The Korean wave is successfully advancing all over the planet, having conquered Asian countries, now it has reached Europe and America. The driving forces behind cultural expansion are music groups and television series. Moreover, the leaders of many k-pop groups successfully try themselves in the cinema. Park Chan Yol, a member of the popular EXO boyfriend, has starred in films and TV shows a lot. And in recent years, he tried himself as a composer and TV presenter.
early years
Park Chan Yol was born (sometimes they write Chanel or Chanel) on November 27, 1992 in the South Korean capital Seoul. His parents are engaged in small business: his father owns a bar, and his mother Italian restaurant Viva Polo. The elder sister, Pak Yuri, works as director on the television channel MVS. He studied at the prestigious Hyundai private school in Apkujon, one of the most elite areas of Seoul. There are many plastic surgery clinics and one of the largest music studios working in the k-pop genre.
The guy became interested in music after watching the comedy "School of Rock". He especially liked the drummer, so he began to learn to play the drum kit. The father, who was engaged in music in his youth, fully supported the new hobby of his son. Soon, Pak Chan Yol gathered the band Heavy Noise, which he played with for 3 years. From the age of 16 he studied at a private acting studio. Later he continued his studies at Kenghi University (in the Department of Culture and Management), where Suho and Baekhyun, and other EXO members also study.
Choice of profession
In 2008, Pak Chan El took second place at the Smart Model Contest and successfully auditioned for the production company SM Entertainment, where he was accepted as an intern. At this time, he was in high school, where for a long time he was a member of the Siren group.
Given the school experience of performing in a rock band, he thought he would perform in a band like TraxX. However, he soon realized the unreality of this. After numerous rehearsals and listening to music of various genres, the guy decided to concentrate on rap. In the same years, Pak Chan Yehl’s first film was released: he got a small role by playing one of the students in the KBS2 channel’s popular youth drama “High Impact”. In 2010, he starred in the video for the super successful girls 'group Girls' Generation, intended for broadcast on Japanese television. In addition, he starred in several other music videos of other k-pop groups.
Professional debut
After four years of internship, in the spring of 2012, a real breakthrough has finally occurred in the creative biography of Park Chan Yeol. He was included in Echo-K, who spoke in Korean, and another Echo-M in Chinese. The name of the boyfriend comes from the English word exoplanet, meaning a planet from another galaxy. The participants associated themselves with various elements, Chanel became the personification of fire. Hoho’s first album, has sold over a million copies, becoming the best-selling album in South Korea over the past 12 years. Participants in the "largest boyfriend in the world" - as the press called them, in 2014-2015 were recognized by Korean Forbes as the country's most influential artists.
In addition to performances in the team, he participates a lot in various television projects: the Royal Villa sitcom (cameo), music video with actress Lee Hodgun, the entertaining TV show "Date Alone" and the reality show "Laws of the Jungle in Micronesia", for which Pak wrote the main song "The Last Hunter". As a special guest, she participates in numerous talk shows and entertainment programs. Photo by Pak Chan Yehl and other participants in the boyfriend practically does not leave the covers of the country's leading publications.
On top of the korean wave
In recent years, Park Chan Yol pays special attention to composing and acting. He wrote rap parts for several songs of the group, music for the radio show, the television program I Am Korea, the soundtrack to the drama "Tokkebi". In 2015, the mini-series "My Exo Neighbors" was released, in which the participants in the boybend played themselves. In the same year, he first appeared on the big screen in the episode of the film "Changsu Shop."
In 2016, he starred in the comedy "So I Married the Anti-Fan," which was created by the production company for the promotion of Pak Chan Yehl. The film turned out to be straightforward, with a somewhat primitive script. The following year, the singer starred in the drama "The Missing Nine", in which he played the musician Lee El. In 2018, two more series were released, where Pak again received secondary roles.