EXO-M Member Profile

1. KRIS

Kris is the leader of EXO-M. He is also the main rapper of the group. He is a father-figure to all of the members of EXO, and they are obedient and attentive when he speaks. He cooks for the members of EXO-M, buys them medicine when they’re sick, and lets them borrow his things. He is considered the “laziest” member of EXO because he likes to sleep 8 hours a day and he is always the last one to wake up. He is considered the “good guy” of EXO.

Biography:

• Stage Name: Kris
• Real Name: Li Jiaheng, Wu Yi Fan, Kevin Li, Kevin Wu
• Nickname: Ben Ben, Dduizhang, Cowboy, Male God, Krisus, Captain Kris, Emperor Wu, Dragon Wu, Angry Bird, Krisala
• Position: Leader of EXO-M, Main rapper, sub-vocalist
• Born: November 6^th, 1990
• Astrological Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
• Personality: Cool, serious, lazy, warm-hearted, observant, child-like at times, father-figure to the other members, personality of a leader.
• Family: N/A
• Height: 187cm or 6 feet 1 inches
• Weight: 73kg or 161lbs
• Blood Type: O
• Education: N/A
• Super Power (Badge): Flight (Dragon)
• Habit: Sleep talks in 4 different languages (Korean, Mandarin, Cantonese, and English)Favorites:
  • Favorite Foods: Likes to eat all types of food, especially home cooked meals from his mother
  • Favorite Ice Cream Flavors: Vanilla and especially Green Tea.
  • Favorite Hobbies: Reading, dancing, singing, writing lyrics, exercising, watching movies, sleeping, playing African drums, “acting cool”, playing basketball, performing magic tricks and many more.
  • Favorite Music: Rap, hip-hop, dance, dance-pop, R&B
  • Favorite Dramas: tvN’s I Need Romance, and KBS’s IRIS
  • Favorite Super Hero: Superman
  • Favorite place to go: Meat tripe restaurant near SM Entertainment
  • Favorite Fashion Style: Casual, European, American, Formal wear
  • Favorite Variety Shows: Shows with challenging games or sports.
  • Favorite Actors: Tony Leung Chiu and Takeshi Kaneshiro
  Celebrities:
• Role Models: TVXQ’s Yunho and Super Junior’s Siwon.
• Celebrities they’re close with: Super Junior’s Henry.Fun Facts:
• His citizenship is in Canada.
• He was cast into SM Entertainment through the SM Global Audition held in Vancouver, Canada in 2007.
• He trained from 2007-2012 before officially debuting as an EXO member on February 17^th, 2012.
• He can fluently speak 4 languages: Korean, Cantonese, Mandarin, and English.
• He likes tomatoes and peaches.
• He drinks coca-cola every single day (he loves it).
• His ideal type is a girl who is kind, is good at cooking, filial, likes to take care of others, and looks like an angel/fairy. He’s a firm believer in destiny (soulmates meeting).
• He likes to break dance.
• He shares a room with Xiumin and Luhan in Korea, and rooms with Chen in China.
• He is the laziest member in EXO-M.
• He takes the longest to get ready, according to Tao.
• In his defense, he takes so long to get ready because he’s always the last to wake up.
• He is called the King of Fashion in EXO-M. The members ask him for fashion advice.
• EXO-M says that he is the most articulate member in the group, and that someday he can be a good host.
• During his first year as a trainee, he was very home-sick. He would cry all the time when calling his family back home. Sometimes he would avoid their calls because he felt that he would miss them even more and end up quitting on his dreams.
• The members of EXO-M say that the more mature girls prefer Kris to them.
