Lu Han(born April 20, 1990) is a Chinese singer and actor. He was a member, known asLuhan, of the South Korean-Chinese boy group EXO and its sub-group EXO-M, before leaving the group in October 2014.That year, he was ranked the 6th most popular entertainment star in China by China National Radio .In 2017, Lu Han was listed as the second highest-paid celebrity in the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list, behind only Fan Bingbing .Lu Han released his solo debut album,Reloadedin 2015; and has starred in several box office hits such as20 Once Again(2015),The Witness(2015) andTime Raiders(2016). In 2017, he starred in his first television series,Fighter of the Destiny.
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EXO is gearing up for a group reality show! They held a press conference in honor of their upcoming fifth studio album “Don’t Mess Up My Tempo” on November 1. During the event, Baekhyun spoke about how EXO-CBX filmed their own travel reality program, “Travel the Worl…
With every comeback from EXO, fans begin to mentally prepare themselves for what is yet to come. What will their hair look like? Will the concept be dark and light? Will the choreography be impossible to learn, as always? With these thoughts racing through our heads, we want to reminisce some of t…
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.
SBS Gayo Daejeonon 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.
He then released a rendition of " Tian mi mi " for the filmComrades: Almost a Love Story. Director Peter Chan is said to have asked Luhan to participate due to his gentle and clear voice as he felt it would be effective in expressing the emotions of the song.
In November, he released the single "Medals", which also serves as the soundtrack for the 2015 filmThe Witness.Medalstopped the V Chart as well asBillboardHot 100 , becoming the first Mandarin single to top the latter.In December, he released "Deep", a promotional song for the Chinese version ofKungfu Panda 3.
Reloadedsold over 3 million copies and was also certified platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, becoming the first album in mainland China to do so.
The tour traveled to Beijing on March 26, Guangzhou on April 2, and Shanghai on April 9. The same month, he won the All-round Artist of the Year and Media Recommended Album of the Year awards at the Chinese Golden Charts Awards; and the Album of the Year and Artist of the Year awards at the 4th V Chart Awards. He is also the first Chinese singer to achieve a double platinum record, having sold over 2 million copies ofReloaded I.
On December 27, 2016, he published his fourth digital albumXplore, containing the tracks "Winter Song" and "Skin to Skin"."Skin to Skin' is Luhan's second English-language song, and incorporates various genres such as R&B, Future Bass, Electro and House.
"I", the last part of the album series, was released in June 2017 with two songs "Set It Off" and "On Fire".
On September 9, 2017, he released a single for the soundtrack of the filmSky Hunter.
The same year, he joined the cast ofHurry Up, Brother, a spin-off from the original South Korean variety programRunning Man.Luhan then starred opposite Yang Mi in the crime thrillerThe Witness, a remake of the 2011 Korean movieBlind.
. The film premiered on August 5 and topped box office charts, becoming the biggest summer hit of 2016.He then featured inThe Great Wall, a historical epic directed by Zhang Yimou .
alongside Guan Xiaotong .In September, it was announced that Luhan was cast in the upcoming science fiction filmShanghai Fortressalongside Shu Qi . The film is adapted from the 2006 novelOnce Upon a Time in Shanghaiand will be released in 2019.
He is also noted for his achievements in both music and film, holding records on Chinese digital music platforms; and ranking at the top of the Star Box-office Chart on nuomi.com, one of the country's largest online ticket-buying platforms.
He is also the first celebrity born after 1990 to be named the "Artist of the Year" by China Newsweek.
He released a single titled "The Inner Force", which is the official Chinese promotional theme song forStar Wars: The Force Awakens.
