members of EXO-K

Members

EXO-K

Suho (Korean: 수호) is the leader^[13] of EXO-K. He was born Kim Joon-myun (Korean: 김준면; Hanja: 金俊綿) on May 22, 1991 in Seoul, South Korea, and is the first EXO member to become an S.M. Entertainment trainee. He joined the company after auditioning for the S.M. Casting System, a talent audition held by the company annually. In 2008, Suho made a brief appearance in TVXQ's music video, "HaHaHa Song" along with EXO-K's Kai and Chanyeol. Suho was formally introduced as a member on February 15, 2012.

Kai (Korean: 카이) was born Kim Jong-in (Korean: 김종인; Hanja: 金鐘仁) on January 14, 1994 in Seoul, South Korea. He was cast into S.M. Entertainment after winning in the company's Youth Best Contest in 2007. Prior to joining S.M. Entertainment, Kai was trained in ballet and jazz dance. In 2008, he made a brief appearance in TVXQ's music video, "HaHaHa Song" along with EXO-K's Suho and Chanyeol. Kai was the first of the twelve members to be formally introduced through teaser trailers; his teaser was released on December 24, 2011.^[24] Kai appeared in twelve more trailers in the next three months, and performed with EXO-M's Lu Han, Tao, and Chen on SBS's Gayo Daejun event on December 29, 2011.

Sehun (Korean: 세훈) was born Oh Se-hun (Korean: 오세훈; Hanja: 吳世勛) on April 12, 1994 in Seoul, South Korea. In 2008, he was cast into S.M. Entertainment through the S.M. Casting System. Sehun was formally introduced as a member on January 10, 2012.

Baekhyun (Korean: 백현) was born Byun Baek-hyun (Korean: 변백현; Hanja: 卞白賢) on May 6, 1992 in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. He was cast into S.M. Entertainment through the S.M. Casting System in 2011. Baekhyun was formally introduced as a member on January 30, 2012

D.O. (Korean: 디오) was born Do Kyung-soo (Korean: 도경수; Hanja: 度慶洙) on January 12, 1993 in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. He was cast into S.M. Entertainment through the S.M. Casting System in 2010. D.O. was formally introduced as a member on January 30, 2012

Chanyeol (Korean: 찬열) was born Park Chan-yeol (Korean: 박찬열; Hanja: 朴燦烈) on November 27, 1992 in Seoul, South Korea, and attended the Hyundai Chungun High School in Dong-gu, Ulsan. Prior to joining S.M. Entertainment, Chanyeol won second place in a televised modeling contest.^[27] He was cast into S.M. Entertainment through the S.M. Casting System in 2008, and made a brief appearance in TVXQ's music video, "HaHaHa Song" that same year. In 2010, Chanyeol starred in the music video of Girls' Generation Japanese single, "Genie." Chanyeol was the last member to be formally introduced, on February 23, 2012