Oh Se-hun
Quick Facts
Biography
Oh Se-hun (born April 12, 1994), better known mononymously as Sehun, is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, dancer, model and actor. He is a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo, its sub-group Exo-K and sub-unit Exo-SC. Apart from his group's activities, Sehun has also starred in various television dramas and films such as Secret Queen Makers (2018) and Dokgo Rewind (2018). He has been a cast member of Busted! since 2018.
Early life
Sehun was born in Jungnang-gu, Seoul, South Korea, on April 12, 1994. He graduated from the School of Performing Arts Seoul in February 2013. He has an older brother.
Career
Sehun was first scouted by an SM Entertainment casting agent at 12 years old while he was out having lunch with friends. While at first running away from the agent for 30 minutes and being chased down the streets, 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 in April 2012.
In February 2016, Sehun received a Weibo Star Award as voted by users of the Chinese social networking site Sina Weibo at the 5th Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards. In March 2016, Sehun was cast as the male lead in the upcoming Korean-Chinese film Catman, which was released in 2018. In July 2016, Sehun was announced to be starring as the male lead in the upcoming Korean-Chinese web drama Dear Archimedes, which began airing in 2019.
In September 2017, Sehun became a fixed cast member in a new Netflix original variety show Busted!.
In February 2018, Sehun was cast in the action web drama Dokgo Rewind as the male lead. In May 2018, 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, 2018, Sehun with fellow Exo member Chanyeol released a collaborative single, "We Young", for SM Station X 0. On September 19, Italian men's clothing brand Ermenegildo Zegna announced that Sehun, alongside Chinese singer and actor William Chan, would be the ambassadors for the brand's clothing line XXX.
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, 2019.
Discography
Songs
Title | Year | Peak chart position | Album | ||
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KOR | USWorld | ||||
Gaon | Billboard | ||||
As lead artist | |||||
"Beat Maker" | 2014 | — | — | — | Exology Chapter 1: The Lost Planet |
Collaborations | |||||
"We Young" (with Chanyeol) | 2018 | 72 | 71 | 3 | Non-album single |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Songwriting
All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA), unless stated otherwise.
Song | Year | Album | Artist | Lyrics | Music | ||
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Credited | With | Credited | With | ||||
"Go" | 2019 | Non-album single | Sehun | Yes | N/A | Yes | N/A |
"What a Life" | What a Life | Exo-SC | Yes | Gaeko, Loey | No | Gaeko, Devine-Channel, Aris Maggiani | |
"Just Us 2" (있어 희미하게) (featuring Gaeko) | Yes | Boi B, Loey | No | Gaeko, GRAY, DAX | |||
"Closer to You" (부르면 돼) | Yes | Gaeko, Hangzoo, Loey | No | Gaeko, Devine-Channel | |||
"Borderline" (선) | Yes | Gaeko, Loey | No | Gaeko, Devine-Channel, Mike Dupree | |||
"Roller Coaster" (롤러코스터) | Yes | Studio 519 (Loey, MQ, Jung Yong Jun, yunji), Gaeko | Yes | Studio 519 (Loey, MQ, Jung Yong Jun, yunji) | |||
"Daydreamin'" (夢) | Yes | Studio 519 (Loey, MQ, Jung Yong Jun, yunji) | Yes | Studio 519 (Loey, MQ, Jung Yong Jun, yunji) |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | 5th Gaon Chart Music Awards | Weibo Kpop Star Award | N/A | Won | |
2016 | 6th Gaon Chart Music Awards | Artist of Fans' Choice – Individual | Won | ||
2017 | 5th V Chart Awards | Most Popular Artist Tonight | Won | ||
Fashionista Awards | Global Icon | Won | |||
2018 | 3rd Asia Artist Awards | Starpay Popularity Award (Actor) | Won | ||
2019 | Weibo Starlight Awards | Overseas Male Artist Award | Won | ||
14th Soompi Awards | Best Idol Actor | Dokgo Rewind | Won | ||
4th Asia Artist Awards | AAA x Dongnam Media & FPT Polytechnic Award (Actor) | N/A | Won |