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Do Kyung-soo, better known by his stage name D.O., is a South Korean singer and actor. He is best known as a member and one of the main vocalists of the South Korean-Chinese boy group EXO and it's sub-unit EXO-K. Apart from his group's activities, D.O. has also starred in various television dramas and movies such as Pure Love (2016), My Annoying Brother (2016), Positive Physique (2016), Room No.7 (2017), 100 Days My Prince (2018), Along with the Gods, and Swing Kids (2018).

Kyung-soo began singing in primary school and was an avid participant in local singing competitions throughout his high school career. In 2010, he was advised to audition for SM Entertainment after winning a local singing contest. He subsequently became a trainee during his last two years of high school. Kyung-soo was formally introduced as the eighth member of EXO on January 30, 2012.

In September 2014, Kyung-soo made his acting debut with a supporting role in the movie Cart, playing a high school student and son of a grocery store worker and union member. Later in 2014, D.O. made his small screen debut playing a supporting role in the SBS drama It's Okay, That's Love, which starred Gong Hyo-jin and Jo In-sung. Kyung-soo was praised by film critic Heo Ji-woong for his performance in the series, and was later nominated for the Best New Actor award at the 51st Baeksang Arts Awards.

In November 2016, Kyung-soo starred alongside Jo Jung-suk and Park Shin-hye in the film My Annoying Brother, playing a national level Judo athlete. Do Kyung-soo was awarded the Blue Dragon Film Awards' Best New Actor award a year later for his performance in the film.

In 2018, he was cast in his first small-screen leading role, playing a crown prince in 100 Days My Prince. The series was a commercial success, becoming the fifth highest-rated Korean drama in cable television history. Do Kyung-soo was awarded Most Popular Actor at the 55th Baeksang Arts Awards.

Do Kyung-soo enlisted for his mandatory military service, serving active duty on July 1, 2019, and will finish his service in January 2021. He posted a handwritten letter on EXO's official fan club following news of his plans to voluntarily enlist. The same day, he released a solo track which he co-wrote, "That's Okay", through the SM Station project.

Byun Baek-hyun, better known mononymously as Baekhyun, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and actor. He debuted in 2012 as a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group EXO, and its sub-group EXO-K and sub-unit EXO-CBX. In July 2019, he made his debut as a soloist with the release of his debut EP, City Lights. Baekhyun is also a member of the South Korean supergroup SuperM.

Baekhyun was born in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. He has a brother named Byun Baek-beom who is seven years older than him. Baekhyun began training to be a singer when he was 11 years old, influenced by South Korean singer Rain. He attended Jungwon High School in Bucheon, where he was the lead singer in a band called Honsusangtae and won a local music festival. He received piano lessons from Kim Hyun-woo, member of South Korean rock band DickPunks. In addition to musical activities, Baekhyun trained as a martial artist in his youth and has a dan 3 black belt in Hapkido. Baekhyun was spotted by an SM Entertainment agent while he was studying for the entrance exams to the Seoul Institute of the Arts. He later joined SM Entertainment in 2011 through the S.M. Casting System. He has a powerful and charismatic voice and stage presence, but off the stage, he is a bright, cheerful, childlike person. Along with fellow EXO members Chanyeol and Suho, Baekhyun attends Kyung Hee Cyber University and take online classes for Culture and Arts Department of Business Administration.

Oh Se-hun, better known mononymously as Sehun, is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, dancer, model and actor. He is a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group EXO, its sub-group EXO-K and sub-unit EXO-SC. Apart from his group's activities, Sehun has also starred in various television dramas and films such as Secret Queen Makers (2018) and Dokgo Rewind (2018). He has been a cast member of Busted! since 2018. Sehun was first scouted by an SM Entertainment casting agent at 12 years old while he was out having lunch with friends. While at first running away from the agent for 30 minutes and being chased down the streets, he was eventually cast into SM Entertainment in 2008. He went through four auditions in two years. On January 10, 2012, Sehun became the fifth EXO member to be officially introduced to the public. He graduated from the School of Performing Arts Seoul in February 2013.

Park Chan-yeol, better known mononymously as Chanyeol, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, actor and model. He is a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group EXO, its sub-group EXO-K and sub-unit EXO-SC.

Park Chanyeol was born in Seoul, South Korea. He attended Hyundai High School in Apgujeong-dong, Seoul. He has a sister named Park Yoo-ra, who is a former announcer at South Korean broadcasting station YTN, and at MBC. Chanyeol became a trainee under SM Entertainment after winning second place in the 2008 Smart Model Contest. While training under S.M., he began to turn his focus towards rapping. Prior to his debut, Chanyeol made cameo appearances in TVXQ's "HaHaHa Song" music video and Girls' Generation's "Genie" music video in 2008 and 2010 respectively.

Along with fellow EXO members Suho and Baekhyun, Chanyeol attends Kyung Hee Cyber University and takes online classes for Culture and Arts Department of Business Administration. Chanyeol is attending a graduate school at Inha University where he's taking an Interior designing course.

Apart from his group's activities, Chanyeol has also starred in various television dramas and movies such as Salut d'Amour (2015), So I Married an Anti-fan (2016), and Memories of the Alhambra (2018).

