*Member Profile*
Seventh member revealed [12.01.26]
Birth Name: Kim Min Seok (김민석)
Stage Name: Xiu Min
Chinese Name: Jin Min Shuo
Super Power (Badge): Frost (Snowflake)
Nickname: Bun (because of his puffy cheek and round face), Lil’ Fattie
Date of Birth: March 26, 1990
Position: Vocalist, Lead Dancer
Height: 173 cm
Nationality: Korean
Specialties: Taekwondo, kendo
XIUMIN FACTS :
- Won 2nd place on 2008 SM’s Everysing Contest and joined SM after that
- Has a chubby face and a cute grin
- The next member that known with martial arts besides Tao
- Shares room with Kris and Luhan in Korea
- Shares room with Tao in China
- The funniest and neatest member in EXO-M
- His ideal type of woman is someone who is hug-able and can give comfort to others
- The hardest part of being a trainee is when he has to diet because he’s easy to get fat
- Mentioned in f(x)’s ‘Pinocchio’ “Thanks To” by member Amber.
Second revealed member [11.12.27]
Birth Name: Lu Han (鹿晗)
Stage Name: Luhan
Super Power (Badge): Telekinesis
Nickname: Marilyn Monroe, Cute Little Prince
Date of Birth: April 20, 1990
Blood Type: O
Height: 178 cm
Blood Type: O
Sign: Taurus
Nationality: Chinese
Position: Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer
Hometown: Beijing Haidian, China
Specialties: Soccer, Rubik’s cube
Education: Campus 1996 Beijing Yuyingxuejiao Primary School, Division of School Beijing Middle School year of 2005, Beijing Haidian Foreign Language Experimental High School year of 2008
Hobbies and Interests: animation, art, video games, computers, water sports, racket sports, nature sports, basketball, baseball, football, music, concerts / clubs, television, animals, travel, singing
Trainee period: 2009 April – December 26, 2011
LUHAN FACTS :
- Shares room with Lay in China
- Shares room with Xiumin and Kris in Korea
- His ideal type of woman is someone who is demure and quiet
- Joined SM in 2008 when he studied in Korea, and one day when he was shopping in Myeongdong he got spotted by an SM official representative
- Doesn’t like others on his bed, he’ll kick them off if anyone gets on
- An easy-going person (usually trainees from China are bullied, but Lu Han is an exception)
- Officially recruited into SM at the 2010 SM Casting System
- He likes clothes that are simple
- Likes to buy bubble tea with Sehun when he’s in Korea
- The hardest part of being a trainee is when he misses his family, but can’t go back home so he’s just miss them because he’s afraid he will miss them more if he calls them
- Filmed MV with XING before
- In 2008 he sang “I’m letting you go” as well as “In love with the future you”
Eleventh Member revealed [12.02.16]
Birth Name: Li Jiaheng (李嘉恒)
Chinese Name: Wu Fan (吴凡)
English Name: Kevin Li / Kevin Wu
Stage Name: Kris
Nick Name: Dui-Jjang (Korean pronunciation of ‘Leader’ in Chinese)
Super Power (Badge): Fly (Dragon)
Date of Birth: November 6, 1990
Position: Leader, Main Rapper, Sub-Vocalist
Height: 187 cm
Nationality: Chinese-Canadian
Hometown: Vancouver, Canada
Specialties: Languages (English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean), Basketball
Horoscope: Scorpio
KRIS FACTS :
- Likes to reading books particularly self-improvement and inspirational
- Very social and a talkative person
- Other trainees and EXO members think of him as a big brother
- Joined SM by Global Auditions in Canada in 2007
- Looks better in person than on camera, but he never undergo plastic surgery
- Shares room with Chen in China
- Shares room with Xiumin and Luhan in Korea
- The laziest member in EXO-M
- Sleeping habit: sometimes when he sleeps, he speaks in English, Korean and sometimes even Cantonese
- Knows magic tricks
- His ideal type of woman is someone who is kind, knows how to cook, filial, and can take care of people
- Supposed to be in EXO-K, but due to SM has a large share in the China market, he joined EXO-M
- Close to Super Junior-M’s Henry
- He is the “Fashion King” of EXO-M
- He looks really cool, but the fact is, he is an innocent, and obedient boy
- Pointed as member who cares for his look the most. Tao said that Kris takes forever to get ready every time he asked him to accompany him to some place and Lay said he likes to put on face cream next to him, but Lay doesn’t know what kind of cream are those
