Park Chan-yeol

Chanyeol
Park Chan-yeol in May 2019
Background information
Birth name	Park Chan-yeol
Also known as	Chanyeol
Born	(1992-11-27) November 27, 1992 (age 32)
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	K-pop, R&B, dance
Occupation(s)	Singer, rapper, songwriter, model, actor
Instruments	Vocals, drums
Years active	2012 (2012)–present
Labels	S.M. Entertainment
Website	Official website

Korean name
Hangul	박찬열
Hanja	朴燦烈
Revised Romanization	Bak Chan-yeol
McCune–Reischauer	Pak Ch'an-yŏl

This is a Korean name; the family name is Park.

Park Chan-yeol (hangul: 박찬열; hanja: 朴燦烈; born November 27, 1992 in Seoul), better known by mononym Chanyeol, is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, producer, actor and model. He is a member of the South Korean boy band EXO.

Early years

Chanyeol was born November 27, 1992 in Seoul, South Korea. After watching the film School of Rock in elementary school, Chanyeol became interested in music and began to play drums.^[1] During his teenage years, he studied at Hyundai Senior High School in Apgujeong-dong. He participated in the band of his school, Siren. When he was in his first year of high school, Chanyeol formed a band with his best friends, Heavy Noise, having played in it for three years. At the age of sixteen, he was accepted into a private acting university. In the same year, he reached second position Smart Model Contest and became a trainee of S.M. Entertainment. Also in 2008, he participated in the clip "HaHaHa Song" of his companion of company TVXQ. The following year, she appeared in the Japanese version of the video "Genie" of the group Girls' Generation. He went on to dream of being a singer after listening to the song "Unconditional Kismet" of songwriter and music producer Yoo Young-jin.^[2]

Career

2012─2014: Early career

On February 22, 2012, Chanyeol was officially introduced as one of the twelve members of the original formation of the South Korean-Chinese group EXO.^[3] The group debuted on April 8 of the same year with the release of extended play MAMA.^[4] In April 2012, he participated in the music video for the song "Twinkle", debut single from the first sub-unit of Girls 'Generation,Girls' Generation-TTS. In October 2013, Chanyeol joined the cast of SBS's Law of the Jungle reality show during filming in Micronesia.^[5] He also composed and recorded a soundtrack titled "Last Hunter" for the show.

In 2014, Chanyeol wrote the rap of the Korean version of the "Run" track of EXO's extended extended play, Overdose, and participated in the debut EPs of his companions Henry and Zhou Mi. In May 2014, he became a regular cast member of the first season of the SBS's Roommate reality show.^[6] He left the program in September of the same year because of scheduling conflicts.^[7]

2015─present: Debut as an actor and compositions

In April 2015, Chanyeol made his film debut with South Korean film Salut d'Amour alongside actress Moon Ga-young, who later co-starred with him on the EXO Next Door web drama. In June of 2015, cast-wrote the Korean version of the track "Promise" of the reissue of the success of sales EXODUS, titled Love Me Right, next to its companions of group Chen and Lay.^[8] He later wrote the rap for "Lightsaber", the EXO promotional single for Star Wars: The Force Awakening, which was later included in the band's extended play Sing for You.

In April 2016, Chanyeol wrote and performed rap for the song "Confession" of Yesung's debut EP, Here I Am.^[9] On EXO's third studio album, EX'ACT, released in May 2016, he co-wrote the lyrics for the track "Heaven."^[10] In June 2016, Chanyeol starred with actresses Yuan Shanshan and Seohyun in the South Korean-Chinese film So I Married an Anti-fan.^[11] He and Yuan Shanshan also recorded a duet titled "I Hate You" as the soundtrack for the film.^[12][13] In October 2016, Chanyeol and singer Tinashe participated in the song "Freal Luv" by artists Far East Movement and Marshmello. The song, which he helped write and produce, was released on October 14.^[14][15][16] In December 2016, she collaborated with singer Punch on the song "Stay With Me," part of the soundtrack for the Goblin drama.^[17]

In January of 2017, Chanyeol participated in the drama Missing 9.^[18] On February 22, he released a duet titled "Let Me Love You" with Junggigo.^[19][20]