Huang Zitao, is a Chinese singer-songwriter, rapper, martial artist and actor.

Zitao was born in Qingdao, Shandong, China on May 2, 1993. Due to his naughty behavior as a child his father sent him to Wushu Martial Arts training at the age of 5 in order to learn discipline. Huang was a student athlete and practiced Wushu throughout his school-years, and competed in martial arts competitions in his hometown.

Zitao also developed a passion for music from a young age and decided to purse a career in this field on he left school. In 2010, participated to the MBC Star Audition which was hosting a talent search in China. Huang auditioned with a Wushu Taolu routine and was scouted immediately by a representative from Korea's SM Entertainment and chosen to debut in the K-Pop group EXO. After a brief trainee period On December 27, 2011 he was introduced as the lead rapper for the group's Chinese based unit, EXO-M.

During his time as an EXO Member in Korea Tao still continued to practice Wushu with actor and martial arts choreographer Bruce Khan and performed Wushu Taolu routines during concerts and variety programs.

Tao's first appearance on a movie screen was in the Chinese movie You Are My Sunshine along with good friend Huang Xiaoming. Where he played the role of William, Xiaoming's assistant.

In April 23rd 2015 it was announced that Huang Zitao would be leaving EXO and SM Entertainment. He later filed for contract termination with SM Entertainment on August 24, 2015. In the summer of 2015 he made his successful solo musical debut with his digital mini-album T.A.O under the newly adapted stage name, Z.Tao. The album broke record by selling 670 000 units in a week.

For his following mini album, Z.Tao filmed an action packed short movie with big and dramatic cinematic visuals with Director Nick Lentz, for his single Crown that acted as the short movie's soundtrack. In Crown Huang Zitao is co-starring with model and actress Jessica Gomez and actor Jeff Kober.

Aside from a career as a musical artist, Tao expressed the wish to be become a martial artist actor, and promote Chinese martial arts like Jackie Chan. Tao was confirmed to be one of the supporting characters in Jackie Chan's upcoming movie, Railroad Tigers directed by Ding Sheng. In the movie Tao fights along with Jackie Chan and he performs the stunts himself. Tao is also the male lead in the movie Summer, Portrait of a 19 year old a crime mystery romance based on the novel from Japanese mystery writer Soji Shimada, directed by Jung-Chi Chang.

Tao was also confirmed as the main character in director Gao Xixi movie The Game Changer, about gang wars in Shanghai's republican era. Gao Xixi's said that he was prompted to choose Tao immediately after watched videos of him doing Wushu and his suitability for the role. The Game Changer is Tao's first lead role as a martial artist actor. Tao will also take lead in the TV adaption of the movie series A Chinese Odyssey as the Monkey King, Zhi Zun Bao. He will also star in the movie adaptation of the Famen temple code fantasy novels, directed by Tsui Hark, as the character Zhao Ye.

Michelle Yeoh, the Chinese Malaysian actress famous for her career in Hong Kong action films and also mainly known in the west for her roles in the James Bond Movie Tomorrow Never Dies and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, met Huang Zitao on the variety show The Negociator, and afterwards in her personal Weibo blog she praised Tao for his Wushu skill and wished for Tao to successfully pass down Chinese martial arts to the next generations.

Yixing Zhang (also known as Lay) was born on October 7th, 1991. He is most famous for being one of the Main Dancers in the popular South Korean-Chinese band, EXO, and the Main Dancer in their sub-unit, EXO-M. Aside from singing and acting, he has further extended his activities to acting in few Chinese series, & now even playing a role in an English film with Jackie Chan, Kung Fu Yoga.

Kim Min-Seok was born in Guri, Gyeonggi, Korea on March 26, 1990. In 2008, he placed second in the S.M. Everysing Contest and later became a trainee with S.M. Entertainment's Casting System. In January 2012, he was revealed to be the seventh member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group, EXO, and officially debuted on April 8, 2012.

Kim Jong-dae was born on September 21, 1992 in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. In 2012 he debuted with EXO in the sub-unit EXO-M. As of now, he has been a part of SM the Ballad and EXO's sub-unit EXO-CBX along with fellow band mates Xiumin and Baekhyun. In his years as a musical artist, Chen has sang many OST's for k-drama's and movies. He has collaborated with numerous artists including SHINee's Jonghyun and Dynamic Duo and most recently 10cm. He has participated in the show "In the Heights" playing the character Benny.

Kim Junmyeon was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea and lives in Apgujeon with his family. When he was younger, Junmyeon was the class president in his elementary school and the vice-chairman of the student body. After excelling academically, he graduated from the prestigious Whimoon High School

Junmyeon became a trainee with S.M. Entertainment in 2006 when he was 16, through their casting system, after being found by a casting manager, busking on the streets. In 2007, he had a cameo role in fellow SM group Super Junior's film "Attack on the Pin-Up Boys". In 2008, he made a brief appearance with three other future members of his group in TVXQ's music video, "HaHaHa Song".

