Biography

Kim Jong-dae was born on September 21, 1992 in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. In 2012 he debuted with EXO in the sub-unit EXO-M. As of now, he has been a part of SM the Ballad and EXO's sub-unit EXO-CBX along with fellow band mates Xiumin and Baekhyun. In his years as a musical artist, Chen has sang many OST's for k-drama's and movies. He has collaborated with numerous artists including SHINee's Jonghyun and Dynamic Duo and most recently 10cm. He has participated in the show "In the Heights" playing the character Benny.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous

He was only a SM trainee for 11 months before debuting with EXO.

He had always dreamed of becoming a singer.

His full name, Kim Jong-dae, means Great Bell.

Before his debut, his parents were against him becoming a singer.

Even if the language is different, the music is the same.