• Kris cooks for his fellow members, buys them medicine when they’re sick, and would take care of them like a good father would.
• Kris was originally supposed to be in EXO-K, but because of SM Entertainment’s big stake in the Chinese market, they felt that it would be better to place him as the leader of EXO-M.
• Kris was worried about being the leader of EXO-M. He was unsure whether he’d be a good leader.
• Kris is very close with EXO-M’s Lay because they had known each other for 4 years and Lay was the first Chinese person he had met when he joined SM Entertainment.
• He applies face products for 15-30 minutes before going to sleep.
• While Lay is on the computer, Kris would rub face produccts on him for about 15-30 minutes.
• Kris takes a long time to style his hair in the morning. When Tao asks him to hurry, Kris takes another 5-10 minutes.
• Despite caring so much about his appearance and face products, Kris does not know how to apply his own makeup.
• Kris sleeps for 8 hours a day because beauty sleep is important.
• He also drinks a lot of water because it’s good for his skin.
• He likes dark recording rooms.
• Kris and Lay are a dynamic duo when it comes to making music. Kris likes to write the lyrics while Lay likes to compose the songs.
• Kris is afraid of Manager Kyun. His manager is most strict on him because he is the leader.
• At airports, Kris is always seen carrying a black bag. The black bag was the last birthday present given to him by his father and it holds sentimental value to him. He has owned the bag for 5 years.
• People say that Kris looks cold and dangerous. The EXO members say that when you really know him, he is very warm-hearted and caring. They say that many people think he’s dangerous because he’s “too handsome”.
• Kris is good at cooking crab roe fried egg, enoki mushroom and sausage fried eggs, and black bean noodles mixed with raw eggs.
• He enjoys games that are exciting and nerve-wrecking.
• Luhan taught Kris how to solve a Rubik’s cube, but he forgot.
• He would let the members of EXO-M take anything of his, except a book that he is reading or his laptop (he needs his laptop to play games and watch his dramas/movies).
• He reads all of his fan letters, but he has to read them slowly because he is still working on his Korean.
• He feels best after he washes his face and brushes his teeth.
• He believes that a man who works hard is cool.
• His iPhone wallpaper is a picture of himself.
• He knows the habits of all his fellow EXO members.
• He is the member that everyone else goes to when they need to talk about this issues.
• Kris’s mother recorded a video of her cheering for his debut. When he watched it, he cried uncontrollably.
• In the future, Kris would like to try out singing.
• Kris’s nickname, Krisala, was given to him because like a Koala, he sleeps a lot.
• He has a alpaca plushie named Ace. A fan gave it to him, and he has developed a strange attachment to it. He calls it the 13^th member of EXO.
• He once took Ace away from his fellow EXO-M members because they “were teaching him bad words”.
• He has a Borneo Scorpion tattoo on his upper left arm.
• He likes reading books that are about self-improvement.
• He’s very social and can talk to almost anyone.
• The trainees and the members of EXO think of him as a big brother.
• He never had plastic surgery. To prove that he didn’t, he uploaded a picture from his childhood on his Weibo.
• Fans say he looks much better in person than on camera.
• While he may look tough, he is actually innocent, obedient, and naïve.

