EXO-K's Manual Book

 

Suho

Suho (Kim Jun Myeon) born in 1991 attends the Korean National University of Arts, Acting Major has dreamt of becoming a singer since primary school. He planned to become a singer as he entered university but he auditioned in SM during middle school and started his trainee period at the age os 16. He is the member from EX-K with the longest trainee period.

He said "I thought that the opportunity would come to me prepared and I tried my best to be prepared." and "The times I have been waiting for was not tiring". Suho tried to be positive and confident during his trainee period. "Effort does not ruin a person" and "I am the type of person who puts in effort for the smallest things".

Baekhyun

Baekhyun (Byun Baek Hyun) born in 1992 had dreamt of becoming a singer during 6th grade whilst watching Rain (Jung Ji Hoon). He was in a band during high school (Joongwon High School) and won the grand prize in a rock festival, he was then casted by SM Entertainment on the streets whilst preparing for practical music.

His 'Method of singing' has a different style to other dance singers. He showed his hard times "I thought that I should start from the beginning with my voice" and "It was hard to change my voice. I learnt how to dance for the first time when I entered the agency". But Baekhyun is happy that he is able to stand on stage to sing and dance as well as communicating with his fans. "I can't tell if I am tired because I get goosebumps when people cheer".

Chanyeol

Chanyeol who was in SNSD's Japanese MV for 'Genie / Tell me Your Wish' was born in 1992. Chanyeol likes music since primary school liked to play the drums ever since he watched <School of Rock>. He used his drum skills and did part in a band during middle school. He was casted to SM Entertainment whilst attending Acting Classes at the age of 16.

The band he used to be in during High School has now separated. Chanyeol smiled and said "I had been waiting for ceremonies and competitions during my schooling years, but now I am happy that I get claps and attention when I stand on stage every day.". Chanyeol found it hard to learn dances since he was tall and not flexible "I dreamt of becoming an idol and I challenged myself to it as I got the opportunity". Chanyeol's strong supporter is his father.

D.O

D.O (Do Kyung Soo) is a boy who likes the overall of 'singing' was born in 1993. He was casted after winning a Kyunggi-do Teenager Competition, then had a trainee period of 2 years. D.O only sang ballads such as Na Yoon Kwon's 'Anticipation', 'Brown Eyed Soul's 'My Story' got to listen to a variety of songs and dances after he joined SM Entertainment.

D.O is also close to BTOB's Lim Hyun Shik who had debuted around the same time. The two meet each other at music programs after their debut. He said "Our dream 'Let's meet as me sing together' that was made during school become true." and "It feels weird to see Hyunshik at a music broadcast". Lastly D.O made his own statement "It feels great to stand on stage whilst receiving cheers fromt he audience and sing" and "I still lack a lot so I will work harder".

Kai

Kai who strongly believes that he has the power to teleport was born in January 1994. He learn ballet and Jazz dance from 2nd grade and was willing to major in ballet after watching <The Nutcracker> but Shinhwa had him change his mind. He decided to become a singer after watching Shinwa dance and he auditioned during 6th grade and was accepted during middle school (8th grade).

Him, the one who said "I recommended Ballet and Jazz to the members since the two were the basics of dance." also said "I learnt popping and locking for the first time at SME but it felt awkward during the first 2 months." and "Luckily I got to find my balance as I practiced a certain amount". He had a trainee period of 5 years was asked to pick the members who were born to dance. Kai has picked Sehun, Baekhyun and D.O.

Sehun

Sehun (Oh Sehun) was born in April 1994 is the maknae of EXO-K. He was casted on the streets during 6th grade and had auditioned 4 times. He then became a trainee in SM Entertainment during high school. Sehun hides a lot of shyness and gets embarrassed easily got into dance after hearing his trainers said 'You have skills. Work hard'.

Sehun said "I still find it fascinating to see myself on TV". We asked him what changed after he had his debut, he responded "I look at the mirror often". He looks in the mirror before going on stage and before seeing his fans "I wave to be careful of my actions".  


credits: EXO Philippines ROCH :))
Source: Oh My Star (1 + 2 )
Translated by: sunnybun @ CODE:EXO 

 

[NEWS] 120508 "This year's goal is to win the rookie award" EXO-K dreams

SM's newest rookie group EXO-K is walking on the pathway which has already been cleared by their seniors with heavy footsteps. And they are aiming high, an expectation which is not made from other senior artists before.

SM has also made a new record. Debuting a group in China and Korea at the same time. A rookie group coming out in 4 years and an online promotion worth 100 days before debut which caught the attention of many K-POP fans. EXO-K had their official debut on the 8th of April with their title song 'MAMA'.

They had been raising the anticipation and have been victorious with the feedback. 'MAMA' is a production of SMP (SM Music Performance) with majestic orchestra sounds. This sound creates a difference within the music being created these days. We can feel that their performances on stage are a level higher than the seniors and could be called 'another legend'.

The members couldn't hold in their expressions when the reporter complimented them 'Your looks look better from close', they seem to have a lot to tell about their 1 month since debut on earth.

"Before our debut, we have a 100 day promotion. It wasn't such a short time but us rookies have been waiting for those 100 days and have thought that the anticipation from the fans and viewers would increase. So we practiced event harder" (Chanyeol)

The word that brings them a bigger discussion is 'practice'. And the thing that has supported most of their life before being 20 was practicing. "We had an average of 3~4 years of training. I had a trainee period of 7 years. I started since year 11 (3rd year of High School). After school ended, I would go practice dancing, singing, Chinese, a second language from 5PM and return home late at night". (Suho).

