Xiumin

Xiumin

Xiumin at the 5th Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards in February 2016
Born Kim Min-seok
(1990-03-26) 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

Main article: EXO (band)

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

See also: EXO-CBX

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
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
  • KOR: 26,196
 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
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
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
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
2015 School OZ Aquila Supporting role

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated Work Result
2015
4th APAN Star Awards
 Award for SNS Web Drama Falling for Challenge Won

References

  1. ↑ Lee Soo-ah (2014-03-26). "시우민 생일, 엑소팬 기부 '봇물'…특별한 선물". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-07-04.
  2. ↑ "Xiumin has been attending Kwandong Catholic University secretly". EXO-L. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  3. ↑ "11 Surprising Facts About EXO's Cutie Xiumin". Koreaboo. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  4. ↑ "JIN releases 'Gone' MV feat. EXO's Xiumin & Kim Yoo Jung | allkpop.com". allkpop. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  5. ↑ "SM Entertainment to launch first hologram musical 'School OZ' starring Changmin, Key, Suho, Xiumin, Luna, and Seulgi". allkpop. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  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.
  9. ↑ kminjungee (2016-08-24). "Watch: EXO's Chen, Baekhyun, And Xiumin Sing Of Devoted Love For "Scarlet Heart: Goryeo"". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-08-24.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ SMTOWN_EN. "[Vyrl] SMTOWN_EN : #EXO's first unit #EXO-CBX 1st mini album 'Hey Mama!' drops Oct 31, 0A". Retrieved 2016-10-24.
  12. ↑ "Gaon Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean).
  13. ↑ "Baidu Weekly Music Charts". Baidu (in Chinese).
  14. ↑ "Gaon Download Chart - First half of 2016 (see #44)". Gaon Music Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  15. ↑ Cumulative sales for "For You":

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