Luhan (singer)

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Lu Han
Han Lu at Nature Republic's press conference 03.jpg
Lu Han in 2014
Chinese name 鹿晗
Pinyin Lù Hán (Mandarin)
Born (1990-04-20) April 20, 1990 (age 34)
Haidian, Beijing, China
Occupation
  • Singer
  • dancer
  • actor
Genre(s)
Label(s)
Years active 2011–present
Associated acts
Awards
  • Baidu 2014 Most Valuable Male Star, iQiyi 2014 Asia Popular Idol Award, 2015 Weibo Male God of the Year, 2015 Weibo King, 2015 Most Popular Actor Award, 2016 All-round Artist of the Year

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This is a Chinese name; the family name is Lu.

Lu Han (Chinese: 鹿晗; born (1990-04-20)April 20, 1990) 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.[1] That year, he was ranked the sixth most popular entertainment star in China by China National Radio.[2]

Life and career

1990–2010: Early life and career beginnings

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.

2011–2014: EXO

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Main article: EXO (band)

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.[3] 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.[4][5] The group's official debut single "Mama" was released on April 8, followed by an EP, Mama, on April 9.[6] On April 8, EXO-M made their first televised performance in China at the 12th Yinyue Fengyun Bang Awards, performing "Mama".

EXO achieved commercial success with their first studio album XOXO and its repackaged version in 2013. The album became the first album in twelve years to sell over a million copies in South Korea.[7][8] The group's 2014 album Overdose was well-received both domestically and overseas, entering the Billboard 200 chart in the US.[8][9][10]

On August 5, 2014, Lu Han became the Guinness World Record holder for the "Most Comments on a Weibo Post."[11]

On October 10, Lu Han filed a lawsuit against SM Entertainment to nullify his contract and effectively left EXO.[1]

2014–present: Solo career

After launching a solo career in China, Lu Han won the the Most Valuable Star award at the 2014 Baidu Moments Conference[12] and the Asia Popular Idol award at the iQiyi year-end award ceremony.[13]

He made his film debut in the 2015 film 20 Once Again[14] and was named as the 37th highest-earning celebrity in China by Forbes.[15] On October 14, he released the solo single "Medals" from his album Reloaded. He also featured with David Tao in a bidding song for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing and appeared on the soundtrack of the film The Witness, which he also acted in. On September 25, he broke his own Guinness World Record for Most Comments on a Weibo Post.[16]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role
2015 20 Once Again Xiang Qianjin
12 Golden Ducks Himself
The Witness Linchong
2016 Time Raiders
The Great Wall Peng Yong

Discography

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See also: Exo discography

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details
Reloaded
  • Released: December 22, 2015
  • Label: LuHan Studio
  • Formats: CD

EPs

Title Album details Sales
Reloaded I
  • CHN: 1,995,000+[17]
Reloaded II
  • Released: December 1, 2015
  • Label: LuHan Studio
  • Formats: Digital Download
Reloaded+
  • Released: February 16, 2016
  • Label: LuHan Studio
  • Formats: Digital Download
  • CHN: 1,122,100+[19]

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CHN
Billboard V Chart
[20]
"That Good Good" 2015 — Reloaded I
"Your Song" — Reloaded
"Football Gang" —
"Medals" 1
"Promises" —
"Lu" — Reloaded II
"Excited" 2016 1 Reloaded+
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtracks

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CHN
Baidu Chart
[21]		 CHN
Billboard V Chart
[20]
"Our Tomorrow" 2014 1 — 20 Once Again OST
"Love moving Forward" 2015 — —
"Tian Mi Mi" — — Comrades: Almost A Love Story OST
"Medals" — 5 The Witness OST
"Deep" — 3 Kung Fu Panda 3 OST
"The Inner Force" 2016 — 2 Star Wars: The Force Awakens OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other appearances

Title Year Album
"Dear My Family"
(as part of SM Town)		 2012 I AM. OST
"Maxstep"
(as part of Younique Unit)		 PYL Younique Volume 1
"Please Come to the Great Wall to Ski"
(with David Tao)		 2015 Non-album releases

Awards and nominations

Year Recipient Award/Critics Category Result
2014 Lu Han 2014 Baidu Moments Conference Most Valuable Male Star Won
iQiyi Night Asia Popular Idol Award Won
Young Choice 2014 Person of the Year Won[22]
2015 2014 Sina Weibo Night Weibo Male God of the Year Won[23]
Weibo King Won[23]:{{{3}}}
Beijing International Film Festival Newcomer of the Year Won
22nd Beijing College Student Film Festival Most Popular Actor Award Won
2016 Music Radio Global Chinese Golden Chart Media Recommended Album of the Year (Reloaded) Won
All-round Artist of the Year Won
Top 20 Songs of the Year (Medals) Won

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