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EXO's D.O. (Doh Kyung-soo): age, role in EXO, key acting work, agency and his 2026 Japan activities

How the stage name D.O. relates to Doh Kyung-soo, his place as an EXO vocalist, "Along with the Gods," "100 Days My Prince," "The Moon" and "The Manipulated," military service, the move from SM to Company SooSoo and then Blitzway, and his 2026 Japan fan meeting and tour — drawn from 25 press reports and official announcements.

D.O. is a member of EXO, the boy group that debuted in 2012, and his birth name is Doh Kyung-soo. Born January 12, 1993, he is 33 as of October 2026. He uses D.O. in the group and his birth name as a solo singer and actor. He began acting in 2014 and has appeared in the "Along with the Gods" films, tvN's "100 Days My Prince," "The Moon" and Disney+'s "The Manipulated."

His personal contract with SM Entertainment ended in 2023, but he continues EXO activities with SM. For his own work he moved to Company SooSoo and then, in November 2025, to Blitzway Entertainment. In 2026 he took part in EXO's eighth album, held a fan meeting in Tokyo and launched an Asian tour that reaches Tokyo in 2027. Common questions are answered below, with a source number on every claim.

YearEventDetail
2012EXO debutDebuts as a singer in EXO, where he goes by the stage name D.O.2,11
2014Acting debutStarts acting with a small role in the drama "It's Okay, That's Love" and moves into film the same year with "Cart."2,5
2016First film leadTakes his first leading film role in "Pure Love" and also appears in "Brother."5
2017~2018"Along with the Gods" · "100 Days My Prince"Plays Private Won in both "Along with the Gods" films; the first passed 10 million admissions in 16 days. The 2018 finale of tvN's "100 Days My Prince" drew a 14.4% average household rating, then fourth-highest for any tvN drama. Also stars in the film "Swing Kids" (2018).5,6,7
2019~2021Army serviceEnlists on July 1, 2019, serves as a cook and is discharged on January 25, 2021.2,3
2021First solo EP "Empathy"Releases his first mini album, "Empathy," on July 26, led by "Rose."9
2022KBS 2TV "Bad Prosecutor"Plays prosecutor Jin Jeong in his first drama after military service.10
2023"The Moon" · leaves SMKim Yong-hwa's "The Moon" opens on August 2. His exclusive SM contract ends in early November; he moves to Company SooSoo for solo work while staying with SM for EXO.11,12
2024Japan fan concertsCompletes "BLOOM in JAPAN" fan concerts in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka.13
2025"Secret: Untold Melody" · first full album · "The Manipulated" · BlitzwayThe film "Secret: Untold Melody" opens January 27; first full-length album BLISS follows on July 7. In November he signs with Blitzway Entertainment and plays his first villain in Disney+'s "The Manipulated."14,15,16,17
2026EXO's 8th album · Japan fan meeting · DOPAMINEEXO's eighth album REVERXE in January; a fan meeting at Tokyo Garden Theater on August 16; fourth mini album DOPAMINE on September 8; the DAY OFF tour from October.18,21,23,25

Are D.O. and Doh Kyung-soo the same person?

Yes. D.O. is the stage name he uses in EXO; his birth name is Doh Kyung-soo (also romanized Do Kyung-soo). Korean media use "EXO's D.O." and "Doh Kyung-soo" side by side, and since around his first solo album in 2021 his solo music and acting have been credited under his birth name. He was born on January 12, 1993, which makes him 33 as of October 2026. He debuted with EXO in 2012 and works as both singer and actor; in a 2023 interview he said he planned to keep doing singing and acting in roughly equal measure.

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His role in EXO

Doh is one of EXO's vocalists. Reporting on the group's 2025 Melon Music Awards stage, Star News wrote that he filled the stage with "a powerful voice befitting a main vocalist." When his personal contract with SM ended in 2023, he agreed to keep doing EXO activities with SM. He took part in EXO's eighth studio album REVERXE, released January 19, 2026, and in the "EXO PLANET #6 – EXhOrizon" tour that opened at Seoul's KSPO Dome in April, as one of six participating members alongside Suho, Chanyeol, Kai and Sehun.

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Key acting work

  • "Along with the Gods" films (2017–2018). He drew attention as Private Won. The first film, "The Two Worlds," passed 10 million admissions on January 4, 2018, 16 days after release.5,6
  • "100 Days My Prince" (tvN, 2018). He played Crown Prince Lee Yul. The finale averaged a 14.4% household rating, peaking at 16.7%, then the fourth-highest ever for a tvN drama.7
  • Other films. His first lead in "Pure Love" (2016), "Brother" (2016), "The 7th Room" (2017), "Swing Kids" (2018), Kim Yong-hwa's space film "The Moon" (2023) and the fantasy romance "Secret: Untold Melody" (2025). In "The Moon" he plays Seon-woo, an astronaut stranded alone on the moon; in "Secret: Untold Melody" he plays the pianist Yu-jun.5,11,14
  • Recent series. He played prosecutor Jin Jeong in KBS 2TV's "Bad Prosecutor" (2022) and An Yo-han, a man who engineers crimes, in Disney+'s "The Manipulated" (2025) — his first villain role.10,17
5,6,7,10,11,14,17

Military service

Doh enlisted for active Army duty on July 1, 2019, and served as a cook on his base. During his service he performed in the Army musical "Return: The Promise of the Day." He was discharged on January 25, 2021, without returning to his unit, under COVID-19 rules, becoming the second EXO member after Xiumin to complete service. Right after discharge his roles in Kim Yong-hwa's "The Moon" and in "Secret: Untold Melody" were reported, and he said he was preparing solo music.

2,3,8

From SM to Company SooSoo, then Blitzway

In October 2023 SM Entertainment said its exclusive contract with Doh would end in early November. He moved his acting and solo work to Company SooSoo, founded by Nam Kyung-soo, a former SM management director, while agreeing to continue EXO activities with SM. While at Company SooSoo he released his first full-length album, BLISS, in July 2025. In November 2025 he signed with Blitzway Entertainment, home to actors such as Ju Ji-hoon; the agency said it would support his group activities and solo albums as well as his acting. His 2026 mini album DOPAMINE came out through Blitzway Music.

12,15,16,23

Where things stand in 2026, including Japan

In 2026 Doh is balancing EXO and solo work. EXO released its eighth album REVERXE in January, and the overseas leg of its EXhOrizon tour includes Nagoya, Osaka and Tokyo. As a soloist he held a Japan fan meeting, "This station is SUMMER," at Tokyo Garden Theater on August 16. His fourth mini album, DOPAMINE, came out on September 8, led by "Guitarist." His DAY OFF tour opened at KINTEX in Goyang on October 2–4, and those opening shows sold out in fan-club presales. The tour runs to ten cities: Macau, Bangkok, Jakarta and Kaohsiung, then Singapore, Hong Kong, Manila, Tokyo (February 27–28, 2027) and Taipei. His Japan ties go back further: in July 2024 his "BLOOM in JAPAN" fan concerts took him to Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka, where he also sang a Japanese band's song in Japanese.

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