Chanyeol (찬열) is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, actor, and producer under SM Entertainment. He is a member of the boy group EXO and its subunits EXO-K and EXO-SC.
Career
2012: Debut with EXO
He debuted as a member of EXO and its sub-unit EXO-K on April 9, 2012 with the first mini album Mama.
2019: Debut with EXO-SC
On July 22, 2019, Chanyeol debuted as a member of the group's sub-unit EXO-SC with the mini album What a Life.
Personal life
Military service
Chanyeol enlisted as an active duty soldier on March 29, 2021.[1][2] On September 23, it was announced that he was casted in the military musical Meissa's Song.[3] He is set to be discharged on September 28, 2022.
Discography
Korean
Digital singles
Collaborations
- "Let Me Love You" (with Junggigo) (2017)
- "We Young" (with Sehun) (2018)
- "Yours" (with Raiden) (2020)
Features
- Henry - "Bad Girl" (2014)
- Zhoumi - "Rewind" (2014)
- Heize - "Don't Make Money" (2015)
- Yesung - "Confession" (2016)
- Lee Sun Hee - "Anbu" (2020)
- Rothy - "Ocean View" (2020)
- Devine Channel - "Faded" (2020)
OSTs
- "Law of the Jungle OST" ("Last Hunter") (2016)
- "Goblin OST Part.1" ("Stay with Me" with Punch) (2016)
- "Dr. Romantic 2 OST Part.3" ("Go Away Go Away" with Punch) (2020)
- "She is My Type X Chanyeol" ("Miniml Warm") (2020)
- The Box OST (2021)
Other releases
- "Familiar" (as Loey, with MQ) (2019)
- "Slow Walk" (as Loey, with MQ) (2020)
- "Get Used To" (as Loey, with MQ) (2020)
Chinese
OSTs
- "So I Married an Anti-fan OST" ("I Hate You" with Yuan Shanshan) (2016)
Filmography
Movies
- Salut d'Amour (2015)
- So I Married An Anti-fan (2016)
- The Box (2021)
Television dramas
- High Kick! (Cameo) (KBS2, 2008)
- Royal Villa (Cameo) (JTBC, 2013)
- Missing 9 (MBC, 2017)
- Memories of the Alhambra (tvN, 2018)
Web dramas
- EXO Next Door (Naver TV Cast, 2015)
- Secret Queen Makers (Naver TV Cast, 2018)
Variety shows
- Roommate (SBS, 2014)
- Two Yoo Project - Sugar Man (JTBC, 2016) - guest (Ep. 32)
Producing and writing credits
| Artist | Song | Album | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | |||
| EXO | "Promise" (Korean and Chinese ver.) |
Love Me Right | Writing |
| Himself | "Young Street" | Lee Gook Joo's Young Street | Writing, composing, arranging |
| "Last Hunter" | Law of the Jungle in Brunei | ||
| Heize, Himself | "Don't Make Money" | "Unpretty Rapstar 2 Semi Final Part 1" | Writing |
| EXO | "Lightsaber" | "Lightsaber" | |
| 2016 | |||
| EXO | "Heaven" (Korean and Chinese ver.) |
Ex'Act | Writing |
| Far East Movement, Himself, Tinashe, Marshmello | "Freal Luv" | Identity | |
| 2017 | |||
| EXO | "Ko Ko Bop" (Korean ver.) | The War | Writing |
| "Chill" | |||
| "Sweet Lies" | The War: The Power of Music | ||
| "Together" | EXO Planet 3 - The EXO'rdium (Dot) | ||
| 2018 | |||
| EXO | "Gravity" | Don't Mess Up My Tempo | Writing |
| "With You" | Writing, composing | ||
| "Love Shot" | Love Shot | Writing | |
| 2019 | |||
| EXO-SC | "What a Life" | What a Life | Writing |
| "Just us 2" (feat. Gaeko) | |||
| "Closer to You" | |||
| "Borderline" | |||
| "Roller Coaster" | Writing, composing, arranging | ||
| "Daydreamin'" | |||
| Himself (Loey), MQ | "Familiar" | "Familiar" | |
| 2020 | |||
| Himself (Loey), MQ | "Slow Walk" | "Slow Walk" | Writing, composing, arranging |
| Kai | "Confession" | EXO Planet 5 –EXplOration– | Writing |
| Lee Sun Hee, Himself | "Anbu" | "Anbu" | |
| EXO-SC | "1 Billion Views" (feat. MOON) | 1 Billion Views | |
| "Say It" (feat. Penomeco) | |||
| "Rodeo Station" | |||
| "Telephone" (feat. 10cm) | Writing, composing, arranging | ||
| "Jet Lag" | Writing | ||
| "Fly Away" (feat. Gaeko) | Writing, composing, arranging | ||
| Himself | "Nothin'" | Writing | |
| Sehun | "On Me" | Writing, composing, arranging | |
| Devine Channel | "Faded" | "Byproduct" | Writing, composing |
Trivia
- EXO Superpower Badge: Flame (Phoenix)
- Hobbies: playing instruments, rapping, and acting.[4]
- He really loves playing Namco's Japanese fighting video game series Tekken.[5]
Gallery
- Main article: Chanyeol/Gallery
References
Official links
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