2. LUHAN 

Luhan is one of the main vocalists in EXO-M. He is considered the face of the group, and he is one of the most popular members. He originally auditioned to be part of JYP, but he failed, which is great for all of us because he successfully gained entrance into SM Entertainment. He is a very easy-going person, making it easy for him to make friends. He’s very close with a number of EXO members, most notably EXO-K’s Sehun and EXO-M’s Lay.

Biography:

• Stage Name: Luhan
• Real Name: Lu Han
• Nickname: Marilyn Monroe, Cute Little Prince, Xia Lu, Morning Deer, Little Deer, Flower boy, Lu Lu
• Position: Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Face of the group
• Born: April 20^th, 1990
• Astrological Zodiac Sign: Taurus
• Personality: Innocent, lazy, bright, joyful, easy-going, gentle
• Family: Father, Mother, Brother (unsure whether older or younger)
• Height: 178cm or 5 feet 8 inches
• Weight: 73kg or 136lbs
• Blood Type: O
• Education: Seoul Institute of the Arts
• Super Power (Badge): Telekinesis
• Habit: Not really a habit, but one time one of the members of EXO accidentally broke his Rubik’s cube. In order to quell his anger, he kept chanting to himself, “Lu, you’re a man”.Favorites:
  • Favorite Foods: Bubble tea, foods prepared by his parents.
  • Favorite Hobbies: Playing with his Rubik’s cube, soccer, animation, art, video games, computers, water sports, racket sports, nature sports, baseball, basketball, football, all sports really, going to concerts, listening to music, singing, watching TV, and traveling.
  • Favorite Color: White
  • Favorite Music: R&B
  • Favorite Singers/Artists: SNSD, DBSK’s Yunho, H.O.T, Super Junior, WestLife, M2M, Usher, Akon, Jay Chou, JJ Lin, Lee Hom Wang, Yu Quan.
  • Favorite Cartoons/Animes: Dragon Ball, Death Note, Naruto.
  • Favorite Fashion Style: Simple and casual.
  Celebrities:
• Role Models: N/A.
• Celebrities they’re close with: f(x)’s AmberFun Facts:
• He is a huge fan of sports.
• He auditioned to join JYP Entertainment in 2008. He failed the audition and later auditioned to be part of SM Entertainment.
• In 2008, he attended Yonsei University as an exchange student.
• He joined SM Entertainment in 2008. A scouting agent approached him while he was shopping in Myeongdong.
• His parents wanted him to move back home instead of joining SM Entertainment.
• His ideal type of woman is quiet, gentle, kind, and innocent.
• He officially joined SM Entertainment through the 2010 SM Casting System.
• He is roommates with Lay in China.
• In Korea, he’s roommates with Xiumin and Kris.
• He is very easy-going. Because of his personality, he wasn’t bullied by the other trainees at SM Entertainment (Chinese trainees are usually bullied for being different).
• He prefers wearing clothes that are simple.
• He is currently majoring in Applied Music at Seoul Institute of the Arts
• He was a former ulzzang.
• He made his official debut as an EXO member on December 27^th, 2011.
• On December 29^th, 2011, he, along with Kai, Tao, and Chen performed at SBS’s Gayo Daejun.
• Luhan has zero tolerance for both smoking and alcohol.
• He is very shy in front of the camera. He was scolded by SM Entertainment once because of this.
• He is afraid of heights.
• He loves Donald Duck.
• He doesn’t like it when people touch his head.
• He didn’t realize beef could be so expensive until he began living in South Korea.
• He is very popular with the girls. Well he’s actually popular in general.
• He only knows how to cook ramen with eggs.
• He has naturally curly hair.
• He considers himself the manliest out of all the EXO-M members.
• He has this pet peeve when it comes to his bed. He doesn’t like anyone on his bed, he’ll kick them off. One time, his manager came to discuss EXO-M’s schedule for the day. The manager sat on Luhan’s bed and Luhan’s facial expression immediately became “rotten”. Then the manager started sitting really comfortable on Luhan’s bed and Luhan lowered his head, scrunching up his face even more. The manager then lifted one of his feet onto Luhan’s bed, and Luhan completely turned his head away from sight. The manager asked Luhan what was wrong, but Luhan quickly raised his head, smiled brightly, and said “Nothing, hyung!” After the manager left, Luhan changed his bed sheet

3. TAO

Tao is the maknae of EXO-M. He may seem cool, serious, and cold on the outside, but on the inside, he is actually warm-hearted, insecure, and kind. His Korean is still a bit weak, so he has to room up with EXO’s manager in order to better learn the language and how to communicate. During Korean interviews, Tao sometimes feels sulky because he isn’t able to communicate Korean well. He feels like he isn’t able to contribute effectively to the conversation. He’s is an excelled martial artist and a great rapper with the dream of becoming a world superstar.

Biography:

• Stage Name: Tao
• Real Name: Huang Zi Tao/Edison Huang
• Nickname: Peach, Kung Fu Panda, Crazy frog (by SM staff), Taozi, TaoTao, Gucci Panda
• Position: Lead Rapper, Vocalist, Maknae
• Born: May 2^nd, 1993
• Astrological Zodiac Sign: Taurus
• Personality: Conservative, sensitive, emotional, shy, sentimental, insecure at times, has a lot of aegyo, persistent in his tasks.
• Family: N/A, however he is very close to his grandparents.
• Height: 183cm or 6 feet
• Weight: 70kg or 154lbs
• Blood Type: AB
• Education: University of Hong Kong – Major was music
• Super Power (Badge): Time Control (Hourglass)
• Habit: When speaking to his fellow members, he would start off the conversation formally by calling the older members “Hyung”. However, he usually ends the conversation in an informal manner. He also has an ambiguous mood, so sometimes you can’t tell how what he’s feeling.Favorites:
  • Favorite Foods: Western food
  • Favorite Hobbies: Singing, playing basketball, exercising, martial arts, DJ’ing at parties.
  • Favorite Color: Blue
  • Favorite Music: R&B, Hip Hop.
  • Favorite Fashion Style: Simple, casual, comfortable, and anything Gucci.Fun Facts:
    • He officially joined SM Entertainment in 2010 after winning 1^st place in an SM Entertainment Global Audition held in Qingdao, China.
    • He was officially introduced as a member of EXO on December 27^th 2011.
    • During his time as a trainee, he was picked on by other trainees because he was Chinese and because he got to debut so quickly after joining SM Entertainment.
    • Tao’s first TV appearance was on SBS’s Gayo Daejun on December 29^th, 2011. He appeared alongside Kai, Luhan, and Chen.
    • His favorite animal is a black cat.
    • He’s very conservative (kept to himself and mysterious).
    • In China, his roommate is Xiumin. In Korea, his roommate is his manager (his manager thought it’d be best because Tao still needs to work on his Korean), and on the road he rooms up with Kris.
    • He won first place in many Wushu and rap competitions.
    • His ideal type is someone who is pretty, has a great personality, and has a good body.
    • He knows how to speak Mandarin, Cantonese, English, and Korean.
    • Sometimes during interviews, his mood sulks because he isn’t able to speak Korean fluently like the other members.
    • He seems serious and cold on the outside, but he is actually a warm-hearted and caring person.
    • When he’s complimented, his mood brightens up very noticeably.
    • He has practiced martial arts since the age of 8.
    • He is really close with Kris. They’re always hanging out together. Fans began creating fanfiction and photoshop pictures of the two getting intimate, to the point that Kris began getting weirded out. Because of this, the two started becoming a little distant.
    • He likes to eat snacks, like chocolate and potato chips.
    • He likes taking selcas.
    • He prefers to walk on the beach by himself.
    • He has an obsession with Gucci and with his success, you can expect him to frequent their stores.
  Celebrities:
• Role Models: Edison Chen, Jackie Chan, Kobe Bryant, Shawn Carter, MC HotDog, DBSK, Super Junior, Girls’ Generation.
• Celebrities they’re close with: f(x)’s Victoria & Amber and SHINee’s Taemin.

4. LAY 

Lay is the main dancer in EXO-M. He is an exceptional dancer, with skills comparable to EXO-K’s Kai. While he may seem cool and charismatic on stage, off-stage he is actually very humorous and playful. He is considered the cooking ‘umma’ in EXO-M, like D.O is in EXO-K. When he’s bored, he’ll start randomly cooking. He is very driven, being able to train for long hours, sometimes for almost 24 hours. He loves music, and is honing his skills in writing lyrics and composing songs. While the other members dream of becoming world stars, he dreams of becoming a producer later on in life.

Biography:

• Stage Name: Lay
• Real Name: Zhang Yi Xing
• Nickname: Xing Tuo, Xing Xing
• Position: Lead Dancer, Vocalist
• Born: October 7th, 1991
• Astrological Zodiac Sign: Libra
• Personality: Humble, easy-going, funny, hard-working, mischievous at times, forgetful.
• Family: N/A
• Height: 177cm or 5 feet 8 inches
• Weight: 60kg or 132lbs
• Blood Type: A
• Education: Hunan Normal University High School
• Super Power (Badge): Healing (Unicorn)
• Habit: He likes to sleep on the living room’s hard floors. He says that the temperature is cooler there and that sleeping in a different location allows him to dream different dreams.Favorites:
  • Favorite Foods: Tidbits, junk food, anything he cooks.
  • Favorite Hobbies: Cooking, dancing, playing piano and guitar, playing on the computer, mastering the Korean language, composing songs.
  • Favorite Color: Purple, black.
  • Favorite Music: Every music genre.
  Celebrities:
• Role Models: N/A
• Celebrities they’re close with: N/AFun Facts:
• He has lived in Korea for 4-5 years, but he still feels his grasp of the Korean language is weak.
• He loves cooking. Like D.O is the cook of EXO-K, Lay is the cook of EXO-M. If there’s nothing to do, he’ll cook.
• He loves eating  fruits.
• He’s considered an “all-rounder”. He’s great at a lot of things.
• He likes to write lyrics and compose music.
• In SHINee’s 2010 concert tour, he briefly filled in as Jonghyun’s dance replacement.
• He’s Chen’s roommate in Korea, and Luhan’s roommate in China.
• He was originally supposed to be EXO-M’s leader, but he was replaced by Kris.
• On stage, he’s strong and charismatic, but off the stage, he is humorous and playful.
• He won 3^rd place in 2005 TV Star Academy (Hunan Economics TV show).
• He can practice for a very long time. At one point, he arrived at SM Entertainment in the early morning, and didn’t live until the dawn of the next day. Sometimes he goes by with only eating one meal.
• He can spend 3 hours at the gym alone.
• His ideal type is someone who is cute and filial.
• He is a bit slow to react. An example would be if someone says a joke and everyone else is laughing, Lay would laugh about a minute later (after he understands the joke).
• In 2008, Lay was cast into SM Entertainment through one of their global audition.
• He arrived at SM the same day as Luhan. That’s how they became close.
• He used to be a local child star in China, making appearances at many variety shows.
• He was officially introduced as an EXO member on January 17^th, 2012.
• He’s very mischievous. He knows about Luhan’s weird obsession with his bed, so he tries to push Luhan’s limits.
• He wants to be a producer in the future.
• He likes Donald Duck.

