Xiumin

Xiumin
Xiumin at the Nature Republic fan meeting, February 2018
Native name 김민석
Pronunciation [kim min sʰʌk̚] keem-meen-suhk
Born Kim Min-seok
(1990-03-26) March 26, 1990
Guri, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Education
Alma mater Inchang High School
Occupation
  • Singer
  • Actor
Musical career
Genres
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2012–present
Labels SM Entertainment
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul 김민석
Hanja 金珉錫
Revised Romanization Gim Min-seok
McCune–Reischauer Kim Minsŏk
Stage name
Hangul 시우민
Revised Romanization Siumin
McCune–Reischauer Siumin

Kim Min-seok (born March 26, 1990), better known by his stage name Xiumin (Korean: 시우민; [ɕʰi u min]; shee-oo-meen), is a South Korean singer and actor. He is best known as a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy band Exo, its sub-group Exo-M and its sub-unit Exo-CBX.

Life and career

1990–2013: Early life and career beginnings

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. Xiumin learned martial arts and has a black belt in Kendo and Taekwondo. He also trained in Wushu and Fencing.[2] Xiumin is also known as an avid fan of football,[3] and is an honorary ambassador of the Korea Football Association.[4]

Before Xiumin's participation in SM's Everysing Contest, he had auditioned for JYP in 2008 but was rejected. In 2008, Xiumin won second place in the SM Everysing Contest. He later became a trainee through SM Entertainment's Casting System in the same year.

Xiumin was revealed as the seventh member of South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo in January 2012. The group 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.[5]

2015–present: Acting roles, Exo-CBX

Xiumin at the Exo-CBX tour in Yokohama in May 2018

In January 2015, Xiumin made his musical theatre debut, playing the character of Aquila in the SM Entertainment musical School OZ alongside labelmates Changmin, Key, Luna, Suho and Seulgi.[6] In October 2015, Xiumin played the leading role opposite actress Kim So-eun in the web drama Falling for Challenge.[7] He also released his first solo song since debut titled "You Are the One" as a soundtrack of the web drama.[8] Falling for Challenge was the most watched web drama in South Korea in 2015, reaching 20 million views just after 17 days.[9]

In February 2016, Xiumin was featured in AOA member Jimin's solo single "Call You Bae", and appeared in its music video.[10] In July 2016, he made his big screen debut alongside Yoo Seung-ho in the South Korean film Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River.[11] 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.[12] In October 2016, together with Chen and Baekhyun, Xiumin became a member of Exo's first official sub unit Exo-CBX.[13] The group made their debut with the extended play Hey Mama! on October 31.[14]

In July 2017, Xiumin collaborated with NCT member Mark on a single titled "Young & Free" for S.M. Entertainment's digital music project Station.[15] In August, he became a regular cast member on the MBC reality TV show It's Dangerous Beyond The Blankets.[16]

Discography

Songs

Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Sales Album
KOR
Gaon
[17]		 CHN
Alibaba
[18]		 US
World
[19]
As lead artist
"Breakin' Machine" 2014 —N/A— N/A Exology Chapter 1: The Lost Planet
As featured artist
"Call You Bae"
(Jimin featuring Xiumin)		 2016 5N/A5 Non-album single
Collaborations
"Young & Free"
(with Mark)		 2017 3116 Non-album single
Soundtrack appearances
"You Are the One" 2015 62N/A— Falling for Challenge OST
"For You"
(with Baekhyun and Chen)		 2016 5—9 Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Note: China's Alibaba Music Chart was first issued on July 31, 2016.

Filmography

Films

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

Dramas

Title Year Network Role Notes
Exo Next Door 2015 Xiumin Web drama; minor role
Falling for Challenge Na Do-jeon Web drama; lead role

Documentaries

Title Year Network Note
Korea From Above 2017
Mountain TV
 Narration with Suho

Television shows

Title Year Network Role Notes Ref.
Travel without Manager 2016 Cookat TV Main cast Episodes 1–8 [24]
It's Dangerous Beyond The Blankets 2017–2018 MBC Main cast Ep. 1–3 (Season 1)
Ep. 6–7 (Season 2)		 [25]

Music videos

Title Year
"Gone" (JIN) 2013
"You Are The One" 2015
"Call You Bae" (Jimin feat. Xiumin) 2016
"Young & Free" (with Mark (NCT)) 2017

Theater

Title Year Role Notes
School OZ 2015 Aquila Holographic musical; supporting role

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated Work Result Ref.
2015 4th APAN Star Awards Award for SNS Web Drama Falling for Challenge Won [26]
2017 Click! StarWars Awards Most Popular Singer N/A 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. ↑ "New Exo Member Xiu Min Revealed". enewsWorld. January 25, 2012.
  3. ↑ "What if idols were soccer players?". The Korea Herald. June 16, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Exo′s Xiu Min and Kai Become Honorary Members of KFA". enewsWorld. December 11, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Exo's Xiumin and Kim Yoo Jung Mingle in Jin's 'Gone' MV Making Teaser". enewsWorld. November 5, 2012.
  6. ↑ "TVXQ, SHINee, Exo, f(x) to star in hologram musical 'School OZ'". Kpop Herald. January 8, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Exo's Xiumin, Kim So-eun cast as leads in Web series". Kpop Herald. October 2, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Exo′s Xiu Min Sings OST for ′Falling for Challenge′". enewsWorld. October 29, 2015.
  9. ↑ "지난해 최고 인기 웹드는 '도전에 반하다'". Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-01-10.
  10. ↑ "AOA's Jimin to release single with Exo's Xiumin". The Korea Herald. February 8, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Xiumin to make big screen debut". Kpop Herald. May 19, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Exo members to sing drama's sound track". Kpop Herald. August 10, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Exo announces first subunit". Kpop Herald. October 24, 2016.
  14. ↑ SMTOWN_EN. "[Vyrl] SMTOWN_EN : #Exo's first unit #Exo-CBX 1st mini album 'Hey Mama!' drops Oct 31, 0A". Retrieved 2016-10-24.
  15. ↑ "엑소 시우민·NCT 마크, 'SM스테이션'으로 스페셜 듀오 결성" (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  16. ↑ Kim So-yeon (August 15, 2017). "Homebodies Xiumin, Kang Daniel, Yong Jun-hyung go on vacation". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  17. ↑ "Gaon Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean).
  18. ↑ Charted songs:
    • "Young & Free". July 2–9, 2017.
  19. ↑ "World Digital Songs". Billboard.
  20. ↑ "2016 Yearly Gaon Download Chart". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  21. ↑ Cumulative sales for "Young & Free":
    • "2017 Gaon Download Chart - Week 27". Retrieved 2017-07-31.
    • "2017 Gaon Download Chart - Week 28". Retrieved 2017-07-31.
  22. ↑ "2015 Gaon Download Chart – Week 45". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  23. ↑ Cumulative sales for "For You":
    • "Gaon Download Chart – August, 2016". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
    • "Gaon Download Chart – September, 2016". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
    • "Gaon Download Chart – October, 2016". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
    • "Gaon Download Chart – November, 2016". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  24. ↑ "[V Report] Exo take to the road without a manager". Kpop Herld. September 3, 2016.
  25. ↑ "[공식] 시우민, '이불 밖은 위험해' 합류 확정". Naver (in Korean). My Daily. March 16, 2018.
  26. ↑ "Kim Soo-hyun takes top APAN Star honors". Korea JoongAng Daily. November 30, 2015. K-pop singer Xiumin, a member of Exo, also received the Web Drama award for his performance in the web drama series “Falling for Do-jeon.”
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