Lay said that he makes a lot of cute/funny gestures

• Xiu Min said that his mom told him not to stand next to Kris and Tao (because they make him look even shorter)

• Lu Han said that his nickname is “steamed bun” (baozi) because he has a round white face and he likes to eat buns as well

• He used to hide Tao’ wushu stick because he was afraid Tao would use it against him

• Many netizens stated that Xiu Min the male version of Sohee ‘Wonder Girls’

Facts about Xiumin

• Luhan and Xiumin used to play soccer together, but one time Xiumin pushed Luhan into the mud and Luhan has refused to play with him ever since.

• Xiumin thinks of his mother’s food a lot.• According to Xiumin, Lay is the cooking mom while he is the

cleaning mom.• Xiumin found it difficult when the company wanted the group

to diet.• Once Xiumin and Luhan finished practiced early, so they were

hiding next to the practice room entrance, wanting to scare Kris. but instead, the result was that he suddenly came out and scared Xiumin and Luhan instead.

LUHAN ( 루한 )

Name : Lu Han ( 루한 )Birthday : April 20, 1990Height : 178 cmBlood type : OPosition: Lead Vocalist, Lead dancer

Facts about Luhan• Luhan freaked out when he saw Donald Duck in Disneyland

when EXO were in LA for SMTOWN in May. He even called Donald Duck "hyung".

• Luhan’s ideal type of woman is demure and quiet.• Luhan is relatively good at video gaming.• Luhan doesn't like heights because he thinks they are

dangerous• Luhan was a popular guy in his school. It's said that everyone

knew him there.• Luhan won some trophies from him joining soccer

competitions during his school days• Luhan will talk with Lay at night to destress as they drink

black/red and green tea, respectively.

Facts about Luhan• Luhan's most favorite dish is stir-fried eggs with cucumber

that he cooked.• He has a scar on his lower lip, but only if you look closely

you'll be able to notice it.• Luhan likes popping and LA Style dancing.• Luhan is allergic to seafood• Before debut, Luhan and Block B’s Jaehyo often went to each

other houses to sleep and play game together• Sehun said that if he had a sister, he’ll let her marry Luhan• During the entire duration of Luhan’s trainee days, he only

went home once• When Luhan is still in high school, he already had his own

fanclub

Facts about Luhan• Luhan is a germaphobe, he won’t even let anyone sit on his

bed• Luhan only know how to cook ramen with eggs• A fan said that Luhan’s eye-lashes are really thick and long• Luhan's most embarassing moment was at the airport, he

crashed into the glass door because he was too immersed in a conversation with Lay and didn't see it coming.

• EXO revealed that during their trainee days, Luhan accidentally set the kitchen on fire while cooking and then he blamed it on Kris.

• Because Luhan forces Kris to watch soccer matches with him, Kris purposely annoys Luhan by supporting the opposite team.

LAY ( 레이 )Name :ZHANG YI XING ( 장이싱 )Birthday : October 7, 1991Height :179Position: Vocalist, Main DancerEducation: Hunan Normal University High SchoolHometown: Changsha, Hunan, ChinaNationality: ChineseBlood type : A

Facts about Lay• Luhan eats Lay’s snacks secretly• Sehun, Kai, Baekhyun, Chanyeol, Lay and Suho all share a long

friendship• Lay is described as “determined”, “hardworking” and “humble”. He

sacrificed a lot in his 4 years and training, his loneliness is unimaginable.

• Lay likes to create chaos in private. together with Luhan, they will make a fool out of themselves

• Lay doesn’t really like to organize his stuff. When Luhan is in a good mood, he will help Lay organize as well

• Lay will always lose when he’s playing a game with Luhan• Lay and Luhan has a pair of little bear plushie/bolster (gift from

korean fans)• Lay and Luhan will buy the same clothes

Facts about Lay• When Luhan and Lay makes noise together, the other

members of M can’t stand it• If you separate Luhan and Lay, they’re angels. Put them

together, they’re devils.• According to other EXO-M members, Lay is the most different

off-stage and on-stage• Lay once said that when a member in EXO-M is feeling sad or

tired, he would play them a song in his guitar to cheer them up.

• Luhan is the type that will voice out when he is angry unlike Lay who will keep it to himself and bottle it up till he explode.

• Once Lay hurt his waist at night practising and Chen and Luhan took him to the hospital.

Facts about Lay

• Lay learnt how to play the piano by himself. Once he heard it, he can play it directly.

• Lay worries about Xiumin. He says he is dieting too hard and he want Xiumin to be the chubby hyung he used to know.

• Lay likes to call Suho on the phone. But when Suho is about to answer it, Lay will press the 'end call' button.

• Lay's neck is sensitive to wind.• Lay said that his friends used to call him "Da Tou", when

means big head in Chinese.• Lay tries not to cry infront the other members so he would

sometimes cry by himself on his bed.• Lay would date himself if he was a girl.

