EXO's Baekhyun Cast as Male Lead for Musical “Singing in the Rain”

Popular boyband EXO's Baekhyun challenges himself to a musical stage for the first time.

On April 23, staff announced that Baekhyun had been cast for the male lead of musical "Singing in the Rain".

Baekhyun will play the role of Don Lockwood, showing off his singing and acting skills on stage.

"Singing in the Rain" will play in the Choongmu Art Hall theaters during June 5 to August 3.

Meanwhile, EXO made their song "Growl" a huge hit, proving their worth as Korea's popular idol group. They recently hosted the "EXO COMEBACK SHOW" and performed their new track "Overdose".

Baekhyun is the lead vocalist for Exo-K. He was a member of his high school band and attended several musical festivals, later winning an award at a local rock festival prior to joining S.M. Entertainment in 2011 through the SM Casting System. Baekhyun was studying for his college musical entrance exams when he joined the label.

Baekhyun was one of the last members to join Exo, and was revealed as the group's ninth member in 2012. He has cited Rain as one of his main influences and hopes to emulate Rain's "well-rounded" success.

Sunny of Girls' Generation and Kyu Hyun of Super Junior are also set to appear in this musical. Sunny had appeared in 2012's "Catch Me If You Can," and Kyu Hyun had also appeared in "Moon Embracing the Sun" in the past.

EXO is comprised of twelve members separated into two subgroups, Exo-K and Exo-M, performing music in Korean and mandaraine, respectively. Their name was taken from exoplanet, a term referring to planets outside of the Solar System.

The group's last studio album, XOXO, was a major commercial success, selling over 1.5 million units in total worldwide including its previous EP, Mama. The lead singles off XOXO, "Wolf" and "Growl", were major K-pop hits, landing first place trophies on music shows from all three of Korea's major free-to-air broadcast stations.

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