K-pop star Baekhyun from EXO: the ambitious lead singer and budding actor who finds it hard to cry
While he’s all business as he belts out songs on stage, Baekhyun has a more playful side away from the microphone. To celebrate his birthday month, here are some fun facts about the rising star
It’s been six years since K-pop boy band EXO made their debut, and almost two years since two of their popular Chinese members – Luhan and Kris Wu – left the group.
Despite the departures and the young age of the group, the nine-member outfit have remained one of the leading K-pop groups both in South Korea and abroad this year. They performed at the closing ceremony of February’s Pyeongchang Winter Olympics alongside South Korean rapper CL.
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Around the same time, the boy band also became one of the first K-pop acts to appear on Next Big Sound’s Social 50 chart, which ranks the most popular musical artists on social media.
On May 6, further highlighting the group’s social media pull, a hashtag for lead singer Baekhyun’s birthday – #HappyBaekhyunDay – became a top-trending topic on Twitter worldwide, according to K-pop news site Soompi.
In honour of the vocalist’s recent birthday, we take a look back at his work with the group.
Early life