Discography

See the main article: Exo discography

Songs

Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Sales (DL)	Album
		KOR Gaon [21]	CHN V Chart [22]	MAL [23]	US World [24]
As lead artist
"Delight"	2014	—	—	—	—	KOR: 12,096[25]	Exology Chapter 1: The Lost Planet
Collaborations
"If We Love Again" (with Chen)	2016	38	—	—	—	KOR: 47,208[26]	Two Yoo Project Sugar Man Part 32
"Let Me Love You" (with Junggigo)	2017	16	—	—	—	KOR: 101,508+[27]	Across the Universe
As featured artist
"Bad Girl" (Henry featuring Chanyeol)	2014	75	—	—	—	KOR: 27,192[28]	Fantastic
"Rewind" (Zhou Mi featuring Chanyeol)		—	—	—	5	—	Rewind
"Don't Make Money" (Heize featuring Chanyeol)	2015	43	—	—	—	KOR: 60,192[29]	Unpretty Rapstar 2 Semi-final Part 1
"Confession" (Yesung featuring Chanyeol)	2016	133	—	—	—	KOR: 21,890[30]	Here I Am
"Freal Luv" (Far East Movement and Marshmello featuring Chanyeol and Tinashe)		—[A]	—	—	—	KOR: 22,665[32]	Identity
Soundtrack appearances
"Last Hunter"	2016	—	—	—	—	—	Law of the Jungle OST
"I Hate You" (with Yuan Shanshan)		—	11	—	—	—	So I Married an Anti-fan OST
"Stay With Me" (with Punch)		3	—	12	3	KOR: 1,379,207+[33]	Guardian: The Lonely and Great God OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Songwriting and producing credits

Year	Album	Artist	Song	Lyrics		Music
				Credited	With	Credited	With
2014	Overdose	EXO-K	"Run"	Rap	—	No	—
2015	Law of the Jungle OST	Chanyeol	"Last Hunter"	Yes	—	Yes	—
	—		"Who I Am"	Yes	—	Yes	—
	—		"Young Street"	Yes	—	Yes	—
	Unpretty Rapstar 2 Semi-final Part 1	Heize ft. Chanyeol	"Don't Make Money"	Rap	—	No	—
	Love Me Right	Exo	"Promise" (Korean version)	Yes	Chen & Lay	No	—
	Sing for You		"Lightsaber"	Rap	—	No	—
2016	—	Chanyeol	"You Are"	Yes	—	Yes	—
	Here I Am	Yesung	"Confession"	Rap	—	No	—
	Ex'Act	Exo	"Heaven" (Korean version)	Yes	Min Yeon-jae	No	—
			"Heaven" (Chinese version)	Yes	Min Yeon-jae, Wang Jung-un	No	—
	Identity	Far East Movement and Marshmello ft. Chanyeol & Tinashe	"Freal Luv"	Yes	Kevin Nishimura, J. Roh, Virman Coquia, C. Comstock, Tinashe, William Phillips	Yes	Kevin Nishimura, J. Roh, Virman Coquia, C. Comstock, Tinashe, William Phillips

Filmography

See the main article: Exo videography

Films

Title	Year	Role	Notes
Salut d'Amour	2015	Min-sung	Supporting role
So I Married an Anti-fan	2016	Hoo Joon	Lead role

Television dramas

Title	Year	Network	Role	Notes
High Kick!	2008	KBS2	High school student	Cameo; episode 71
To The Beautiful You	2012	SBS	Himself	Cameo; episode 2
Royal Villa	2013	jTBC	Himself	Cameo; episode 2
Exo Next Door	2015	Naver TV Cast	Chanyeol	Main role
Missing 9	2017	MBC	Lee Yeol	Supporting role

Television shows

Title	Year	Network	Role	Note
Law of the Jungle	2014	SBS	Recurring cast	Episodes 90-94
Roommate		SBS	Main cast	Season 1
Law of the Jungle	2015	SBS	Recurring cast	Episodes 175-177

Music videos

Title	Year	Ref.
"1-4-3 (I Love You)" (Acoustic version; Henry Lau featuring Chanyeol)	2013	[34]
"I Hate You" (with Yuan Shanshan)	2016	[35]
"Freal Luv" (Far East Movement & Marshmello featuring Chanyeol & Tinashe)		[36]
"Stay with Me" (with Punch)		[37]
Guest appearances
"HaHaHa Song" (TVXQ)	2008	[38]
"Genie" (Japanese version; Girls' Generation)	2010	[39]
"Twinkle" (Girls' Generation-TTS)	2012	[40]
"You Don't Know Love" (K.Will)	2013	[41]
"Hope" (remake; H.O.T)	2014	[42]
"Can You Feel It?" (Donghae & Eunhyuk)	2015	[43]
"12:25 (Wish List)" (f(x))		[44]

Awards and nominations

See the main article: List of awards and nominations received by Exo

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2015	8th Korea Drama Awards	Best New Actor	Exo Next Door	Won
		Hallyu Star Award		Won
2016	16th Top Chinese Music Awards[45]	Most Popular Foreign Idol	—	Won
2017	5th YinYueTai VChart Awards	Best Collaboration (with Yuan Shanshan)	"I Hate You"	Won
		Most Popular Artist (South Korea)	—	Won

Notes

1. "Freal Luv" charted at number 6 on the Gaon International Digital Chart.^[31]

References

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