Xiumin
Xiumin | |
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Xiumin at the 5th Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards in February 2016 | |
Born |
Kim Min-seok March 26, 1990 Guri, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea |
Occupation | |
Musical career | |
Genres | |
Years active | 2012–present |
Labels | S.M. Entertainment |
Associated acts | |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김민석 |
Hanja | 金珉錫 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Min-seok |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Min-sŏk |
Stage name | |
Hangul | 시우민 |
Revised Romanization | Siumin |
Kim Min-seok (born March 26, 1990), better known by his stage name Xiumin, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group EXO, its sub-group EXO-M, and it's sub-unit EXO-CBX.
Early life
Xiumin was born in Guri, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, on March 26, 1990.[1] He was a student at Catholic Kwandong University where he attended a seminar and gave a presentation for students in Applied Music.[2] Xiumin also went to the same high school as INFINITE's Dongwoo.
Xiumin learned martial arts and has a black belt in Kendo and Taekwondo. He also trained in Wushu and Fencing.[3]
In 2008, Xiumin won second place in the S.M. Everysing Contest. He later became a trainee through S.M. Entertainment's Casting System in the same year when he was 18 years old.
Career
2012–15: Career beginnings
Xiumin was revealed as the seventh member of South Korean-Chinese boy group EXO in January 2012. The group officially debuted on April 8, 2012. In 2013, Xiumin made a guest appearance alongside actress Kim Yoo-jung in the music video for the song "Gone" by South Korean singer Jin, now a member of Lovelyz.[4]
In January 2015, Xiumin made his musical theatre debut, playing the character of Aquila in the S.M. Entertainment musical School OZ alongside labelmates Changmin, Key, Luna, Suho and Seulgi.[5] In October 2015, Xiumin played the leading role opposite actress Kim So-eun in the web drama Falling for Challenge. He also released his first solo song since debut titled "You Are The One" as a soundtrack of the web drama. Falling for Challenge later went on to become the most watched web drama in South Korea in 2015.[6]
2016–present: CBX's debut
In February 2016, Xiumin was featured in AOA member Jimin's solo single "Call You Bae", and appeared in its music video.[7][8] In July 2016, he made his big screen debut with a main role alongside Yoo Seung-ho in the South Korean film Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River. In August 2016, he collaborated with fellow Exo members Chen, and Baekhyun on an original soundtrack titled "For You" for the television series Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo.[9]
In October, 2016, S.M. Entertainment announced that together with Chen and Baekhyun, Xiumin would debut as Exo's first official sub unit EXO-CBX. They performed "For You" at the 2016 Busan One Asia Festival as their first act as EXO-CBX.[10] Their debut extended play Hey Mama! was released on October 31.[11]
Discography
Songs
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales (DL) |
Album | |
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KOR Gaon [12] |
CHN Baidu [13] | ||||
Collaborations | |||||
"Call You Bae" (Jimin featuring Xiumin) |
2016 | 5 | 18 |
|
non-album single |
Soundtrack appearances | |||||
"You Are The One" | 2015 | 62 | 2 |
|
Falling for Challenge OST |
"For You" (with Baekhyun & Chen) |
2016 | 5 | — |
|
Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo OST |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2016 | Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River | Gyeon | Main role |
Dramas
Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | EXO Next Door | Naver TV Cast | Xiumin | Recurring; Fictional version of himself |
Falling For Challenge | Na Do-jeon | Lead role |
Television shows
Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Star King | SBS | Guest | Episodes 323, 324 and 326 |
