KPOP FACT COMPILATIONS

EXO

(L to R: Lay, Kai, Baekhyun, D.O, Chanyeol, Xiumin, Chen, Sehun, Tao, Suho)

EXO엑소

Debut date: April 08, 2012 on The Music Trend (EXO-K), April 08, 2012 on 12th Yinyue Fengyun Bang Awards (EXO-M)

Management: SM Entertainment

Year active: 2012 - Present

Official Fan Club: EXO-L (Date Establish: August 04, 2014)

Official Balloon Color: Silver

FACTS

- Their group's name was taken from exoplanet, a term referring to planets outside of the Solar System.

- Before their official debut, they where temporarily named 'M1' and 'M2'.

- Kai, Lu Han, Tao, and Chen amde their first public performance at the SBS's Gayo Daejun event on December 29, 2011.

- In August 04, 2014, S.M. Entertainment officially announced EXO's fandom name, "EXO-L". The logic behind the name is the letter "L" in "EXO-L" stands for "Love". The letter "L" also goes between the letters K and M in alphabetical order, the letter represents fans that show their avid support for both of the group's sub-units, "EXO-K" and "EXO-M. The letter "L" is also the twelfth letter in the English alphabet, signifying the twelve members of Exo before Kris' leave. The group as well as launched an official app and website release for their fanclub, EXO-L's official Korean website and the app, EXO-L's official Android application page. EXO is the first K-pop band to launch an app in the K-pop Entertainment Industry.

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Stage name: Suho (수호)

Real name: Kim Joonmyun (김준면)

Nickname: Sunnouncer (Suho + Announcer), Esuhort (Suho + Escort)

Birth date: May 22, 1991

Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea

Position: Leader (EXO-K), Lead Vocalist

Symbol: Water

Blood type: AB

Height: 172cm

Sub-Unit: EXO-K

College: Korea National University of Arts

Specialties: Acting and golf

FACTS

- He was an active student and earned good grades during grade school. He was the class president at his primary school and the vice chairman at his high school.

- At the age of sixteen, he became the first member of EXO to become a trainee at SM and was discovered through the company's street casting system in 2006.

- In 2007, Suho was cast as an extra in the Super Junior film, Attack on the Pin-Up Boys, and in 2008, he made a brief appearance in TVXQ's music video, "HaHaHa Song" with fellow EXO Kai and Chanyeol.

- He was trained for seven years.

- On February 15, 2012, Suho was introduced as the tenth member of EXO.

- He was cast as the lead in the Christmas movie Saving Santa, dubbing the voice of the main character Bernard, along with A-Pink's Jung Eunji and Shin Dong-Yeob.