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Xiumin
김민석
Xiumin at the 5th Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards in February 2016
Born
Kim Min-seok

(1990-03-26) March 26, 1990 (age 34)
Guri, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actor
Musical career
GenresK-pop
Years active2012–present
LabelsS.M. Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
김민석
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Min-seok
McCune–ReischauerKim Min-sŏk
Stage name
Hangul
시우민
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSiumin
Signature
File:Signature of Xiumin.png

Kim Min-seok (born (1990-03-26)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 and its sub-unit EXO-M.

Early life

Xiumin was born in Guri, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, on March 26, 1990. He was a student at Catholic Kwandong University where he attended a seminar and gave a presentation for students in Applied Music.[1] 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.[2]

Career

EXO

Main article: Exo (band)

In 2008, at the age of 18, Xiumin was cast into S.M. Entertainment after winning second place in the S.M. Everysing Contest. He was the seventh EXO member following a joint teaser video with Kai on January 26, 2012.

Solo activities

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.[3]

In January 2015, Xiumin made his musical theatre debut starring in the S.M. Entertainment musical School OZ, playing the character of Aquila alongside labelmates Changmin, Key, Luna, Suho and Seulgi.[4] In May 2015, he was announced to be playing a supporting role alongside actor Yoo Seung-ho in the South Korean movie Kim Seon-dal,[5] which is set to be released in June 2016. In October 2015, Xiumin played the lead role alongside actress Kim So-eun in the web drama Falling for Challenge and released its original soundtrack "You Are The One". The drama went on to become the most watched web drama in South Korea in 2015.[6]

In February 2016, Xiumin was featured in AOA member Jimin's solo album and appeared in the music video for the track "Call You Bae".[7][8]

Discography

Main article: Exo discography

Songs

Year Title Peak chart
positions 		Sales
(DL) 		Album
KOR
Gaon
[9] 		CHN
Baidu
2015 "You Are The One" 62 2 — Falling for Challenge OST
2016 "Call You Bae" (Jimin featuring Xiumin) 5 — Digital single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

See also: Exo videography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River Gyeon Supporting 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

Musicals

Year Title Role Notes
2015 School OZ Aquila Supporting role

Television shows

Year Title Network Role Notes
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 MBC Guest host
Show Champion MBC Music
2014 Idol Star Olympics Championships MBC Competitor
Show! Music Core MBC 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
Section TV MBC Guest with Yoo Seung-ho, Cho Jae-hyun & Ra Mi-ran

Music video appearances

Year Title Artist
2013 "Gone" Jin
2014 "A Glass of Soju" remake Lim Chang-jung
2015 "You Are the One" Xiumin
2016 "Call You Bae" Jimin featuring Xiumin

References

  1. ^ "Xiumin has been attending Kwandong Catholic University secretly". EXO-L. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  2. ^ "11 Surprising Facts About EXO's Cutie Xiumin". Koreaboo. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  3. ^ "JIN releases 'Gone' MV feat. EXO's Xiumin & Kim Yoo Jung | allkpop.com". allkpop. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  4. ^ "SM Entertainment to launch first hologram musical 'School OZ' starring Changmin, Key, Suho, Xiumin, Luna, and Seulgi". allkpop. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  5. ^ "EXO's Xiumin, Yoo Seung Ho, and More Confirmed for New Movie Cast Lineup". Soompi. May 31, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  6. ^ "지난해 최고 인기 웹드는 '도전에 반하다'". Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  7. ^ kminjungee. "EXO's Xiumin to Feature in AOA's Jimin's New Solo Album and MV". Soompi. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  8. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Gaon Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
  10. ^ Cumulative sales for "Call You Bae"
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