[1] City Lights was followed by two million-selling EPs, Delight (2020), the first album by a solo artist in South Korea to have sold over 1 million copies in 19 years, and Bambi (2021).

[7] He attended Jungwon High School in Bucheon, where he was the lead singer in a band called Honsusangtae (lit.

He received piano lessons from Kim Hyun-woo, member of South Korean rock band DickPunks.

[8] In addition to musical activities, Baekhyun trained as a martial artist in his youth and has a dan 3 black belt in Hapkido.

[9][10] Baekhyun was spotted by an SM Entertainment agent while he was studying for the entrance exams to the Seoul Institute of the Arts.

In February 2014, Baekhyun and fellow Exo member Suho became regular hosts for the SBS music television show Inkigayo.

Super Celeb League", where he and labelmate Heechul played the game with both professional players and fans from South Korea and China.

On February 5, 2018, Baekhyun performed the South Korean national anthem at the opening ceremony of the 132nd International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in front of Moon Jae-in, the president of South Korea, and Lee Hee-beom, the president of the Organizing Committee for the 2018 Winter Olympics.

[35] In July 2019, Baekhyun debuted as a solo artist, the third soloist among Exo members,[36] by releasing the EP City Lights.

[37] The EP went on to sell over 550,000 copies in 2019, breaking the record for the best-selling album by a solo artist in the history of South Korea's Gaon Music Chart.

[1] In August, Baekhyun was confirmed as a member of SuperM, a "K-pop supergroup" created by SM Entertainment in collaboration with Capitol Records that would be aimed at the American market.

[45] By July, Delight had sold more than 1,000,000 copies, becoming the first album by a solo artist in South Korea to do so since Another Days (2001) by Kim Gun-mo.

[55] In June 2023, it was announced that Baekhyun, Chen and Xiumin had ended their contracts with SM Entertainment on the grounds of overdue payment and unreasonable deals.

[58] On October 23, 2023, Baekhyun performed as Ezreal in a virtual boyband unveiled by esports publisher Riot Games alongside ØZI, Tobi Lou and Cal Scruby named "Heartsteel", with the group releasing their debut song, "Paranoia".

[60][61] In January 2024, INB100 announced that Baekhyun would embark on a concert tour, titled Lonsdaleite, traveling throughout Asia, starting from Seoul on March 16, 2024.

[67][68] In an interview with Forbes, Baekhyun explained that he wants to "encourage people to embody being fearless" when they wear clothes from his brand.

[72][73] In September 2024, INB100 announced that Baekhyun donated ₩50 million (US$38,294.74) in January 2024 to the Friends of the National Museum of Korea to support the recovery of Korean artifacts currently overseas, following his attendance at the organization's 50th-anniversary ceremony.

[74] Along with fellow Exo members Chanyeol and Suho, Baekhyun attended Kyung Hee Cyber University and took online classes for Culture and Arts Department of Business Administration.