Oh Se-hun facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Oh Se-hun
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Born | Seoul, South Korea
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Years active | 2012–present | ||||||
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Instruments | Vocals | ||||||
Labels | SM | ||||||
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Hangul | 오세훈 | ||||||
Hanja | 吳世勳 | ||||||
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Oh Se-hun (Hangul: 오세훈; born April 12, 1994), also known mononymously as Sehun, is a South Korean rapper, dancer, actor, and model, best known as a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo and its sub-unit Exo-SC.
Apart from his group's activities, Oh has also had supporting roles in various television dramas and films such as Secret Queen Makers (2018) and Now, We Are Breaking Up (2021), and starred in Dokgo Rewind (2018).
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Early life
Oh 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
Oh was first scouted by an SM Entertainment casting agent at 12 years old while he was out having lunch with friends, he was eventually cast into SM Entertainment in 2008. He went through four auditions in two years. On January 10, 2012, Oh 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, Oh 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, Oh was cast as the male lead in the upcoming Korean-Chinese film Catman, which was released in 2018. In July 2016, Oh 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, Oh became a fixed cast member in a new Netflix original variety show Busted!.
In February 2018, Oh 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, Oh with fellow Exo member Chanyeol released a collaborative single, "We Young", for SM Station X 0.
On June 28, 2019, it was confirmed that Oh 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.
On May 24, 2020, Oh became the new brand spokesperson of Dr. Jart+ in China. After becoming the brand's spokesperson, Dr. Jart+ achieved the highest sales ever during China's mid-year shopping festival and Oh's limited mask set sold 20 thousand pieces in nine minutes.
In 2021, Oh starred in the fantasy movie Catman which was released and became one of the first works released in China that has a South Korean star involved after the Korean Wave restriction in China. Later the same year, he played a supporting role in the SBS drama Now, We Are Breaking Up.
In 2022, Oh made his cinema debut in the movie The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure. In March 2022, it was announced that Sehun would be playing the main role, Go Yoo, in the upcoming TVING original drama All That We Loved. The first and second episode released on May 5, 2023.
Fashion
In 2017 and 2018, Oh attended Louis Vuitton's fashion shows in Paris. He was announced as the Best Dressed Man in Louis Vuitton's show consecutively for both years.
In January 2017, Vogue Korea released a pictorial with Oh wearing products from the Moncler Gamme Bleu 2017 Collection. In December, Oh attended Moncler's Hong Kong flagship opening party.
In 2018, Oh became the second South Korean male idol after G-Dragon to be featured on the cover of Vogue Korea for its 22nd anniversary. It became the best-selling issue since the magazine's inception in 1996. Oh became the ambassador for the Italian luxury fashion house Zegna's clothing line XXX alongside Chinese singer and actor William Chan.
In January 2020, Oh attended Berluti's fashion show in Paris. He then modeled for the brand's 2020 Spring/Summer Menswear Collection, and the pictorial and fashion films were released through W Korea's March issue.In September, Oh was announced as one of the three protagonists in Cartier's digital project, Pasha De Cartier. Oh was announced as the new face of Dior Men in October 2020. Oh was the first Man of Dior Global Ambassador in December 2021.
Personal life
Military service
On December 13, 2023, Oh announced through Exo's official fan club that he will fulfill his military mandatory service as a social service worker on December 21.
Discography
Songs
Title | Year | Peak chart position | Album | ||
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"Beat Maker" | 2014 | — | — | — | Exology Chapter 1: The Lost Planet |
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"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.
