Suho is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor. He is the leader and lead vocalist of one of the biggest boy bands in South Korea, Exo. Exo-Ls (Exo fans) affectionately call him “Bunny”.
Wiki/Biography
Suho was born on Wednesday, May 22, 1991 as Kim Jun-myeon (Age 29; same as 2019) lives in Seoul, South Korea. His star sign is Gemini.
Suho in his childhood
He attended Seoul Yunjung Elementary School, Seoul Whimoon High School, and Seoul Gaepo High School. He studied drama at the Korea National University of Arts but dropped out in 2011. He received a bachelor’s degree in business administration for culture and arts from Kyung Hee Cyber University in Seoul. He received a master’s degree in cultural management from Inha University in Icheon, Korea.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 8″
Eye color: Black
Hair color: Black (dyed copper, blonde, red, silver, light brown, light blonde, etc.)
Family and Race
Suho was born into a Buddhist family and is a Buddhist. Suho’s father, Kim Young-ha, is a professor of IT financial management at Soonchunhyang University in Seoul and a politician. His father also served as the director of the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs.
Suho’s Father
His mother’s name is Choi Tae-ryeon and he has an older brother named Kim Dong-gyu.
Suho and his brothers
Profession
Agency: SM Entertainment
As a member of EXO
At the age of 16, he was spotted by a casting director at SM Entertainment and passed the company’s audition to join SM Entertainment as a trainee. Suho was the first member of EXO to join SM Entertainment. Suho trained at SM for six and a half years before being selected as the tenth member of EXO. Initially, EXO (which had 12 members at the time) was divided into two groups, Exo-K and Exo-M, with the former responsible for promoting their album in Korea and the latter in China. Suho was a member of Exo-K. EXO (both K and M) debuted on January 30, 2012 with the single “What Is Love”; followed by the release of the EP “Mama”. The group made its debut on April 8, 2012 with the song “Mama”.
The band released their debut studio album “XOXO” in 2013.
The song “Growl” from the album became an immediate hit in Korea, Japan, and China.
The band continued to promote themselves as Exo-K and Exo-M until three of its members, Luhan, Kris, and Tao, left the band due to some issues with SM Entertainment, turning the band into a nine-member group. The band has many hit EPs and albums such as XOXO (2013), Overdose (2014), Exodus (2015), Ex’Act (2016), The War (2017), Don’t Mess Up My Tempo (2018), Obsession (2019), and Countdown (2020). The band also has many hit songs such as Growl, Overdose, Call Me Baby, Monster, Lotto, Ko Ko Bop, Power, Tempo, Love Shot, and Obsession. In 2015, Exo made its debut in Japan with the single “Love Me Right ~Romantic Universe~”. The band had Japanese singles such as “Coming Over,” “Electric Kiss,” “Drop That,” “TacTix,” “Run This,” and “Birds.”
Personal career
In 2007, Suho appeared as an extra in the film Attack of the Poster Boys. In 2013, he voiced the character “Bernard” in the Korean dubbed version of the animated film Saving Santa. He made his debut as “Sang Woo” in the film One Way Trip (2016).
One Way Trip (2016)
He also played the lead role in the films Middle School Girl A (2018) and The Gift (2019). Suho made cameo appearances in the Korean dramas To the Beautiful You (2012) and The Prime Minister and I (2014). He made his debut as “Suho”, a fictional version of himself, in the web drama Exo Next Door (2015).
“Cosmic Star” (2017), “Rich Man” (2018), and “Is Bread Okay?” (2020) are some of the popular Korean dramas he has starred in. Suho and EXO’s Xiumin appeared in the documentary “Korea from Above” (2017), in which they narrated an entire documentary about South Korea. He has also hosted the SBS Inkigayo show. He has also acted in dramas. In 2015, he made his debut in the drama world with the drama “School Oz”, in which he played the leading role. He also played the leading role in the dramas “The Last Kiss” (2017) and “The Man Who Smiles” (2018 and 2020). He released his first solo EP “Self-Portrait” in 2020.