5. XIUMIN 

Xiumin is one of the lead vocalists and lead dancers of EXO-M. He and Chen are the two Korean members of the group. They were chosen to be placed in EXO-M because even though they’re Korean, they both look Chinese. Xiumin was rated by his fellow EXO-M members as the strongest, funniest, and cleanest member of the group. He is known to be a prankster, and according to Luhan, he has a lot of cute/funny gestures. He is the first to wake up in the morning, and the person who cleans the most, but that’s to be expected from the oldest member of the group. While many members in EXO want to be world superstars later on in life, he wants to be an architect.

Biography:

• Stage Name: Xiumin
• Real Name: Kim Min Seok/Jin Min Shuo
• Nickname: Bao Zi (Little Bun), Lil’ Fattie, Mandoo, King of Detail,
• Position: Lead Dancer, Lead Vocalist
• Born: March 26^th, 1990
• Astrological Zodiac Sign: Aries
• Personality: Kind, very, very clean and tidy, cute, prankster, funny
• Family: N/A
• Height: 173cm or 5 feet 7 inches
• Weight: 65kg or 143lbs
• Blood Type: B
• Education: N/A
• Super Power (Badge): Frost (Snowflake)
• Habit: According to Chen, he is very clean and tidy, almost to the point of OCD. Chen calls him the “King of Detail” because he has a very specific way of sorting things.Favorites:
  • Favorite Foods: Steamed buns, kimchi soup and miso soup prepared by his parents.
  • Favorite Hobbies: Playing soccer, exercising, eating delicious food with Luhan, cleaning, organizing, shopping.
  • Favorite Color: Blue
  • Favorite Music: Ballads
  • Favorite Cartoons: Spongebob, Baby Huiy
  • Favorite Possessions: MP3 Player, Cell Phone, Computer
  • Favorite clothing style: Casual
  Celebrities:
• Role Models: Super Junior, JJ Lin
• Celebrities they’re close with: f(x)’s Amber and Super Junior’s HenryFavorites:
  • Favorite Foods: Steamed buns, kimchi soup and miso soup prepared by his parents.
  • Favorite Hobbies: Playing soccer, exercising, eating delicious food with Luhan, cleaning, organizing, shopping.
  • Favorite Color: Blue
  • Favorite Music: Ballads
  • Favorite Cartoons: Spongebob, Baby Huiy
  • Favorite Possessions: MP3 Player, Cell Phone, Computer
  • Favorite clothing style: Casual
  Celebrities:
• Role Models: Super Junior, JJ Lin
• Celebrities they’re close with: f(x)’s Amber and Super Junior’s Henry

6. CHEN 

Chen is the main vocalist of EXO-M, and quite possibly the best vocalist in all of EXO. However, despite his ability to sing, he is one of the most underrated members of EXO. Fans speculate that because he was put into EXO-M with a limited grasp of Mandarin, he wasn’t able to show off his charisma and charm like the other members, hence he was left in the shadows. Chen is one of the nicest members of EXO, which is shown through his interviews and also his interactions with fans, but despite being the friendliest, he’s still one of EXO’s biggest trolls. He likes to joke around and prank his fellow members. He is also EXO’s worst dancer, but he hopes to hone his skills in the future.

Biography:

• Stage Name: Chen
• Real Name: Kim Jong Dae/Jin Zhong Da
• Nickname: Chen Chen, Orange, Dancing Machine
• Position: Lead Vocalist
• Born: September 21^st, 1992
• Astrological Zodiac Sign: Virgo
• Personality: Kind, gentle, considerate, troll, prankster, funny, hyper, stubborn, polite, cheerful
• Family: Father, Mother, Older Brother (not sure how much older)
• Height: 173cm or 5 feet 7 inches
• Weight: 64kg or 141lbs
• Blood Type: B
• Education: N/A
• Super Power (Badge): Lightning (Scorpion)
• Habit: He sticks out his tongue whenever he laughs.

