Byun Baekhyun is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor. He is a main vocalist in EXO, EXO-CBX, and the leader of South Korean supergroup SuperM. Baekhyun has been labeled as the "Genius Idol," and is regarded as having one of the best vocals in Kpop. His solo songs and individual albums have broken records across the world, and he has also participated in numerous acting projects and variety shows. He keeps fans entertained on his multiple social media platforms, has a very cute corgi, and is one of the only men to look good with a mullet. Please join me in celebrating EXO’s 🐶
This post is part of an effort to celebrate the accomplishments of EXO over the past 10 years and to provide tangible avenues for supporting these artists in 2022 (when they will likely be leaving SM Ent.) and beyond 🖤
Baekhyun began training to be a singer when he was 11 years old, influenced by South Korean singer Rain. In High School he was the lead singer in a band called Honsusangtae (lit. "coma") and won a local music festival. In addition to musical activities, Baekhyun trained as a martial artist in his youth and has a dan 3 black belt in Hapkido.
His first solo song, titled "Beautiful" as the soundtrack for the EXO Next Door, became the first soundtrack single from a web drama to top digital charts. “Dream,” his collab with Miss A’s Suzy, won first place five times on music show programs, sold over 1.3 million copies, and debuted at number one on the Gaon chart. His collab with Soyou entitled “Rain” reached number one on every South Korean online music chart, an achievement known as "all-kill.”
His first solo mini-album, City Lights, sold over 500,000 copies in July 2019, breaking the Gaon Chart record for the highest monthly album sales by a solo artist. The second mini-album, Delight, garnered over 732,000 pre-orders, making it the most pre-ordered album by a soloist in South Korean history. On July 1st, it was announced that the album had sold more than 1,000,000 copies, making it the first solo album in South Korea to do so since Another Days in 2001. In 2021 his self-titled Japanese debut album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan. In March that same year he released his third Korean mini-album, Bambi, which replaced Delight as the most pre-ordered album by a solo artist in South Korea at over 833.000 copies. It debuted atop the Gaon Album Chart and is Baekyun's second consecutive Korean-language album to have sold over 1 million copies.
Since May 6, 2021, Baekhyun has been enlisted in South Korea's mandatory military service as a public service worker. His expected discharge date is February 5th, 2023 and we eagerly look forward to both his return and to the amazing creative endeavors that are sure to follow!
*Due to time/energy levels (not because I don’t love Baekhyun!) I won’t be including links this time, but this should be a thorough summary of his projects, music-related and otherwise :) His songs and albums are all available to listen on Spotify and Youtube, and his albums are for sale at most major retailers!*
