Xiumin

Korean: 시우민

Hometown:

Guri, Gyeonggi Province

Country:

South Korea

Full name:

Kim Min-seok

Native name:

김민석

Birthday:

Mar 26, 1990

Age:

33 years old

Blood type:

Height:

5'8" (173 cm)

Weight:

116.8 lbs (53 kg)

Group (2012-present):

EXO

Group (2016-present):

EXO-CBX

Introduction

Kim Min-seok (김민석), better known by his stage name Xiumin, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is best known as a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group EXO, its sub-group EXO-M, and its sub-unit EXO-CBX.

Born on March 26, 1990, Xiumin is EXO's eldest member although he looks like one of the youngest. He became a trainee in 2008 and made his official debut with the group in 2012.

In January 2015, Xiumin made his musical theatre debut, playing the character of Aquila in the SM Entertainment musical School OZ alongside labelmates Changmin, Key, Luna, Suho, and Seulgi. In October 2015, Xiumin played the leading role opposite actress Kim Soeun in the web drama Falling for Challenge.

On October 31, 2016, Xiumin debuted as a member of the group's sub-unit EXO-CBX with the mini-album "Hey Mama!"

On September 26, 2022, Xiumin made his official solo debut through the mini album "Brand New."

On June 1, 2023, Xiumin—together with Baekhyun and Chen—revealed the termination of their exclusive contracts with SM Entertainment.

SM Entertainment:

Jan 1, 2012-present

Debut:

Apr 9, 2012

Debut to 1st win:

431 days

Current state:

active

Active years:

2012-present

Zodiac-sign:

Aries

Language(s):

Korean, Mandarin

Training period:

4 years

Education:

Catholic Kwandong University

Military service:

May 7, 2019 - December 6, 2020

kpopping rank:

87th

Fandom:

EXO-L

Fandom color(s):

Cosmic-Latte

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28 pics

22 videos

4 albums

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Fun facts

Xiumin loves everything to be neat and clean.

Baekhyun once joked that Xiumin is becoming EXO's manager. He coordinates with the manager at all times and would often double check their schedules for them. According to Xiumin, he just loves having things organized.

Xiumin hates seeing mess. He gets stressed out when he's in a dirty room.

Xiumin is good at cooking.

Xiumin is a very reliable person.

Xiumin has a cat named Tan.

Xiumin went to the same high school as INFINITE’s Dongwoo.

Xiumin is the strongest of the members. Baekhyun said he can beat all EXO member in arm-wrestling with just two fingers.

In a magazine interview, Xiumin said he likes hitting Chen's butt.

Despite his cute looks, Xiumin is the eldest member of EXO.