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[NEWS] 130816 Sports Seoul: “The ‘It-idol’ EXO “Bullying, disharmony? No such thing in our team!””

[Sports Seoul | Reporter Park Soyeong] “We’re just like 12 brothers”

They are the ‘it’. Since their debut with ‘MAMA’ in April last year, the 12 people boy group EXO (members Suho, Chanyeol, D.O., Sehun, Kai, Tao, Kris, Baekhyun, Luhan, Xiumin, Chen, Lay) received the end of the year rookie award and after half a year, returned with ‘Wolf,’ sweeping the 3 major broadcast stations’ music programs with #1 trophies. And now they possess a large fan base, like many of their sunbae idols’, and with the new song ‘Growl,’ are walking an independent road within the Kpop world. At this point, there is enough reason behind giving them the title of ‘It-idol’.

To meet the ‘It-idol,’ on the 13th of last month, I headed to the SM Entertainment office in Seoul Gangnam-gu, Cheongdam-dong. The presence of 12 people was enough to fill a large presentation room. Sometimes like beastly idols, and sometimes like home-town friends or classmates, they made the interview more cheerful. The members of EXO made the interview time fly with their candid and bright dialogues. Let’s go back to the day of endless laughing with the ’12 brothers.’

◆ “We create ample energy from the family-like environment”

EXO-K (members Suho, Kai, Chanyeol, Baekhyun, Sehun, D.O.) and EXO-M (members Kris, Luhan, Tao, Lay, Chen, Xiumin) worked separately until this June where they united for ‘Wolf.’ Two months later, they added 3 additional songs to the pre-existing 1st album and released their repackage album, sweeping music charts with ‘Growl’ in the process. On the 5th, the day that EXO released its new song, it made top searches on various search engines, with keywords such as ‘EXO’, ‘Growl’, and more. The existence of sophisticated visuals, glamorous performance, unique lyrics and addictive melody was enough to grasp music fans. EXO became the ‘It-idol’ after a year of debut.

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[NEWS] 130816 Sports Seoul: “‘12 people, 12 colours’ EXO on “SNSD, f(x), president Lee Soo Man…” ”

[Sports Seoul] As the interview progressed, EXO revealed their true colors as artists. What seemed like a group of playful boys gradually transformed into friendly artists and I became curious of the members’ individual qualities. Since there are silent members or members who are not fluent in Korean, I asked distinct questions to all 12 members. There was only one common request. “Brag about yourself,” and as members added nice qualities about other members, it suddenly became a compliment relay. EXO was right, they were indeed ‘like family and like brothers.’

◆ EXO’s leader Suho. (1991.5.22 Real Name Kim Jun Myun)

- Suho, you are the leader despite your age. Isn’t it hard since there are so many members?

Suho: I am younger than Luhan or Xiumin but we get along like friends. I was a trainee at SM for 6~7 years. I learn a lot as a leader from TVXQ’s UKnow or Super Junior’s Lee Teuk. And I’ve been enjoying MBC’s ‘I live alone’ lately. Every time I watch, I think, ‘Ah, it must be hard living alone, it’s better living with 12’ and I become thankful of the fact that we have so many members.

- What is Suho like?

Members: He enjoys the heat. He should turn on the AC! He’s rightful like a textbook. Kind and a good example. He cares for the dongsaengs like a man and swipes his card well. He’s a cool guy living in Apgujeong. He is playful but during times of concentration, he takes initiative as a leader. EXO wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for Suho. I (Chanyeol) like him the best out of the hyungs.

- Then who is Lee Su Man to Suho?

Suho: To me, President Lee Su Man is my other father.

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@темы: # interview, Subgroup: EXO-K, Subgroup: EXO-M