Suho

Kim Jun-myeon (Korean: 김준면; born May 22, 1991), better known by his stage name Suho (Korean: 수호; lit. guardian), is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actor. He is the leader of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo and its sub-unit Exo-K. He debuted as a soloist on March 30, 2020, with the release of his extended play (EP) Self-Portrait. Outside of his musical career, Suho has also starred in various television dramas and movies such as One Way Trip (2016), The Universe's Star (2017), Rich Man (2018), Middle School Girl A (2018), How Are U Bread (2020), Behind Your Touch (2023), and Missing Crown Prince (2024).
Suho was born Kim Jun-myeon on May 22, 1991, in the Yeoui-dong neighborhood of Yeongdeungpo, Seoul. He lives in Apgujeong with his family. During his youth, Suho was the class president in elementary school and the vice-chairman of his school's student body. He graduated from the prestigious Whimoon Middle School and Gaepo High School, where he excelled academically.
Suho became a trainee through SM Entertainment's Casting System in 2006 when he was 16 years old, after being discovered on the streets by an SM casting manager. In 2007, he was cast with a cameo role in the Super Junior film Attack on the Pin-Up Boys.
Suho was introduced as the tenth member of Exo on February 15, 2012. The group debuted in April 2012 with the extended play Mama with him as their leader. In 2013, Suho voiced the main character Bernard for the Korean dub of the animated movie, Saving Santa. He also recorded the movie's original soundtrack of the same name with Apink's Jung Eun-ji. In February 2014, Suho became a regular host for SBS' weekly music show Inkigayo alongside fellow Exo member Baekhyun, ZE:A member Kwanghee and actress Lee Yu-bi. Suho and Baekhyun left their positions in November 2014 in order to focus on the release of Exo's second studio album.
In January 2015, he starred in SM Entertainment's hologram musical, School OZ, playing the character of Hans alongside labelmates Changmin, Key, Luna, Xiumin and Seulgi. In April 2015, he was a regular cast member in the KBS variety show Fluttering India, where they explored few places in Mumbai, India.
In March 2016, Suho made his big screen debut the indie film One Way Trip, which premiered at the 20th Busan International Film Festival. In April 2016, he was confirmed to be starring in the upcoming web drama How Are U Bread. The series is scheduled to be released in Korea and China. In July 2016, Suho and fellow Exo member Chen released a duet titled "Beautiful Accident" as an original soundtrack for the Chinese movie of the same name. Suho starred as the male lead in the MBC drama special The Universe's Star, part of the drama trilogy Three Color Fantasy in January 2017 and recorded an original soundtrack titled "Starlight" for the drama. In February 2017, he collaborated with jazz pianist Song Young-joo on "Curtain", the last single from the Station project's first season. In September 2017, it was confirmed that Suho will be the male lead of the film Female Middle Schooler A. From December 2017 to March 2018, starred as Crown Prince Rudolf in musical The Last Kiss.
In March 2018, Suho collaborated with Jang Jae-in and released two duets titled "Dinner" and "Do you have a moment". In May 2018, Suho returned to the small screen with the South Korean adaption of the 2012 Japanese drama Rich Man, Poor Woman, playing the role of an IT company founder (portrayed by Shun Oguri in the original). Suho also starred in Student A, a film adaptation of a webtoon, released in June 2018. From July to August 2018, Suho starred in the musical The Man Who Laughs in the role of Gwynplaine, a pure character with a monster-like face. He received standing ovation and positive feedback for his role from the audience on the musical's first day. On October 28, 2019, a VR Film titled "The Present" is released in which Suho played the role of a young entrepreneur Ha-Neul, along with actors like Shin Ha-Kyun and Kim Seul-gi.
On March 30, 2020, Suho released his debut EP, Self-Portrait and its lead single "Let's Love", becoming the fourth Exo member to have debuted as a solo artist. The EP debuted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart and has sold over 290,338 copies in South Korea. He won all three main music shows in Korean broadcast during the week and became the first Exo member to do so.
On May 14, Suho enlisted for his mandatory military service as a public service officer. He was discharged on February 13, 2022.
On March 10, 2022, it was confirmed that Suho would release his second mini album Grey Suit and its lead single of the same name on April 4, 2022, which was his first comeback following his discharge from the military.
In October 23, Thai actor-singer Mew Suppasit released his single, "Turn Off The Alarm", a collaboration with Suho. On October 27, Suho released "Call me a Freak", a single from the original soundtrack for Korean television series Bad Prosecutor, which stars fellow Exo member D.O.
In March 2023, it was revealed that Suho had been cast as the title role in the South Korean musical production Mozart!, which is set to run from June to August at the Sejong Center in Seoul.
In August 2023, Suho made his small screen comeback in JTBC's Behind Your Touch as one of the lead actors. He then made a cameo appearance in the last episode of the second season of tvN's Arthdal Chronicles on October 23, 2023.
In January 2024, Suho was confirmed to star in MBN's Missing Crown Prince which was released on April 13, 2024. He also recorded the song "Love You More Gradually" (Korean: 아스라이, 더 가까이) for the soundtrack of the series.
In May 2024, Suho announced his third EP titled 1 to 3 along with its double lead singles—one of the same title and "Cheese" featuring labelmate Wendy, which were released on May 31.
In 2009, Suho began attending Korea National University of Arts, however, he withdrew from it in 2011 and continued his education at Kyung Hee Cyber University along with fellow Exo members Chanyeol and Baekhyun. There he took classes for the Culture and Arts Department of Business Administration. In 2016, Suho started attending Inha University Graduate School for a master's degree in Culture Management.
Aside from speaking native language Korean, Suho has been practicing English following his discharge from mandatory military service. On May 20, 2022, he delivered a speech as a panel member discussing Hallyu wave in English at Stanford University's Walter H. Shorenstein Asia–Pacific Research Center conference.
Since 2019, Suho has regularly donated his personal items every year for auctions conducted by the Shiny Foundation, a donation organisation founded by the family of SHINee's Jonghyun.
Suho is named in the list of donors who have donated more than ₩50 million (US$38,294.74) at the Seoul National University Hospital.
In April 2024, Suho alongside several South Korean entertainers joined Green Heart Bazaar, a fundraiser organized by UNICEF Korea to aid Palestinian children in Gaza Strip affected by the Israel–Hamas war.
All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association, unless stated otherwise.
On March 24, 2024, SM Entertainment announced that Suho will be holding a two-day concerts "Su:Home" at Olympic Hall on May 25-26, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. On April 4, the dates of the Asia leg of "Su:Home" were released. On September 4, his promoter concert announced that the Europe legs in five cities and Dubai was canceled. On November 28, the encore concert was announced to held at Seoul's Olympic Handball Gymnasium on January 25-26, 2025.