Byun Baek-hyun
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Byun Baek-hyun (Hangul: 변백현; Hanja:卞白贤; born May 6, 1992) is a South Korean singer, dancer, actor, and TV presenter. He is best known solely by his first name Baekhyun. As a member of the boy band Exo, his role is to dance and sing the most important parts of the songs.
Byun Baek-hyun | |
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 Baekhyun in 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Baekhyun |
| Born | May 6, 1992 Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | SM Entertainment |
| Website | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 변백현 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Byeon Baek-hyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pyŏn Paekhyŏn |
Biography
changeByun Baek-hyun was born in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province on May 6, 1992. He has an older brother named Baek-beom. Baek-beom is seven years older than Baek-hyun.
Byun began training to be a singer at age 11. He had been influenced by Rain—another K-pop idol who was most popular in the 2000s.[1] He attended Jungwon High School in Bucheon. He was the lead singer of a band called Coma (상태 상태) there. Coma once won at a local music festival. Kim Hyun-woo (from a rock band called DickPunks) eventually gave the young Byun piano lessons.[2]
Byun also had interests outside music. He was a martial artist as a teenager and obtained a black belt in Hapkido.[3]
Baekhyun was discovered by an agent of S.M. Entertainment when he was practicing his admission exams for the Seoul Institute of Arts. He then joined the company under the S.M. Casting System in 2011.[4]
He and his bandmates Chanyeol and Suho attended Kyung Hee Cyber University. Byun took online classes at the Culture and Arts Department of Business Administration.[5]
Career
change2012–2015: Debut and early career
changeBaekhyun was the last member to join Exo. He was the ninth member of the group to be revealed on January 30, 2012.[6]
In February 2014, Baekhyun and Suho became regular hosts for Inkigayo — a music show that airs on SBS TV.[7] They left the program in November to focus on Exo's comeback.[8] In July, Baekhyun ventured into musical theater. He was cast the lead role of Don Lockwood in Singin' in the Rain. The South Korean production that he was in was done by SM C&C.[9]
In April 2015, Baekhyun released its first song solo since its debut titled "Beautiful" like the soundtrack of the drama EXO Next Door. The song became the first soundtrack of a web drama that was within the best positions of several musical lists.[10] In May 2015, Baekhyun was announced that it would be the protagonist of the action film Dokgo alongside actor Yeo Jin-goo.[11] However, the film's production was announced to be canceled in January 2016.[12] In December 2015, Baekhyun paid a tribute to the late South Korean singer Kim Hyun-sik performing his song "Like Rain Like Music" on SBS Gayo Daejeon's end-of-year music program. The recording of a song performed by Baekhyun was digitally published.[13]
2016–present: Acting roles and Exo-CBX
changeIn January 2016, Baekhyun and Suzy of Miss A performed a duet entitled "Dream". The song quickly reached the best position in the music charts[14] after it positioned itself in the first place of Gaon Digital Chart.[15] "Dream" also won five times the first place in Music Bank and Inkigayo. In April 2016, Baekhyun received a YinYueTai V-Chart award for being the Most Popular Singer in South Korea. In May 2016, Baekhyun and South Korean singer K.Will released a duet titled "The Day" as part of SM Station.[16]
In August 2016, Baekhyun made his acting debut on the small screen in the historical drama Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo, a South Korean adaptation of the Chinese novel Bu Bu Jing Xin. For his performance in the drama, received a prize like New Star in 2016 SBS Drama Awards.[17] He also collaborated with his labelmates Chen and Xiumin on a soundtrack titled "For You" for the drama.[18] In October 2016, along with Chen and Xiumin, Baekhyun became a member of the first official EXO unit, EXO-CBX. His debut was on October 31 with the release of the extended play Hey Mama!.[19] In November 2016, Baekhyun began to participate S.M. Entertainment's League of Legends tournament "2016 S.M. Super Celeb League", where he and his labelmate, Heechul, played with professional players and fans from China and South Korea.[20]
In February 2017, Baekhyun and Soyou of Sistar released a duet titled "Rain" The song peaked at number one on several music charts and achieved an achievement known as "all-kill", making it the first artist of S.M. to achieve an "all-kill" in 2016 and 2017 with "Dream" and "Rain", respectively. In April 2017, Baekhyun released a single titled "Take You Home" for the second season of SM Station.[21] The song was positioned in the twelve position of Gaon Digital Chart.
