Byun Baekhyun (Korean: 변백현; born May 6, 1992 in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea), simply known as Baekhyun (백현), is a South Korean singer and actor under S.M. Entertainment . He is one of the main vocalists of South Korean-Chinese boy group EXO and its sub-unit EXO-CBX. In 2019, Baekhyun became a leader of the supergroup SuperM . He attended Jungwon High School, where he was the lead singer in a school band called 혼수상태 (rom.: honsusangtae; eng.: comatose state) and attended several musical festivals, later winning an award at a local rock festival. He joined S.M. Entertainment in 2011 through the S.M. Casting System while studying for the entrance exams to the Seoul Institute of the Arts. Baekhyun was one of the last members to join the boy group EXO, and was revealed as the group's ninth member on January 30, 2012. Baekhyun has cited Rain as one of his main influences and hopes to emulate Rain's "well-rounded" success. He hosted the SBS music show Inkigayo from February 2014 until December 2014 together with EXO member SUHO, ZE:A's Kwanghee and actress Lee Yubi. In July he starred in a Korean adaptation of the musical "Singin' in the Rain" produced by SM C&C. On the 22nd April of 2015 Baekhyun released his first solo single 두근거려 (Beautiful) from EXO's Web Drama EXO NEXT DOOR OST. In 2019 Baekhyun began pursuing a solo career by releasing his first mini-album City Lights on July 10th, with the lead single UN Village, which sold more than half a million copies an