Favorites:

• Favorite Foods: Lamb Kebab, Chinese food, hotpot, steamed buns, fried cakes, fried bread twists, anything cooked at the Korean dorms. But he says that most of all, he likes his parent’s cooking the best. He misses it.
• Favorite Hobbies: Singing, playing the piano.
• Favorite Color: Orange (I assume).
• Favorite Music: R&B
• Favorite Cartoons: Donald Duck, Garfield
• Favorite Possessions: MP3 Player, Notebook
• Favorite clothing style: Casual, nothing too flashy or gaudy.

Celebrities:

• Role Models: Super Junior
• Celebrities they’re close with: Super Junior’s Kyuhyun.

Fun Facts:

• He is said to be the best singer in EXO.
• He can hit high notes very easily.
• His father is a main vocalist as well.
• His most memorable moment pre-debut was when the company threw him a birthday party.
• He wasn’t into playing video games, but after living with the members of EXO, he finds himself playing them more and more.
• He hopes to collaborate with Super Junior someday.
• He really wants to perfect Mandarin so that he can both speak to his Chinese fans, as well as make less errors while recording music.
• He’s forgetful, so he’ll have to write things down (hence why his notebook is one of his favorite possessions).
• He is one of the worst dancers in EXO, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he’s bad. He’s still an exceptional dancer, however, he knows that he has to become better.
• A fan called him “Dancing Machine” at an event, causing the other EXO members to roar with laughter. The nickname has stuck ever since.
• He says that later on, he’ll master dancing, but for now, he’ll work on perfecting his singing.
• He says that he admires Kris’s handsomeness, but he especially admires Tao’s ongoing humbleness. He likes how if Tao doesn’t understand something, he won’t hesitate to ask for help.
• He is the friendliest member at fansign events. He is very conversational, and treats fans, especially noona fans, very well. He laughs at all of his fan’s jokes, no matter if they’re bad.
• He treats his fans very well. At an airport, a fan accidentally dropped her phone after someone bumped into her. Chen told all of the fans to be careful and watch their steps. He went over to pick up the phone and return it to the fan.
• He is considered the troll of the group, always messing with the other members.
• Even though he seems quiet in some interviews, he’s actually very hyper, especially when he’s gets to speak Korean instead of Mandarin.
• He’s very close with Xiumin, and they’re seen almost always side-by-side.
• He rooms up with Lay in Korea, and Kris in China.
• He was born in Canada.
• He debuted at the 2011 SBS Gayo Daejun alongside Luhan, Tao, and Kai.
• He believes he’s the best vocalist in EXO (which is true).
• He has very prominent cheek bones that the other members are jealous of.
• However, despite having a great singing voice and good cheekbones, he says that his main charm is his beautiful legs. He especially likes his small feet (not joking).
• He says that he’s stubborn and likes to get what he wants.
• He doesn’t like people touching his ears.
• His dream is to become the world’s best singer.
• While he likes being complimented on his voice, he especially lights up when people compliment him on his looks, which ironically doesn’t happen very often.
• He is very considerate. Once when Lay injured his back during dance practice, Chen brought him to the hospital.
• He also rushed over to Xiumin on a variety show when Xiumin injured himself.
• Chen is becoming better at Mandarin, and at some points during interviews, he can respond to the MC’s questions before the translator gets a chance to do their job.
• It’s unknown how fluent he is in English, however, after watching a few interviews… it’s not that he isn’t fluent in English, because there definitely is a foreign accent when he speaks, but at the same time, his English sounds awesome. How is this possible? He makes it possible.
• He is one of the most underrated members of EXO, alongside Xiumin.
• He joined SM Entertainment in 2011 after being scouted out by an agent.
• Before joining SM Entertainment, he was auditioning for a music conservatory.
• He always dreamed about becoming a singer.
• Before debuting, his parents was against him becoming a singer, but when they learned that it was SM Entertainment who offered him the opportunity, they became supportive.
• He wasn’t a trainee for very long. He made his debut a little before a year after joining SM.
• His ideal type is a woman who is like a noona. Someone that will be able to take care of him