- Raised in Canada
- Made an appearance in 2011 Girl Generations’ VCR during tour concert
- A captain of a basketball team in China when he was 15
- Mentioned by f(x)’s Amber in her Pinnochio Album thanks to under the name “K.Li”
Sixth revealed member [12.01.17]
Real Name: Zhang Yi Xing || 張藝興 || 张艺兴 || Zhāngyìxìng
Stage Name: Lay
Nickname : Xing Xing (from Chen)
Super Power (Badge): Healing (Unicorn)
Date of Birth: October 7, 1991
Position: Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist
Height: 177 cm
Weight : 60 kg
Nationality: Chinese
Hometown : Changsha, Hunan, China
Education : Hunan Normal University High School
Hobbies : Listening to music, Sleeps, Play computer
Specialties : Guitar, Dancing, Piano
Birthplace: Changsha, Hunan || 長沙, 湖南
Horoscope: Libra
Chinese Zodiac: Sheep
LAY FACTS :
- Appeared in 2005 2nd place Star Academy (Hunan Economic TV)
- Filled in for Jonghyun during 2010 SHINee’s concert tour in 2011
- Was a local child star in China, and made guest performances in various Chinese variety shows
- Supposed to be EXO-M’s leader but it was changed to Kris
- Shares room with Chen in Korea
- Shares room with Luhan in China
- An all-rounder
- Loves tidbits and likes eating junk foods
- Pointed as the funniest member in EXO-M, but he revealed that even when he’s not telling joke the members laugh at him because his face is funny
- His ideal type of woman is someone who is cute and filial
- Forget things easily
- He is the cooking “umma” in EXO-M, even when there’s nothing to do, he will cook
Fourth revealed member [11.12.29]
Birth Name: Kim Jong Dae (김종대)
Stage Name: Chen
Super Power (Badge): Lightning (Scorpion)
Nick Name: Chen Chen (from Kris)
Date of Birth: September 21, 1992
Position: Main Vocalist
Height: 173 cm
Nationality: Korean
Specialties : Singing, Piano
CHEN FACTS :
- Casted by SM through 2011 SM Casting System
- Shares room with Lay in Korea
- Shares room with Kris in China
- Main specialty is singing high-notes
- Ideal type of woman is someone who is like a noona, those that would take care of him, age doesn’t matter
- Has a powerful voice
- Gives an impression of gentleness
- He said he’s the type who is not easy to get fat
- Xiumin said that Chen helped him a lot in term of singing skill
Third revealed member [11.12.28]
Birth Name: Huang Zi Tao (黄子韬)
Stage Name: Tao
English Name: Edison Huang
Super Power (Badge): Time Control (Hourglass)
Date of Birth: May 2, 1993
Position: Lead Rapper, Lead Dancer, Vocalist, EXO-M’s Maknae
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 64 kg
Nationality: Chinese
Hometown: QingDao, China (青島)
Education : Humen Centre Primary School, Qindao Middle School, University of Hong Kong – Music Major
Hobbies: Singing, playing basketball, Exercising
Specialties : Martial Arts, Wushu, Languages (English, Cantonese, & Mandarin)
TAO FACTS :
- Joined SM in 2010 by SM Audition in QingDao
- Loves blue color, Western food, basketball and black cat
- His phone case color is white
- A fan of Edison Chen, MC HotDog, Jackie Chan, Bryant, and Shawn Carter
- Interested in acting in an action movie
- Won first place in a free style rapping competition when he was in Hongkong
- His favorite music are Hip Hop and RnB
- Since he got to debut in less than a year being a trainee, he is often bullied by the Korean trainees
- A crying baby and has a lot of aegyo
- A very conservative person
- Shares room with Xiumin in China
- Ideal type of woman is pretty, has a nice body and a nice personality
- In Korea, he shares room with the manager because at the beginning Tao’s Korean wasn’t that good so he needed to learn more Korean and communicate
- Titled himself as EXO’s Kungfu Panda who can sing, rap, and dance
- He is very emotional and sensitive guy
ACHIEVEMENTS :
- Beijing 3rd Annual College Street Jam: Top Rap Award
- Second Annual Collegiate Street Jam: Dance Honors
- International Wushu Competition: 3rd Place
- Qingdao Broadcasting Wushu Sword Competition: 1st Place
- Beijing 3rd Annual College Street Jam: Top DJ Award
- HK Music Festival Free-Style Rap: 1st Place
credit : exonesia, sumandu
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