Luhan (singer)
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Lu Han in 2014
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| Chinese name | 鹿晗 | ||
| Pinyin | Lù Hán (Mandarin) | ||
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20 April 1990 Haidian, Beijing, China |
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| Years active | 2011–present | ||
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Lu Han (Chinese: 鹿晗; Korean: 루한, 록함; Japanese: ルハン, 鹿晗; born April 20, 1990), better known by the mononym Luhan, is a Chinese singer and actor. He is a former member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group EXO and its sub-group EXO-M, having terminated his contract with S.M. Entertainment and left the group in October 2014. That year, he was ranked the sixth most popular entertainment star in China by China National Radio.
Lu Han was born on April 20, 1990 in Haidian, Beijing. He graduated from Beijing Shida Middle School and attended Beijing Haidian Foreign Language Shi Yan School before leaving for South Korea to attend Yonsei University as an exchange student. He majored in Applied Music at the Seoul Institute of the Arts.
In 2008, Lu Han unsuccessfully auditioned for JYP Entertainment at their global audition in China. In 2010, while studying in Seoul, he was scouted while in Myeong-dong by an S.M. Entertainment representative who recommended he audition for the company; after which he became a trainee under the agency.
Along with Tao, Chen, and Kai, Lu Han made his first televised performance at the SBS Gayo Daejeon on December 29, 2011. Following this appearance, he was the second member of EXO to be officially introduced, as one of the four Chinese members of the group and its Mandarin-language sub-group EXO-M.
The group released the prologue singles "What Is Love" (on January 30, 2012) and "History" (on March 9), holding their first pre-debut showcase in Seoul's Olympic Stadium on March 31. The group held their second showcase and first press conference in the Great Hall of the Beijing University of International Business and Economics in Beijing the day after. The group's official debut single "Mama" was released on April 8, followed by an EP, Mama, on April 9. On April 8, EXO-M made their first televised performance in China at the 12th Yinyue Fengyun Bang Awards, performing "Mama".
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