Oh Se-hun (; born April 12, 1994), known
mononymously
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A mononym may be the person's only name, given to them at birth. This was routine in most ancient societies, and remains ...
as Sehun, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, actor and dancer. He is a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy band
Exo
Exo (; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean-Chinese boy band based in Seoul formed by SM Entertainment in 2011 and debuted in 2012. The group consists of nine members: Xiumin, Suho, Lay Zhang, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen (singer), Chen, Chanyeol, ...
and its sub-unit
Exo-SC. Apart from his group's activities, Sehun has also starred in various films and television dramas such as ''
Dokgo Rewind'' (2018), ''
Secret Queen Makers'' (2018), ''
The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure'' (2022), and ''
All That We Loved'' (2023).
Early life
Oh Se-hun was born in
Jungnang-gu
Jungnang District () is one of the 25 ''gu'', or districts, of Seoul, South Korea. It is located on the north side of the Han River.
It is characterized by a typical residential area with many natural green areas such as Yongma, Mangwoo, and B ...
,
Seoul
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, South Korea, on April 12, 1994.
He graduated from the
School of Performing Arts Seoul
School of Performing Arts Seoul (SOPA; / ) is an arts high school located in Gung-dong, Guro District, in Seoul, South Korea.
History
SOPA was founded on March 6, 1966 as Jeonghui High School (). On February 28, 2002, Park Jae-ryeon was app ...
in February 2013. He has an older brother.
Career
Sehun was first scouted by an
SM Entertainment
SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency established in 1995 by Lee Soo-man. It is one of South Korea's largest entertainment companies and has been responsible for fostering and popularizing the car ...
casting agent at 12 years old while he was out having lunch with friends, 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. The group made their debut with the extended play ''
Mama
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*Maternal uncle, in some parts of South Asia
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* Mama, Russia, an urban-type settlement in the Mam ...
'' in April.
In February 2016, Sehun received a Weibo Star Award as voted by users of the Chinese social networking site
Sina Weibo
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at the 5th
Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards
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.
In March, Sehun was cast as the male lead in the upcoming Korean-Chinese film ''
Catman'', which was supposed to be released in 2018. In July, Sehun was announced to be starring as the male lead in the upcoming Korean-Chinese web drama ''
Dear Archimedes'', which was supposed to began airing in 2019.
In September 2017, Sehun became a fixed cast member in a new
Netflix
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original variety show ''
Busted!
''Busted!'' () is a South Korean television program on Netflix starring Yoo Jae-suk, Ahn Jae-wook, Kim Jong-min, Lee Kwang-soo, Park Min-young, Oh Se-hun, Kim Se-jeong and Lee Seung-gi. It premiered on May 4, 2018, and concluded on January ...
''.
In February 2018, Sehun was cast in the action web drama ''Dokgo Rewind'' as the male lead. In May, it was announced that Sehun will be starring in the web drama ''
Secret Queen Makers'' which is produced by
Lotte Duty Free. On September 14, Sehun with fellow Exo member
Chanyeol
Park Chan-yeol (; born November 27, 1992), 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 ...
released a collaborative single, "We Young", for
SM Station X 0
SM Station is a digital music project by South Korean record label SM Entertainment
SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency established in 1995 by Lee Soo-man. It is one of South Korea's largest e ...
.
On June 28, 2019, it was confirmed that Sehun and Chanyeol were preparing to debut as the group's second sub-unit
Exo-SC. They released their first EP,
''What a Life'', on July 22.
On May 24, 2020, Sehun became the new brand spokesperson of ''
Dr. Jart+'' in China. After becoming the brand's spokesperson, Dr. Jart+ achieved the highest sales ever during China's mid-year shopping festival and Oh's limited mask set sold 20 thousand pieces in nine minutes.
In 2021, Sehun starred in the fantasy movie ''
Catman'' which was released and became one of the first works released in China that has a South Korean star involved after the Korean Wave restriction in China. Later the same year, he played a supporting role in the
SBS drama ''
Now, We Are Breaking Up
''Now, We Are Breaking Up'' () is a Korean drama, South Korean romantic drama television series starring Song Hye-kyo, Jang Ki-yong, Oh Se-hun, Kim Joo-hun and Choi Hee-seo. Directed by Lee Gil-bok, with screenplay by Je In, and produced by Samh ...
''.
In 2022, Sehun made his cinema debut in the movie ''
The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure''. In March, it was announced that Sehun would be playing the main role, Go Yoo, in the ''
TVING
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'' original drama ''
All That We Loved''. The first and second episodes were released on May 5, 2023.
Fashion
In 2017 and 2018, Sehun attended
Louis Vuitton
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's fashion shows in Paris. He was announced as the Best Dressed Man in Louis Vuitton's show consecutively for both years.
In January 2017, ''
Vogue Korea
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'' released a pictorial with Sehun wearing products from the
Moncler
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Gamme Bleu 2017 Collection. In December, Sehun attended Moncler's Hong Kong flagship opening party.
In 2018, Sehun became the second South Korean male
idol
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after
G-Dragon
Kwon Ji-yong (; born August 18, 1988), best known as G-Dragon (), is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur, known as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of K-pop". Born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, G-Drag ...
to be featured on the cover of ''
Vogue Korea
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'' for its 22nd anniversary. It became the best-selling issue since the magazine's inception in 1996. Sehun became the ambassador for the Italian luxury fashion house
Zegna
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's clothing line XXX alongside Chinese singer and actor
William Chan
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.
In January 2020, Sehun attended
Berluti
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's fashion show in Paris. He then modeled for the brand's 2020 Spring/Summer Menswear Collection, and the pictorial and fashion films were released through ''W Koreas March issue. In September, Sehun was announced as one of the three protagonists in
Cartier's digital project, Pasha De Cartier. Sehun was announced as the new face of
Dior
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Men in October 2020.
Sehun was announced as
Dior
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's first male global ambassador in December 2021.
Personal life
Military service
On December 13, 2023, Sehun announced through
Exo
Exo (; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean-Chinese boy band based in Seoul formed by SM Entertainment in 2011 and debuted in 2012. The group consists of nine members: Xiumin, Suho, Lay Zhang, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen (singer), Chen, Chanyeol, ...
's official fan club that he would fulfill his
military mandatory service as a social service worker on December 21.
Discography
Songs
Songwriting
All credits are adapted from the
Korea Music Copyright Association
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(KOMCA), unless stated otherwise.
Videography
Music videos
Filmography
Film
Television series
Web series
Television shows
Web shows
Ambassadorship
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1994 births
Living people
Exo members
Male actors from Seoul
Models from Seoul
People from Jungnang District
Rappers from Seoul
Singers from Seoul
Mandarin-language singers of South Korea
School of Performing Arts Seoul alumni
South Korean dance musicians
South Korean male dancers
South Korean male idols
South Korean male pop singers
South Korean male rappers
21st-century male rappers
South Korean male film actors
South Korean male television actors
South Korean male web series actors
South Korean hip-hop dancers
21st-century South Korean rappers
21st-century South Korean male singers
21st-century South Korean male actors