EXO and EXO-K Member D.O. (Do Kyungsoo) Profile, Facts, and TMI

D.O. Profile

Birth Name: 도경수 (Doh Kyungsoo)
Stage Name: D.O.
Nationality: South Korean
Date of Birth: 1993.01.12
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Height: 172 cm (5’6”)
Weight: 60 kg (132.2 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Personal Social Media: N/A

D.O. Facts & TMI

D.O. was born and grew up in Seoul.
His family consists of mother, father, and an older brother (Do Seungsoo, born 1990).
D.O. belongs to Seongju Do clan.
He has puppies named Meokmul and Huchu.
He is a Christian.
He is EXO-K and EXO’s main vocal.
His ‘superpower’ in EXO is strength.
D.O is the quietest member in EXO.
A lot of fans think that he is cute, but he doesn’t think that he’s cute.
He is often called a 4D idol because of his unique and out-of-the-box personality.
He also got the nickname 알다가도 모를 경수 (romanized: Aldagado moreul Kyungsoo) or AlMoKyung, means ‘Kyungsoo that’s hard to understand’.
He is quite a perfectionist.
D.O. is famous for being kind and taking care of people around him well.
He’s good at drawing, his wolf drawing was included in EXO’s first full album ‘XOXO’.
Aside from being an idol, his acting skill is also acknowledged by many.
He made an acting debut through the movie ‘Cart’.
In 2014, Kyungsoo was casted in the drama ‘It’s Okay, That’s Love’ as Han Kangwoo.
He got his first lead role in coming-of-age movie ‘Unforgettable’.
He was featured in f(x)’s song ‘Goodbye Summer’.
His first solo song is ‘Tell Me What is Love’ that was released through SM Station in 2016, before the official release D.O sang the song at the EXO concert in 2014.
D.O. has extraordinary good pronunciation when he’s singing in foreign languages like English, Chinese, Japanese, or even Spanish.
He understands English well, he is able to have conversations in English.
His distinctive facial features are his rounded big eyes and heart-shaped lips.
He used to take a part-time job at a meat shop when he was in high school.
He doesn’t tell anyone in his school that he became SM Entertainment’s trainee.
The pronunciation of his stage name D.O. is abbreviated and the prefix “됴” is used to create numerous nicknames for him.
He is known to be one of EXO members who doesn’t accept fan gifts.
D.O. likes things to be organized neatly, making him in charge of cleaning up EXO’s dorm.
His father is working in the art field while his mother works as a hair designer.
He likes listening to foreign pop and R&B songs.
His special skill is beatboxing.
D.O. said he gained weight easily.
Despite being a ‘93 liner he treats the ‘92 liners Baekhyun, Chen, and Chanyeol as same-aged friends.
He often became a teasing target of Baekhyun, Suho, and Chen because they like seeing D.O.’s reactions.
He said that the member that gets along with him the most is Chanyeol.
Kyungsoo also said that if he has concerns that trouble him, he would go find Baekhyun.
Chanyeol and D.O. are said to have had a physical fight because of a childish reason of who is stronger between them. It’s said that D.O. injured his ankle and couldn’t walk for two months because of his fight with Chanyeol.
He is close to VIXX Ken and Hongbin.
D.O. is a schoolmate with BTOB’s Im Hyunsik.
He joined Jo Insung’s family, a group of actor friends consisting of Jo Insung, Cha Taehyun, Kim Kibang, Lim Juhwan, Lee Kwangsoo, Song Joongki, Kim Woobin, and Bae Seongwoo.
He sang a congratulatory song at actor Kim Kibang’s wedding (he sang EXO’s For Life English version).
According to Cha Taehyun, Kyungsoo is close to some extent with Park Bogum.
He is good at attaching a phone screen protector.
He has astigmatism but couldn’t wear lenses due to special conditions on his cornea, so he usually wears glasses.
He is a perfume maniac, one of his favorite perfumes is Diptyque Tam Dao.
He likes wearing black clothes.
Among EXO members, he is the member who doesn’t care about fashion the most.
According to Chanyeol, D.O. cried while watching the animated movie ‘The Prince of Tennis’.
A lot of people think that he and actress Kim Hyanggi are lookalikes.
He likes eating and finding famous restaurants.
He likes and is good at cooking, he even got a Korean Food cooking certificate in 2019.
He enlisted in the military as an active-duty soldier on July 1, 2019, and was discharged on January 25, 2020.
D.O was roommates with Chanyeol.
He was seen visiting a music shop and purchasing Martin’s GPC-16e guitar.
He is learning to play the guitar on his own.
Chanyeol said that D.O. plays with EXO members a lot when he’s on vacation from the army, he also came to see Xiumin’s army musical and attended EXO Planet #5 – EXplOration[dot] concert on December 29, 2019.
On the day of his enlistment, he released a track ‘That’s okay’ through SM Station on July 1st, 2019.
Kyungsoo is in charge of cooking in the army.
D.O. is a member of Seongju Do’s clan.
He has moles on his right ear and neck.
Kyungsoo’s shoe size is 260~265mm.
His clothing measurements are medium for tops and 28~29 for pants.
His nicknames are Dyo, Peach, AlMoKyung, DoDio, Penguin, DyoRisa (a pun for 요리사 romanized as ‘yorisa’, it means chef), Christian D.O., Kaengsoo, etc.
He said that in the future he wants to be a farmer and live happily with his wife and children.
He released his first solo mini-album on July 26, 2021, titled ‘Empathy’ in which he participated writing lyrics for 2 tracks ‘Rose’ and ‘I’m Fine’.