Discography
changeSingles
change| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Sales (DL) |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR Gaon [22] |
US World [23] | ||||
| As lead artist | |||||
| "My Turn to Cry" | 2014 | — | — |
|
Exology Chapter 1: The Lost Planet |
| "Like Rain, Like Music" | 2015 | 40 | — |
|
2015 Gayo Daejun Limited Edition |
| "Take You Home" | 2017 | 12 | 5 |
|
Non-album single |
| Collaborations | |||||
| "The Day We Met" (as a part of I Am Korea) | 2015 | — | — | — | Charity singles |
| "One Dream One Korea" (with various artists) | — | — | — | ||
| "Dream" (with Suzy) | 2016 | 1 | 3 | Non-album single | |
| "The Day" (with K.Will) | 8 | 21 |
|
S.M. Station Season 1 | |
| "Rain" (with Soyou) | 2017 | 2 | — |
|
Non-album single |
| Soundtrack appearances | |||||
| "Dear My Family" (as part of SM Town) | 2012 | — | — | — | I AM. OST |
| "Beautiful" | 2015 | 7 | 10 |
|
Exo Next Door OST |
| "For You" (with Chen & Xiumin) | 2016 | 5 | 9 |
|
Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo OST |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||
Notes
Filmography
changeDramas
change| Title | Year | Network | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To the Beautiful You | 2012 | SBS | Himself | Cameo; episode 2 |
| Exo Next Door | 2015 | Naver TV Cast | Baekhyun | Main role |
| Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo | 2016 | SBS | Wang Eun | Supporting role |
Television shows
change| Title | Year | Network | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inkigayo | 2014 | KBS | Co-host |
Music videos
change| Title | Year | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| "Dear My Family" (as part of SM Town) | 2012 | [33] |
| "Beautiful" | 2015 | [34] |
| "Dream" (with Suzy) | 2016 | [35] |
| "The Day" (with K.Will) | [36] | |
| "Take You Home" | 2017 | [37] |
| Guest appearances | ||
| "Twinkle" (Girls' Generation-TTS) | 2012 | [38] |
| "Dance with D.O.C" (remake; DJ DOC) | 2014 | [39] |
| "Sound of Your Heart" (SM Town and Steve Barakatt) | 2016 | [40] |
Theatre
change| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singin' in the Rain | 2014 | Don Lockwood | Main role |
Awards and nominations
change| Year | Awards | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4th YinYueTai V-Chart Awards | Most Popular Singer (South Korea) | — | Won |
| 1st Asia Artist Awards | Popularity Award (Actor) | Won | ||
| Best Rookie Award | Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo | Nominated[41] | ||
| 8th Melon Music Awards | Best R&B/Soul with Suzy | Won | ||
| Song of the Year with Suzy | Nominated | |||
| 18th Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Collaboration with Suzy | Won | ||
| HotelsCombined – Song of the Year with Suzy | Nominated | |||
| SBS Drama Awards | New Star Award | Won | ||
| 2017 | 31st Golden Disk Awards | Digital Bonsang with Suzy | Won | |
| Asian Choice Popularity Award with Suzy | Nominated | |||
| 6th Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards | Artist of the Year (Digital) – January with Suzy | Nominated | ||
| 2017 | 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards | Most Popular Actor (TV) | Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo | Nominated |
Music programs
change| Year | Date | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | January 15 | Dream (with Suzy) |
| January 22 |
| Year | Date | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | January 17 | Dream (with Suzy) |
| January 24 | ||
| January 30 |
References
change- ↑ "#Baekhyun Full Interview". ELLE Korea (in Korean). October 19, 2015. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ↑ "EXO's Baekhyun Learned How to Seduce Women from DickPunk's Hyun Woo". Mnet. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ↑ "EXO's BaekHyun demonstrates his black belt hapkido kicks". Allkpop. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ↑ "EXO-K 메인보컬 백현 "아이라인 이제 자제 하려고요"(인터뷰)". Newzen. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
- ↑ "EXO's SuHo, ChanYeol, and BaekHyun Revealed to Be Enrolled in Cyber College". Soompi. Archived from the original on June 12, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
- ↑ "SM新团Exo首支单曲《What Is Love》MV曝光" [S.M.'s new band Exo releases first single What Is Love]. Sina.com (in Chinese). 2012-01-30. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
- ↑ "EXO's Suho and Baekhyun + actress Lee Yu Bi chosen as new MCs for 'Inkigayo'". allkpop. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
- ↑ "EXO's Suho and Baekhyun Bid Farewell to "Inkigayo," Thank Viewers for the Experience". Soompi. Archived from the original on 2018-08-04. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
- ↑ "Baekhyun, Kyuhyun, Sunny, and Jay Officially Announced as Leads for "Singin' in the Rain"". Soompi. Archived from the original on 2014-12-24. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
- ↑ "Baekhyun's "Beautiful" Becomes First Web Drama OST to Top Charts". Soompi. Archived from the original on 2015-12-15. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
- ↑ "EXO's Baekhyun and Yeo Jin Goo Confirmed to Star in New Action Film". Soompi. Archived from the original on 2018-08-04. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
- ↑ "짬툰 측 "여진구·백현 '독고' 영화출연 아냐" 번복 사과". mydaily.co.kr (in Korean). 2016-01-07. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
- ↑ "엑소 백현, 짙은 감성으로 '비와 음악처럼' 재해석 [SBS 가요대전]". Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-01-01.