🎵 Individual Music 🎶
🌃 City Lights (2019) First mini-album/EP 🌃
1. UN Village
2. Stay Up with Beenzino
3. Betcha
4. Ice Queen
5. Diamond
6. Psycho (bonus track)
🍩 Delight (2020) Second mini-album/EP 🍩
1. Candy
2. R U Ridin’?
3. Bungee
4. Underwater
5. Poppin’
6. Ghost
7. Love Again
🐆 Baekhyun (2021) First Japanese mini-album/EP 🐆
1. Get You Alone
2. Addicted
3. Whippin’
4. Drown
5. Disappeared
6. Stars
⚡️ Bambi (2021) Third mini-album/EP ⚡️
1. Love Scene
2. Bambi ∴ BRLLNT remix | H4rdy remix Baek
3. All I Got
4. Amusement Park (놀이공원)
5. Privacy
6. Cry for Love
🚀 Singles and OSTs 🚀
⇢ Dear My Family with SM artists (2012) Non-Album Single
⇢ Beautiful (두근거려) from Exo Next Door OST (2015)
⇢ One Dream, One Korea (2015) Non-Album Single
⇢ Like Rain, Like Music (비처럼 음악처럼) cover from 2015 Gayo Daejun Limited Edition (2015)
⇢ Dream with Suzy (2016) Non-Album Single
⇢ The Day with K.Will (2016) SM Station single
⇢ Rain (비가와) with Soyou (2017) Non-Album single
⇢ Take You Home (바래다줄게) (2017) SM Station single
⇢ Young with Loco (2018) SM Station single
⇢ My Love (너를 사랑하고 있어) from Dr. Romantic 2 OST (2020)
⇢ On the Road (너에게 가는 이 길 위에서 (너.이.길)) from Hyena OST (2020)
⇢ Garden in the Air cover (2020) from SM Station: Our Beloved BoA
⇢ Leo (나비와 고양이) with Bol4 from Puberty Book II Pum (2020)
⇢ Every Second (나의 시간은) from Record of Youth OST (2020)
⇢ Happy from Do You Like Brahms? OST (2020)
⇢ Runner with Changmo and Raiden (2021) Non-Album Single
⇢ Hurt with Seo Moontak (2021) Non-Album Single
⇢ U from Doom at Your Service OST (2021)
⇢ Is It Me? (나인가요 백현) from Lovers of the Red Sky OST (2021)
⇢ Doll (인형) cover with Doyoung from Rewind: Blossom(2021)
⇢ When Dawn Comes Again (또 새벽이 오면) with Colde (2021) Non-Album Single
🎭 Acting Roles 🎭
⇢ (2016) Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo TV Series -10th Prince Wang Eun
⇢ (2014) Singin’ in the Rain musical - Don Lockwood
📺 Other TV Credits 📺
⇢ (2014) Inkigayo weekly music show - co-host
⇢ (2016) Idol Chef King cooking show - guest
⇢ (2017) Master Key variety show - recurring cast Episode 4
⇢ (2019) Five Cranky Brothers pilot
⇢ (2020) Things That Make Me Groove variety show
⇢ (2020) Mtopia TV Mini Series 2020
⇢ (2020) All That tv series
⇢ (2020) After School Activities: Dong Dong Shin Ki reality show ∴ eps 8-9
⇢ (2021) Drink With God tv variety show ∴ Season 1 episodes | Season 2
⇢ (2021) K-Pop Evolution TV Series documentary
🏆 Awards 🏆
🕺🏻 Fashion + Brands 🕺🏻
⇢ In May 2017, Baekhyun collaborated with Montblanc for the brand's digital watch and released the advertisement video on social media.
⇢ 2018 Vogue announced Baekhyun collaborated with Privé, and would be launching his own brand, "Privé by BBH", a unisex street-wear brand, on July 1. Baekhyun is now the co-creative director of the brand. In an interview with Forbes, Baekhyun explained that he wants to "encourage people to embody being fearless" when they wear clothes from his brand.
⇢ 2020 Tir Tir Global Brand Ambassador Baek
⇢ 2020 Burberry Ambassador Baek
⇢ 2021 Lifepharm Ambassador Baek
🌟 Miscellaneous 🌟
⇢ Smtown Live Culture Humanity: Hope
⇢ On January 3, 2021, Baekhyun held his first solo concert, Baekhyun: Light. Broadcast through Beyond Live, the concert drew 110,000 viewers from 120 countries.
⇢ 2020 He was featured on the cover of Harper's Bazaar Korea October issue, making him the first K-Pop male artist to be featured solo on the magazine's cover.
⇢ Twinkle 2012 Girls' Generation-TTS music video
⇢ Dance with D.O.C 2014 remake music video
⇢ On February 5, 2018, Baekhyun performed the South Korean national anthem at the opening ceremony of the 132nd International Olympic Committee (IOC) session.
⇢ His songwriting credits include EXO’s 2013 song “Lucky” and 2017′s Ko Ko Bop.
⇢ Baekhyun Instagram lives playlist
⇢ Magazine Covers listed here
⇢ In November 2016, Baekhyun began participating in SM Entertainment's League of Legends tournament "2016 S.M. Super Celeb League", where he and labelmate Heechul played the game with both professional players and fans from South Korea and China.
⇢ Follow Baekhyun on Instagram @ baekhyunee_exo, Twitter @ b_hundred_byun, and YouTube @ Baekhyun
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Byun Baekhyun Practice Room Masterclass: How to jump on your feet from a lying position (and also analyze & explain to your fellow members how exactly their approach has been wrong) (x)