Kim Jong-In, better known by his stage name Kai, is a South Korean singer, model, actor, and dancer. He is a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo, its sub-unit Exo-K, and the South Korean super-group SuperM. He debuted as a soloist in November 2020 with the release of his extended play, Kai. Apart from his musical career, Kai has also starred in various television dramas such as Choco Bank (2016), Andante (2017), and Spring Has Come (2018). Kai is widely considered to be one of the best dancers in South Korea and K-pop and is among the most influential Korean fashion icons.

Lu Han is a Chinese singer and actor. He was born on April 20, 1990 in Haidian, Beijing.He graduated from Beijing Shida Middle School and attended Beijing Haidian Foreign Language Shi Yan School before leaving for South Korea to attend Yonsei University as an exchange student. He majored in Applied Music at the Seoul Institute of the Arts.

In 2008, Lu Han unsuccessfully auditioned for JYP Entertainment at their global audition in China. In 2010, while studying in Seoul, he was scouted while in Myeong-dong by an S.M. Entertainment representative who recommended he audition for the company; after which he became a trainee under the agency. He started his career as a member of the South Korean-Chinese band EXO, and its subgroup EXO-M. under S.M. Entertainment in South Korea and Avex Trax in Japan. In October 2014, Luhan followed the footstep of his band-mate, Kris Wu and filed a lawsuit to terminate his exclusive contract with SM Entertainment and came back to china to pursue his career in his homeland.

Kris Wu (Chinese name: Wu Yifan) is a Chinese-Canadian actor, singer, and songwriter, active in China. He has starred in many Chinese box office hits, such as Somewhere Only We Know (2015), Mr. Six (2015), The Mermaid (2016), and Sweet Sixteen (2016), and Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (2017), as well as English-language films like xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017) and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017).

Kris was born and raised in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. He was born Li Jiahéng, and later changed his legal Chinese name to Wu Yifan, for personal reasons.

At the age of ten, he immigrated to Vancouver, Canada with his mother. He returned to China at the age of fifteen, and attended Guangzhou No. 7 Middle School for a short period. He was a "sports student' and was named captain of the school's basketball team. His team won 1st place in the China Junior NBA tournament in the South China Region that year. After that win, he was offered an NCAA scholarship that he had to turn down to follow his mother back to Vancouver, where he attended Point Grey Secondary School and Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School. He was also the captain of the basketball team for both schools.

At the age of 17, Kris auditioned for S.M. Entertainment's Canadian Global Auditions, which were held in Vancouver on October 14th, 2007. After passing the auditions, he moved to South Korea in January 2008 and became an S.M trainee.

He started his career as a member of Chinese-South Korean boy band EXO and the leader of its sub-unit Exo-M. On May 15, 2014, Kris filed a lawsuit against S.M. Entertainment to terminate his contract, stating violation of human rights as the main reason. On October 10, EXO-M's Han Lu also filed a lawsuit against S.M. Entertainment to nullify his contract. On July 30, 2015, S.M Entertainment Filed a lawsuit against Kris and the Chinese companies working with him at the Beijing court, stating that "these activities have infringed the rights of the EXO members and SM, and have caused great financial harm to us and our partners. This is not only an abuse of the system, but also an unethical move that has betrayed the trust of this company and the other members." The following day, Kris released a statement defending himself stating that S.M. Entertainment had made him leave the group for several months and that S.M. Entertainment's way of mistreating and neglecting their artists resulted in serious health issues: he had to take medication to be able to work from July 2013 to January 2014, when he was diagnosed with Myocarditis, which S.M. Entertainment did nothing about. He then lost trust in the company which pushed him to choose to request for contract termination. Lawsuit is still going and the court hasn't pronounced the verdict for both Kris' and Luhan's cases. Since May of 2014 he is active in China, He is very successful in different fields, broke records, and as of 2016, he has filmed in 9 movies in just 2 years.

Jisoo was born on January 3, 1995 in Gunpo. She's a member of Blackpink.

She became a YG Entertainment trainee in August 2011 & trained for 5 years. In August 2016, she became a member of Blackpink, as a lead vocalist & visualist in the group.

Before she becoming a YG trainee, she was known by many for her beauty. She was quite popular in school because of her looks & talents. She used to study at the School Of Performing Arts High School. She eventually transferred schools when her family moved to Seoul.

In 2012, she was revealed through the "Who's That Girl?" teaser by YG Entertainment. That was followed w/ 2 photos in January 2013.

Jennie Kim, known as Jennie, was born in Cheongdam-dong, South Korea on January 16, 1996. Jennie studied abroad in New Zealand. She joined YG in August 2010.

Jennie Kim was born in Cheongdam-dong, South Korea and grew up in Auckland, New Zealand until her high-school years, when she moved back to South Korea. After she settled in Seoul, she immediately became a trainee of YG Entertainment in 2010. She was raised abroad, so she speak fluent English. She is also fluent in Korean and Japanese. She was only 14 when she joined YG, but she has proved that she has much potential. She has also collaborated with her fellow YG artists before she was cast as a member of Blackpink. Jennie is said to be the possible leader of the group, but after the band debuted, there was no leader because of their similar ages.