KRIS ( 크리스 )Name :Wu Yi Fan ( 우판 )Stage Name: KrisEnglish Name: Kevin Li / Kevin WuBirthday :November 6, 1990Height :187 cmPosition: Rapper, LeaderHometown: Vancouver, CanadaBlood type : O

Facts about Kris• Luhan say Kris will speak when he sleep he will speak in English

Mandarin and Canto• Kris like to write lyrics• Everyone loves Kris because Kris takes care of them very well,

cooking for them and buying them medicine when sick• Kris helps the members with fashion / shopping• Kris likes the song angel in their album mama the most. He enjoys

listening to rap music too• Kris can’t say no to Tao• he enjoys reading books particularly self-improvement and

inspirational• Kris says because he misses his family and that’s the hardest part of

training

Facts about Kris• Kris likes to play basketball. He used to be the team captain of

one basketball team when he was 15 years old.• EXO Korean showcase official English subtitle was translated

by Kris• Kris said that he is someone who is not good at saying sweet

things• Kris doesn’t like to talk about his family• Kris loves singing in the dorms, Luhan always laugh at him but

Tao likes listening to him sing.• Kris said that the members actually wanted to hang a

mistletoe up in the dorm, but due to Chanyeol's fear of plant, they could not.

Facts about Kris• There is once the members were playing hide and seek and

everyone hides in their place but Kris can't find one so he decides to pretend to be an angel statue with a complete attire in the stock room and it took the members 15 minutes to look for him.

• Kris likes to hold Tao's nose.• Kris is very confident with his drawing skills even though he

can't draw very well.• When Kris is in junior high, his notebook was stolen by a girl

who likes him.• Kris often tells really lame jokes that no one wants to hear.

CHEN ( 첸 )

Name :Kim Jong Dae ( 김종대 )

Birthday : September 21, 1992

Height :173 cmPosition: Main Vocalist

Facts about Chen• Chen can sing a note higher than Luhan, therefore making him

the main vocal of EXO-M.• First revealed through the SM Orchestra section at SBS Gayo

Daejun 2011. • Joined SM in 2011 by a championship at a singing• Gives an impression of gentleness• Has a powerful voice• His specialty is singing high notes• His ideal type is like a noona, those that would take care of him• Likes to wear simple clothing • Favorite music genre: R&B• Role model: Super Junior

Facts about Chen• Chen doesn’t believe in ghost, in EXO Showtime when he

entered the Ghost House he didn’t get scared at all instead he gave hot pack to the ‘ghost’.

• Chen says his face looks old while Luhan and Xiumin's face look young.

• Chen calls himself 'Dancing Machine'.• When Chen was in 6th grade, there was a girl that he liked so

he wanted to sing a song for her. He never got the chance because she transferred school and that's how he got interested in singing.

• Chen's memory is not very good so he has to write down what he needs to do daily or he will forget it.

Facts about Chen• Kris likes to call Chen “Chen Chen” because it is more cute.

Calling him Chen feels stiff.• Chen has a phobia of public speaking.• Before debut, Chen learned Chinese for 6 Months.• Tao wishes to go to the Han River, Itaewon, and Namsan with

all 12 members together.• Chen is close to Super Junior’s Kyuhyun. Whenever Chen

practices singing, Kyuhyun always encourages and guides Chen.

• His main specialty is singing high-notes.

TAO ( 타오 )

Name : Huang Zi Tao / Edison Huang ( 황지타오 )

Birthday : May 2, 1993Height : 185 cmBlood type : AB

Nationality : Chinese.Hometown: QingDao,

Shandong, ChinaPosition: Main rapper

Facts about Tao• Tao has the most aeygo.• Even though he has a very tough first image, Tao is one of the

most sensitive member of EXO. He cries and gets scared easily. He cried in EXO Showtime Episode 10 when he go to the house of horror

• He is really close with Kris. They’re always hanging out together. Fans began creating fan fiction and Photoshop pictures of the two getting intimate, to the point that Kris began getting weirder out. Because of this, the two started becoming a little distant.

• Cried because Luhan told him a ghost story and Kris was pissed off

• Tao doesn’t want to shower alone during 2-3 AM because he gets scared so he asked other member to shower with him. Most members in EXO already showered with him except for Lay and Luhan

Facts about Tao• Whenever Tao hears Chen singing at their dorm, he feels

goose bumps running through his body• Tao loves to nag Xiumin to learn Chinese with him• The Tao is insecure and is the most sensitive. Drinks and

smokes occasionally, but not excessive, does not count as an addiction. It was slightly rebellious when I was young, because I missed the love of family.

• Tao was very scared of ghosts and when he’s scared he would burst into tears. The only one who can make him stop crying is Kris.

• Tao likes to hold hands with the members but most often with Suho, Kris and Xiumin.

• Tao doesn't know how to make someone happy, that's why Kris says he is very innocent.

Facts about Tao

• Tao loves to do yoga in the morning to train his flexibility• Tao really likes to hug the members, his roommate Xiumin is

already used to do it• When Tao was 16, he got a job at Starbucks but not to earn

money for himself, he wanted to be able to buy things for his parents.

• Tao will become interested in a girl that shows no interest towards him

• Tao loves chocolates and watermelons.

This show is to introduce us to EXO. In this show you can see various side of

each member.

Premiered on November 28, 2013 on the cable channel MBC Every 1