# Soridata Artist Profile - Chen

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> **Chen** (첸) is a South Korean Male Soloist and Idol who debuted solo in 2019. He  started in group EXO. 

He have 2 songs among the most popular in Korea.

Debuted with EXO-M in 2012, and as a solist in 2019.

Faced backlash from some fans in 2020 after announcing his marriage and impending fatherhood, leading to calls for his removal from the group. Also part of the 2023 contract dispute with SM.

In his marriage to a non-celebrity, he had two daughters (born in 2020 and 2022).

# Personal Information

- Soridata ID: 41
- Gender: Male
- Stage Name: Chen (첸)
- Full Name: Kim Jongdae (김종대)
- Date of Birth: 1992-09-21
- Zodiac: Virgo
- Height: ~172 cm
- Country of Birth: South Korea
- Parent Artist: EXO
- Active Since: 2011
- Debut Day: 2019-04-01
- Current Status: Active

# Metrics and Achievements

- Success Rating: 3.3
*_Success is a star rating that goes from 0 (min) to 5 (max), each star represents one of the following: Sales up to 500000, Streaming score up to 700, Awards up to 5, Youtube Views up to 250 million, Yearly awards up to 7. Example: An artist with 250000 sales (0.5 stars), 900 streaming score (1 star), 8 awards (1 stars), 200 million Youtube views (0.8 stars) and 6 yearly awards (0.85 stars) would be rated ~4.16._*
- Time to Success: 1 day
*_Time to Success measures the duration from debut until an artist reaches their first major milestone: reaching #1 on the Circle Chart Weekly, achieving cumulative sales of 100000 units, or winning a music show award (whichever occurs first)._*
- Last Release: 2025-09-29
- Perfect All-Kills (PAKs): 0
- Music Show Awards: 4
- Most Awarded Song: [Shall we?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO1OqWwKj1A)
- End of year Awards: 0
- Streaming Weekly data (from Circle Chart Digital, available since 2010):
    - Score: 4854
    - First Places: 0
    - Times Charted: 97
    - Times Charted on top 10: 3
    - Songs charted: 16
    - Songs charted on top 10 (popular songs): 2
- Billboard Global 200 weekly data (available since 2020, counting only Korean acts): Artist never ranked in top 200
- Physical Sales (Circle Chart Album, published since 2010): 563,664+ units
- Total Youtube Views (from official videos): 212,473,641+

# Related Artists

- [EXO](https://soridata.com/artists/exo.md)
- [EXO-M](https://soridata.com/artists/EXO-M.md)
- [S.M. THE BALLAD](https://soridata.com/artists/SM-THE-BALLAD.md)
- [Chen + Heize](https://soridata.com/artists/Chen_Heize.md)
- [EXO-CBX](https://soridata.com/artists/EXO-CBX.md)
- [Chen + Punch](https://soridata.com/artists/Chen_Punch.md)
- [10cm + Chen](https://soridata.com/artists/10cm_Chen.md)
- [Dynamic Duo + Chen](https://soridata.com/artists/Dynamic-Duo_Chen.md)
- [Chen + NIve](https://soridata.com/artists/Chen-NIve.md)
- [Yang Heeeun + Chen](https://soridata.com/artists/Yang-Heeeun-Chen.md)
- [Soran + Chen](https://soridata.com/artists/Soran-Chen.md)

# Links and references

- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/exochenn/)
- [Youtube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5vXjgHeenPq0lTSokouxdA)
- [Melon](https://www.melon.com/artist/timeline.htm?artistId=715176)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_(singer))
- [Namu.wiki](https://namu.wiki/w/첸(EXO))
- [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/artist/chen/902290176)
- [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/0UEP2XBR9aC5NBKcAKnBIq)