- ↑ "Baekhyun and Suzy's 'Dream' slays real-time charts with an all-kill!". allkpop. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
- ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart - Week 2 2016". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ↑ "케이윌X백현, 'The Day' 오늘 밤 음원+뮤비 전격 공개" (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-04-17.
- ↑ "Winners of 2016 SAF SBS Awards". Soompi. 2016-12-31. Archived from the original on 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
- ↑ kminjungee (2016-08-24). "Watch: EXO's Chen, Baekhyun, And Xiumin Sing Of Devoted Love For "Scarlet Heart: Goryeo"". Soompi. Archived from the original on 2018-06-16. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
- ↑ SMTOWN_EN. "[Vyrl] SMTOWN_EN : #EXO's first unit #EXO-CBX 1st mini album 'Hey Mama!' drops Oct 31, 0A". Archived from the original on 2019-10-28. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ↑ "'김희철-백현' 참여! 팬과 함께 하는 중국 LoL 이벤트전". inven.co.kr. November 3, 2016.
- ↑ "백현, SM스테이션 두번째 주자…2년만의 솔로곡 '바래다줄게'". Xsports Newslanguage=ko. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
- ↑ Gaon Weekly Digital Chart
- "Beautiful". April 25, 2015.
- "Like Rain, Like Music". Gaon Digital Chart. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- "Dream". Gaon Digital Chart. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- "The Day". Gaon Digital Chart. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- "For You". Gaon Digital Chart. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- "Take You Home". Gaon Digital Chart. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
- ↑ "World Digital Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2016-05-07. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- "Dream". Billboard charts. Archived from the original on 2016-02-05. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- "The Day". Billboard charts. Archived from the original on 2016-10-31. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ↑ "1st Week of 2015 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ↑ "Gaon Download Chart, Week 1 - 2016". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ↑ Cumulative sales for "Take You Home":
- "Gaon Download Chart - April, 2017 (See #18)". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
- ↑ "Download Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ↑ "Album Chart – 2016" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ↑ "Gaon Download Chart - First half of 2016 (see #186)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ↑ Cumulative sales for "Rain":
- "Gaon Download Chart - February, 2017". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- "Gaon Download Chart - March, 2017". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
- "Gaon Download Chart - April, 2017". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
- ↑ Cumulative sales of "Beautiful":
- "Gaon Download Chart - April 2015 (see #34)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- "Gaon Download Chart - Mei 2015 (see #53)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ↑ Cumulative sales for "For You":
- "Gaon Download Chart - August, 2016". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- "Gaon Download Chart - September, 2016". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- "Gaon Download Chart - October, 2016". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- "Gaon Download Chart - November, 2016". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
- ↑ SMTOWN (2012-04-24), I AM. OST_Dear My Family_Music Video, retrieved 2017-04-22
- ↑ SMTOWN (2015-04-27), 백현 BAEKHYUN_두근거려 (Beautiful) (From Drama 'EXO NEXT DOOR') Music Video, retrieved 2017-04-22
- ↑ MYSTIC Ent. (2016-01-06), [MV] 수지(Suzy), 백현(BAEKHYUN) - Dream, retrieved 2017-04-22
- ↑ SMTOWN (2016-05-12), [STATION] 케이윌 X 백현_The Day_Music Video, retrieved 2017-04-22
- ↑ SMTOWN (2017-04-14), [STATION] BAEKHYUN 백현_바래다줄게 (Take You Home)_Music Video, retrieved 2017-04-22
- ↑ SMTOWN (2012-04-30), GIRLS' GENERATION-TTS_TWINKLE_Music Video, retrieved 2017-04-22
- ↑ Mnet K-POP (2014-09-26), Mnet [EXO 902014] 엑소 백현이 재해석한 'DJ DOC- DOC와 춤을' 뮤비/EXO BAEK HYUN's 'Dance With DOC' M/V Remake, retrieved 2017-04-22
- ↑ SMTOWN (2016-12-29), [STATION] SMTOWN X Steve Barakatt_너의 목소리 (Sound of Your Heart)_Music Video, retrieved 2017-04-22
- ↑ [2016AAA]나나·류준열, 드라마 부문 男女 신인상 (in Korean). November 16, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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