Byun Baekhyun (Korean: 변백현; born May 6, 1992), known mononymously as Baekhyun (Korean: 백현, also stylized BAEKHYUN), is a singer, songwriter, actor, member of Korean-Chinese boy band EXO, and its Korean sub-groups EXO-K and EXO-CBX. Joining SM Entertainment 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 the leader of the Korean-Chinese boy band SuperM.
For Baekhyun, main vocal of EXO, his actor debut was actually earlier than his debut as a solo artist. His performance in his debut Korean Drama, Moon Lovers, led to him receiving a New Star Award at the 2016 SBS Drama Awards, and an even massive increase in popularity.
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 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.
In addition to being an Idol Singer 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.
On January 8, 2024, he built his own label, INB 100, which would handle his solo activities including the other solo activities of the other two EXO members, Chen and Xiumin.
- 2019 - City Lights (first Korean mini-album)
- 2020 - Delight (second Korean mini-album)
- 2021 - Baekhyun (first Japanese mini-album)
- 2021 - Bambi (third Korean mini-album)
- 2015 - Beautiful (OST of EXO Next Door)
- 2016 - Dream (Duet with Suzy of miss A)
- 2016 - The Day (Duet with K.Will)
- 2017 - Rain (Duet with Soyou)
- 2017 - Take You Home
- 2018 - Psycho
- 2018 - Young (Duet with Loco, for SM Station)
- 2020 - My Love (OST of Dr. Romantic 2)
- 2020 - LEO (Duet with BOL 4)
- 2020 - Amusement Park (later featured on his 2021 album Bambi)
- 2021 - Doll (Duet with Doyoung of NCT)
- 2012 - To The Beautiful You, as himself (cameo character)
- 2016 - Moon Lovers Scarlet Heart: Ryeo, as Wang Eun (supporting main character)
- 2015 - EXO Next Door, as himself (main character)
Tropes relating to his works with EXO can be found on that page.
Baekhyun provides examples of the following tropes:
- Affectionate Nickname: "Baekhyunee", "Baek", "Hyun", "Kyoong", "Appa" (dad), "Bobohu" (kissy tiger), "Bacon", "cheonjae idol" (genius idol), "eoneo mabeobsa" (language magician), "Byun-ilchi" (Byun-No Sense of Direction), "kollabo namsin" (collaboration legend)
- Animal Motif: A flying squirrel. He is often compared with a puppy (particularly a Corgi) by fans due to his looks and hyperactive personality.
- Color-Coded for Your Convenience: Blue for his promotions with EXO-CBX.
- Fanboy: It was the singer Rain who inspired Baekhyun to become an idol. He was also a huge Sone (Girls' Generation fanboy).
He managed to become Taeyeon's boyfriend. - Hotter and Sexier: 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.
- Ice Queen: Ice Queen talks about a love interest who is an Ice Queen.
- Light 'em Up: His designated superpower in EXO promotions, which he incorporates in his debut mini album City Lights.
- Meaningful Name: Baekhyun means "the wise elder".
- 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.
- Stage Name: His stage name was going to be Guan Yu, named after a Chinese war general.
- You Are Number 6: His designated number in EXO promotions is 4 or 04.