Beatles Code 2 | Mnet | Episode 68 | ||
Running Man | SBS | Episodes 171 and 172 | ||
Immortal Songs 2 | KBS | Episodes 116, 118 and 119 | ||
Idol Star Olympics Championships | MBC | Competitor | ||
Show! Music Core | Guest host | |||
Show Champion | MBC Music | |||
2014 | Idol Star Olympics Championships | MBC | Competitor | |
Show! Music Core | Guest host | |||
The Generation Show | Shenzhen TV | Guest | ||
2015 | Guerilla Date | KBS | ||
Crime Scene 2 | JTBC | Episodes 5-7 | ||
The Mickey Mouse Club | Disney Channel | Special guest | Episodes 5 and 6 | |
SBS Gayo Daejeon | SBS | Guest host | ||
2016 | Idol Star Athletics Championships | MBC | Competitor | Futsal |
Fantastic Duo | SBS | Guest | Episodes 3 and 4 | |
Travel without Manager | Cookat TV | Main host | Episodes 1-8 with Chen | |
Section TV | MBC | Guest | with Yoo Seung-ho, Cho Jae-hyun & Ra Mi-ran | |
Cool Kiz On The Block 阳光艺体能 | HBTV | with Baekhyun, Suho, Chanyeol, Chen and D.O. | ||
The Return of Superman | KBS | with Chen visiting SoDa siblings |
Radio shows
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | Shim Shim Tapa | Special DJ | MBC Standard FM | with Chanyeol |
with Lay |
Hosting
Year | Title | Role | Network | Date(s) | Notes |
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2013 | Music Bank | Special MC | KBS | June 7, 2013 | with D.O. |
Show Champion | MBC Music | December 12, 2013 | with Suho & Amber | ||
2014 | Show! Music Core | MBC | January 4, 2014 | with Sehun | |
July 14, 2014 | |||||
2015 | SBS Gayo Daejeon | SBS | December 27, 2015 |
Music video appearances
Year | Title | Artist | Notes |
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2013 | "Gone" | Jin | |
2014 | "A Glass of Soju" | Lim Chang-jung | MV remake for Exo 90:2014 |
2016 | "Call You Bae" | Jimin featuring Xiumin |
Theater
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | School OZ | Aquila | Supporting role |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
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2015 | Award for SNS Web Drama | Falling for Challenge | Won |
References
- ↑ Lee Soo-ah (2014-03-26). "시우민 생일, 엑소팬 기부 '봇물'…특별한 선물". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-07-04.
- ↑ "Xiumin has been attending Kwandong Catholic University secretly". EXO-L. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
- ↑ "11 Surprising Facts About EXO's Cutie Xiumin". Koreaboo. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
- ↑ "JIN releases 'Gone' MV feat. EXO's Xiumin & Kim Yoo Jung | allkpop.com". allkpop. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
- ↑ "SM Entertainment to launch first hologram musical 'School OZ' starring Changmin, Key, Suho, Xiumin, Luna, and Seulgi". allkpop. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
- ↑ "지난해 최고 인기 웹드는 '도전에 반하다'". Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved January 20, 2016.
- ↑ kminjungee. "EXO's Xiumin to Feature in AOA's Jimin's New Solo Album and MV". Soompi. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ↑ ilmare42. "Updated: AOA's Jimin's Friends Star in Video Teaser for Single "Call You Bae" Featuring EXO's Xiumin". Soompi. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ↑ kminjungee (2016-08-24). "Watch: EXO's Chen, Baekhyun, And Xiumin Sing Of Devoted Love For "Scarlet Heart: Goryeo"". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
- ↑ E., Maolen (2016-10-06). "EXO's Baekhyun, Chen and Xiumin will perform 'Scarlet Heart: Ryeo' OST at Busan One Asia Festival Closing Ceremony Dream Concert". Yibada. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
- ↑ SMTOWN_EN. "[Vyrl] SMTOWN_EN : #EXO's first unit #EXO-CBX 1st mini album 'Hey Mama!' drops Oct 31, 0A". Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ↑ "Gaon Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean).
- ↑ "Baidu Weekly Music Charts". Baidu (in Chinese).
- ↑ "Gaon Download Chart - First half of 2016 (see #44)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved September 9, 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.
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