Juggling multiple responsibilities within the K-pop sphere, Korean singer/songwriter Chen debuted in the early 2010s and spent the decade topping charts as part of boy group EXO and its multi-lingual, dance-pop subgroups EXO-M and EXO-CBX. He also branched out as a solo artist as early as 2014, issuing his official first EP, 2019's ballad-heavy April, and a Flower, which was a Top Three hit in both Korea and the U.S.
Born Kim Jong-dae in Siheung, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, he was recruited by S.M. Entertainment in 2011 and joined EXO at the end of the year. Together with his e...