page_title: D.O. (entertainer)
section_title: Career beginnings
hierarchical_section_title: D.O. (entertainer) / Life and career / Career beginnings
caption_attribution_description: English: D.O at the Busan One Asia Festival on October 20, 2018. 한국어: 2018년 10월 20일 부산 원아시아 페스티벌에서의 디오.
context_page_description: Doh Kyung-soo, better known by his stage name D.O., is a South Korean singer and actor. He is best known as a member and one of the main vocalists of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo. Apart from his group's activities, D.O. has also starred in various television dramas and movies such as Pure Love, My Annoying Brother, Positive Physique, Room No.7, 100 Days My Prince, Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds, and Swing Kids.
context_section_description: In 2010, he was advised to audition for SM Entertainment after winning a local singing contest. He subsequently became a trainee during his last two years of high school. He performed Na Yoon-kwon's "Anticipation" and Brown Eyed Soul's "My Story" at his S.M. audition.
  D.O. was formally introduced as the eighth member of Exo on January 30, 2012. The group debuted on April 8 with the extended play Mama.
  In July 2013, he was featured in the song "Goodbye Summer" from f(x)'s second studio album Pink Tape. In December 2013, D.O., along with fellow Exo members, Baekhyun and Chen, sang the title track for the group's second EP, Miracles in December.
  In September 2014, D.O. made his acting debut with a supporting role in the movie Cart, playing a high school student and son of a grocery store worker and union member (played by Yum Jung-ah). The movie premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. He also released an original soundtrack titled "Crying Out" for the movie.
caption: D.O. performing with Exo at the Busan One Asia Festival on October 20, 2018
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