Park Chan-yeol

Park Chan-yeol (; born November 27, 1992), better known mononymously as Chanyeol, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, and actor. He is a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo, its sub-group Exo-K and sub-unit Exo-SC, and debuted as soloist on August 28, 2024, with his first extended play (EP) Black Out. Apart from his group's activities, Chanyeol has also starred in various television dramas and movies such as So I Married an Anti-fan, and Secret Queen Makers (2018).

Early life Park Chan-yeol was born on November 27, 1992, in Yeokchon-dong, Eunpyeong District, Seoul, South Korea. He attended Hyundai High School in Apgujeong-dong, Seoul. He has an elder sister named Park Yoo-ra, who is a former announcer at South Korean broadcasting station YTN, and MBC. Chanyeol was admitted to a private acting institution when he was sixteen years old, where he became good friends with Block B's P.O.

After watching School of Rock in elementary school, Chanyeol became interested in music and soon began playing the drums. Chanyeol wanted to be a singer after listening to Unconditional Kismet by Yoo Young-jin.

Chanyeol has cited Jason Mraz and Eminem as his biggest influences, though he was a fan of rock bands like Muse, Green Day, Nirvana, and X Japan in middle school.

Chanyeol became a trainee under SM Entertainment after winning second place in the 2008 Smart Model Contest. While training under S.M., he began to turn his focus towards rapping. Prior to his debut, Chanyeol made cameo appearances in TVXQ's "HaHaHa Song" music video and Girls' Generation's "Genie" music video in 2008 and 2010 respectively.

Career 2012–14: Career beginnings

Chanyeol became the last Exo member to be officially introduced to the public on February 23, 2012. He possesses a baritone singing voice. The group official debuted on April 8 with the extended play Mama. He made a guest appearance in Girls' Generation-TTS's music video for their debut single "Twinkle". In October 2013, Chanyeol joined the cast of SBS' reality TV show Law of the Jungle during its filming in Micronesia. He also composed and recorded an original soundtrack titled "Last Hunter" for the show in 2015 after rejoining the show.

In 2014, Chanyeol wrote the rap for the Korean version of the track "Run" from Exo's second extended play Overdose and was featured in label-mates Henry's second extended play and Zhou Mi's debut EP. In May 2014, he became a regular cast member of the first season of SBS' reality TV show Roommate. He left the show in September 2014 due to schedule conflicts.

2015–2021: Acting, songwriting and Exo-SC

In April 2015, Chanyeol made his big screen debut with a supporting role in the South Korean film Salut d'Amour, which starred Park Geun-hyung and Youn Yuh-jung. He later starred as the male lead alongside actress Moon Ga-young and fellow Exo members in the web-drama Exo Next Door. In June 2015, Chanyeol, along with fellow Exo members Chen and Lay, co-wrote the Korean version of the track "Promise" from Love Me Right, the re-released version of Exo's second studio album. He later wrote the rap for "Lightsaber", Exo's promotional single for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which was subsequently included in their third extended play Sing for You.

In April 2016, Chanyeol wrote and performed the rap for the song "Confession" from Yesung's debut extended play. In Exo's third studio album Ex'Act, which was released in May 2016, he co-wrote the lyrics for the track "Heaven". In June 2016, Chanyeol starred alongside Yuan Shanshan and label-mate Seohyun in the South Korean-Chinese film So I Married an Anti-fan. He and Yuan Shanshan also recorded a duet titled "I Hate You" as the theme song for the movie. In October 2016, Chanyeol and American R&B singer Tinashe were featured in American hip hop group Far East Movement and American electronic musician Marshmello's song "Freal Luv". In December 2016, Chanyeol and South Korean singer Punch collaborated on an original soundtrack titled "Stay With Me" for tvN's drama Guardian: The Lonely and Great God. The song reached number three on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart.

In January 2017, Chanyeol played a supporting role in MBC's drama Missing 9. In February 2017, it was reported that he had allegedly registered himself as a music producer under the pen name "LOEY" with the Korea Music Copyright Association. Later in February, Chanyeol collaborated with South Korean singer Junggigo on a duet titled "Let Me Love You".

In May 2018, it was announced that Chanyeol would be playing the supporting role of Jung Se-joo, Hee-joo's younger brother in tvN's drama Memories of the Alhambra.

On September 14, 2018, Chanyeol with fellow Exo member Sehun released a collaborative single, "We Young", for SM Station X 0.

On April 25, 2019, he released his first solo song "SSFW" through SM Station. On June 28, it was confirmed that Chanyeol along with his fellow Exo member Sehun would debut as the group's second official sub-unit Exo-SC, and they released their first EP What a Life on July 22, 2019.

In 2021, he appeared in musical road film The Box, a jukebox musical containing familiar popular songs from world music as Coldplay, Billie Eilish, and Pharrell Williams in the backdrop of South Korean locales.

2024–present: Solo debut and continued acting activities On October 20, 2023, Chanyeol released digital single "Good Enough", his first solo song since "Tomorrow" in April 2021.

On February 7, 2024, it was reported that Chanyeol joined the Netflix series' The Frog which will be released on August 23.

On July 27, SM announced that Chanyeol would debut as a soloist in August 2024, and he would embark on his first solo concert titled "2024 Chanyeol Live Tour: City-scape", starting in Seoul on September 6 and 7. Chanyeol released his debut EP Black Out on August 28, 2024, along with the single of the same name.

Personal life Along with fellow Exo members Suho and Baekhyun, Chanyeol attended Kyung Hee Cyber University and took online classes for Culture and Arts Department of Business Administration. Prior to his enlistment, Chanyeol took graduate studies at Inha University for interior design.