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales (DL) |
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| Reloaded I |
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| 16 | |
| Reloaded+ |
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| 10 | |
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales (DL) |
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| Reloaded II |
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| 9 | |
| Xperience |
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| — | N/A |
| Xplore |
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| 2 | |
| Venture |
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| 1 | |
| Imagination |
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| 1 | |
| I |
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| 1 | |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "That Good Good" | 2015 | — | Reloaded I |
| "Your Song" | — | Reloaded | |
| "Football Gang" | — | ||
| "Medals" | 1 | ||
| "Promises" | — | ||
| "Lu" | — | Reloaded II | |
| "Excited" | 2016 | 1 | Reloaded+ |
| "Catch Me When I Fall" | 2 | Xperience | |
| "Winter Song" | 3 | Xplore | |
| "Skin To Skin" | 3 | ||
| "What If I Said" | 2017 | 1 | Venture |
| "Roleplay" (Dance Ver.) | 1 | ||
| "Roleplay" | 2 | ||
| "On Call" | 3 | Imagination | |
| "Set It Off" | 1 | I | |
| "On Fire" | 3 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Dear My Family" (as part ofSM Town) | 2012 | — | — | I AM. OST |
| "Our Tomorrow" | 2014 | 1 | — | 20 Once Again OST |
| "Love moving Forward" | 2015 | — | — | |
| "Sweet Honey" | — | — | 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 |
| "Back to 17" (with Back to School 2 cast) | 2 | — | Back to School 2 OST | |
| "Let Me By Your Side" | — | 3 | See You Tomorrow OST | |
| "Chasing Dream With Childlike Heart" | 2017 | — | — | Sky Hunter OST |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Maxstep" (as part of Younique Unit) | 2012 | 228 |
| PYL Younique Volume 1 |
| "Please Come to the Great Wall to Ski" (withDavid Tao) | 2015 | — | Non-album releases |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 20 Once Again | Xiang Qianjin | |
| 12 Golden Ducks | K-pop dancer | Cameo | |
| The Witness | Lin Chong | Lead role | |
| 2016 | Time Raiders | Wu Xie | Lead role |
| The Great Wall | Peng Yong | ||
| See You Tomorrow | Ma Li (young) | Cameo | |
| 2017 | The Founding of an Army | Deng Xiaoping | Cameo |
| 2019 | Shanghai Fortress | Jiang Yang |
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Fighter of the Destiny | Chen Changsheng | Hunan TV | Lead role |
| 2018 | Sweet Combat | Ming Tian | Lead role |
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-present | Keep Running | Cast member | Jiangsu TV | |
| 2018 | Hot Blood Dance Crew | Dance mentor | iQiyi |
| Title | Year | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| "Maxstep"(as part ofYounique Unit) | 2012 | |
| "Our Tomorrow" | 2014 | |
| "Sweet Honey" | 2015 | |
| "Please Come to the Great Wall to Ski"(withDavid Tao) | ||
| "Medals" | ||
| "Deep" | ||
| "The Inner Force" | 2016 | |
| "Back to 17" | ||
| "Let Me By Your Side" | ||
| "Chasing Dream With Childlike Heart" | 2017 | |
| Guest appearances | ||
| "The Last Game"(remake; Kim Min-kyo) | 2014 | |
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| 2014 | 2014 Baidu Moments Conference | Most Valuable Male Star | Won | ||
| iQiyi All-Star Carnival Night | Asia Popular Idol Award | Won | |||
| Tudou Young Choice Awards | Person of the Year | Won | |||
| Baidu Fudian | Annual Most Popular Male Artist | Won | |||
| 2015 | 2014 Sina Weibo Night | Weibo Male God of the Year | Won | ||
| Weibo King | Won | ||||
| 20 Once Again | 5th Beijing International Film Festival | Newcomer of the Year | Won | ||
| 22nd Beijing College Student Film Festival | Most Popular Actor | Won | |||
| Best Newcomer | Nominated | ||||
| 12th Guangzhou University Student Film Festival | Most Popular Actor | Won | |||
| 2016 | Reloaded | QQ Music Awards | Best Digital Album of the Year | Won | |
| Best Male Singer of the Year | Won | ||||
| Reloaded | Music Radio Global Chinese Golden Chart | Media Recommended Album of the Year | Won | ||
| All-round Artist of the Year | Won | ||||
| "Medals" | Top 20 Songs of the Year | Won | |||
| Reloaded | 4th V Chart Awards | Best Album of the Year | Won | ||
| Best Male Artist - Mainland | Won | ||||
| Tencent Star Awards | Asia All-Round Artist Award | Won | |||
| iQiyi All-Star Carnival | Asia All-Rounded Artist | Won | |||
| 2017 | XXVII | Asian Music Gala | Album of the Year | Won | |
| "Winter Song" | Fresh Asia Chart Festival 2017 | Top 10 Songs | Won | ||
| "What If I Said" | Won | ||||
| "On Call" | Won | ||||
| "Skin to Skin" | Best Music Video | Won |
| Executives |
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| Concert tours | |
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