EXO’s Chen is officially a daddy.
SM confirms that his wife gave birth to a daughter today, April 29, according to the report of Korean entertainment site Soompi.
Chen, whose real name is Kim Jong-dae, announced his marriage in January through a letter. EXO-Ls (fandom name) were up in arms protecting him from expulsion from the group.
READ: PH fans, global EXO-Ls (fandom name) unite to protect Chen from expulsion

EXO-Ls showing the world how fans should behave to show support for their idol’s happiness. The words #Chen and #종대야_축하해 (Congratulations, Jongdae) trended on Twitter.
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Others expressed sincere concerns for his wife.
I really pray the delivery went smooth and that Chen’s wife is doing okay. I can’t imagine the stress she was under while going through a pandemic, dealing with terrible and scary threats sent to her family, all while being pregnant. Women are so incredible.’
— oh wow (@jekyllhive) April 29, 2020
Some left the sweetest messages.
We have so many things to celebrate next April!!!!!
— closed (@kyoongchannel) April 29, 2020
1. EXO’s anniversary
2. Sehun’s birthday
3. Jongdae’s daughter birthday
TO OUR CHEN's LITTLE PRINCESS:
— Mark (@creatingtheMARK) April 29, 2020
This letter is an assurance that you will have all the love that your dad, Jongdae is receiving now
You have millions of godparents and we are willing to protect you from those who are going so low to harm you.
Remember, we love you@weareoneEXO
They also imagined what other EXO members would be like as an uncle.
This is Kai trying to impress jongdae’s princess with his dance moves#CHEN_BEST_DAD
— mae | last scene (@pajjisuk) April 29, 2020
pic.twitter.com/o5rdITYPsV
Others already proposed shows where they look forward to seeing Chen interact with his princess.
can we see Daddy Chen being on the Return of the Superman? ✨ pic.twitter.com/nP9RSobZGp
— 도경수 얼굴 ✨ (@dyonlieone) April 29, 2020
There are fanarts already out about this.
We are so happy for Chen and his wife! We wish them the best of luck for the next two weeks of happy but sleepless nights!