D.O. (entertainer)

In this Korean name, the family name is Doh.

D.O.
Photograph of Doh Kyung-soo at a press conference for his film, Underdog.
D.O. in January 2019
Born
Doh Kyung-soo

(1993-01-12) January 12, 1993 (age 31)
Seoul, South Korea
EducationKyung Hee Cyber University
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actor
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active2012–present
Labels
  • SM
  • Company SooSoo
Member of
Formerly ofSM Town
WebsiteOfficial website
Korean name
Hangul
도경수
Hanja
都暻秀
Revised RomanizationDo Gyeongsu
McCune–ReischauerTo Kyŏngsu
Stage name
Hangul
디오
Revised RomanizationDio
McCune–ReischauerTio
Signature
Signature of D.O.

Doh Kyung-soo (Korean: 도경수; born January 12, 1993), better known by his stage name D.O. (Korean: 디오), is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Exo.

Apart from his group's activities, D.O. has starred in various television dramas and movies such as Pure Love (2016), My Annoying Brother (2016), Be Positive (2016), Room No.7 (2017), 100 Days My Prince (2018), Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds, Swing Kids (2018), Bad Prosecutor (2022), and The Moon (2023). He debuted as a soloist on July 26, 2021, with his first extended play (EP) Empathy. In addition, D.O. was selected by the Korean Film Council as one of the 200 Korean actors that best represent the present and future of Korea's movie scene.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Oak, Jessica (August 5, 2021). "EXO Vocalist D.O. Releases Romantic Solo Album 'Empathy'". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  2. ^ Lee, Sun-min (March 15, 2021). "Korean Film Council launches website to introduce 200 local actors". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  3. ^ Kim, Young-pil (August 24, 2021). 한국 대표하는 영화배우 200명 뉴욕서 얼굴 알린다 [200 of Korea's leading movie stars to make their faces known in New York]. Seoul Economy (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 6, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  4. ^ Kim, Ga-young (May 11, 2021). '충무로 대세' 도경수, 한국 대표 배우 200인 선정 ['Chungmuro Trend' Do Kyung-soo selected as 200 representative Korean actors]. Edaily [ko] (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 6, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.