We has been running for one dream for 7 years of becoming a singer. After school, he's practice singing and dancing, it has been 7 years since he'd been taking in the cold air every night whilst heading back home. His friends have also debuted too.

"There were a few things I was envious of when I was young. But each person has a time in life, and it was preparing to come, so I had to be ready. I was practicing for music that I likes do I was able to do it efficiently" (Suho)

As soon as they received the spotlight after the long trainee years, they do feel different but only speak of how much pity they have. "We weren't able to fully digest how to find the right cameras in the first broadcast. I was shaking a lot and nervous, it was a pity because I thought that we didn't show much of our skills. So we have to do our absolute best next time." (Chanyeol)


D.O was very nervous for the debut stage had made an accident by saying 'Superior Orchestra' instead of 'Majestic Orchestra' expressed his sadness to the accident "I thought I was doing well during the rehearsals. But after standing on stage during the live broadcast, I couldn't remember at all. Ah what a pity." (D.O)

It's only been 1 month into their debut, and they have become celebrities from trainees. Baekhyun started by saying "We have become more careful with our actions since many people watch the television these days after our debut. It's great to hear the fans cheer from close." then D.O continued "The fact that we get to stand on a stage that we wanted to is great."

EXO is derived from EXO PLANET which is located in outer space and has the meaning 'New stars from the unknown world'. They each have characteristics for holding powers such as water, fire and teleport. Unique and even more unique.

"I believed that I had powers ever since. I was confident enough to blend in well with the concept. (laughs)" (Kai). "I felt the same when we got our song 'MAMA. It was fresh and different." (D.O)

We followed up the conversation with a talk about their concept, the members were very excited talking about the different events that have happened during the music video filming of the six members with powers. "We had a few CG effects in our music video, and I acted out a scene where there was fire coming out of my hand. As I was thinking that I had powers, the acting came out very naturally."

Chanyeol had his eyes wide open whilst saying "I was very surprised when I watched the music video. It came out really cool. I got goosebumps watching Kai doing teleportation.", the other members said a few words as well. "True", "I was also fascinated".

The members started to smile when we asked them about EXO-M that is promoting in China. "I was trying to learn some Chinese as I was conversing with the members, but the members of M are very good in Korean. they'd respond in Korean if we asked a question in Chinese. (laughs)" (Chanyeol) "I think we'll be able to have a performance together in concerts, ceremonies or big performances." (Suho)

The end of year awards is a big event for the rookies. The members have put their words together and made their goal, which was winning the rookie award. "If we work hard and do our best to show good music and performances to the people, I think we'll be able to win the award." (Suho)

The six boys have said aloud "We will work hard" together.


SM Entertainment EXO-K's seniors are staying strong. From far there was H.O.T, Shinhwa then closely DBSK, Super Junior, SHINee and also SNSD. The reputation they have gathered is making EXO-K become restless and practice a lot, and the experience they have been through is making EXO-K stand tall.

100 days of promotion before the debut, they had raised anticipation for each teaser including the 12 members. It's a rookie group being released in 4 years by SM Entertainment.

"It's a rookie coming out in a long time. Since our seniors have opened the doors to Hallyu or K-POP, we were quite pressured because we were scared on the effects it would have if we did not reach the skills needed. So we had tried our best." (Chanyeol), "We had to do well because the seniors did well as well. We were able to work harder." (Baekhyun).

The advice given by the seniors cannot be missed out. "After our first debut stage, senior U-Know Yunho from DBSK called us from Japan. In the morning! He was preparing for his concert in Japan but he called us. He also gave us advice. We put the call on speakerphone and everyone was listening." (Chanyeol)

"In my case, the song has a strong atmosphere but in order to make it more eye catching for the netizens, I was advised to study more charismatic expressions and gestures. I was very touched." (Chanyeol)

"Since we were doing live, the seniors knew some know-hows. They advised to 'run and do live'. And they told us that our breathing was important as well." (D.O)

The advise given to the juniors EXO-K have been applied in practicing right away. "After that, we ran and practiced for one hour. It had a great effect." (Sehun, D.O)

The members of TaeTiSeo of SNSD are also great volunteers. "When we went for the first time on 'Music Core', the seniors were MC-ing. We were very nervous at first but we greeted them at the waiting room and they gave us a lot of encouragement. They told us that we were cool and we stood on stage after getting energy from them." (Chanyeol)

SM's idol groups have been setting up records that are beyond the boundaries. EXO-K's eyes have become rounder as they have been taken responsibility to continue the accomplishments made by the seniors. For example Shinhwa has been lasting for 14 years, Super Junior was first place for 100 weeks on an overseas chart, DBSK held a concert with over 550,000 people. We asked them which ones they were envious of.

Without hesitance, they say "everything". Baekhyun said "I am envious fo Shinhwa that has lasted for 14 years", Chanyeol said the final words.일동 망설임없이

"We will last like Shinhwa for 14 years, be first place for 100 weeks in an overseas chart like Super Junior, and we want to hold a concert with over 550,000 spectators like our DBSK seniors. We will work hard. We will really try our best."

If it were these boys, it looks possible.


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Source: TVDaily
Translated by: sunnybun @ CODE:EXO