EXO's D.O PROFILE

Stage Name: D.O (디오)

Real Name: Do Kyung Soo 

Hangul: 도경수

Nickname: Heenjabuja (Rich in whites)

Birthdate: January 12, 1993

Birthplace: Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

Position: Main Vocalist

Speciality: Singing & Beatbox

Blood type: A

Agency: SM Entertainment

Height: 173 cm

Super Power in group: Strength of a Beast

Motto: Be Number 1

FACTS

• D.O. has been singing since primary school and was an avid participant in local singing competitions throughout his high school career. 
• In 2010, he was recommended to audition for S.M. Entertainment after winning at a local singing festival.
• He subsequently became an S.M. Entertainment trainee during his last two years of high school.
• He performed Na Yoon-kwon's "Anticipation" and Brown Eyed Soul's "My Story" at his S.M. audition.
• D.O. was formally introduced as the eighth member of Exo on January 30, 2012.
• His stage name is derived from his family name, Do.
• He sees Yoo Young-jin, S.M.'s music producer, as his role model.
• On July 29, 2013, he was featured in f(x)'s song "Goodbye Summer", a track from their album Pink Tape.
• D.O. also had his feature film debut in the movie Cart. 
• He became 2nd member from EXO to have his own solo OST "Crying Out" (외침) for the movie.
• He played the role of Han Kang Woo in the SBS' drama It's Okay, That's Love, starring Jo In-sung and Gong Hyo-jin in the lead roles.
• D.O. was nominated for and won several awards as a new actor. 
• In May 2015, SM confirmed that D.O. would take on his first lead role in a big screen piece, Pure Love, as a young man in love with a sick girl in a relationship of innocent love.