Line #14 Music/Baekhyun


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2	''[[caption-width-right:250:Rolling, rolling, rolling hills...]]''
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4	'''Byun Baekhyun''' (Korean: 변백현; born May 6, 1992), known mononymously as '''Baekhyun''' (Korean: 백현, also stylized '''BAEKHYUN'''), is a singer, songwriter, actor, member of [[KoreanPopMusic Korean-Chinese]] [[BoyBand boy band]] Music/{{EXO}}, and its Korean sub-groups EXO-K and Music/{{EXOCBX}}. Joining Creator/SMEntertainment through the SM Casting System in 2011, he moved from Bucheon to Seoul to train towards becoming an idol. In 2019, he also debuted as [[TheLeader the leader]] of the [[KoreanPopMusic Korean-Chinese]] [[BoyBand boy band]] Music/SuperM.
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6	For Baekhyun, main vocal of EXO, his actor debut was actually earlier than his debut as a solo artist. His performance in his debut KoreanDrama, Series/MoonLovers, led to him receiving a New Star Award at the 2016 SBS Drama Awards, and an ''even massive'' increase in popularity.
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8	In July 2019, he debuted as a solo singer with the mini album ''City Lights'' and its title track ''UN Village''. The album made him the 5th solo artist to sell over 100,000 album copies in the past decade and broke previous records set by EXO (placing number 1 on iTunes in 63 countries) and fellow EXO member Music/{{Lay}} (highest first day sales by a solo artist). In fact, the mini album sold a whopping 553,900 copies in South Korea and 262,000 copies in China.
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10	In addition to being an IdolSinger and actor, Baekhyun is also co-director of Privé Alliance, a unisex streetwear fashion brand. He has his own personal collection, Privé by BBH, which was launched in July 2018.
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12	On January 8, 2024, he built his own label, INB100, which would handle his solo activities including the other solo activities of the other two EXO members, Chen and Xiumin.
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14	[[folder:Discography]]
15	'''Mini Albums'''
16	* 2019 - City Lights (first Korean mini-album)
17	* 2020 - Delight (second Korean mini-album)
18	* 2021 - Baekhyun (first Japanese mini-album)
19	* 2021 - Bambi (third Korean mini-album)
20	'''Singles'''
21	* 2015 - Beautiful (OST of ''[[WebVideo/EXONextDoor EXO Next Door]]'')
22	* 2016 - Dream (Duet with Suzy of [[Music/MissA Miss A]])
23	* 2016 - The Day (Duet with K.Will)
24	* 2017 - Rain (Duet with [[Music/{{Sistar}} Soyou]])
25	* 2017 - Take You Home
26	* 2018 - Psycho
27	* 2018 - Young (Duet with Loco, for SM Station)
28	* 2020 - My Love (OST of Dr. Romantic 2)
29	* 2020 - LEO (Duet with BOL4)
30	* 2020 - Amusement Park (later featured on his 2021 album ''Bambi)''
31	* 2021 - Doll (Duet with Doyoung of {{Music/NCT}})
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33	[[/folder]]
34	[[folder:Filmography]]
35	'''TV Dramas'''
36	* 2012 - ''To The Beautiful You'', as himself (cameo character)
37	* 2016 - ''[[Series/MoonLovers Moon Lovers Scarlet Heart: Ryeo]]'', as Wang Eun (supporting main character)
38	'''Web Dramas'''
39	* 2015 - ''[[WebVideo/EXONextDoor EXO Next Door]]'', as himself (main character)
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43	Tropes relating to his works with Music/{{EXO}} can be found on that page.
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46	!Baekhyun provides examples of the following tropes:
47	* AffectionateNickname: "Baekhyunee", "Baek", "Hyun", "Kyoong", "''Appa''" (dad), "''Bobohu''" ([[AnimalMotif kissy tiger]]), "Bacon", "''cheonjae'' idol" ([[TheAce genius idol]]), "''eoneo mabeobsa''" (language magician), "Byun-''ilchi''" (Byun-NoSenseOfDirection), "''kollabo namsin''" (collaboration legend)
48	* AnimalMotif: A flying squirrel. He is often compared with a puppy (particularly a Corgi) by fans due to his looks and hyperactive personality.
49	* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Blue for his promotions with Music/{{EXOCBX}}.
50	* {{Fanboy}}: It was the singer Rain who inspired Baekhyun to become an idol. He was also a huge Sone (Music/GirlsGeneration fanboy). [[PromotedFanboy He managed to become Taeyeon's boyfriend]].
51	* HotterAndSexier: Lay's mini album ''Honey'' and Baekhyun's debut mini album ''City Lights'' in comparison to Chen's debut mini album ''April, and a flower'', the latter which came out around four months earlier than the first two.
52	* IceQueen: ''Ice Queen'' talks about a love interest who is an [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Ice Queen]].
53	* LightEmUp: His designated [[DifferentlyPoweredIndividual superpower]] in Music/{{EXO}} promotions, which he incorporates in his debut mini album ''City Lights''.
54	* MeaningfulName: Baekhyun means "''the wise elder''".
55	* {{Otaku}}: When he's not working, he's either gaming or watching anime, and even sees himself as a professional gamer if he hadn't become a singer.
56	* StageName: His stage name was going to be Guan Yu, named after a Chinese war general.
57	* YouAreNumber6: His designated [[ArcNumber number]] in Music/{{EXO}} promotions is 4 or 04.

Context Music / Baekhyun