Year | Artist | Song | Album | Lyrics | Music | ||
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Credited | With | Credited | With | ||||
2019 | Sehun | "Go" | Non-album single | Yes | MQ, MZMC, White Kevin Clark, Woods Michael Clinton II, Bazzi Andrew | No | N/A |
Exo-SC | "What a Life" | What a Life | Yes | Gaeko, Loey | No | N/A | |
"Just Us 2" (있어 희미하게) (feat. Gaeko) | Yes | Boi B, Loey | No | N/A | |||
"Closer to You" (부르면 돼) | Yes | Gaeko, Hangzoo, Loey | No | N/A | |||
"Borderline" (선) | Yes | Gaeko, Loey | No | N/A | |||
"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) | |||
2020 | "1 Billion Views" (10억뷰) (feat. Moon) | 1 Billion Views | Yes | Gaeko, Boi B, Loey | No | N/A | |
"Say It" (feat. Penomeco) | Yes | Gaeko, THAMA, Loey, Penomeco | No | N/A | |||
"Rodeo Station" (로데오역) | Yes | Gaeko, Boi B, Loey | No | N/A | |||
"Telephone" (척) (feat. 10cm) | Yes | Studio 519 (Loey, MQ, jeon yong-joon, yunji), Gaeko | Yes | Studio 519 (Loey, MQ, jeon yong-joon, yunji), Gaeko | |||
"Jet Lag" (시차적응) | Yes | Gaeko, Hangzoo, Loey | No | N/A | |||
"Fly Away" (날개) (feat. Gaeko) | Yes | Studio 519 (Loey, MQ, jeon yong-joon, yunji), Gaeko | Yes | Studio 519 (Loey, MQ, jeon yong-joon, yunji), Gaeko | |||
"On Me" | Yes | Studio 519 (Loey, MQ, jeon yong-joon, yunji), Gaeko | Yes | Studio 519 (Loey, MQ, jeon yong-joon, yunji), Gaeko |
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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2021 | Catman | Liang Qu | Chinese film | |
2022 | The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure | Han-goong |
Television series
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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2012 | To the Beautiful You | Himself | Cameo (Episode 2) | |
2013 | Royal Villa | |||
2021–2022 | Now, We Are Breaking Up | Hwang Chi-hyung | Supporting role | |
TBA | Dear Archimedes | Yan Su | Main role |
Web series
Year | Title | Role(s) | Ref. |
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2015 | Exo Next Door | Sehun (Fictionalised version of himself) | |
2018 | Secret Queen Makers | Sehun | |
Dokgo Rewind | Kang Hyuk / Kang Hoo | ||
2023 | All That We Loved | Go Yoo |
Television shows
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2021 | On Rent: House on Wheels | Cast member | with Team actor (The Pirates 2) |
Web shows
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2018–2021 | Busted! | Cast member | Season 1–3 |
Music videos
Title | Year | Ref. |
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"We Young" (with Chanyeol) | 2018 | |
"On Me" | 2020 | |
Guest appearances | ||
"Yo!" (remake; Shinhwa) | 2014 |
Ambassadorship
Year | Title | Ref. |
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2018 | Ermenegildo Zegna Brand Ambassador | |
2019 | Presenter for Tao Kae Noi | |
2020 | Dr. Jart+ China Brand Ambassador | |
Some by Mi Brand Ambassador | ||
Face of Dior Men | ||
2021 | Dior Global Ambassador | |
2022 | White Lab Brand Ambassador |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award ceremony | Category | Nominee/Work | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards | Weibo Kpop Star Award | Oh Se-hun | Won | |
2017 | Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards | Artist of Fans' Choice – Individual | Won | ||
YinYueTai V-Chart Awards | Most Popular Artist | Won | |||
Celeb's Pick x Naver Fashion Beauty Fashionista Award | Global Icon | Won | |||
Peeper x Billboard Korea Award | December Top K-Pop Artist Award (Individual) | Won | |||
5th V Chart Awards | Most Popular Artist Tonight | Won | |||
2018 | Asia Artist Awards | Starpay Popularity Award (Actor) | Won | ||
2019 | Weibo Starlight Awards | Overseas Male Artist Award | Won | ||
Soompi Awards | Best Idol Actor | Dokgo Rewind | Won | ||
Asia Artist Awards | AAA x Dongnam Media & FPT Polytechnic Award (Actor) | Oh Se-hun | Won |
See also
In Spanish: Sehun para niños