Byun Baek-hyun (born May 6, 1992), better known mononymously as
Baekhyun, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and actor. Baekhyun
began training under SM Entertainment in 2011. A few months later, he
made his debut in 2012 as a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy
group Exo, its sub-group Exo-K and later on its sub-unit Exo-CBX. He
is also the leader of South Korean supergroup SuperM.Following the
release of several albums and extended plays with Exo, Baekhyun
pursued a solo career in 2019, releasing his first extended play, City
Lights. The EP was a commercial success, selling more than
half-a-million copies in 2019, and becoming the best-selling album by
a solo artist of the 2010s in South Korea. City Lights was followed by
his second EP, Delight (2020), that garnered sales of over 1 million
copies, becoming first album by a solo artist in South Korea to do so
in 19 years. He has been labeled as the "Genius Idol".Baekhyun was
born on May 6, 1992 in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. He has
a brother named Baek-beom who is seven years older than him. Baekhyun
began training to be a singer when he was 11 years old, influenced by
South Korean singer Rain. He attended Jungwon High School in Bucheon,
where he was the lead singer in a band called Honsusangtae (lit.
"coma") and won a local music festival. He received piano lessons from
Kim Hyun-woo, member of South Korean rock band DickPunks. In addition
to musical activities, Baekhyun trained as a martial artist in his
youth and has a dan 3 black belt in Hapkido.
Baekhyun, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and actor. Baekhyun
began training under SM Entertainment in 2011. A few months later, he
made his debut in 2012 as a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy
group Exo, its sub-group Exo-K and later on its sub-unit Exo-CBX. He
is also the leader of South Korean supergroup SuperM.Following the
release of several albums and extended plays with Exo, Baekhyun
pursued a solo career in 2019, releasing his first extended play, City
Lights. The EP was a commercial success, selling more than
half-a-million copies in 2019, and becoming the best-selling album by
a solo artist of the 2010s in South Korea. City Lights was followed by
his second EP, Delight (2020), that garnered sales of over 1 million
copies, becoming first album by a solo artist in South Korea to do so
in 19 years. He has been labeled as the "Genius Idol".Baekhyun was
born on May 6, 1992 in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. He has
a brother named Baek-beom who is seven years older than him. Baekhyun
began training to be a singer when he was 11 years old, influenced by
South Korean singer Rain. He attended Jungwon High School in Bucheon,
where he was the lead singer in a band called Honsusangtae (lit.
"coma") and won a local music festival. He received piano lessons from
Kim Hyun-woo, member of South Korean rock band DickPunks. In addition
to musical activities, Baekhyun trained as a martial artist in his
youth and has a dan 3 black belt in Hapkido.
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