Chanyeol enlisted into the military as an active duty soldier on March 29, 2021. He was officially discharged on September 28, 2022.

Discography

Extended plays + List of albums, showing selected details, selected chart positions, sales figures, and certifications Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications KOR JPN Black Out Released: August 28, 2024 Label: SM Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 3 16 KOR: 415,990 JPN: 3,309 KMCA: Platinum Upside Down Released: August 25, 2025 Label: SM Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 4 33 KOR: 270,896 JPN: 1,508 Hibi Released: October 22, 2025 Label: SM Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming — 12 JPN: 8,261

Singles As lead artist

As featured artist

Collaborations

Soundtrack appearances + List of soundtracks, showing year released, selected chart positions, sales figures, and name of the album Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album KOR US World Guardian: The Lonely and Great God OST "Go Away Go Away" 2020 73 63 — 21 Dr. Romantic 2 OST "Minimal Warm" — — — — She's My Type OST "Break Your Box" 2021 — — — — The Box OST "Bad Guy" — — — — "Without You" — — — — "Happy" — — — — "My Funny Valentine" — — — — "What a Wonderful World" — — — — "Raining" — — — — "Everyday With You" — — — — "A Sky Full of Stars" — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territoryNotes: Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 was introduced in August 2011 and discontinued in July 2014

Other charted songs + List of other charted songs, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album Title Year Peak chart positions Album KORDown. "Hasta La Vista" 2024 107 Black Out "Ease Up" 111 "Back Again" 110 "I'm on Your Side Too" 108 "Clover" 113

Songwriting credits All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association, unless stated otherwise. Year Artist(s) Song Album Lyrics Music Arrangement Credited With Credited With Credited With 2014 Exo "Run" Overdose 2015 "Promise" Love Me Right Chanyeol "Young Street" Lee Gook Joo's Young Street "Last Hunter" Law of the Jungle in Brunei Heize "Don't Make Money" Unpretty Rapstar 2 Semi-final Part 1 Exo "Lightsaber" Sing For You 2016 "Heaven" Ex'AcT Far East Movement "Freal Luv" Identity 2017 Exo "Ko Ko Bop" The War "Chill" "Sweet Lies" The Power of Music "Together" Exo Planet 3 – The Exo'rdium (dot) 2018 Chanyeol "Give Me That" "Hand" Exo "Gravity" Don't Mess Up My Tempo "With You" "Love Shot" Love Shot "Trauma" 2019 Exo-SC "What a Life" What a Life "Just Us 2" "Closer to You" "Borderline" "Roller Coaster" "Daydreamin'" (夢) Kai "Confession" Loey, MQ "Familiar" 2020 "Slow Walk" Lee Sun-hee "안부" 안부 Exo-SC "1 Billion Views" (10억뷰) 1 Billion Views "Say It" "Rodeo Station" "Telephone" "Jet Lag" "Fly Away" "Nothin'" "On Me" Devine Channel "Faded" Byproduct 2021 Chanyeol "Break Your Box" The Box OST "Tomorrow" Onestar, Lee Hyuk "Prayer" Votiz project Vol. 2 2023 Exo "Regret It" Exist Chanyeol "Good Enough"

Filmography

Films Year Title Role Notes 2015 Salut d'Amour Min-sung Supporting role 2016 So I Married an Anti-fan Hoo Joon Main role 2020 My Heart is Pounding Bae Gu-soo Audio cinema, main role 2021 The Box Ji Hoon Lead role

Television series Year Title Role Notes 2008 High Kick! High school student Extra; episode 71 2012 To the Beautiful You Himself Cameo; episode 2 2013 Royal Villa 2015 Exo Next Door 2017 Missing 9 Lee Yeol 2018 Memories of the Alhambra Jung Se-joo Secret Queen Makers Himself 2024 The FrogKoo Gi-ho

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes 2014 Law of the Jungle Recurring cast Episodes 90–94 Roommate Main cast Season 1 2015 Law of the Jungle Recurring cast Episodes 175–177 2017 Master Key Recurring cast Episode 4 2018 Salty Tour Recurring cast Episodes 25–30 2021 Law of the Jungle in Ulleungdo & Dokdo Recurring cast Episodes 432–433

Music videos Year Title 2013 "1-4-3 (I Love You)" 2014 "Rewind" 2016 "I Hate You" "Freal Luv" "Stay With Me" 2018 "We Young" 2019 "SSFW " 2020 "Yours" "Nothin'" 2021 "Break Your Box" "Without You" "Raining" Guest appearances 2014 "빛"

Theater Year English title Korean title Role Notes 2021 The Meisa's Song 메이사의 노래 Raman Military musical

Concerts

Ambassadorship Year Title 2019 Muse for Acqua Di Parma 2020 Nacific Brand Ambassador Prada Brand Ambassador

Awards and nominations

+ Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Asia Model Awards 2017 Asia OST Popularity "Stay With Me" KKBox Music Awards 2018 Best Korean Single of the Year "Stay With Me" Korea Drama Awards 2015 Best New Actor Chanyeol Hallyu Star Award Melon Music Awards 2017 Top 10 Artist Mnet Asian Music Awards 2017 Best OST "Stay With Me" Tencent Music Entertainment Awards 2019 Most Popular Overseas Singer Chanyeol Top Chinese Music Awards 2016 Most Popular Foreign Idol Chanyeol YinYueTai VChart Awards 2017 Best Collaboration "I Hate You" Most Popular Artist Chanyeol