Chen (singer)

Chen
Chen in 2019
Born	Kim Jong-dae (1992-09-21) September 21, 1992 (age 31) Daejeon, South Korea
Education	Kyung Hee Cyber University Hanyang University
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Children	2
Musical career
Genres	K-pop ballad R&B
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2011–present
Labels	SM INB100
Member of	Exo Exo-M Exo-CBX SM the Ballad SM Town
Website	inb100.com/42
Musical artist
Korean name
Hangul	김종대
Hanja	金鐘大
Revised Romanization	Gim Jong-dae
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Chongtae
Stage name
Hangul	첸
Revised Romanization	Chen
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'en
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Kim Jong-dae (Korean: 김종대; born September 21, 1992), better known by his stage name, Chen (Korean: 첸), is a South Korean singer and songwriter. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Exo, its subgroup Exo-M and its subunit Exo-CBX, and participated in SM's projects SM the Ballad. He is predominantly known for his role as the vocalist of Exo. Apart from his group's activities, Chen has also recorded songs for various television dramas, most notably "Best Luck" for It's Okay, That's Love (2014) and "Everytime" for Descendants of the Sun (2016).

In 2019, Chen debuted as a solo singer with the extended play (EP) April, and a Flower, which peaked at number two on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart and spawned the hit single "Beautiful Goodbye". Continuing the success, his second EP, Dear My Dear, accompanied by the single "Shall We?" was released later that same year.