Sehun facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Oh Se-hun
Sehun in July 2019
Born	(1994-04-12) April 12, 1994 (age 31) Seoul, South Korea
Occupation	Rapper singer songwriter actor dancer model
Years active	2012–present
Musical career
Genres	K-pop hip-hop
Instruments	Vocals
Labels	SM
Korean name
Hangul	오세훈
Hanja	吳世勳
Revised Romanization	O Se-hun
McCune–Reischauer	O Sehun
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Oh Se-hun (Hangul: 오세훈; born April 12, 1994), known mononymously as Sehun, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter and actor. He is a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy band Exo and its sub-unit Exo-SC. Apart from his group's activities, Sehun has also starred in various films and television dramas such as Dokgo Rewind (2018), Secret Queen Makers (2018), The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure (2022), and All That We Loved (2023).

Early life

Oh Se-hun 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, 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 supposed to be 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 was supposed to began airing in 2019.

Sehun at Show! Music Core on July 24, 2017

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 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.

On May 24, 2020, Sehun 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, Sehun 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, Sehun 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 TVING original drama All That We Loved. The first and second episode released on May 5, 2023.

Fashion

In 2017 and 2018, Sehun 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 Sehun wearing products from the Moncler Gamme Bleu 2017 Collection. In December, Sehun attended Moncler's Hong Kong flagship opening party.

In 2018, Sehun 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. Sehun became the ambassador for the Italian luxury fashion house Zegna's clothing line XXX alongside Chinese singer and actor William Chan.

In January 2020, Sehun 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, Sehun was announced as one of the three protagonists in Cartier's digital project, Pasha De Cartier. Sehun was announced as the new face of Dior Men in October 2020. Sehun was the first Man of Dior Global Ambassador in December 2021.

Personal life

Military service

On December 13, 2023, Sehun announced through Exo's official fan club that he would fulfill his military mandatory service as a social service worker on December 21.

Discography

Songs

Songwriting

All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA), unless stated otherwise.

Videography

Music videos

Filmography

Film

Television series

Web series

Television shows

Web shows

Ambassadorship

Awards and nominations

See also

In Spanish: Sehun para niños