Self-Portrait (2020)
Awards, achievements and honors (as an EXO member)
- 2019 K-Pop Boy Group BreakTudo Awards
- 2019 Korea Tourism Star (South Korean Government)
- 2018 Mnet Asian Music Awards Guinness World Record for Most Grand Prizes
- 2017 Prime Minister’s Commendation (South Korean Government)
EXO receives Prime Minister’s Commendation
- Received the commendation from the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Korean government in 2014
- 2014 World Music Award for the World’s Best-selling Korean Artist
- 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards Best Korean Artist
Gaon Chart Music Awards
- 2016 “Exodus” won Album of the Year (First Quarter of the Awards)
Exo wins Gaon Chart Music Award
- Album of the Year (Grand Prize – Second Quarter): 2015 “Overdose”, 2016 “Love Me Right”, 2017 “Ex’act”
- Album of the Year (Grand Prize – Third Quarter): 2014 “XOXO”, 2017 “Lotto”
- Album of the Year (Grand Prize-Q3): Miracle in December (2014), Singing for You (2016), Don’t Mess Up My Beat (2018), Obsessed (2020)
Golden Disc Award
- 2013 Newcomer Award (Exo-K)
Exo’s acceptance speech at the Golden Disc Awards
- Recordings of 2014 albums “XOXO”, “Overdose”, 2016 album “Exodus” and 2017 album “Ex’Act”
- The albums of 2014 album “XOXO”, 2014 album “Overdose”, 2016 album “Exodus”, 2017 album “Ex’Act”, 2018 album “The War” and 2019 album “Don’t Mess Up My Tempo”
Melon Music Awards
- 2014 Song of the Year (Grand Prize) “Growl”
Exo gave their acceptance speech at the Melon Music Awards
- 2015 “Exodus” won the Best Album of the Year (Grand Prize)
- Artist of the Year 2016 and 2017 (Grand Prize)
Mnet Asian Music Awards
- Best Asian Newcomer 2012
Exo appeared at the Mnet Asian Music Awards
- 2014 Artist Award
- Album of the Year: 2013’s “XOXO”, 2014’s “Overdose”, 2015’s “Exodus”, 2016’s “Ex’Act”, 2017’s “War”
- Best Male Group in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016
Seoul Music Awards
- 2013 Newcomer Award
Exo gives acceptance speech at the Seoul Music Awards
- 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020
- 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 Grand Prize
Japan Gold Disc Awards
- 2016 Asian Newcomer of the Year
- Top 3 Newcomers of 2016
Top Chinese Music Awards Ceremony
- Best Overseas Group in 2016
- The most popular overseas group in 2016
SBS Gayo Daejeon
- Best Overdose Albums of 2014
Note: In addition to the above awards, EXO has also won other awards and nominations.
Awards and achievements (as a solo artist)
- 2019 7th Yegreen Musical Awards Popularity Award (Actor) “The Man Who Laughs”
- 2019 Asian Culture Awards Best Newcomer Award for “The Man Who Laughs”
- 13th DIMF Awards – DIMF PR Ambassador 2019
Suho wins DIMF award
- 2019 JIMFF Annual Discovery Award – Best Actor for “Junior High School Girl A”
- The 4th Macau International Film Festival and Awards Ceremony – 2019 Certificate of Appreciation
sign
Suho’s Signature
dispute
In 2018, he got into trouble after he made the comment “This is weird. People will think I’m mentally ill” during Sehun’s Instagram Live when Sehun invited Suho to take a photo with him. After the incident, some fans expressed their disappointment on their Twitter and YouTube accounts, saying that he should be careful with his words and hurt fans with mental illnesses. They also posted the trending hashtag #엑소_수호_비하발언_사과해, which means “Exo’s Suho apologizes for your discriminatory remarks.”
Favorite things
- Painter: Vincent Van Gogh
- Travel destination: Paris, Italy
Facts/Trivia
- He enjoys traveling, watching Netflix, and playing sports like basketball and golf.
- Suho is also a lyricist, with “SH2O” as his lyricist.
- He was given the title of “Meet the Parents Free Pass Type”, which means that when you first meet your fiancée’s parents, they will immediately call you “our son-in-law” as soon as they see you. In an interview, he said that he received this title together with BTS’s Jin and Shinee’s Minho, and liked it the most.
- During his school days, he was nicknamed “Yumjin-ah”, which means “son of my mother’s friend”. This word is Korean and is used to describe male students who are successful in their studies and admired by others. During his school days, Suho was one of the top 10 students in his class and had very good academic performance. During his school days, he liked literature and Korean.
Suho in his school days
- Once, his junior high school dance department held a dance competition at the Olympic Park in Seoul, and he served as a spectator. He was spotted by the staff of SM Entertainment and recommended to join the company. In his senior year of high school, he auditioned for SM Entertainment and was selected.
- In 2015, he appeared as “himself” in the show “Exciting India” (2015). The show featured some of the biggest names in the K-pop industry as journalists who explored various places in Mumbai. The show was aired on KBS channel.
Suho in Fluttering India (2015)
- EXO was listed in Forbes Korea’s Most Influential Celebrity List from 2014 to 2019.
- His Instagram profile mentions “Su Hwak Haeng” which means “Guaranteed happiness from the small/trivial things.” Suho believes in the concept of “Su Hwak Haeng.”
- Suho revealed in an interview that he only drinks five times a year.
- His album “Self-Portrait” contains five of his portraits. Suho also drew a self-portrait that became a trending topic on Twitter.
Suho’s Self-Portrait
- At one point he had the names of all seven members of Exo and Exo-L tattooed on his back. At another point he also had Exo tattooed on the side of his neck. Interestingly, both tattoos were temporary.
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